Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

GroupBanner ("we", "us", "our") operates the groupbanner.com website and related services (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our Service.

By using GroupBanner, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Name and email address
• Company name and domain
• Google account information (if you sign up via Google OAuth)
• Profile avatar (if provided by Google)

2.2 LinkedIn Data

To provide the Service, we collect:

• LinkedIn session data to authenticate API requests on your behalf
• Your LinkedIn public profile URL
• Your LinkedIn profile identifier
• Your LinkedIn display name

We use this data solely to update your LinkedIn banner image as directed by your account administrator. We do not scrape, store, or share your LinkedIn connections, messages, or other LinkedIn content.

2.3 Banner Images

We store banner images uploaded by account administrators. These images are used only for the purpose of updating LinkedIn profile banners for authorized users.

2.4 Usage Data

We automatically collect information about how you interact with the Service, including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps. This data helps us improve the Service and troubleshoot issues.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Service
• Update your LinkedIn banner image on your behalf
• Authenticate your identity and manage your account
• Send you invitations, notifications, and service-related communications
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns to improve the Service
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With LinkedIn: We send your session cookies and banner images to LinkedIn's servers solely to update your profile banner
• With your account administrators: Admins in your GroupBanner account can see your name, email, LinkedIn sync status, and team memberships
• Service providers: We use third-party services for hosting, database storage, and email delivery that may process your data on our behalf
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (TLS) and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

LinkedIn session cookies are stored on our servers and used only for authorized banner update operations. They are not shared with any third party other than LinkedIn itself.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. LinkedIn session data is updated regularly and overwritten with each sync. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Withdraw consent at any time by disconnecting your LinkedIn account
• Object to processing of your data

8. Cookies

GroupBanner uses session cookies to keep you logged in. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at privacy@groupbanner.com.