Connexien’s technology delivers highly skilled business talent and innovative workforce solutions to the world of financial services and its leading companies. While our technology provides unique opportunities to businesses as well as service providers, consultants, experts and specialists, the success of every engagement is predicated on the behavior of the people involved.
Connexien’s Terms of Service specify the baseline legal guidelines of participating in the Connexien platform, and incorporate this Code of Conduct by reference, which is a document designed to ensure a shared standard for engagement through the platform and an alignment between Connexien and its users. In accordance with the Terms of Service, users who diverge from this Code may be barred from using Connexien either temporarily or permanently, depending on the seriousness of the breach. Connexien will update this policy regularly, though there may be unforeseen situations leading to account deactivation that are not listed in this policy.
Service providers, consultants, experts and specialists using Connexien should expect correspondence to be delivered by clients professionally and in good faith. Similarly, Connexien’s clients should expect to engage with experts producing high-quality work. Maintaining a high standard for platform engagement leads to better outcomes and more opportunities for clients and experts to engage. In addition to potential account deactivation causes set forth in the Terms of Service, Connexien reserves the right to deactivate accounts according to the following quality guidelines:
For details on the review process, please see the Mediation Processes and Procedures section at the end of this document.
Projects sourced through Connexien must be set up, launched, and completed through the Connexien platform, in accordance with the Terms of Service and the disintermediation policy set forth therein.
Fraudulent activity undermines the trust on which Connexien is built. Connexien expects all users to adhere to the following guidelines and will permanently deactivate any account associated with fraudulent activity. Specifically:
Connexien maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding all forms of discrimination, harassment, or abuse. In particular, it is unacceptable to refuse to provide or accept services based on a person’s race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, gender identity, age or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.
All reports of inappropriate and/or discriminatory behavior are taken very seriously and will result in permanent loss of access to the Connexien platform. If you feel that you have been inappropriately targeted by another user, please reach out to info@Connexien.com.
In the event a complaint or incident arises between users on the platform, Connexien has a team ready to assist in the resolution of these matters in a fair and timely manner. Connexien’s team will address reported complaints and incidents in the following way:
Connexien expects all users of the platform to cooperate with any investigations or other activities by Connexien in furtherance of the above procedures. As an outcome of mediation, Connexien may terminate or suspend a user’s right to use the Connexien platform. Termination or suspension will be effective immediately.
If Connexien terminates or suspends a user’s Connexien account, the user is prohibited from creating a new account under their name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if they are acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending a user’s account, Connexien reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
If you have any questions about this Code of Conduct or Connexien’s user policies, please reach out to info@Connexien.com.
Connexien LLC ("Connexien", "our", "us" or "we") provides this Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of our website located at www.Connexien.com (the "Site") and related software, services, features and content (collectively, the "Connexien Platform" or the "Platform"). This Privacy Policy applies only to information that you provide to us through the Platform. A user of the Platform or Site, whether as a registered user or a non-registered user just browsing the Site, is hereinafter referred to as a "User", or collectively, the "Users".
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site. You are advised to consult this policy regularly for any changes. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Connexien Terms of Service, accessible at: www.Connexien.com. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined will have the definitions provided in the Terms of Service. As used in this policy, the terms "using" and "processing" information include using Cookies (defined below) on a computer, subjecting the information to statistical or other analysis and using or handling information in any way, including, but not limited to collecting, storing, evaluating, modifying, deleting, using, combining, disclosing and transferring information within our organization or among affiliates or partners we establish.
Our primary goals in collecting, using and processing information via the Platform are to provide Users with access to and use of our Platform, to improve and further develop our Platform and to enable users to enjoy and easily navigate the Site.
Certain Non-Identifying Information would be considered a part of your Personal Information if it were combined with other identifiers (for example, combining your zip code with your street address) in a way that enables you to be identified. But the same pieces of information are considered Non-Identifying Information when they are taken alone or combined only with other non-identifying information (for example, your viewing preferences). We may combine your Personal Information with Non-Identifying Information and aggregate it with information collected from other Connexien Users to attempt to provide you with a better experience, to improve the quality and value of the Platform, and to analyze and understand how our Site and Platform are used, and to generate general industry analysis. We may also use the combined information without aggregating it to serve you specifically, for instance to deliver a product to you according to your preferences or restrictions.
When you register for the Platform, you will be opting-in to receive Connexien emails, newsletters, marketing and/or promotional materials. We will also use your Personal Information to send this content to you. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such communications from us, you can opt-out or customize the type of messages you receive from Connexien by visiting the "Notifications" section under "Account Settings", or by clicking on the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of Connexien emails, or by emailing us at info@Connexien.com. Please note that any such opt-out applies solely to marketing related emails. Connexien will still need to communicate with you via email with regarding non-marketing related matters related to the Platform and you acknowledge and agree that Connexien has the right to do so.
Connexien uses Personal Information for the following general purposes:
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Platform, to provide the services of the Platform on our behalf, to perform Site-related services (e.g., without limitation, maintenance services, database management, web analytics, payment processing, fraud detection and improvement of the Site’s features) or to assist us in analyzing how our Site and Platform are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Although we ensure that our third-party agents ("Agents") receiving your information are bound by confidentiality obligations. Connexien is not responsible for and shall not be liable for any issues that may arise regarding the Privacy Policies of any of its agents, affiliates, advertiser and/or any other third parties. By using this website, you do hereby agree to hold Connexien indemnify, defend and hold harmless Connexien from any claims and/or damages that may arise from the actions of any of Connexien’s Agents, affiliates and/or advertisers.
Two things drive Connexien’s decisions regarding the use of information collected from users: 1) improving user experience by offering personalized services, content and advertising, and 2) market research.
Ads are a standard part of user experience on the Internet, and Connexien believes that targeted advertising enhances this experience. Connexien may use Cookies (defined below) and other technologies and Personal Information to place ads where they believe interested parties will see them. In addition to banner ads, Connexien may advertise products, companies and events that we think might interest you through the email address you provide.
Connexien may analyze Personal Information and Web Navigational Data based on your interests and may use the analysis from this information in a way that does not contain any Personal Information ("Market Research") in order to:
Connexien uses data at the individual level to sell products and services to Users who express an interest in these products and services, through a poll for example, or to Users who can be presumed to have an interest based on results from our Market Research.
Connexien may use your cell phone number to call or text you in order to provide the Platform. If you would like more information about our policy, or to opt out, please review our Terms of Service and email info@Connexien.com; by accepting these Terms of Service you are indicating your consent to be contacted at the phone number you have provided for the purposes described above.
As part of the Platform, we may collect information and communication transferred between Client and Contractor, including without limitation the Work Product. Such data may include information input, sent or delivered by the Contractor or Client such as a memo, project details and timeline and responses to queries. Connexien may use this information for statistical analysis, product development, marketing and research. Except as noted above, we do not treat information contained in these communications as Personal Information, but we may use such information in association with Personal Information, and we may aggregate, analyze and evaluate such information for the same purposes as stated above regarding other Non-Identifying Information.
When you visit the Site, whether as a registered user or a non-registered user just browsing the Site (a "User"), our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser software version or the webpage you were visiting before you came to our Site, pages of our Site that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on our Site, access times and dates, and other statistics. In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this type of information in order to increase our Site’s functionality and user-friendliness, to better tailor it to our visitors’ needs, and to detect suspicious activity. These third party service providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information. We do not treat Log Data as Personal Information, but we may use it in association with Personal Information, and we may aggregate, analyze and evaluate such Log Data for the same purposes as stated above regarding other Non-Identifying Information.
Like many websites, we use "Cookies", a small data file that we transfer to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes, to collect information. We use Cookies for two purposes. First, we utilize persistent Cookies to save your registration ID and login password for future logins to the Site and to track your compliance with our marketplace policies. Second, we utilize session ID Cookies to enable certain features of the Site, to better understand how you interact with the Site and to monitor aggregate usage by Connexien Users and web traffic routing on the Site. Unlike persistent Cookies, session Cookies are deleted from your computer when you log off from the Site and Platform and then close your browser. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting Cookies or to prompt you before accepting a Cookie from the websites you visit. If you do not accept Cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Site or all functionality of the Platform.
While Connexien takes security and privacy very seriously, Connexien is not a HIPAA Business Associate and the Connexien Platform is not HIPAA-compliant and should not be used to store any protected health information ("PHI"). You agree that you will not upload or store any documents containing PHI. To do so would be a violation of our Terms of Service.
Identity theft and the practice currently known as "phishing" are of great concern to Connexien. Safeguarding information to help protect you from identity theft is a top priority. We do not and will not, at any time, request your credit card information, your account ID, login password, or national identification numbers in a non-secure or unsolicited e-mail or telephone communication. We suggest advise you not to respond to and to promptly report any email or telephone communication purporting to be from Connexien in which such information is collected. For more information about phishing, visit the Federal Trade Commission's website.
If you choose to use the Platform as a Contractor, you will be able to create a profile, which will be publicly viewable via the Platform. Such profile information may include, but not limited to, profile picture, name, location, information on jobs previously performed via the Platform and outside the Platform, skills, industry designations, tests/licenses and/or exams taken, hourly pay rates and feedback/rating information. You may edit your Contractor profile via your account.
If you choose to post a job listing via the Platform as a Client, the contents of such job listing will be viewable via the Platform. Job listings may include information such as budget, location, history of job listing by the Client, Client feedback and rating information and timing of job performance. If you choose to apply for a job as a Contractor via the Platform, we will share with the applicable Client information related to your application, including, but not limited to, the information contained in your Client profile.
We collect feedback from users about their experience with other users of the Platform. Please note that any User feedback provided via the Platform will be publicly viewable via the Platform.
Connexien cooperates with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We will disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of Connexien or a third-party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical or legally actionable activity.
All registered users may review, update, correct or delete the Personal Information in their registration profile by contacting us or by making edits via their accounts. If you completely delete all such information, then your account may become deactivated. If you would like us to delete your account in our system, please contact us at info@Connexien.com. If you have a Contractor or Client profile on the Platform, you may update the information stored in your profile by logging in to your account. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request; however, your Personal Information may remain in our archives. We may retain an archived copy of your records as required by law or for legitimate business purposes. Please bear in mind that neither you nor Connexien can delete all copies of information that has been previously shared with others on the Site.
Connexien is very concerned with safeguarding your Personal Information. The security of such Personal Information is important to us. But remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or social security number) on our registration or order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). In some cases, we also encrypt sensitive information where it is stored on our systems. When you use the Platform to share Work Product and Personal Information, that Work Product and Personal Information will be made available to the Users with whom you agree to share such information. These Users, and not Connexien will be responsible for the privacy and security of your Work Product and Personal Information in accordance with the terms of any arrangement, including, without limitation, any non-disclosure agreement entered into with these other Users.
Your information may be transferred outside of the jurisdiction in which you reside and may be stored or otherwise maintained on — information systems and devices located in jurisdictions where the privacy laws differ from and in some cases may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, Connexien transfers Personal Information to the United States and processes it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer and your acknowledgement and acceptance of the fact that the treatment of such information will governed by the applicable laws of the United States.
Our Site contains links to other websites. If you choose to click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's website. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. We do not exercise control over third-party websites. These other websites may place their own Cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit Personal Information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the Personal Information you submit to them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.
This Site is not directed to persons under 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@Connexien.com. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Information, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our files.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@Connexien.com.
This Fee Policy may be updated from time to time in Connexien's sole discretion and applies to Projects completed via the Connexien Platform. We will notify you of any material changes to this Fee Policy by posting an updated version on the Site, but you are nonetheless advised to review this policy regularly. Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used in this Fee Policy have the same meanings as in our Connexien Terms of Service.
Connexien is free to join, and there are no charges to post projects or submit bids. Instead, Connexien collects fees for each Project that is completed via the Connexien Platform. The fees Connexien collects from Contractors are displayed to Contractors when they submit a bid on a project. The fees Connexien collects from Clients are built into the overall bid amounts displayed to Clients when reviewing bids.
Clients and Contractors are required to make and receive all payments relating to, or in any way connected with, a Service Contract through the Connexien Platform. Any action that encourages or solicits complete or partial payment outside of the Connexien Platform is a violation of the Connexien Terms of Service. For additional details about this disintermediation policy, please refer to Section 3.5 of the Terms of Service.
If you have any questions about this Fee Policy, please contact us at info@Connexien.com.
Any business user who is registered with Connexien can refer a friend. You do not need to have ever completed a project on Connexien to refer a friend. We refer to the person receiving a referral code as your referral. Referral codes should only be used for personal and non-commercial purposes. This means that you can share your invite link with your personal connections via email, Twitter, Facebook, and personal blogs. You agree not to publish or distribute the link, or cause the link to be published or distributed, on or via methods, platforms and media where you have no reasonable basis for believing that all or most of the readers or recipients are your personal friends (such as coupon websites, Reddit, Wikipedia).
If any provision in these terms are held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, such provision (or the part of it that is making it invalid, void or unenforceable) will be struck and not affect the validity of and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
We can update these terms at any time without prior notice. If we modify these terms, we will post the modification on the goConnexien.com website, applications, or services, which are effective upon posting. By continuing to send referrals after we have posted a modification, you are indicating that you agree to be bound by the updated terms. If the modified terms are not acceptable to you, your only recourse is to stop sending referrals.
Our community relies on honest, transparent reviews. We will remove or alter a review if we find that it violates our review guidelines.
Reviews are your opportunity to build a good reputation in the Connexien community, as well as share your experience with the Connexien community. Since you can only write a review after a project is completed on the site, you can trust that any review you see on a profile page is the result of an actual person working with another member of the community.
We believe in free speech, transparency, and clear communication. Our community is built on trust, and trust comes from honest conversation. Therefore, we ask for reviews that are truthful, clear, and helpful to both the review's recipient and the wider Connexien community.
When creating a review, we ask that you stick to the facts. The best reviews provide constructive information that helps the community make better decisions and is educational for the business or consultant in question. We strongly discourage personal insults, opinion that's not backed up by examples, or generally unsociable behavior.
Connexien's default position is not to censor, edit, or delete reviews. However, there are rare cases in which we may take the extraordinary step of disallowing or removing reviews. We reserve the right to remove reviews that violate our review guidelines.
All the reviews on Connexien are written by clients and consultants from our community, so any review you see is based on a project that was completed on the Connexien platform.
To leave feedback for a recent project, visit the feedback tab on the project workspace. Reviews are limited to 500 words and must follow Connexien's review guidelines.
After writing a review, if your client or consultant hasn't completed their review yet, you can edit your public review until your client or consultant completes their review, or until the day window for leaving a review has closed (whichever comes first). Your private feedback for the review's recipient and for Connexien are perpetually editable. You can edit your review on the feedback tab on the project workspace.
Past reviews are attached to the project and the public review will be available to anyone viewing your profile or the past project details. You will also see any Private Feedback that people have left you when you're viewing projects that you have worked on.
In addition to written reviews, we ask our users to submit star ratings across several different metrics. The number of stars displayed on a user's profile page is an average of the scores that different users have given for past projects.