Parly ("Parly", "we", "us") is operated by Teodor Costache, a sole proprietor based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This Policy explains what we collect when you use Parly at parly.org, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using Parly, you agree to this Policy. If you do not agree, do not use it.
We collect as little as we need. Your name is not shown to anyone until you choose to step forward. Matching runs on our servers. We do not send your profile or posts to a third-party language-model provider, and there is no in-app chat.
Parly is for people aged 18 and older in the United States. It is not directed to anyone in the European Union or other regions outside the United States.
When you sign in, Google shares your name, email, profile picture, and Google account identifier. We do not receive your Google password.
The roles and specializations you choose, whether you are open to remote work, how far you will travel, and a US ZIP code. We keep the ZIP, and the city, state, and coordinates derived from it, on our servers so we can tell whether a local project sits inside your travel radius. Other members never see your ZIP or coordinates. Cards show a city (for example, Cambridge, MA) or "Remote."
If you verify an affiliation, we collect your institutional (.edu) email, look up the school from that domain, and email a one-time code. You may also request a review by messaging Parly on LinkedIn with your Member ID.
Title, description, how to reach you ("next steps"), the roles and specializations you are seeking, a respond-by date, remote or a ZIP, and any optional school filter (up to three).
Our host may process limited technical data such as your IP address and basic request logs. We use one essential cookie to keep you signed in. We do not use analytics or advertising trackers.
What we do not collect: payment information (you cannot buy credits during the beta), and we do not store chat messages.
We use your information to:
We compare the roles and specializations on a project with the ones on a profile, then apply location, remote, and any school filter. That comparison stays on Parly's servers. We do not send your roles, specializations, or post text to a third-party language-model API. Changing your ZIP, radius, remote setting, roles, or affiliation updates what you see. It does not send a new-match email. Those emails go out when someone else posts.
We share information only as described here. We do not sell your personal information. We do not hand anyone a list of names.
A small number of providers process data only to run Parly for us:
If you post a project, people who fit can see the post, its city or Remote label, and the roles you are seeking. Your name as the poster is shown after someone chooses Interested. If you are told about someone else's project, that poster does not see who you are, only a count of how many people opted in. You reveal yourself only by reaching out through the contact details they provided.
We may use the roles and specializations people choose to produce aggregated, de-identified counts (for example, how many members listed a given role). Those counts will not identify you. If you verify with a school, we may share counts about members affiliated with that school, with that school. We do not report a number when the group is too small to stay anonymous.
We may show a project publicly, including on social media, in a form that does not reveal your identity or contact information.
We may disclose information if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Parly, our members, or others.
We do not put your profile in front of people. Nobody sees who you are until you choose to step forward. ZIP and coordinates stay on the server. The poster never learns who matched, only how many opted in.
We use one essential cookie to keep you signed in. We do not use analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies. We do not track you across other sites, so we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals.
We keep your information while your account is active. You can delete your account and associated data at any time from your account menu, or by emailing info@parly.org. We will delete it within 30 days, except where the law requires us to keep a limited record. Residual copies may remain in backups for a short period before they are overwritten.
You can:
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request its deletion, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information. Email info@parly.org.
We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including serving Parly over HTTPS. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
Parly is not for anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe someone under 18 has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.
We may update this Policy. When we do, we will revise the effective date above, and for material changes we will take reasonable steps to notify you. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated Policy.
Questions? Email info@parly.org.
Parly. Teodor Costache, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.