Privacy Policy

DevEngine Technology Ltd. (the "Company", "DevEngine", "we", "us", or "our") connects companies in Canada, the United States, and Europe with software engineers, data specialists, AI developers, and technical professionals located in Canada and Latin America, by building distributed engineering teams and providing staff augmentation and permanent placement services (the "Services").

The Company respects the privacy of individuals and strives to collect, use and disclose Personal Information in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the Personal Information Protection Act (British Columbia), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), and applicable privacy laws in the United States and Europe. The Company is committed to safeguarding the privacy of Personal Information that it collects, uses or discloses in the course of providing the Services and will not sell Personal Information.

This Policy establishes the Company's obligations and expectations for the use, collection and disclosure of Personal Information of visitors to or registered users of the Company's website at www.devengine.ca (collectively, the "User" or "Users" as applicable)—whether oral, electronic or written. This Policy applies to both:

This Policy does not apply to the Personal Information of the Company's employees or contractors engaged directly by DevEngine.

In this policy, "Personal Information" means any information about an identifiable individual but does not include business contact information which enables an individual at a place of business to be contacted. Information that is organized in the aggregate and/or which does not reasonably identify the individual to whom it pertains is not Personal Information.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Company shall collect, use or disclose Personal Information only as reasonably required for providing the Services (the "Purposes"). The Purposes include, but are not limited to:

If the Company wishes to use or disclose Personal Information for any purpose other than the Purposes, the Company will obtain the consent of the User, as required under applicable laws and regulations.

By visiting the Company's website, or by voluntarily providing Personal Information to the Company in the course of becoming a registered user or engaging with our Services, as applicable, the User is deemed to have given his or her consent to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information under this Policy.

For Engineers/Talent:

By submitting your information to DevEngine, you consent to having your profile, resume, and relevant qualifications shared with potential Clients for specific job opportunities. We will only present your information to Clients for positions you have expressed interest in or that match your stated preferences.

For Clients:

By engaging our Services, you consent to sharing your company information, hiring requirements, and project details with potential Engineers/Talent candidates as necessary to facilitate the recruitment and placement process.

A User may withdraw his or her consent in writing to the use and disclosure of their Personal Information at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Such withdrawal may be submitted to contact@DevEngine.ca. If a User withdraws consent to the use and disclosure of Personal Information, it may compromise the Company's ability to provide the User with the Services.

The types of Personal Information that the Company may collect include, but are not limited to, the following:

From All Users:

From Engineers/Talent:

From Clients:

The Company normally collects Personal Information directly from the User but may collect User's Personal Information from third parties as authorized by law, including from professional references, previous employers (with consent), or publicly available sources such as LinkedIn or GitHub profiles.

The Company may disclose Personal Information to third parties for legitimate business purposes or the Purposes and will obtain assurances from such third parties that they will safeguard Personal Information in a manner consistent with this Policy.

Cross-Border Disclosures:

Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties located in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Latin America (including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Costa Rica) as necessary to provide the Services. To the extent Personal Information is disclosed to third parties in other countries, those countries may or may not have laws that seek to preserve the privacy of Personal Information to the same extent as Canadian privacy laws. By using our Services, you consent to such cross-border transfers of Personal Information.

Third-Party Service Providers:

The Company uses services hosted by third parties in the course of providing the Services, including but not limited to:

To the extent any third-party service provider collects the Personal Information of Users, such collection will be subject to the applicable privacy policies of those third-party providers and the Company will ensure such providers maintain appropriate data protection standards.

Background and Reference Checks:

For Engineers/Talent being considered for placement with Clients, the Company may engage third-party screening services (such as Certn) to conduct background checks, employment verification, reference checks, and credential verification. These checks are conducted with the Engineer's/Talent's consent and may include sharing Personal Information such as employment history, educational credentials, references, and other information necessary to verify qualifications. Results of these checks may be shared with the prospective Client as part of the hiring process.

Sharing Between Clients and Engineers/Talent:

As part of facilitating the recruitment and placement process, DevEngine may share relevant Personal Information between Clients and Engineers/Talent, including but not limited to: profiles, resumes, technical skills, project requirements, interview feedback, and other information necessary for the hiring and engagement process. Such sharing is done only with the express consent of the relevant party and in accordance with the purposes outlined in this Policy.

Subject to the terms of this Policy, Personal Information is only retained as long as is reasonable to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or for legal or business purposes (such as backup, archival, or audit purposes, or to improve the Services) or as otherwise required under applicable law.

Personal Information which is used to make a decision that directly affects the User to whom it pertains will be retained for at least one year after the date of that decision, or longer as required by applicable employment, tax, or business laws.

The Company implements secure deletion practices when Personal Information is no longer required, including secure erasure of electronic files and secure destruction of physical documents.

The Company will take reasonable precautions, including technical, administrative and physical measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. These measures include:

Records containing Personal Information are considered Company property and will be afforded confidential treatment at all times, regardless of whether these records are in electronic or paper form.

While we implement industry-standard security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Users acknowledge that they provide Personal Information at their own risk.

The Company will employ reasonable efforts to keep Personal Information relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete and current. The Company relies on Users to notify it if there is a change to their Personal Information.

The Company will take reasonable steps to permit Users to correct, amend or delete Personal Information that is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete. These requests may be made by contacting us at contact@DevEngine.ca.

In the event Personal Information is corrected, the Company will as soon as reasonably possible send applicable corrections to each organization the Personal Information was disclosed to during the year before the Personal Information was corrected. In the event Personal Information is not corrected, the Company will note the requested correction where applicable.

Users have a right to access their Personal Information that is in the custody or under the control of the Company, subject to exceptions provided for in applicable privacy laws. In the event an access request is refused, the User will be advised in writing of the reasons for the refusal and other applicable information.

Users also have a right to ask the Company to provide them with information about how their Personal Information has or is being used, as well as with the names of the individuals and organizations to which a User's Personal Information has been disclosed.

Any requests for access or information about how Personal Information has been used and to whom it has been disclosed should be made in writing to contact@DevEngine.ca. The Company may charge Users a minimal fee for access or information requests to cover administrative costs.

Given the international nature of our Services, Personal Information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries other than the country in which it was collected. These countries may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction. By using our Services, you consent to such transfers.

For users in the European Union, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for transfers of Personal Information outside the EU, in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have additional rights regarding your Personal Information, including:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@DevEngine.ca.

Please submit questions or comments regarding this Policy or the Company's practices concerning Personal Information to:

Privacy Officer

DevEngine Technology Ltd.

422 Richards Street, Suite 170

Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z4

Canada

Email:

contact@DevEngine.ca

If you are not satisfied with the response of the Company, you may have a right to complain to the applicable privacy commissioner:

This Policy may be amended from time to time, consistent with the requirements of applicable law. When we make changes to this Policy, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page and post the revised Policy on our website. For material changes, we will provide appropriate notice to Users, which may include email notification or a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of the Services after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Policy.

For privacy-related inquiries from users in the European Union or other jurisdictions requiring a Data Protection Officer, please contact us at contact@DevEngine.ca and your inquiry will be directed to the appropriate personnel.

Last Updated: January 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated above and supersedes all previous versions.