The Tesserae Group Limited “Mosaic” Privacy Statement
The Tesserae Group Limited and its associated companies (all together “Mosaic”) value your trust and are committed to the responsible management, use and protection of personal information. This Mosaic Privacy Statement (“Statement”) Last Updated in July 2024 applies to all the information collected by Mosaic if you are using the Mosaic Network.
Mosaic (“we”, “us”,) offers a networking platform with the purpose of sharing news, projects, opportunities, and events and to manage its professional communities (the “Platform”) to its users which are subscribed to the Platform and as such have a user account (“user”, “users”, “you”, “your”). The Platform is available at https://mosaictogether.co.uk (“Website”).
Mosaic uses the networking platform solution “Hivebrite” which is powered by Kit United SAS, a company headquartered in Paris, France (“Platform Provider”); we have put in place a data processing agreement with them and did an appropriate IT security assessment of this Platform Provider.
1. Collection and processing Personal Data
1.1 When sign up to the Mosaic Network
When you sign up to the Platform, the following personal data is collected:
- Personal information
o First name
o Last name
o Personal Email
- Employment Details
o Job Title
o Company
o Business Mobile Phone
The User commits to only provide accurate, exhaustive, and regularly updated data regarding its identity, its content and any information in general. Under no circumstances shall Mosaic be liable for any data that is illegal or contrary to public order provisions.
Without consent to the collection of the above-mentioned data and to this Statement, you are not eligible to sign up to the Platform.
1.2 When using the Platform
The User may validly publish, at its own initiative, any content on the Platform which shall be kept by us:
- Photos including profile photo
- Text (posts, comments etc)
- Videos
- Profile description (including but not limited to: Skills, Industry, year of promotion, year of school leaving)
1.3 User’s Commitment / Terms of Use
The User commits not to publish any content which contains, including but not limited to, any remarks/images/pictures, contrary to applicable legislation and regulations, to public order and good morals, or affecting the rights of third parties, including but not limited to:
- Identity fraud of a third individual;
- Remarks/publish pictures or images that are violent, defamatory, offensive, malicious, obscene, inciting to discrimination or hatred, racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, condoning or approving war crimes, inciting to committing a crime, offense, act of terrorism, or contrary to the security of minors;
- Counterfeiting the intellectual property rights of a third person or legal entity;
- Commercial canvassing or elements that could be qualified as unfair competition.
In any event, Mosaic shall not be liable for the content, accuracy, or up-to-date state of the information freely published by the User.
The User consents that, following the publication of the content, its information will become public on the Platform and that as such, same information will be published, modified, translated, reproduced in any form and accessible, saved and reproduced by other Users and by Mosaic.
In most cases, Users post contents without previous moderation from us. We don’t alter the content or information of the User, except under exceptional circumstances. Mosaic reserves its right to freely delete or amend the content or information of the User, without prejudice to the Users.
In the case of delivery of content on the Platform which contravenes with the present Statement, applicable law or the rights of third parties, any person can inform Mosaic of the existence of such Content at the following address: [email protected]
Mosaic does not collect any particularly sensitive data within the meaning of applicable legislation and regulations from you and we ask you not to upload such particularly sensitive data to the Platform.
2. Purpose; Why do we need your information and consent
Mosaic offers a networking platform with the purpose of sharing news, projects, opportunities, and events and to manage its professional communities. The personal data provided by you (1.1. above) to build a profile.
The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR and your consent.
We need to process various types of information about you
- when you sign up to the Platform:
o to provide you access to the platform and create a user account
o to build a profile
o to provide you access to all functionalities of the Platform, meaning: user updates, news, events, group updates
o Management of requests to access, amend, delete, limit and oppose
- when you are using the Platform:
o The use and feeding of the Platform
o Sending invitations for events organised by us or other Users, if you the User has accepted to receive such invitations
3. Information We Share
We will only disclose personal information to other companies within BearingPoint, to suppliers and business partners with whom we have an agreement with to process the specific personal information, to government bodies and law enforcement agencies, successors in title to our business and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf. In these circumstances we will share your personal information for purposes such as our legitimate business purposes and to comply with legal obligations.
4. Information we gather automatically; Cookies
When you visit the Platform, we collect information automatically about those visits. We and the Platform Provider may use “cookies” and similar technologies on the Website. Cookies are data that a web server transfers to an individual’s computer for record keeping purposes. We use cookies and other technologies to better serve you with more tailored information and facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the Website. Regarding Cookie configuration, the User’s consent is requested through a banner at the bottom of the Platform homepage. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or to be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer of a particular cookie, or cookies from a particular website, to your computer. However, if you decline session management cookies, the Website may not function properly for you. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. After finishing your visit to the Website, you can always delete the cookies from your system if you wish. You can find out more about our use of cookies on this Website here: https://mosaictogether.co.uk/page/cookie-statement
5. Data Retention and international transfers of personal data
5.1. Your data is retained for the length of your Platform subscription; we will delete your account and all data contained in it including data collected by you during your subscription as well as the content published by you
- 30 days following your deregistration; or
- for inactivity: by failing to log in for three (3) consecutive years, or
- You may request the deletion of your personal data any time earlier, see section 6 below.
In individual cases, the legally prescribed retention period may be extended if, for example, the information is required for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims even after the retention period has expired.
5.2. If we process your personal information, your personal information may be transferred to and stored outside the country where you are located. This includes countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where we collect your personal information within the EEA, transfer outside the EEA will be only:
- to a recipient located in a country which provides an adequate level of protection for your personal information; and/or
- under an agreement which satisfies EU requirements for the transfer of personal data to data processors or data controllers outside the EEA, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
6. Access, Correction and Deletion
We want to make sure that any information we hold on you is up to date and correct. If you have any requests concerning your personal information Mosaic holds about you, to obtain a copy or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us at [email protected] mentioning “Mosaic” in the subject line and also review the general Mosaic Privacy and Cookie Statement at https://www.mosaictogether.co.uk/en-gb/privacy-statement/ for more information.
7. Hosting
Name Service Provider: Google Cloud Platform https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Purpose: Hosting of the Platform
Name Service Provider: Amazon Web Services hosted https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/?nc1=h_ls
Purpose: Hosting of images, profile pictures, and backups
8. Changes to this Statement
We reserve the right to amend this Statement at any time without advance notice in order to address future developments of Mosaic, the Platform or changes in industry or legal trends. We will post the revised Statement on https://mosaictogether.co.uk. You can determine when the Statement was revised by referring to the "Last Updated" date on the top of this Statement. Any changes will become effective upon the posting of the revised Statement on https://mosaictogether.co.uk. By continuing to use the Platform following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Statement, in whole or part, you can choose to not continue to use the Platform. Especially in light of any future developments of the applicable legislation and regulations, Mosaic reserves its right to proceed with any modification of this Network Privacy Statement and commits to duly inform you if any such modification occurs.
Child Safety Standards Policy
Child Safety Standards
Any explicit content or child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) is strongly prohibited on our application.
Compliance with Child Safety laws & reporting
Our app complies with applicable child safety laws and regulations.
Our app ensures all content shared within the app is appropriate for a mixed audience, including children. User-generated content is moderated to prevent inappropriate material from being accessible.
Any CSAM (Child Safety Abuse Material) content will be automatically removed when flagged or reported through our moderation features or if we are directly contacted for this purpose.
We will systematically take action to report confirmed CSAM content to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
CSAM consists of any visual depiction, including but not limited to photos, videos and computer-generated imagery, involving the use of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Child safety point of contact
You can reach out to [email protected] if CSAM content is detected.
Privacy and Data Protection
Our app is committed to protecting user data, especially for children under 13, in compliance with applicable regulations.
The privacy policy is displayed clearly and is accessible from the app settings and our website
All data is encrypted during transmission and stored securely.
Ads and Monetization
Our app does not include ads or monetized content.
Transparency and Disclosures
Data safety: Detailed information is provided as per Google Play’s Data safety form.
Content ratings: IARC 3+, L, E, 3, 3, USK 0
Validation and updates
Regular internal testing is conducted to ensure compliance with Google Play’s child safety standards, including functionality reviews and content audits.
Policies are reviewed quarterly or as required to align with updated child safety standards.