Last updated: September 27,2007 (Version: 1.0)
Prism Publishing, Inc. (“Jobfinderusa.com” or “us”), is committed to the responsible use or your personal information. We developed this privacy policy to explain how we gather, use, and disclose personal information which may be collected on the Jobfinderusa.com web site (the “Site”). This policy applies to data gathered on the Jobfinderusa.com web site does not apply to any other information or web site. In this policy, the term “Personal Information” refers to information that is personally identifiable to you, like your name, home address, phone number, and e-mail address.
How We Collect Personal Information
- Job Seeker Registration: When you register as a Job Seeker, we gather information such as your first and last name and e-mail address; you may choose to provide optional information such as your home address.
- Resume and Personal History: When you create a resume using our site, we collect whatever information you choose to include in your resume. This personal information includes contact information, your education, work history, and legal work status.
- Employer Registration: When you register as an Employer, we gather information such as your first and last name, e-mail address, your company name, and company street address; we request additional information such as your company web site address.
Why we collect personal information
Jobfinderusa.com collects personal information from its users in order to effectively provide access to private and secure areas of the site to post and manage original content (such as resumes and job postings). All users should be aware, that when they voluntarily display (e.g., public resume or job posting) or distribute personal information (such as their e-mail address or resume), that information can be collected and used by others. This may result in unsolicited messages from third parties for which Jobfinderusa.com is not responsible.
Information Gathering and Use
- Deleting your Resume: If you delete a resume from the web site, all references to that resume are removed from the web site; however if you have applied for a job, the e-mail containing your resume cannot be deleted once it has been delivered.
- Resume Database: You have the option of making each resume you create and store on Jobfinderusa.com, public to employers who use the site to find qualified job applicants. Employers who have active job postings will have access to a searchable resume database. Employers will only be able to search for resumes that have been marked as “public”, and only for the corresponding Job Finder markets (cities) that their job posting is in.
- Job Applications: When you apply for jobs using a stored resume, a complete copy of the resume you selected is provided via e-mail to the employer and is also stored under the job you applied for. Each submitted resume will include the contact information you have provided in your account profile. This information is accessible to the employer when they access their Jobfinderusa.com account.
- Job Postings: When you post jobs using the site, certain information is required for each job posting, including company name, contact information and job details. Once you post a job to the site, the information provided in each job posting is accessible to visitors of the site.
Credit Card Information
We do not currently offer any services or products to Job Seekers that require or use credit card information. Employers must provide credit card information to purchase online job credits, which are in turn, used to post jobs on Jobfinderusa.com. We do not retain any user credit card information on our servers. All of our credit card transactions are encrypted using industry standard SSL encryption.
IP Address
We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our web site. We will not track any other information regarding your IP address.
Surveys or Contests
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code).
Communications from the Site
Service-related Announcements
Jobfinderusa.com will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if you submit a request to reset your account password, or if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an e-mail. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.
Customer Support and Service
When you sign up for an account on our web site, based upon the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you an activation e-mail to verify your username and password. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account. We will communicate with you by e-mail.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.
Agents
We use a credit card processing company (Authorize.net) to bill employers when they purchase online job credits. This company does not do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any other purposes.
Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site.
We use both session ID cookies and/or persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. If you choose “remember me” from the login page, we set a persistent cookie to store your password, so you don’t have to enter it more than once. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site, will be limited.
Links to Other Sites
Jobfinderusa.com contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by Job Finder Publications. Please be aware that we, Jobfinderusa.com, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by Jobfinderusa.com.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information
You have the right to access, correct, update, and/or delete your information at any time. If you no longer desire to use our service, or if your personally identifiable information changes, you may correct, update or delete it through your “My Account” page or by e-mailing privacy@jobfinderusa.com or by contacting us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our order forms, we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send e-mail us at privacy@jobfinderusa.com.
Business Transitions
In the event, Job Finder Publications, Inc. goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via e-mail any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
Changes
Jobfinderusa.com may update its privacy policy from time to time. When we change the policy in a material way a notice will be posted on our web site along with the updated privacy policy.
Fraud
Please be aware that email fraud is an ongoing concern for virtually all businesses and individuals on the internet today. Jobfinderusa.com will never initiate a request for your personal information via email or pop-up window. If you receive an email or see a pop-up window on our site that is requesting personally identifiable information, please do not respond and immediately contact Jobfinderusa.com at fraud.alert@jobfinderusa.com with any details you may have about the incident.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: E-mail: privacy@jobfinderusa.com or by mail at: Job Finder Publications, 1240 SE Maynard Road, Suite 104, Cary, NC 27511 USA.
