Privacy Policy

JobTarget maintains a great respect for the privacy and security of our users. We recognize that the reason we can remain in business is because of you. Therefore we will do nothing to jeopardize your trust and loyalty.

JobTarget is a licensee of the TRUSTe privacy program. TRUSTe is an independent organization whose mission is to build users’ trust and confidence in the internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. JobTarget has established this privacy statement to disclose our information practices as well as elected to have our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe as a testament to our commitment to your privacy. This privacy statement applies to the Website www.jobtarget.com, as well as JobTarget’s EmployAnalytics service.

JobTarget hosts and manages over 1,000 career Websites on behalf of our Partners. If you visit a career site that is powered by JobTarget, you may also see our Partner’s logos, trademarks, and proprietary trade documentation on that Website. We strongly recommend that you also review our Partner’s Privacy Policy before using the Website. If you disagree with the way we collect, process and display personal and non-personal information on our Websites, do not use them.

Although we make every effort to keep information confidential in accordance with the functionality of our Websites, JobTarget cannot and does not guarantee the security, confidentiality, or privacy of any information or communication that you submit to us. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us at privacy@jobtarget.com. In the event your inquiry goes unaddressed within a reasonable time frame, or hasn’t been addressed to your satisfaction, please contact TRUSTe who shall then work as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns. JobTarget adheres to the EU Safe Harbor Data protocols as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce pertaining to any personal information governed by European Union Data privacy laws.

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Visitors to our Website remain anonymous unless they elect to register an account on our Website, or request information from JobTarget. We require certain personal information to register accounts as well as respond to your inquiries about our Website and service. This information includes name, email address, phone number, and company physical address. We also collect sensitive information such as credit card number and cvc code to fulfill payment for services purchased on the Website. We also use your personal information to send users surveys. We do not share any of this personal information with third parties for their promotional purposes.

We reserve the right to disclose information to our services providers. We employ the services of a third party payment processor to fulfill payment on transactions. We also reserve the right to share information with law enforcement and government agencies where a formal request has been made such as in a civil suit, court order, subpoena or judicial proceeding, or where necessary in protecting our intellectual property, the safety of our staff, users or the general public. We post testimonials from our users’ on the Website. These testimonials include user names. We obtain consent to include this information within testimonials prior to posting on the Website.

We send notification emails about the Website and the service from time to time as necessary. 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.

We also send newsletters to our users with news of new service offerings and promotions. Should you change your mind about receiving these newsletters, you can unsubscribe by following the directions present in each email we send out.

EmployAnalytics

JobTarget’s EmployAnalytics ("EA") service is designed to provide analytical data and statistics to employers that post recruitment advertisements through JobTarget’s distribution channels. JobTarget acts as an agent of the employer by collecting user personal and non-personal information during the job application process.

The EA service uses proxy servers to collect, retain and pass along your information to employers. Our Websites collect information from visitors, including job seekers, employers, recruiters and advertising agencies ("users"). JobTarget may collect personal information about you when you choose to apply to a job through EA. Some examples of personal information that we collect include: your name, address, email address, telephone number, credit card number, contact information, IP address, billing information, profession, work experience, and information about third parties, such as contacts or references that you provide to us.

This information may be analyzed and used to generate aggregate statistics and to determine use patterns and effective job placement to better serve you in the future. We may also collect behavioral information regarding how you use our sites and the areas of our site that you visit to better serve you in the future.

All personal data will be processed and stored by JobTarget in the United States. United States laws regarding processing of personal data may be less stringent than the laws in your jurisdiction.

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JobTarget collects personal and non-personal information to perform the service of matching job seekers up with potential employers. Our goal is to provide a beneficial and positive experience for all parties using our services. By utilizing our services, you have agreed to allow us to use your information, subject to local law, in the following manner: To create a job seeker profile for you based on information you have provided to us; To provide information about you to employers and recruiters at your request; To create an employer profile based on the information you have provided us; To provide information about you and your recruitment advertisements to job seekers at your request; If an employer uses JobTarget’s technology to post an advertisement to a third party job board, that employer’s contact information may be shared with the operator of that third party; To contact you regarding changes to your profile, service updates, products and services you may be interested in, surveys, sweepstakes, and various other communications regarding our products and services. We do not sell your personal information to anyone for any reason without your consent. You may elect to opt out of any communications sent to you at any time. Job seekers may elect to have their profile and contact information kept private at any time by logging in and changing the setting of their profile. You may request that we change the settings of your profile for you by emailing us at support@jobtarget.com.

If you use our service to build or post a resume in our database, you will be providing us with personal data that will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

EmployAnalytics

JobTarget collects personal and non-personal information as part of submitting a job-seeker application to an Employer for their online job application process. This information is obtained from the user via proxy server and submitted to the employer at the user’s request and direction. JobTarget uses this data to conduct various measures of job posting effectiveness, accuracy, posting locations, business intelligence regarding the placement of job advertisements, the content of job advertisements, and the conversion of users from viewing a job advertisement to submitting a completed job advertisement for an open position. Our goal is to provide a beneficial and positive experience for all parties using our services by developing deep insight into the process of matching jobseekers with employers through the right job advertisements. By utilizing our services, you have agreed to allow us to use your information, subject to local law, in the following manner: To create a job seeker profile for you based on information you have provided to us; To provide information about you to employers and recruiters at your request; To provide information about you to employers specifically as a part of the interactive job application process; To provide information about you and your application habits to the employers whose job postings you view, follow, or submit jobs through; To create an employer profile based on the information you have provided us; To provide information about you and your recruitment advertisements to job seekers at your request.

JobTarget does not disclose personal data to third parties without your consent. If you select a product or service on our site that is offered by one of our affiliates, you may be redirected to that affiliate’s website, and some of your personal information may be provided to that affiliate in order to assist them with the transaction. Please be aware that our Affiliates may use your information consistent with their own Privacy Policy, which may be inconsistent with our Privacy Policy.

JobTarget may be required to disclose your personal information to law enforcement officials to cooperate with the law. This disclosure would be to protect the interests of JobTarget and its users.

Third Party Sites

We provide links on our Website to third party sites. These links are provided to visitors and users as a courtesy. We have no authority over, or take responsibility for the information practices of these third party sites and encourage you to review their privacy and information practices prior to disclosing your personal information.

JobTarget will take measures to protect your information from unauthorized or inappropriate use by third parties. JobTarget has no control over these third parties, so we cannot be responsible for their use of the information. JobTarget cannot guarantee that your information will always remain private. Our users assume all responsibility and risk for the use of our websites. JobTarget employs industry accepted standards in protecting your personal information while on our Website. JobTarget uses 128 bit SSL encryption to manage our payment processing. JobTarget is compliant with the PCI scan validation requirement. All web site data is hosted and stored in a database of servers in the United States.

JobTarget uses cookies for your convenience and security. Cookies are text files stored on your computer. The cookies remember information that you’ve already typed in our web site fields, so you don’t have to enter them again. They are used to make your experience on web sites more personal and less cumbersome. We do link information stored in cookies to personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You should have the ability to change whether or not cookies are used through your web browser. Please refer to your web browser’s help function for assistance on how to change your preferences. We may also apply the use of web beacons in our email communications and Website from time to time. A web beacon is a one pixel by one pixel image embedded within a web page for page view tracking purposes. Web beacons are not tied to personal information on the Website. Like most other Websites, we also make use of log files which include users IP address, referring URL and pages viewed within a session.

If you use our service to build or post a resume in our database, you will be providing us with personal data that will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Proxy Server

JobTarget uses proxy servers to collect information from job seekers during the EA application process. When a job seeker clicks the ÒApply HereÓ link in a job description, they are redirected to the employer’s application page, via JobTarget’s proxy server. The proxy server collects personal and non-personal information on behalf of the employer. Personal information may include profession, work history, contacts and references. All information gathered is used to improve the job seeker application process. A link to JobTarget’s Privacy Policy is displayed on the bottom of the page during the proxy server application process.

Third Party Cookies

We have third party advertisers on the site who may employ the use of cookies and web beacons on the Website in tracking the effectiveness of their advertisements. We have no access to these third party cookies. We may also employ the services of a third party agent in tracking aggregated statistical data about our Website. This non personal information is used for statistical purposes and these third parties may also employ the use of cookies and web beacons in providing this service to us.

You may update, delete or modify any of the personal information submitted to our Website by sending an email to us at support@jobtarget.com.

The terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy are subject to change at any time by updating this page. Periodically, you should return and review this privacy statement. Any use of the site following the posting of any new or modified privacy agreement constitutes your acceptance of the modified agreement. Should we make any material changes to the manner in which we use your collected information, we shall notify you by means of a prominent notice on the Website, or by email.

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If you encounter a user that is in violation of the terms of this Privacy Policy, or if you believe a user is inappropriately using our services, please email us immediately at privacy@jobtarget.com. We shall respond to all inquiries within 30 days of receipt.

Last Updated: February 19, 2010