CareerBio Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy last updated June
1st, 2012
CareerBio
("CareerBio," "we," "us") is
concerned about online privacy issues and wants you to be familiar
with how we collect, use and disclose your Personally Identifiable Information
(as defined below). This Privacy Policy (the
"Policy") describes our practices in
connection with Personally Identifiable Information that we collect through
our web site located at http://www.careerbio.com (the
"Site"). This Policy does not govern our collection of
information through any web site, or by any other means, other than through the
Site or by third parties.
By using the Site, you agree to the terms
and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please
do not use the Site. We reserve the right to change this Policy without prior notice. You can
determine when this Policy was last
revised by referring to the "LAST
UPDATED" legend at the top of this page. Any changes to our Policy will become effective upon our posting
of the revised Policy on the Site. Use of the Site following
such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy then in effect.
The Site is controlled and operated by CareerBio from the United
States, and is not intended to subject CareerBio to the laws or jurisdiction of
any state, country or territory other than that of the United States.
1. What
Types of Information Does CareerBio Collect From Me?
CareerBio gathers two basic types of information through
the Site: Personally Identifiable Information" (or "PII")
and "Non-Personally Identifiable Information" (or "Non-PII").
Personally Identifiable Information is information that identifies you as an
individual. Non-Personally Identifiable Information is aggregated information,
demographic information, IP addresses and any other information that does not
reveal your specific identity.
a. Personally Identifiable Information.
You do
not have to provide PII to use the Site. In order to set up your own CareerBio
(as defined in Section 3.b below), we require you to provide minimal PII, such
as your name as well as an active email address we can verify. However, in
order for you to take advantage of particular opportunities provided through
the Site (for example, to view certain areas of the Site), we may require that
you furnish additional PII. We collect PII from you through the Site, such as
your name, alias, postal address, telephone number, email address, profession,
industry knowledge, resume information including: contact information, career
summary, career objective, work history, educational history, skills,
certifications, clearances, references, as well as portfolio information
containing PII you may want to attach in your communications including:
documents, multimedia items such as video or audio clips or photographs,
charts, and external links to PII you wish to reference, only when you
voluntarily provide it to us.
Please note that we use a third-party payment service (the “Payment
Service”) to collect payments made through the Site (for example, payments
for services you purchase through the Site). If you wish to make a payment
through the Site, you will be directed to a web page hosted by such Payment
Service (or its service providers) and not by CareerBio (the “Payment
Service Page”). Any PII that you provide through the Payment Service Page
will be collected by the Payment Service and not by CareerBio, and will be
subject to the Payment Service’s privacy policy, not this Policy. CareerBio has no control over, and shall not be
responsible for, the Payment Service’s use of information collected
through the Payment Service. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT
ADDRESS THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE PAYMENT SERVICE PAGE
OR THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF THE
PAYMENT SERVICE.
b. Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
When you
visit and interact with the Site, CareerBio and third parties with whom
CareerBio has contracted to provide services to CareerBio may collect Non-PII
(for example, a catalog of the Site pages you visited). Non-PII is generally
collected through the Site from five different sources: server log files,
environmental variables, cookies, pixel tags and other similar technologies and
information that you voluntarily provide.
i.
Server Log Files.
Your
Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number that is automatically assigned to
the computer that you are using by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This
number is identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever
you visit the Site, along with the time(s) of your visit(s) and the page(s)
that you visited. We use your IP address, and the IP addresses of all users,
for purposes such as calculating Site usage levels, helping diagnose problems
with the Site's servers, and administering the Site. Collecting IP addresses is
standard practice on the Internet and is done automatically by many web sites.
ii.
Environmental Variables.
We and
our service providers may also collect certain environmental variables, such as
your MAC address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, OS
version, Internet browser, and Internet browser version. These environmental
variables are collected by most browsers and can be used to optimize your
experience on the Site.
iii.
Cookies.
We and
our service providers may use “cookies” on the Site. Cookies are data that a
web server transfers to an individual's computer for recordkeeping purposes.
Cookies are an industry standard used by most web sites and can facilitate
users' ongoing access to and use of a particular web site; cookies do not cause
damage to your computer systems or files. If you do not want information
collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple 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 web site, to your computer.
iv.
Pixel Tags.
We and our service providers may also use so-called "pixel
tags," "web beacons," "clear GIFs" or similar means
(collectively, "Pixel Tags") in connection with some Site
pages and HTML-formatted email messages to, among other things, compile
aggregate statistics about Site usage and response rates. A Pixel Tag is an
electronic image, often a single pixel (1x1), that is ordinarily not visible to
Site visitors and may be associated with Cookies on the visitors’ hard drives.
Pixel Tags allow us to count users who have visited certain pages of the Site,
to deliver branded services, and to help determine the effectiveness of
promotional or advertising campaigns. When used in HTML-formatted email
messages, Pixel Tags can tell the sender whether and when the email has been
opened.
v. Information
That You Voluntarily Provide.
CareerBio also collects Non-PII (e.g., your interests,
your geographic location, etc.) when you voluntarily provide such information
to us. When such information is not combined with any PII, such information is
considered to be Non-PII, as it does not personally identify you or any other
user. Additionally, we may aggregate PII in a manner such that the end-product
does not personally identify you or any other user of the Site, for example, by
using PII to calculate the percentage of our users who have a particular
telephone area code. Such aggregate information is considered Non-PII for
purposes of this Policy.
2. How
Does CareerBio Use Information Collected From Me?
a. Personally Identifiable Information.
We may
use your PII in the following ways:
i. Fulfillment of Requests.
CareerBio
may use your PII to fulfill the purpose for which such PII was provided (for
example to fulfill your purchase, build a profile, have your education
credentials certified or have a career management professional review your CareerBio).
ii. Administrative Communications.
From
time to time, at our sole discretion, we may use your PII to send to you
important information regarding the Site, or changes to our terms, conditions,
and policies. Because this information may be important to your use of the
Site, you may not opt-out of receiving such communications.
iii. Marketing Communications.
If you
affirmatively opt-in, we may use your PII to inform you of products and
services that we believe may be of interest to you.
iv. Interests.
If you
choose to do so, you may receive messages from other Site users relating to
certain areas of interest that you select. We do not provide your PII to such
other users—rather, the message from the user is sent to a group of people,
including you, based on demographic information and the areas of interest you
and the others in the group have selected, and you can decide whether to
respond to the message or delete it.
v. Promotions.
We may operate sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions
(collectively, "Promotions") through the Site. We typically
ask you for certain PII when you enter and, if applicable, win a Promotion. You
should carefully review the rules, if any, of each Promotion in which you
participate through the Site, as they may contain additional important
information about CareerBio's use of your PII. To the extent that the terms and
conditions of such rules concerning the treatment of your PII conflict with this Policy,
the terms and conditions of such rules shall control.
vi.
Internal Business Purposes.
We may
also use your PII for our internal business purposes, such as data analysis,
audits, order fulfillment tracking, enhancing our web
site, improving our services and identifying usage trends.
b. Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
Because
Non-PII does not personally identify you, we may use such information for any
purpose. In addition, we reserve the right to share such Non‑PII, which
does not personally identify you with third parties for any purpose.
In some
instances, we may combine Non-PII with PII (such as embedding email addresses
in cookies). If we do combine any Non-PII with PII, the combined information
will be treated by us as PII hereunder as long as it is so combined (see Section
2.a above).
3. How
Is Personally Identifiable Information Collected on the Site Disclosed?
a. Third-Party Service Providers.
We work
with third parties who provide services including but not limited to data
analysis, order fulfillment, career management and other services of an
administrative nature. We reserve the right to share your PII with such third
parties for the purpose of enabling these third parties to provide such
services (for example, if you choose to have your education credentials certified
or have a career management professional review your CareerBio through the
Site, we may provide your PII to a third-party service provider to allow the
provider to perform the selected service).
b. Promotions.
We
reserve the right to share the PII you provide in connection with Promotions
with third-party sponsors of such Promotions (irrespective of whether such
Promotions are hosted by us), or otherwise in accordance with the rules
applicable to such Promotion. You should carefully review the rules, if any, of
each Promotion in which you participate through the Site, as they may contain
additional important information about a sponsor's or other third parties’ use
of your PII. To the extent that the terms and conditions of such rules
concerning the treatment of your PII conflict with this Policy, the terms and conditions of such rules shall
control.
c. CareerBio.
We provide functionality on the Site that allows you to create
an electronic profile, which includes enhanced features determined by CareerBio
(each such electronic profile, a “CareerBio") and post certain
information and materials on your CareerBio. Please note that your CareerBio,
including the PII available in your CareerBio, may be accessible to other users
when you allow such other users to view your CareerBio, or parts thereof (for example,
if you wish to make your CareerBio available for view by particular companies).
We urge you to exercise discretion and caution when deciding to disclose your
PII, or any other information, in your CareerBio. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE USE BY OTHERS OF ANY PII YOU DISCLOSE IN YOUR CAREERBIO. Additionally,
please be aware that if you review a CareerBio that an individual has submitted
to you, the individual will be able to see that you have reviewed his or her
CareerBio.
d. Forums.
CareerBio may make available through the Site services (for
example, message boards and listservs, among other
services) to which you are able to post information and materials (each, a “Forum”).
Please note that the Forums may be provided by a third-party forum service, and
not by us, and thus, the use of your PII by the third-party forum service will
be governed by such third party’s privacy policy, not this Policy. Please note that any information you disclose
through a Forum becomes public information and may be available to visitors to
the Site and to the general public. In addition, when you choose to make a
posting on such services, certain PII (such as your user name) will be
available for other users to view. We urge you to exercise discretion and
caution when deciding to disclose your PII, or any other information, through a
Forum. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE OF ANY PII YOU VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE
THROUGH A FORUM.
e. Third-Party Communications.
If you
affirmatively opt-in, we may share your PII with third parties to allow them to
contact you regarding products, programs, services and promotions that they
believe may be of interest to you.
f. Assignment.
We
reserve the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from Site
users to a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint
venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of
CareerBio's business, assets or stock (including without limitation in
connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
g. Law enforcement; emergencies; compliance.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Policy to the contrary, we reserve the right
to disclose your PII to others as we believe to be appropriate (a) under
applicable law; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to
governmental requests; (d) to enforce our Terms of Service; (e) to protect our
operations; (f) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of CareerBio, you or others;
and (g) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we
may sustain.
4. Other
Important Notices Regarding Our Privacy Practices.
a. Regarding the Use of the Site by Children.
The Site
is not directed to individuals under the age of thirteen (13), and we request
that such individuals do not provide Personally Identifiable Information
through the Site.
b. Third-Party Sites.
The Site
may contain links to third-party web sites. These linked sites are not under
CareerBio's control and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of any such linked
site, or any link contained in any linked site. We provide such links only as a
convenience, and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply endorsement
of the linked site by CareerBio. If you provide any PII through any such
third-party web site, your transaction will occur on such third party's web
site (not the Site) and the PII you provide will be collected by, and
controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party. We recommend
that you familiarize yourself with the privacy policies
and practices of any such third parties. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD
PARTIES.
c. Third-Party Advertisers.
We may use third-party advertisement-serving companies (“Advertisers”)
to serve advertisements on the Site. Please be advised that such Advertisers
may use cookies, Pixel Tags and other technologies to, among other things,
enable such Advertisers to monitor which ads have been served to your browser
and which Site pages you were viewing when such ads were delivered. PLEASE NOTE
THAT THIS POLICY DOES NOT COVER THE COLLECTION
AND USE OF INFORMATION BY ADVERTISERS.
d. Security.
We have security measures and tools, such as firewalls, in place
to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information
under our control. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or
data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, although
we strive to protect your PII, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us through or in connection with the Site or that
is stored by us. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is
no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you
might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the
problem by contacting us in accordance with Section 4.h ("Contacting
Us,") below (note that if you choose to notify us via physical mail,
this will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem).
e. Opt-Out.
As noted above, if you expressly opt-in, we may send you marketing-related
email messages. Additionally, as noted above, if you expressly opt-in, we may
share your PII with third parties for their marketing purposes. If, after you
have opted in, you change your mind and you no longer wish to receive
marketing-related emails from us and/or you do not want us to share your email
address with third parties for such third parties' marketing purposes, you may
opt-out of receiving such marketing-related emails and/or from such sharing by
selecting the appropriate opt-out check box located on your ‘My Profile’ page.
We will
endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please
note that if you opt-out as described above, we will not be able to remove your
PII from the databases of third parties with which we have already shared your
PII (i.e., to which we have already provided your PII as of the date that we
implement your opt-out request). If you wish to cease receiving
marketing-related emails from such third parties, please contact such third
parties directly or utilize any opt-out mechanisms set forth in their respective privacy policies or marketing-related emails.
f. Changing or Removing Your PII.
If you
would like to review, correct, update or remove PII that you have previously
provided to us through the Site, you may do so by visiting the following
locations within the Site: 1) ‘My Profile’ located on the ‘My CareerBios’ page and 2) Contact Information within the
Resume Sections area of each CareerBio that you create.
Please
note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes,
and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases
and other records, which will not be removed therefrom. We also reserve the
right, from time to time, to re-contact former users of the Site. Finally, we
are not responsible for removing information from the databases of third
parties with whom we have already shared your PII.
g. Jurisdictional Issues.
CareerBio
does not represent or warrant that the Site, or any
part thereof, is appropriate or available for use in any particular
jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Site do so on their own initiative
and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws,
rules and regulations. We may limit the Site's availability, in whole or in
part, to any person, geographic area or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and
at our sole discretion.
h. Contacting Us.
If you have any questions regarding this Policy, please
contact us by email
at info@CareerBio.com. Please note that email communications
will not necessarily be secure; accordingly you should not include credit card
information or other sensitive information in your email correspondence with
us.