Privacy Policy

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

When you use or register with the Sites, we may collect certain information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information we may collect include:

With respect to visitors of the Site, we collect the following categories of information from your browser or directly from you when you visit our Site:

• Internet activity, such as your browsing activity on the Site, your IP address, cookies, installed plug-ins, javascript objects, and geolocation data

• Identifiers if you wish to download certain reports like our salary guides, in which case you will need to provide your first and last name, email

• Professional information if you wish to download certain reports like our salary guides, in which case you will need to provide your job title

With respect to job applicants, Candidates and our employees, we collect the following categories of information from you:

• Identifiers, such as your name and contact information (email, address (mailing and home) and phone number), and any login ID or email address and password created by you

• Professional or employment-related information, such as your job search criteria and preferences, your availability to work, your employment experience, educational history, your skills, reference information, background check information, pay / compensation expectations, ability to work in the United States, languages spoken, and other information contained in your resume

• Emergency contact information consisting of full name and phone number

• Information protected against security breaches such as bank information if you work with us and elect to be paid via direct deposit consisting of bank account numbers and direct deposit information

With respect to Customers, we collect the following categories of Personal Information from you or from our service providers such as job boards:

• Identifiers such as your name, business phone number, and work email

• Professional or employment-related information such as your company name, department, and job title

• Information protected against security breaches such as bank and payment information if we render services to you, depending on how you elect to pay for services rendered

With respect to vendors and independent contractors, we collect the following categories of Personal Information from you or Edgelinkz business contacts who may wish to recommend you:

• Identifiers such as your name, business phone number, and work email

• Professional or employment-related information such as your company name, department, and job title

• Information protected against security breaches such as bank account information, so we can pay you for providing products or services to Edgelinkz 

With respect to marketing recipients and prospective customers, we collect the following categories of Personal Information from you, from our service providers such as job boards, or from information that is publicly available on the internet:

• Identifiers such as your name, business phone number, and work email

• Professional or employment-related information such as your company name, department, and job title

By providing your mobile phone number to us, you opt in and consent to receive text messages from us, which includes but is not limited to text messages sent through an automatic telephone dialing system. Consent to receive marketing text messages is not required as a condition of working with us. If you do not wish to receive marketing text messages, do not provide us with your mobile phone number.

2. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We specify below the business and commercial purposes for which we use Personal Information. We use Personal Information to register you with the Sites, to provide you with information regarding employment opportunities and career-related information, to manage our relationship with you, to develop and carry out marketing activities, and to otherwise provide you with requested information or services. We may from time to time use your Personal Information to send you automated email messages, text messages (message and data rates may apply), or marketing materials regarding our services, including employment information. We may also use Personal Information for our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, protecting the Site from abuse, and improving our services.

In addition to the above purposes, we use your information as described in the section below titled "Disclosures of Personal Information for Business Purposes".

3. NO SALES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We have not sold any of your personal information in the preceding twelve (12) months.

4. DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES

For business and commercial purposes, Edgelinkz may disclose to third parties the following categories of Personal Information:

• Identifiers such as your name and email address

• Characteristics of protected classifications under California or Federal law such as gender

• Internet or other electronic activity information such as network activity information or information obtained from your device like browsing history on the Site, IP address, search history on the Site, your interaction with an advertisement, installed plug-ins, and javascript objects on your device.

• Information protected against security breaches like your direct deposit or bank account information so that workers can be paid and Customers can pay us.

• Geolocation data

• Professional or employment-related information

• Education information

Edgelinkz may disclose such Personal Information to the following categories of third parties:

• Service Providers. We may share Personal Information with our third-party service providers who perform business functions and services on our behalf such as the provider of Edgelinkz’s customer relationship management solution.

• Customers and Prospective Customers. Customers and prospective customers may request professional and employment-related information for purposes of evaluating a Candidate’s credentials, skills and experience. Customers may also need to approve and process timesheet information for Candidates.

• Candidates. We may share Personal Information of our Customers or prospective customers to Candidates such as when a Candidate must know information about whom to contact when going on an interview or an assignment with a Customer or prospective customer.

As required or appropriate by law. We may disclose Personal Information to regulatory authorities, government authorities or courts to comply with applicable laws, the service of legal process, or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law requiring such disclosure; (b) protect the rights or property of Edgelinkz or its affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of the users or the public.

5. COLLECTION AND USE OF OTHER INFORMATION

“Other Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an identifiable individual. We may collect Other Information in a variety of ways, including:

• Through your browser or device: Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, date, and Internet browser type and version. We use this information to ensure that the Sites function properly.

• Using pixel tags and other similar technologies: Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) may be used to, among other things, track the actions of Site users and email recipients, market our services to you, measure the success of our marketing campaigns and compile statistics about Site usage and response rates.

• Analytics: We use third-party analytics providers such as Google Analytics and Inspectlet on the Sites. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Services and report on activities and trends. Google Analytics may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt out by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. We have also engaged Inspectlet to analyze the activities of visitors to this Site, and Inspectlet’s authorized use of cookies and other tracking technologies enable it to have access to Personal Information of visitors to this Site. Such access to and use of Personal Information by Inspectlet is governed by Inspectlet’s privacy policy, available at https://www.inspectlet.com/legal#privacy.

• Site Security: We use the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google to protect the Site and your submissions via internet submission forms on this Site. reCAPTCHA uses the following to evaluate your use of the Site: IP address, your device type and information about your device, cookies placed on your device (such as from Google), language and date information, installed plug-ins, and javascript objects. Your use of reCAPTCHA on the Site is subject to the Google Terms and Privacy Policy.
   

• IP address: Your "IP Address” is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider. An IP Address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the Sites, along with the time of the visit and the pages visited. We use IP Addresses for purposes such as calculating usage levels, diagnosing server problems, and administering the Sites. We may also derive your approximate location from your IP Address.
  Please note that we may use and disclose Other Information for our business purposes.

• Using Cookies:
  What Are Cookies?
  Cookies are pieces of information stored on the computer or mobile device that you are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on the Site, pages visited, registrations, submissions, demographics, information requests, language preferences, and other traffic data. We use the information for security purposes, to recognize your device, to facilitate navigation, to display information more effectively, and to personalize your experience. We also gather statistical information about use of the Site to enhance its functionality, understand how it is used and assist us with resolving questions about it. We may also use cookies and other technologies in online advertising campaigns to track responses to our ads. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers allow you to automatically decline cookies, or be given the choice of declining or accepting a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. If, however, you do not accept cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Site.
  Cookies cannot spread viruses or harm your computer. With respect to how long a cookie stays on your computer or mobile device, some cookies are session cookies that expire once you close your browser while others are persistent cookies which stay on your device until you delete them or they expire.
  Strictly Necessary Cookies
  These cookies are necessary for the Sites to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Site will not then work. These cookies do not store any Personal Information.