Privacy Statement
Grayson Search Partners, LLC (“we” and “us”) seeks to safeguard your privacy and secure your information during your visit to our web site and your use of our web site services. This privacy policy outlines our practices for collection, use and disclosure of the information that you provide to us through this web site. By visiting this web site or using our services, you consent to the procedures and practices discussed in this policy. We may, from time to time, change this privacy policy, so please check it regularly for any changes or updates. If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, then you may email us at [email protected].
Key Terms
Throughout this privacy policy we use several specialized terms. When we use the term “Personally Identifiable Information” in this privacy policy, we mean information that is specific to you as individual, like your name, email address, residential address, telephone number, facsimile number, employment history and other biological information, compensation and other employment related information and credit card information. The term “User Information” incorporates all your Personally Identifiable Information and any other forms of information discussed in this privacy policy. We use the term “aggregate” to indicate our combination of information from various persons or users. Information is said to be “anonymized” if it does not identify individual persons or entities or associate a particular person or entity with such information.
Information Collection, Use, and Disclosure Practices
When visiting our web site to browse or use our services, you may choose certain on-line options such as:
(i) to obtain information about our company or services
(ii) to perform a job search or salary comparison search
(iii) to submit a resume, a profile or other related employment information
(iv) to register to attend a seminar
(v) to access information about your account, including building your profile, generating reports, submitting job requisitions and viewing invoices
(vi) to contact us.
(a) Browsing Our Web Site. When you visit our web site to browse, we may collect, use and store information such as the type of operating system and Internet browser you are using, and the particular web site pages you view, the date and time you access our site, your authenticated user name and referring Internet address (including key words used in the search engine). We may use this information to improve our site and user experience. We may also share this information with third parties if we choose to aggregate and disclose site traffic information for marketing and commercial purposes.
(b) Using our Services. When you engage in any of the aforementioned on-line options or use any other features of our web site services, you provide us certain Personally Identifiable Information. We collect and store this Personally Identifiable Information, any updates to such information that you send us, and any modifications that we make to such information. Except as set forth in this policy, we will not reveal any such Personally Identifiable Information, including, without limitation, your resume or other employment related information, to any other third party without your consent, except that we may share User Information with our business associates who assist us in administering our services or web site. Furthermore, we may use, disclose or transfer certain User Information (a) to provide you the services or information you request including providing your resume, profile or other employment information to potential employers; (b) to send you marketing materials, newsletters or information about career workshops;
(c) to protect the confidentiality or security of your records;
(d) to comply with law enforcement, governmental mandate, or other legal requirement if appropriate for your protection or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of possible unlawful activity;
(e) in connection with a sale, acquisition or merger of our business, or our business assets;
(f) to our attorneys, accountants, or regulators; or (g) for other legally permissible purposes.
In addition, any anonymized information that you send us such as your questions, suggestions, ideas or other creative material (“Feedback”) belongs to us and will not be treated as confidential. We may use, reproduce, adapt, distribute, display, disclose or create derivative works from Feedback without acknowledgement or compensation to you.
Cookies
We may employ cookies (e.g. small text files) that our web site may send to your browser for storage on your hard drive. We may use such cookies to make use of our site easier by saving your status and preference upon visits to our site. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, but you may be able to change the settings to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you choose to modify your settings to reject cookies, then it may affect your use of our web site.
Revise Your Information
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Security
We employ and maintain technology and security measures designed to protect your information. When you submit information on our web site, that information is subject to a variety of projections, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, firewalls and password protected systems. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from us.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Control of Your Password
To help secure User Information, we designed a password protected system. We will never ask for your password or user identification in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. Except as specifically permitted by this privacy policy or other instructions regarding the use of our web site or services you may not, and will ensure that you do not, lend, give, or otherwise disclose any passwords or user identifications to any unauthorized person, or permit any unauthorized person to use your accounts, related passwords or user identifications. Any loss of control of passwords or user identifications may result in the loss of control over Personally Identifiable Information. You will be responsible for any actions taken on your behalf or any person using your passwords or user identifications. If passwords or user identifications have been compromised for any reason, then you should immediately notify us so that we may issue you new passwords or user identifications.
Children’s Privacy
We do not intend for this site to be used by children under the age of 13, nor do we seek to collect information about children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not provide us with any user Information and promptly exit this site. By using or attempting to use this site, you certify that you are at least 13 years of age and meet any other eligibility requirements of the site.