Overview
In the current times, we all need to be smart about the way we use our
own personal data. Due to this Bear Staffing Services created this
Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to protecting information
you submit. The following information discloses our privacy principles
in addition to our practices for gathering, storing, and using your
personal data. We encourage you to review this information so that you
may understand and consent to how we may collect, use, and share your
personal information. Unless you provide sufficient personal
information, we may be unable to assist you with your staffing or
employment requirements. Bear Staffing Services' goal in collecting
your personal data is to provide you with the most personalized service
possible. By knowing more about you, Bear Staffing Services is able to
deliver leading staffing and employment services which enables us to
provide the utmost in customer service. The amount of personal
information you are required to supply will normally be limited to only
that which is necessary to supply our services to you. This Privacy
Policy only applies to data gathered on the Bear Staffing Services
(www.bearstaff.com) web site (the "Site"), and does not apply to any
other information or links within this site to other websites or other
web site. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically as we may
update it from time to time. This Privacy Policy is effective as of
March 20, 2006. Each time you visit the Site or provide us with
information, you are, by doing so, accepting the practices described in
the Privacy Policy at that time. You agree that by using the Site you
are expressly and affirmatively consenting to our use and disclosure of
the information that you provide, and consenting to receive emails, as
described below in this Privacy Policy.
Personal
Information
In order to operate the Site in an efficient and effective manner and
provide users with information on job postings and services that may be
of interest to them, Bearstaff.com may collect personal information,
including contact information (such as an email address), from its
users. In addition, this information allows us to provide users with
private and secure areas to post and modify their original content on
our site (e.g., jobs and on line applications). We also automatically
track certain information based upon your behavior on the Site and use
this information to do internal research on our users' demographics,
interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve users
in general. This information may include the URL that a user has just
come from (whether this URL is on our Site or not), the URL a user goes
to next (whether this URL is on our Site or not), a user’s computer
browser information, and their IP address. You agree that Bear Staffing
Services may use your personal information to contact you and deliver
information to you that, in some cases, is targeted to your interests
(such as relevant job postings and services), or provides
administrative notices or communications applicable to your use of the
Site. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you expressly agree to receive
this information. We do not sell our users' personal information to
anyone for any reason if the user has indicated a desire for us to keep
the information private. All users should be aware, however, that when
they voluntarily display or distribute personal information (such as
their email address or on line application), that information can be
collected and used by others. This may result in unsolicited messages
from third parties for which Bearstaff.com is not responsible. Also,
you may have arrived at this Web site by following a link from a Bear
Staffing Services newspaper affiliate or other affiliate. If so, please
be aware that Bearstaff.com may share your information with that
affiliate and the affiliate may use the information consistent with its
privacy policy instead of this one. Bearstaff.com may also disclose
specific user information when we determine that such disclosure is
necessary to comply with the law, to cooperate with or seek assistance
from law enforcement or to protect the interests or safety of
Bearstaff.com or other users of the Site.
About
Cookies
At Bearstaff.com, we may use cookies, only for the protection and
convenience of our users. Cookies enable us to serve secure pages to
our users without asking them to sign in repeatedly. If a user's system
is idle for more than an hour, however, the cookie may expire, forcing
the user to sign in again to continue their session. This prevents
unauthorized access to the user's information while they are away from
their computer. You may have the ability to reset your browser to
refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however,
some Bearstaff.com features or services may not function properly
without cookies. Third-Party Cookies: In the course of serving
advertisements to this site, our third-party advertisers may place or
recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser.
Advertising
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you
visit our Web site. These companies may use information about you and
your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services of
interest to you.
Important
information You Should Know
Bearstaff.com cannot ensure that all of your private communications and
other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not
otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Therefore, although we are
committed to protecting your privacy, we do not promise or commit to,
and you should not expect, that your personal information or private
communications will always remain private. As a user of the Site, you
understand and agree that you assume all responsibility and risk for
your use of the Site, the internet generally, and the information you
disclose and documents you post or access and for your conduct on and
off the Site. Logging into Bearstaff.com is always an optional task for
you to take.
Email
and Online Fraud
Unfortunately, email and online fraud are continuing concerns for
virtually all businesses that operate on the Internet. Please be aware
that, from time to time, fraudulent emails may have been circulated to
Bearstaff.com users that appear to be from
Bearstaff.com but which are, in fact, sent by imposters. Bearstaff.com
is not sending these fraudulent emails. If you receive an email or
pop-up window requesting that you provide your personal information, do
not respond.
Contacting
Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices
of this site, you can contact us at our toll free number 866-580-2327
(BEAR).
