CareerTrip is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. Our goals is to provide a safe, secure user experience. This statement details the data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to our Web sites.  By using the CareerTrip site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Statement.

Our sites contain links to other Web sites over which we have no control. CareerTrip is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other Web sites to which you choose to link from a CareerTrip Web site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other Web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the information we collect on a CareerTrip Web site, and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion.

Personal Information: Collection/Retention

In some areas of our Web sites, CareerTrip requests or may request that you provide personal information, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number credit card number, social security number, contact information, billing information and any other information from which your identity is discernible. In other areas, CareerTrip collects or may collect demographic information that is not unique to you such as your ZIP code, age, preferences, gender, interests and favorites. Sometimes we collect or may collect a combination of the two types of information.

Please remember that if you post any of your personal information in public areas of CareerTrip or in the searchable resume database, such information may be collected and used by parties over whom CareerTrip has no control. We are not responsible for the use made by third parties of information you post or otherwise make publicly available..

We reserve the right to retain any submitted information for an indefinite period. Users can correct or update your account profiles, resume including deletion of your resume from the online database

Usage of Personal Information

We use the information we gather on a CareerTrip Web site, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving the CareerTrip Web site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer.

We may also use the information we gather to inform you of other products or services available from CareerTrip or its affiliated companies or to contact you about your opinion of current products and services or potential new products and services that may be offered.

We may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the CareerTrip site, such as new CareerTrip opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending upon the information we have about you. In addition, at the time of registration for CareerTrip, you have the option to elect to receive additional communications, information and promotions including without limitation free informational newsletters from CareerTrip relating to topics that may be of special interest to you, such as career management advice.

In any areas where you can submit feedback; your submittals becomes our property, and we retain the right to use such feedback for marketing purposes or to contact you for further information.

Disclosure of Information to Others

We do not disclose your personal information or information about your use of a CareerTrip Web site except as set forth below.

1.      We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure.

2.      We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our Web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service.

3.      We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary.

4.      We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of CareerTrip's business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event CareerTrip becomes the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, CareerTrip or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the bankruptcy court.

Resumes

Since CareerTrip is a career site, we give you the option of putting your resume in our database. We attempt to limit access to our searchable resume database (or copies thereof) only to paying employers, recruiters, hiring managers  and human resource professionals but cannot guarantee that other parties will not gain access to this database. We are not responsible for the use made of resumes by third parties who access such resumes while they are in our searchable database

Security

CareerTrip has implemented reasonable technical and procedures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access. However, we are unable to guarantee that unauthorized persons will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

When you place an order online at CareerTrip, your credit card information is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") protocol. SSL makes it difficult for your credit card information to be intercepted or stolen while being transmitted. CareerTrip uses a service company to process its credit card transactions.

Changes to Privacy Statement

This policy will be updated on a regular basis to keep up with business and technical changes. Continuing usage of the site infers your acceptance of the privacy policy in effect at that time.