BRAINHUNTER’S PRIVACY POLICY


Privacy of our user's information is of utmost importance at Brainhunter. First and foremost, Brainhunter is fully compliant with the Canadian Privacy Legislation. Moreover, we strive to provide a safe, confidential and secure system so that you feel comfortable storing your information with us. We understand the highly confidential nature of the employment search process, and our policies are designed to give you the control you need to ensure complete confidentiality.

INFORMATION GATHERED


ANONYMOUS BROWSING
Brainhunter uses your IP address to help track where you came from, what services you are using, to help us administer our web site, and to improve our services.

USE OF COOKIES


We also use "cookies" to track your use of the site, and to ensure that you are a valid, registered user throughout your "session".



PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION TO THIRD PARTIES



GENERALLY


Brainhunter gathers the personal information required to be of service and to complete the transactions contemplated in the use of our service. Generally, the information gathered from you is used to assist you in your career search or search for employment. As such, it may require us to release your personal information with your consent to third parties. These third parties may be in Canada or in other parts of the world. By registering with Brainhunter, you agree that your information may be shared with third parties for the purpose of satisfying your requests and transactions related to it.


We generally collect information contained in your resume such as name, address, home phone number, work phone number, cellular telephone number(s), facsimile numbers, email addresses and general contact information to facilitate employers, recruiters and Brainhunter to be able to readily communicate with you. We also collect additional personal information such as career objectives and restrictions, as well as your resume and skills (your "information").


We collect and may disclose statistical information gathered as a whole (e.g. Total number of job-seekers, total number of IT job seekers) for marketing purposes and to improve the services to our clients. However, we never disclosure information on an individual basis for such purposes. We may also use, disclose and communicate your personal information if required to do so by law including by an order of any court.


Brainhunter uses all reasonable means to ensure that third party sources uses your personal information only for the purposes for which it was provided and in adherence to the Brainhunter’s Privacy Policy. However, Brainhunter is not responsible for any improper use of your personal information that is beyond our reasonable control.


We do not knowingly solicit information from children and we do not knowingly market our services to children.



THIRD PARTY LINKS


Brainhunter Ltd. contains links to other sites. Although we strive to provide links to sites that have similar privacy policies and practices that respect user privacy, we are not responsible for the practices or the content of these sites.



ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION


Your personal information is stored on a secure server hosted by Brainhunter. The server resides in Brainhunter’s data center that resides in the province of Ontario, Canada.


You may access your personal information anytime by visiting Brainhunter’s website at www.brainhunter.com and logging into Brainhunter’s system using you user id and password. You may add, change or delete any personal information at any time, on your own. If you have any questions at any time regarding the update or deletion of your personal information, you may obtain help by calling our support hotline at 1-877-223-1833 or by sending us an e-mail with your request at support@brainhunter.com.



HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURED AND PROTECTED?


Brainhunter’s data resides in servers in our data center in Canada. We use commercially reasonable measures to physically protect access to our equipment. Additionally, our servers reside behind firewalls to protect against intrusion and hacking.


Sensitive information such as credit card number input by you and transmitted by us is encrypted using Secured Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. We do not store you credit card information on our servers.


Information transmitted by you to us is usually done in clear text (not encrypted). We would therefore caution you not to send highly sensitive information through e-mail. However, transactions done on our website are done using SSL and are encrypted and secure.


Brainhunter’s new system, expected to roll out in the first quarter of 2005. This system has an even higher security standard using HTTPS and SSL for the collection and transmission of all information (not just sensitive or critical information).


Brainhunter instructs all of our employees that information collected on our site must be used with the strictest adherence to our Privacy Policy and applicable Federal and Provincial laws.



FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS


Brainhunter encourages feedback and suggestions for improvement. Any feedback or suggestions submitted become the property of Brainhunter. Feedback and comments may be submitted to mailto: support@brainhunter.com.