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).