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Welcome to Cardinal Search, LLC.   If you have received this Candidate Privacy Information Statement (‘Privacy Statement’) from us, you are currently listed as or may be about to become listed as a candidate within our candidate database. By providing your information and phone number and opting in, you consent to receive SMS messages from Cardinal Search, LLC. We do not share, sell, rent, or disclose your information to third parties.  You can opt-out at any time by replying STOP to any message received.

We are a human resources service provider (described more in detail below), and, as you may expect, to properly perform our services, we collect and use information about you, and we want to be transparent about this.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, and this Privacy Statement describes, among other things, the types of information that we collect about you in the performance of our business, how we use such information, and your privacy rights in relation to the information about you that we handle. Please read this Privacy Statement carefully.

Some terms to be clear about and general information

We need to be clear about how we use some words in this Privacy Statement.

It may seem obvious, but in this Privacy Statement, you will be referred to as ‘you’.

When we use ‘us’, ‘we’, ‘our’, or the ‘Company,’ we mean Cardinal Search, LLC

When we refer to a candidate portal (‘Candidate Portal’) or app (‘App’) herein, we mean a portal or app for our candidates that may be used to leverage our services. When available and utilized, the Candidate Portal or App allows you to create a candidate profile and/or search and apply for jobs we post which may match your interests, skills, preferences, and/or experience.

Keep in mind this Privacy Statement is about information about people. Such information identifies or relates to you and includes facts about you and opinions about you and that you hold (“I’m a football fan” for example). This type of information is sometimes called ‘Personal information’, ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ or ‘PII’. We use the term ‘Personal Information’ in this Privacy Statement. This Privacy Statement is not about information about the Company (although sometimes the two overlap).

What Personal Information do we collect and use?

As a candidate for job opportunities, we collect and use Personal Information about you as part of the recruitment process (for example, in order to evaluate your suitability for certain employment opportunities and to make hiring decisions). The categories of Personal Information that we collect includes, but is not limited to:

  • Identifiers:This includes your name (first and last), e-mail address, telephone number, physical address, copies of and documents evidencing your identity and eligibility to work in the United States or other location as applicable, as well as photos, videos, or other recordings of your attendance at a video interview or training or similar sessions, where applicable. This also includes your online user account details if you create an account with us (whether via our website, our App or otherwise).
  • Education and Qualifications:This includes your resume, CV, cover letter, educational background, training courses and internships, work experience, skill sets (for example, foreign language skills), employment references or referrals, and any other information you listed on your resume or CV.
  • Correspondence and Feedback:This includes records of correspondence, if you contact us, feedback about you from our staff and clients and where you give feedback on others, and your own feedback about us and our services through our satisfaction surveys.
  • Social Media Information:This includes Identifiers and other information you choose to make available on your public profiles on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), and other public locations (Job Boards, company websites, etc.).
  • Information You Choose to Provide to Us:This includes any other information you provide.

Do we collect and use sensitive Personal Information?

As a candidate, you are not required to submit information that may be considered sensitive including your race or ethnic origin or information concerning your health or sexual orientation. If you decide to provide us with sensitive Personal Information, we will handle the information according to the practices identified in this Privacy Statement and applicable law, and we reserve the right to delete the information from our databases.

As a candidate, you may be asked about your willingness to complete a drug or background screen or medical examination or whether you require any accommodations in the workplace.

How do we obtain your Personal Information?

When you interview with us, email us, call us, or when you apply for a position (whether via our website, via job boards or social media sites, or otherwise), we may collect Personal Information such as your Identifiers, Education and Qualifications, Correspondence and Feedback, Social Media Information, and any Information You Choose to Provide, described in further detail above.

We also collect PersonaI Information about you from references you identify and/or service providers who assist us with our services, such as companies providing employment verifications. The Personal Information about you may include your Identifiers, Education and Qualifications, and Social Media Information, described in further detail above.

We also collect Personal Information about you from social media platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), company websites, and other publicly available sources.

Why do we collect and use Personal Information about you?

As a candidate for job opportunities, we collect and use your Personal Information identified above in response to “What Personal Information do we collect and use?” for the following business purposes:

  • finding potential suitable jobs/assignments for you to apply for or that you may be interested in, helping you with training, or facilitating the process of applying for jobs/assignments. This may include for example sending Identifiers and Education and Qualification information, such as your resume or CV, to prospective employers for their consideration and keeping you informed of future work opportunities by email, telephone, mail, text message, and/or other communication methods (note that messaging and data rates may apply for any SMS, MMS, and other electronic communications (typically, this is based on your carrier and service plan));
  • for direct messaging or marketing via e-mail, text messaging, telephone, or otherwise;
  • to further develop, test and improve our website, Candidate Portal, App, or other existing or new systems/processes to better serve you;
  • to perform studies and statistical and analytical research, for example, to compare the effectiveness of our placement of candidates between different business sectors and geographies and seek to identify factors that can influence any differences we identify;
  • where necessary, to comply with any of the Company’s legal or contractual obligations; in order to:
    • promote the security and protection of people, premises, systems and assets;
    • monitor compliance with internal policies and procedures;
    • administer communications and other systems used by us (including internal contact databases);
    • investigate or respond to incidents and complaints;
    • promote internally that training sessions have taken place and utilize their content (in the case of photos or videos of training sessions), to market similar sessions internally; and/or
    • participate in any potential or actual purchase or sale, or joint venture, of all or part of a business, that any member of Cardinal Search, LLC wishes to participate in; and/or for other purposes to the extent applicable law allows.

Do you have to give us the Personal Information we ask for?

You are not required to provide your Personal Information to us, but it would not be possible for us to work with you, or provide our services to you, if you do not provide us with a required minimum. It also may limit the services that you can receive from us if you choose to provide us with limited Personal Information.

How long do we keep your Personal Information?

We retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement, based on customary human resource practices and in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

What do we do with your Information?

As mentioned above, we may disclose your information in furtherance of our services. Any phone numbers collected for SMS will NOT be sold for marketing services.

International Users

This Privacy Statement is intended for individuals located in the United States.

How can you contact us?

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Statement or would like to exercise any of the rights described above, please email us at hello@cardinalsearch.com, call us at 609-654-1112, or by visiting our privacy rights request webform at https://cardinalsearch.com/contact/

When you contact us to exercise your rights, we will need you to identify yourself before responding to your request. We take your privacy-related requests seriously and will deal with them promptly, including within any time period prescribed by applicable law.

How do we handle changes to this Privacy Statement?

This Privacy Statement is not, nor is it intended to be, a contract, nor does it create any legal rights or obligations beyond what applicable law mandates. Therefore, we may amend, interpret, modify, or withdraw any of the terms of this Privacy Statement. We shall publish any material changes to this Privacy Statement through appropriate notices either on our website or by contacting you using other communication channels.