Privacy and Security Policy

Your privacy and security are critically important to us. At HiringThing we have a few fundamental principles:

  • We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it. (We can’t stand services that ask you for things like your gender or income level for no apparent reason.)
  • We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights.
  • We don’t store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services.

Below is our privacy policy and security practices which incorporates these goals:

Website Visitors

    Like most website operators, HiringThing collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. HiringThing’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how HiringThing’s visitors use its website. From time to time, HiringThing may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

    HiringThing also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. HiringThing does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

    Certain visitors to HiringThing's websites choose to interact with HiringThing in ways that require HiringThing to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that HiringThing gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we may ask visitors who sign up for the job listing service at hiringthing.com to provide a username and email address and other information. Those who engage in transactions with HiringThing – by purchasing access to premium services, for example – may be asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, HiringThing collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with HiringThing. HiringThing does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

    HiringThing may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, HiringThing may monitor the most popular job listing sites on the HiringThing.com service, or republish job listings on HiringThing branded portals. HiringThing may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, HiringThing does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

    HiringThing discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on HiringThing's behalf or to provide services available at HiringThing's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using HiringThing's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. HiringThing will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, HiringThing discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when HiringThing believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of HiringThing, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an HiringThing website and have supplied your email address, HiringThing may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with HiringThing and our products. We expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. HiringThing takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

    A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. HiringThing uses cookies to help HiringThing identify and track visitors, their usage of HiringThing website, and their website access preferences. HiringThing visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using HiringThing's websites, with the drawback that certain features of HiringThing's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Security Technology and Practices

HiringThing always transmits personal information securely. This prevents potential hackers from "tapping" a data conversation. Your login credentials are encrypted with 128-bit encryption. We apply bank-level data security standards, including encryption, auditing, logging, backups, and safe-guarding data. Our servers are housed in a secure facility protected by biometric scanners, constant, complete surveillance and 24/7 security guards. HiringThing infrastructure is located in datacenters that meet the ISO 27001 standard, the highest and most current standard for managing systems and data securely. HiringThing the same 128-bit encryption and physical security procedures that banks use. Our practices are monitored and verified by Verisign and Thawte.

Privacy Policy Changes

    Although most changes are likely to be minor, HiringThing may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in HiringThing's sole discretion. HiringThing encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.