Privacy Policy

Hazooka Inc. Privacy Policy

Hazooka Inc. ("Hazooka") is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. We use all reasonable efforts to provide a secure user experience and protect the personal data of our users. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") sets forth the data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to the web sites owned and operated by Hazooka Inc. And its affiliated companies (the "Site" or "Sites"). It does not apply to information Hazooka may collect through other means.

By using any Site and submitting any information to any Site, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, the collection, use and transfer of the personal information provided by you in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it affects your rights and liabilities under law. If you disagree with the way we collect and process information collected on the Site, you may not use the Site.

The Sites contain links to other web sites over which we have no control. Hazooka is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other web sites to which you choose to link from any 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. It is Hazooka's policy to comply with data protection legislation. Such regulation governs the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in respect of your personal data.

1. Types of Information Collected and Retained by Hazooka

We collect information about you when you visit the Sites. Such information may include personally identifiable information, usage and Site behavior information, information concerning your demographic and location and other indirect information. Sometimes we collect combinations of all these types of information.

Personally identifying information is information that can be used to identify you, or any other individual to whom the information may relate, personally. We do not collect personally identifying information unless you choose to provide it to us. Such information may include, without limitation:

Your name
Your address
Your email address
Your telephone number
Your credit card number(s)
Your contact information
Information you submit about third parties, such as references or contacts.

We may also collect usage and site behavior information regarding how you use our Sites, the areas of our site that you visit, what services you access, and information about your computer hardware and software including your IP address, geolocation, browser and operating system type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is necessary for analyzing the use of resources, troubleshooting problems, preventing fraud, and improving our services.

Demographic information is information that is not unique to you in the sense that it refers to selected population characteristics, such as your ZIP code or postal code, age, preferences, gender, race or ethnicity, occupation, career history, interests and favorites.

In addition, Hazooka may collect indirect information about you when you use certain third party services on our web site. For example, if you register on our Site by using your Microsoft Passport user name and password, you authorize us to have access to and store the information from your Passport account profile; such information will be subject to, and treated in accordance with, the policies and practices described in this Privacy Policy.

We also use cookies, web beacons, and Java Script to collect information, administer our site and deliver a personalized experience. You can take measures to disable such features as your personal technology solution may permit.

2. How Hazooka uses Information

We use the information we gather on the Sites for the purposes of providing our services, responding to any queries you may have, operating and improving the web site, fostering a positive user experience and delivering the products and services that we offer to jobseekers and potential employers.

By registering with Hazooka, by managing your profile, or expressly opting-in when presented with choices, you have consented the use your information by Hazooka and its affiliated companies, subject to local law, in the following ways:

to allow you to create an account;
to create a profile for you based on information that you have provided to us;
to contact you about Hazooka Site updates, informational and service-related communications, including important security updates;
to provide you additional communications, information, and promotions such as newsletters and career advice;
to inform you of other products or services available from Hazooka or its affiliates;
to enable you to provide feedback, to contact us and for us to respond to you;
to conduct surveys, questionnaires, promotions and contests, and to provide the results thereof such as success stories and contest winners;
to provide information about you and your potential interest in job postings to employer customers;
to provide products and services to employer customers to complete the recruitment and hiring process, such as accessing the searchable resume database;
to provide products and services that enable users to network, post information on bulletin boards, view and compare profiles, and career background and experience;
to generate internal reports about the use of our site; and
to provide 'forward to a friend' features.

Information you post on our Sites may be accessed, used, and stored by others around the world, including countries that might not have legislation that guarantees adequate protection with respect to your country of residence. By providing your personal information for inclusion in our database, you acknowledge that you consent to your information being used as described here. While Hazooka takes measures to safeguard your information from unauthorized access or inappropriate use by third parties, Hazooka does not control these third parties and we are not responsible for their use of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of the Hazooka Sites. Accordingly, you should ensure that you do not post sensitive information, including personality profiles, social security numbers or other information that you do not want public to any Hazooka Site.

3. Disclosure of Information to Others

We disclose to third parties within your country and abroad your personal information, combined personal, demographic, behavioral or indirect information, as set forth below.

We may share your information with third parties who help us in the delivery of our own products and services to you. We disclose information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include hosting our web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals may be located in a country whose data protection legislation is different from your country, and they will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party or use that data for any other purpose. We will remain the data controller and be responsible for any information shared in this way.
We may disclose such information to third parties. For example, parties with access to our searchable resume database (or copies thereof) will have access to information you submit. If you indicate by configuring your profile that you would like to receive information about the opportunities, products or services of third parties, we supply your contact information to select third parties such as employers, recruiters, data aggregators, marketers or others for the purpose of sending you e-mail or otherwise communicating with you. We use data we have about you (such as the interests and preferences you have expressed) to determine whether you might be interested in the opportunities, products or services of a particular third party.
We also share aggregated anonymous information about visitors to the Sites with Hazooka's clients, partners, other Site visitors, and other third parties so that they can understand the kinds of visitors to the Sites and how those visitors use the Sites. We may also aggregate on an anonymous basis data regarding job qualifications, schooling, age, experience level or other information relevant to the job search or competition among job seekers for any such job. Such data may be made available to employers or fellow job seekers or community members.
We disclose information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith - after considering your privacy interests and other factors - that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property or our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public. Because Hazooka, Inc. is a US company and information collected on our Sites is stored in whole or in part in the United States, your information may become subject to U.S. law.
We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of Hazooka'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 Hazooka becomes the subject of an insolvency proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, Hazooka or its liquidator, administrator, receiver or administrative receiver may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the court. You will be notified of the sale of all or a substantial portion of our business to a third party by email or through a prominent notice posted on the Sites.

4. Disclosure Concerning Information on Your Resume

When you create or post a resume to the Sites, that resume is stored in our searchable resume database in the United States. We cannot control the use made of resumes by third parties who access such resumes while they are in our searchable database. You may remove your resume from our searchable database at any time; details of how to do this are given below. However, employers, recruiters and others who have paid for access to that database, as well as parties who have otherwise gained access to the database may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. We cannot control the retention, use or privacy of resumes or profiles that have been downloaded by third parties. Accordingly, you should not put sensitive information, personality profiles, or other information you would not want made public, in your resume.

If you provide us with details of a reference, it is your responsibility to ensure that the person is aware that you have forwarded his/her details and has consented in writing for you to do so.

If you use our facilities to build a resume or to post a resume in our database of jobseekers' resumes, then you will be providing us with personal data we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Your resume must not contain sensitive data relating to your (i) racial or ethnic origin (ii) political beliefs (iii) philosophical or religious beliefs (iv) membership of a trade union or political party (v) physical or mental health or genetic makeup (vi) addictions, sexual life (vii) the commission of criminal offences or proceedings and associated penalties or fines, or (viii) any Social Security Number or national identification number, if you set your resume as private unless you have previously sent to us your written consent that we may process your sensitive personal data, if Hazooka determines this to be a requirement of applicable law. If your resume does contain such data and you set your resume as public, then you agree that we may retain this information and use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We cannot control third parties' access to such information from our searchable database.

5. Access and Changes to Your Information

You may have access to, review, correct, update, change or delete your account profile information or resume at any time. Simply log into your account, go to your profile or resume, and make the necessary changes. You may delete your resume from Hazooka's online database at any time by accessing your account. Before providing you with a copy of your personal information or correcting, updating or deleting such information, we reserve the right to verify and authenticate your identity and the personal information to which you have requested access. Access to or correction, updating or deletion of your personal information may be denied or limited by Hazooka if it would violate another person's rights and/or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

If you wish to delete or close your account or account profile information altogether, contact us. An email will be sent to you to confirm that your personal information has been deleted (save for an archival copy which is not accessible by you or third parties on the Internet). The archival copy is retained only for as long as Hazooka reasonably considers necessary for audit and record purposes. We will retain logs, demographic, indirect, and statistical information about you and keep an archival copy of this information in an anonymized form. If your personal information was previously accessed by others using our Sites, we are not able to delete the information or copies thereof from their systems.

If you wish to revoke your consent to our Privacy Policy, please contact us. However, please note that if you do withdraw your consent, you may not be able to use the relevant services and your account and profile information will be deleted.

If you previously opted to receive newsletters, commercial e-mails or other communications from Hazooka or third parties, but subsequently change your mind, you may opt-out by editing your account profile as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in by editing your account profile.

6. Security

You are responsible for ensuring that your log-in credentials (your username and password) are kept confidential. Hazooka has implemented technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. Notwithstanding such measures, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. Moreover, one of our primary purposes is to provide you with a platform to broadcast the information in your resume and profile widely and to maximize your career opportunities. Accordingly, such an environment does present a risk that unauthorized third parties will view this data, so you should refer to our Security Centre for additional information on conducting a safe job search. Further, your resume should not contain any sensitive data including personality profiles or data that you would not want made public. You should be aware that resumes you complete at your current place of work may be monitored by your current employer.

When you place an order online at Hazooka, 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. Hazooka uses a service company to process its credit card transactions.

7. Children Hazooka is not intended for, nor do we knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 13.

8. Changes to Privacy Policy

If we decide to change the substance of our Privacy Policy for Hazooka, we will, where required, contact you via the email address that you maintain in your profile. We will also post those changes through a prominent notice on the web site so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it.

9. Contact Information

Your data is hosted and stored in a database on servers situated in the United States owned and maintained by Hazooka. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at

privacy@hazooka.com

10. Your California Rights

A California resident who has provided personal information to a business with whom he/she has established a business relationship for personal, family, or household purposes is entitled to request information about whether the business has disclosed personal information to any third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. In general, if the business has made such a disclosure of personal information, upon receipt of a request by a California customer, the business is required to provide a list of all third parties to whom personal information was disclosed in the preceding calendar year, as well as a list of the categories of personal information that were disclosed.

However, under the law, a business is not required to provide the above-described lists if the business adopts and discloses to the public (in its privacy policy) a policy of not disclosing customer's personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless the customer first affirmatively agrees to the disclosure, as long as the business maintains and discloses this policy. Rather, the business may comply with the law by notifying the customer of his or her right to prevent disclosure of personal information and providing a cost free means to exercise that right.

As stated in our Privacy Policy, we do not share information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless you affirmatively agree to such disclosure. If you do ask us to share your information with a third party for its marketing purposes, we will only share information in connection with that specific promotion, as we do not share information with any third party on a continual basis. To prevent disclosure of your personal information for use in direct marketing by a third party, do not opt in to such use when you provide personally identifiable information on one of our sites. Please note that whenever you opt in to receive future communications from a third party, your information will be subject to the third party's privacy policy. If you later decide that you do not want that third party to use your information, you will need to contact the third party directly, as we have no control over how third parties use information. You should always review the privacy policy of any party that collects your information to determine how that entity will handle your information.

California customers may request further information about our compliance with this law by e-mailing us. Please note that we are only required to respond to one request per customer each year, and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through this e-mail address.