Career Edge Privacy Policy

Last Updated March 1, 2026

I.                GENERAL

This website is operated by career-edge.net and/or its affiliated companies (collectively, "Career Edge"). Career Edge and its group entities ("Career Edge", "we", or "us") offer services to match consumers with jobs, education providers, recruiters and placement companies and other relevant offers (the "Services"). If you have any questions concerning Career Edge’s privacy policies, please e-mail us at privacy@Career Edge.net. This privacy policy applies only to this website. This policy does not apply to information collected through any other website or to the practices of companies that Career Edge does not control. Please note that this website may contain links to other websites. For example, if you click on an advertisement on the Career Edge website and link to another website, then this privacy policy will not apply to any information collected on that website. Career Edge is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites, and we recommend that you read the privacy policies of each website that you visit.

Career Edge has created this privacy policy to inform you what information is collected on the website, how your information is used and the choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. Please read this privacy policy carefully. Your use of the website indicates that you have read and accepted our privacy practices, as outlined in this privacy policy. In addition, please read our Terms of Use which also govern your use of this website. Please be advised that the practices described in this privacy policy apply to information gathered by Career Edge: (i) through this website, (ii) through information provided to us in conjunction with surveys, marketing promotions, and sweepstakes, and (iii) through opt-in lists provided to Career Edge by third parties.

II. WHAT WE MEAN BY "PERSONAL INFORMATION"

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "Personal Information" means information that directly or indirectly identifies you or can be used to identify you as an individual.

III. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

(1)  Information you provide directly to us:

You are not required to provide information directly to us in order to view the website. However, when you use certain website functions, such as when you register for certain services, access certain content or features, voluntarily complete a survey, or directly contact the website, Career Edge may ask you to provide information, including:

  • contact information, such as name, email address, postal address, phone number, and mobile number;
  • demographic information, such as gender, birthday, marital status, education level, occupation, and personal interests;
  • username and password;
  • search queries conducted on the website; and
  • correspondence you send to Career Edge.

(2)  Information automatically collected when you visit and interact with the website:

When you visit and interact with the website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address;
  • your browser type and operating system;
  • the web pages you were visiting immediately before and after you came to the website;
  • web pages and advertisements that you view, and links that you click on, within the website;
  • your bandwidth speed and information about the software programs that are installed on your computer;
  • aggregated data about email click-through rates;
  • standard server log information; and
  • information collected through HTML cookies, Flash cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies. Cookies are pieces of information that a website either transfers to your computer's hard drive or stores temporarily in your computer's memory for record-keeping purposes.

The following sets out how we may use different categories of cookies and your options for managing cookie settings:

Type of Cookies

Description

Managing Settings

Required cookies

Required cookies enable you to navigate the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Site and using our services. If you have chosen to identify yourself to us, we use cookies containing encrypted information to allow us to uniquely identify you. Each time you log into our Site, a cookie containing an encrypted, unique identifier that is tied to your account is placed on your browser. These cookies allow us to uniquely identify you when you are logged into the Site and to process your online transactions and requests.

Because required cookies are essential to operate the Site, there is no option to opt out of these cookies.

Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, including which pages you go to most often and if they receive error messages from certain pages. These cookies do not collect information that individually identifies you. Information is only used to improve how the Site functions and performs. From time-to-time, we may engage service providers to track and analyze usage and volume statistical information relating to individuals who visit the Site. We may also utilize Flash cookies for these purposes.

To learn how to opt out of performance cookies using your browser settings, click here. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies, click here.

Functionality cookies

Functionality cookies allow our Site to remember information you have entered or choices you make (such as your username, language, or your region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies also enable you to optimize your use of the Site after logging in. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. We may use local shared objects, also known as Flash cookies, to store your preferences or display content based upon what you view on the Site to personalize your visit.

To learn how to opt out of functionality cookies using your browser settings, click here. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies, click here.

Targeting or Advertising cookies

From time-to-time, we may engage service providers to track and analyze usage and volume statistical information from individuals who visit the Site. We sometimes use cookies delivered by service providers to track the performance of our advertisements. For example, these cookies remember which browsers have visited the Site. By way of example, as you browse the Site, advertising cookies may be placed on your computer so that we can understand what you are interested in. Our advertising partners then enable us to present you with advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with the Site. Service providers, with whom we partner to provide certain features on the Site or to display advertising based upon your web browsing activity, use Flash cookies to collect and store information. Flash cookies are different from browser cookies because of the amount of, type of, and how data is stored.

To learn more about these and other advertising networks and their opt out instructions, click here. To learn how to manage privacy and storage settings for Flash cookies, click here.

 

The Site also uses Google Analytics. By using cookies, Google Analytics collects and stores data such as time of visit, pages visited, time spent on each page of the Site, the IP address, and the type of operating system used in the devices used to access the Site. By using a browser plugin available at  https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin/ provided by Google, you can opt out of Google Analytics.

(3) Do-Not-Track Signals

Some browsers have a "Do-Not-Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. When you choose to turn on the Do-Not-Track setting in your browser, your browser sends a signal to websites, analytics companies, ad networks, plug-in providers, and other web services that you may encounter while browsing the Internet, instructing them to stop tracking your activity via cookies or other online tracking technologies. While we continue to evaluate this evolving technology to implement such capabilities, the Site does not currently respond to browser based Do-Not-Track signals. For information regarding Do-Not-Track and how to enable this setting if available on your devices, please see https://allaboutdnt.com.

(4) Information Received from Third Parties

Career Edge may access information about you from third-party sources and platforms (such as databases, online marketing firms, and ad targeting firms), including:

  • demographic data, such as age range, gender, and interests;
  • advertisement interaction and viewing data, such as ad click-through rates and information about how many times you viewed a particular ad; and
  • unique identifiers, including mobile device identification numbers, that can identify the physical location of such devices in accordance with applicable law.

Please note that Career Edge endeavors to collect only that information from third parties for which the information owner has opted in to receive marketing communications. The website may also combine the information that Career Edge collects with information obtain from third-party sources.

IV. PURPOSES FOR OUR COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

(1) General Uses

We may use Personal Information obtained through the Services in the following ways:

•    To provide the Services;

•    To provide, analyze, administer, develop, and improve the Site or our Services;

•    To contact you in connection with the Site, our Services, and notifications, services, programs or offerings for which you may have registered;

•    To send you updates and materials for which you have registered;

•    To identify and authenticate your access to the parts of the Site and Services that you are authorized to access;

•    For our legitimate interests of documenting and managing our internal administration;

•    To protect the rights and/or our property and to ensure the technical functionality and security of the Site or Services; and

•    To comply with applicable laws and for our legitimate purposes of protecting our legal rights, in connection with legal claims or enforcement of contracts, and for compliance, regulatory, and investigative purposes. This may include sharing the Personal Information with third parties, such as governmental authorities or law enforcement officials, subject to applicable law.

(2) Registered Users

If you register for our Services, Career Edge uses algorithms that enforce criteria to select the Services most suitable to you, which is the service that you (as the data subject) request from Career Edge. Use of our Services is voluntary and when you choose to participate and disclose your information to us, you also provide your explicit consent, which is freely given and can be withdrawn at any time by contacting us through the contact details further below.

V. WHO DO WE SHARE INFORMATION WITH?

We may disclose your personal information, combined personal, demographic, behavioral or indirect information to third parties, as set forth below.

(1) We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure. Our website contains links to third parties and other sources of information. If you follow links to another page, they may be provided with access to your information. If you indicate 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, educational opportunities, placements and recruiting companies, 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. Any information that you provide to another site after leaving our website would be managed by their linked site and their Privacy Policy.

Email Communications: Career Edge may use the information that we collect to send you e-mail communications, information about your account or changes to the Site, and promotional messages about our own or our marketing partners' products and services. I also agree to receive relevant daily email from Career Edge and affiliated brands that may of interest to me. Your email address will be shared with our preferred marketing partner.

Mobile Communications: If you provide your mobile number, Career Edge may use your mobile number to send you promotions, notifications, or other services via short message service (“SMS”). Standard data fees and text messaging rates may apply based on your plan with your mobile phone carrier.

Telephone Communications: Career Edge may provide your telephone number to third parties in order to contact you regarding information or services that you have requested via the website or based on your responses to a survey that you have voluntarily responded to.

Advertising: Career Edge may display advertisements on the website, many of which are targeted based on information about you. For example, using information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other sources, we may use demographic data or information about your online activities or interests to display targeted advertising that may be relevant to your preferences. Through this process, advertisers reach website visitors who are most interested in their products, and you see advertising for products or services in which you may be interested.

Third-party advertisers and advertising platforms also may serve targeted ads on the website. Please remember that the information practices of third-party advertisers or platforms collecting data on our site are not covered by this privacy policy.

Profile Creation: Career Edge may use the information that is collected in order to create a user profile for you. The user profile enables Career Edge to more accurately match your demographics and interests with Career Edge services.

Request Fulfillment: Career Edge may use the information that is collected to fulfill your requests for products, services, and information.

Career Edge will never sell your phone number to a third party without your express consent. Career Edge may also sell or provide other information that is collected to third parties solely for legally permissible purposes.

You may choose not to be contacted by Career Edge by following the "unsubscribe" instructions in the specific email from which you wish to opt-out or emailing privacy@Career Edge.net, specifying the particular communications from which you wish to be removed.

To opt out of receiving marketing communications via SMS, respond to the text message that you have received with “Stop”, “Quit”, or “End”.

Please note, however, that even if you "opt out" as described above, Career Edge will not be able to remove your personal information from the databases of affiliates or third parties with which we have already shared your personal information. If you wish to stop receiving marketing communications from such affiliates or third parties, please contact them directly or utilize the opt-out mechanisms set forth in their respective privacy policies or marketing communications.

(2) We also share aggregated anonymous information about visitors to the Sites with 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 demographics, location or health conditions.

(3) 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 Career Edge 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.

(4) We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of Career Edge's business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets.

Again, in each of these situations, the recipients of your data may potentially be located in any country in the world. If you are a resident in any EU member state, for example, you must be aware that the EU authorities do not generally consider that the regulations of non-EU countries ensure an adequate or equivalent level of protection as compared to the EU data protection regulations.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

VI. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES

Once you register for our Services, if you have opted in to certain communications, you may be contacted at the phone number you provide including wireless number (if provided), by a representative of Career Edge (Short Code 78890) or its database administrator. You may opt out of these calls or texts at any time by sending an email to privacy@Career Edge.net. If you would like to stop receiving text messages, you may text STOP in reply to any messages that you receive.

With your consent (unless otherwise permitted by applicable law) we use the Personal Information you provide us to send you information on our products and Services and other information based on the interests that you have indicated to us. You have the right to opt out of getting those messages. If you do not wish to receive these messages, click the unsubscribe link in your email. Please note that these selections are not permanent; they may be changed in the event you register for other Services or communications and consent to receive marketing messages. Please also note that even if you unsubscribe from commercial email messages, we may still email you non-marketing emails related to your account or the Services for which you have registered. You may also email us at privacy@Career Edge.net for assistance.

VII. THIRD-PARTY PRACTICES

The Site may contain links to other sites, which are not owned or operated by us. We provide such links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link on the Site does not imply our endorsement of the linked site. Other sites may also reference or link to our Site. If you provide any Personal Information through a third-party website, your transaction will occur on such third party's website (not our Site) and the Personal Information you provide will be collected by, and controlled by the privacy policy of, that third party. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third-party websites, including such websites' use of any Personal Information that you provide to them.

VIII. STATE LAW NOTICE

Residents of the States listed below, businesses organized under the laws of the State of California, as well as California-based employees of, and California residents who submit job applicants to, Career Edge (collectively, "Covered Users") are afforded additional rights pursuant to applicable state law. Please see provisions below for a more complete description of your rights as a Covered User.

Your California Privacy Rights:

Shine the Light. If you are a resident of the State of California and would like to learn how your "personal information" (as defined in the Shine the Light Law, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83) is shared with third-parties, and/or what categories of personal information that we have shared with third-parties, please submit a request to us by using one of the contact methods provided below.

Further, if you are a resident of the State of California and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of your personal information to any third-party for marketing purposes, please contact us by using one of the contact methods provided below.

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"). In addition to the foregoing, if you are a resident of the State of California certain other privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the CCPA, including the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our sale or sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared/sold with/to third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared/sold, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared/sold that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the CCPA as a California resident.

Further, if you are a resident of the State of California and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of your personal information to any third party for marketing purposes, please contact us by using one of the contact methods provided below.

The California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"). In addition to the foregoing, if you are a resident of the State of California, certain other privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the CPRA, including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to know how long we retain your sensitive and non-sensitive personal information, the right to know what sensitive personal information about you we have collected, whether your sensitive personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of sensitive personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that sensitive personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the CPRA as a California State resident.

Browser "Do Not Track" Signals. Most browsers contain a "do-not-track" setting. In general, when a "do-not-track" setting is active, the User's browser notifies other websites that the User does not want her/his personal information and online behavior to be tracked and used, for example, for interest-based advertising. As required by California Online Privacy Protection Act ("CalOPPA"), we are required to inform you that, as is the case with most websites, we do not honor or alter our behavior when a Site User has activated the "do-not-track" setting on her/his browser; provided, however, that you may have certain rights with respect to the use of automated technologies to deliver targeted advertising to you, as well as to create profiles using your Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") and Non-Personally Identifiable Information ("Non-PII").

Your Colorado Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Colorado, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the CPA as a Colorado State resident.

Your Connecticut Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Connecticut, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act ("CTDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the CTDPA as a Connecticut State resident.

Your Delaware Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Delaware, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act ("DPDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the DPDPA as a Delaware State resident.

Your Indiana Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Indiana, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Indiana Data Privacy Law ("IDPL"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the IDPL as an Indiana State resident.

Your Iowa Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Iowa, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Iowa Data Protection Act ("IDPA"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the IDPA as an Iowa State resident.

Your Kentucky Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Kentucky, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act ("KCDPA"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the KCDPA as a Kentucky State resident.

Your Maryland Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Maryland, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act ("MODPA"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the MODPA as a Maryland State resident.

Your Minnesota Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Minnesota, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act ("MNCDPA"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the MNCDPA as a Minnesota State resident.

Your Montana Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Montana, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act ("MCDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the MCDPA as a Montana State resident.

Your Nebraska Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Nebraska, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Nebraska Data Privacy Act ("NDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the NDPA as a Nebraska State resident.

Your Nevada Privacy Rights

Nevada State residents have the right to submit opt-out requests to website operators instructing those website operators not to sell any "covered information" that the website operators have collected about Nevada State residents to any third-party data broker(s). Covered information includes a consumer's name, postal and email address, telephone number and Social Security Number, and includes the Information described below in the "Personal Information that We Collect" section.

If you are a Nevada State resident and you wish to exercise your right to request that we to stop the sale of your Information to third party data brokers, please contact us by using one of the contact methods provided below. In your request, please specify that you want to exercise your rights to opt-out from the sale of covered information under the Nevada Privacy Law and specify the website that you visited and the email address you registered with. Please allow thirty (30) days for a response.

Your New Hampshire Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of New Hampshire, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with SB 255-FN ("NHDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the NHDPA as a New Hampshire State resident.

Your New Jersey Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of New Jersey, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the New Jersey Privacy Act ("NJPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the NJPA as a New Jersey State resident.

Your Oregon Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Oregon, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act ("OCPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the OCPA as an Oregon State resident.

Your Rhode Island Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Rhode Island, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act ("RIDTPPA"), including the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the RIDTPPA as an Rhode Island State resident.

Your Tennessee Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Tennessee, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Tennessee Information Protection Act ("TIPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the TIPA as a Tennessee State resident.

Your Texas Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Texas, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act ("TDPSA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the TDPSA as a Texas State resident.

Your Virginia Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Virginia, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the VCDPA as a Virginia State resident.

Your Utah Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the State of Utah, certain privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act ("UCPA"), including the right to correct personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete the personal information we have collected about you, the right to opt-out of our use/sharing of your sensitive personal information, the right to opt-out from the use of your personal data for certain profiling activities, the right to opt-out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising, the right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to know what personal information about you we have collected, whether your personal information was shared with third-parties in the preceding year and, if so, what categories of personal information were shared, as well as the categories of third parties with whom we shared that personal information. Please see our "Privacy Provisions for Covered Users" below for a more complete description of your rights under the UCPA as a Utah State resident.

(1) How We Collect and Use Personal Information

In accordance with various U.S. state laws such as listed above, this section describes the Personal Information we collected about residents in the last 12 months, the sources of that information, our business or commercial purposes for collecting the information, and the third parties with whom we shared that information.

Categories of Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular Covered User or device ("personal information"). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from Covered Users within the last twelve (12) months:

Category

Examples

A. Identifiers.

A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, telephone number, or other similar identifiers.

B. Personal information categories established by Applicable State Laws.

A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, postal address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or State identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.

C. Protected classification characteristics under Applicable State Laws or federal law.

Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).

D. Internet or other similar network activity.

Browsing history, search history, information on a Covered User's interaction with a website, application or advertisement.

Personal information does not include:

  • Publicly available information from government records.
  • De-identified or aggregated Covered User information.
  • Information excluded from the scope of Applicable State Law, such as:
    • health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data; and
    • personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994.

We obtain the categories of personal information listed above (including (a) full name; (b) e-mail address; (c) mailing address; (c) daytime and/or cellular telephone numbers; and (d) date of birth) from the following categories of sources (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):

  • Directly from our Covered Users. For example, from online registration forms that our Covered Users submit to us in connection with our membership services, our promotions and the other products and/or services that we offer by and through the Site. (Category A, B and C)
  • Indirectly from our Covered Users. For example, through information we collect from our Covered Users in the course of providing our products and/or services to them. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • Directly and indirectly from activity on the Site. This includes the type of browser that you use (e.g., Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer), your IP address, the type of operating system that you use (e.g., Windows or iOS) and the domain name of your Internet Service Provider. In addition, we obtain certain Site usage details and analytics as same are collected automatically by us and our third party partners such as Jornaya and ActiveProspect, Inc. (including its TrustedForm service). (Category D)
  • From third parties that interact with us in connection with the products and/or services that we offer to our Covered Users. For example, third party entities that assist us in sending electronic or direct mail or telemarketing messages, removing duplicate information from Covered User lists, analyzing data and providing marketing analysis. (Category A, B, C and D)

Retention of Personal Information and Sensitive Personal Information

We retain all categories of your personal information and sensitive personal information (including the information set forth in the "Personal Information that We Collect" section above) that we collect only as long as permitted by applicable law. We may also use certain criteria to determine whether and when to delete certain categories of collected personal and sensitive personal information including:

  • Date of collection.
  • Frequency of consumer interaction with us.
  • Last interaction the consumer had with us.
  • Whether the purpose of collection has been completed.

Use of Personal Information

We may use or disclose the personal information that we collect (including (a) full name; (b) e-mail address; (c) mailing address; (c) daytime and/or cellular telephone numbers; and (d) date of birth) for one or more of the following business purposes (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):

  • To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. For example, if you provide us with personal information in connection with your registration for our promotions and/or our other products and/or services, we will use that information to process your registration. (Category A, B and C)
  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To create, maintain, customize and secure your account with us. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To provide you with e-mail, direct mail and telemarketing messages concerning certain Career Edge products and/or services, as well as third-party products and/or services, that we believe may be of interest to you. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To deliver relevant Site content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including the Site's Terms and Conditions. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To improve the Site and better present its contents to you. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • For customer service purposes and to respond to inquiries from you. (Category A and B)
  • For testing, research, analysis and product development. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • As necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, property or safety, and that of our clients or others. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To support proof of user consent for email marketing and TCPA purposes. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • As described to you when collecting your personal information or as otherwise set forth in Applicable State Laws. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • To evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us is among the assets transferred. (Category A, B, C and D)

We will not collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information we collected for materially different, unrelated or incompatible purposes without providing you with notice.

Sharing Personal Information

Subject to your right to opt-out of such sharing/sale, we may share, rent and/or sell your personal information only for the other business purposes set forth above.

When we disclose personal information to a third party service provider or other entity, we enter into a contractual relationship that describes the purpose for which such third party may use the personal information and requires that third party to both keep the personal information confidential and not use it for any purpose other than the performance of its services under the applicable contract. Please note, we do not collect information from Covered Users that we actually know are less than eighteen (18) years of age and we do not share or sell the personal information of Covered Users that we actually know are less than eighteen (18) years of age. Without limiting the foregoing, we have not shared or sold the personal information of Covered Users that we actually know are less than sixteen (16) years of age in the preceding twelve (12) months.

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:

Category A. Identifiers.
Category B. Personal information categories established by Applicable State Laws.
Category C. Protected classification characteristics under Applicable State Laws.
Category D. Internet or other similar network activities.

We disclose your personal information (including (a) full name; (b) e-mail address; (c) mailing address; (c) daytime and/or cellular telephone numbers; and (d) date of birth) for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties (with the specific categories of personal information indicated in parenthesis):

  • Our affiliates. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • Service providers. (Category A, B, C and D)
  • Third parties who provide the products and/or services featured on the Site. (Category A, B, C and D)

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have sold the following categories of personal information to third parties:

Category A. Identifiers.
Category B. Personal information categories established by Applicable State Laws.
Category C. Protected classification characteristics under Applicable State Laws.
Category D. Internet or other similar network activities.

Third parties that we have sold your personal information to may process that personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us and/or such third party(ies).
  • To provide you with e-mail, direct mail and telemarketing messages concerning certain third-party products and/or services that such third party(ies) believe(s) may be of interest to you.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information Collected:

Please see our Privacy Provisions for Covered Users below for more details regarding the categories and types of non-personal information collected, as well as certain rights you may have with respect to the use of automated technologies to deliver targeted advertising to you, as well as to create profiles using your PII and non-PII.

We may collect certain Non-PII about you when you visit any of the Site's pages, such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Google Chrome), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows, IOS) and the domain name of your Internet Service Provider (e.g., Verizon, Time Warner). We use the Non-PII that we collect to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze Site usage.

Cookies:

When a user visits the Site, we may send one (1) or more cookies and/or gif files (collectively, "Cookies") to assign an anonymous, unique identifier to the applicable user's computer or other device. A Cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing non-personally identifiable information about you. Cookies have many benefits to enhance your experience at the Site. To find out more about Cookies, please visit www.cookiecentral.com. We use Cookies to improve the quality of the Site, including for storing user preferences, improving ad selection and tracking Site-user trends (such as pages opened and length of stay at the Site).

Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. To disable and reject certain Cookies, follow the instructions associated with your Internet browser. Even in the case where a user rejects a Cookie, he or she may still use the Site; provided, however, that certain functions of the Site and/or offerings may be impaired or rendered inoperable if the use of Cookies is disabled. We reserve the right to retain Cookie data indefinitely.

Behavioral Tracking:

We allow third-party companies to collect certain information when users visit our Site. These third party entities may utilize cookies, pixels or other tracking technologies to collect and use both personally identifiable information (e.g., your name, phone number, physical or electronic address) and non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to the Site and other websites in order to serve you with advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. To opt out of this behavioral tracking, please submit an unsubscribe request by Clicking here.

In general, users may be able to disable some, but not all, of this tracking activity by utilizing the "Do Not Track" setting or similar options within most major Internet browsers. To learn more about these behavioral advertising practices, and/or to opt-out of this type of advertising where available, you can visit the websites of the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info or Networking Advertising Initiative at www.networkadvertising.org/choices.

Cross Device Tracking:

We track your use of our offerings across various devices, including your personal computer and mobile device, in order to optimize and personalize your experience. We may collect certain of your PII across various devices.

Site-Visit Recordation Technology:

We use certain scripts and Site-visit recordation technology provided by third-party service providers, such as those provided by Lead Intelligence, Inc. d/b/a Jornaya ("Jornaya") and ActiveProspect, Inc. (including its TrustedForm service). We use these scripts/technologies to record Site visits and independently document users' consent to be contacted. For more information about the data usage, retention and collection policies and practices of these third-party service providers, please click on the links located below:

2. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them

Under various U.S. state privacy laws residents of certain states have certain rights with regard to their Personal Information. Those rights may only apply in certain circumstances and may be subject to limitations or exceptions. A summary of those rights is provided below as well as information on how to exercise your rights. Please note that we will require certain identifying information about you as necessary for us to verify your request in accordance with applicable law.

Opt-Out from the Sale or Sharing of Your Personal Information

You have the right to opt-out of our sale and/or sharing of your personal information to/with third parties. To exercise your right to opt-out of our sale/sharing of your personal information to/with third parties, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:

We endeavor to act on all opt-out requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of your request. Subject to the aforementioned fifteen (15) business day period, where we receive and confirm your verifiable opt-out request, we will cease sharing your Personal Information with third parties.

Opt-Out from the Use and/or Sharing of Your Sensitive Personal Information

You have the right to limit our use of your sensitive personal information, including any sensitive information from Category B (Personal information categories established by Applicable State Laws) and/or Category C (Protected classification characteristics under Applicable State Laws), to those uses which: (i) are necessary to perform the services or provide the goods requested by you; (ii) help us to ensure security and integrity of your personal information to the extent the use of your sensitive personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes; (iii) are short-term, transient uses including, but not limited to, non-personalized advertising shown as part of your then-current interaction with the Site, provided that your personal information is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about you or otherwise alter your experience outside the then-current interaction with the Site; (iv) involve performing services on behalf of Career Edge, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of Career Edge; and (v) include activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by, Career Edge, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by, Career Edge.

You also have the right to opt out of our sharing your sensitive personal information with third parties, including any sensitive information from Category B (Personal information categories established by Applicable State Laws) and/or Category C (Protected classification characteristics under Applicable State Laws).

To exercise your right to limit our use of your sensitive personal information and/or opt-out of our sharing your sensitive personal information with third parties, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:

We endeavor to act on all such requests as soon as practicable, but in all cases within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of your request. Subject to the aforementioned fifteen (15) business day period, where we receive and confirm your verifiable opt-out request, we will cease using your Sensitive Personal Information/sharing your Sensitive Personal Information with third parties (and direct our service providers and contractors to do the same).

Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable Covered User request, we will disclose to you:

  • The categories of personal information we collected about you.
  • The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
  • Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information.
  • The categories of third parties with whom we have shared that personal information.
  • The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).
  • If we sold or disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, two separate lists disclosing:
    • sales, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and
    • disclosures for a business purpose, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.

Deletion Request Rights

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable Covered User request, we will delete (and direct our service providers, contractors and all third parties to whom we sold/shared your personal information, to delete) your personal information from our (their) records, unless an exception applies; provided, however, that in some cases, strictly for regulatory compliance purposes and to better evidence/honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests and other consumer rights requests (and for no other purposes), we may retain certain items of your personal information on a de-identified and aggregated basis in such a manner that the data no longer identifies you.

We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers, contractors or third parties to whom we sold/shared your personal information, to:

  • Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our obligations in connection with our contract with you.
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
  • Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
  • Exercise free speech rights, ensure the right of another Covered User to exercise her/his free speech rights or exercise another right provided for by law.
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 seq.).
  • Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information's deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research's achievement, and where you previously provided informed consent.
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with Covered User expectations based on your relationship with us.
  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Right to Request Correction of Inaccurate Personal or Sensitive Personal Information

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal and/or sensitive personal information that we collect. Upon receiving a verifiable consumer request for correction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to correct information identified as inaccurate. Where we correct inaccurate personal and/or sensitive personal information, we shall instruct all service providers and/or contractors that maintain such personal and/or sensitive personal information in the course of providing services to us to make the necessary corrections in their respective systems.

Exercising Access, Data Portability, Right to Correct and Deletion Rights

To exercise your access, data portability, right to correct and/or deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable Covered User request to us by either:

The verifiable Covered User request must:

  • Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify that you are: (1) the person about whom we collected personal information; or (2) an authorized representative.
  • Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable Covered User request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable Covered User request to verify the requestor's identity or authority to make the request.

Response Timing and Format

We endeavor to respond to all verifiable Covered User requests to exercise Access, Data Portability, Right to Correct and Deletion Rights within forty-five (45) days of the receipt thereof. If we require more time (up to an additional (45) days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. We will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the twelve (12) month period preceding the receipt of your verifiable request. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable Covered User request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

Opt-Out Preference Signal Processing

When we receive a an Opt-Out Preference Signal from your browser, we treat it as a "Do Not Sell or Share My Information" request. You may still be shown offers on the Site and links to third-party websites that have their own separate privacy policy and means for honoring Opt-Out Preference Signal requests.

Authorized Agents

Covered Users may permit an authorized agent to exercise any rights granted under Applicable State Laws as set forth above. In order to utilize an authorized agent, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission from you to act on your behalf for these purposes. When you use an authorized agent to submit a request to delete, request to correct or a request to know, we may require the authorized agent to provide proof that you gave the agent signed permission to submit the subject request. We may also require you to do either of the following: (a) verify your own identity directly with us; or (b) directly confirm with us that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request.

For California residents, only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable Covered User request related to your personal information.

Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under Applicable State Laws. Unless permitted by Applicable State Laws, we will not:

  • Deny you goods or services;
  • Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties;
  • Retaliate against any employee, job applicant or independent contractor;
  • Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services; and/or
  • Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

IX. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - USERS IN THE EEA OR SWITZERLAND

The Career Edge website is operated in the United States. While this website is not intended for use outside of the United States, if you are located in the European Union, Canada or elsewhere outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to Career Edge will be collected in or transferred to the United States. By using the Career Edge website, participating in any of the Career Edge services and/or providing Career Edge with your information, you consent to this transfer.

X. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Career Edge is a U.S.-based company with domestic and international business clients. As a result, Personal Information that we collect through the Platforms may be transferred to our U.S. offices to permit us to comply with our legal and contractual obligations, to provide information and services to prospective and current clients, and to perform related business activities. In addition, we may work with third-party service providers in the U.S. and in other countries to support our business activities. Thus, Personal Information may be transferred to, stored on servers in, and accessed from the U.S. and countries other than the country in which the Personal Information was initially collected. In all such instances, we use, transfer, and disclose Personal Information solely for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

XI. TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM THE EEA OR SWITZERLAND TO THE UNITED STATES

In compliance with Privacy Principles, Career Edge commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of Personal Information about you. Persons in the EEA or Switzerland who have inquiries or complaints regarding this Statement should first contact us via email at: privacy@Career Edge.net

These recourse mechanisms are available at no cost to you. Damages may be awarded in accordance with applicable law. Please note that if your complaint is not resolved through these channels, under limited circumstances, a binding arbitration option may be available before a Privacy Shield Panel. Pursuant to the Privacy Shield, Career Edge remains potentially liable for the transfer of Personal Information to third parties acting as our agents unless we can prove we were not a party to the events giving rise to the damages.

In cases of onward transfer to third parties of Personal Information of individuals in the EEA or Switzerland received pursuant to the EU-U.S. and Switzerland-U.S. Privacy Shield, Career Edge is potentially liable.

XII. DATA RETENTION

We keep Personal Information for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to provide our Services, to deal with possible legal claims, to comply with our business interests and/or to abide by all applicable laws. Thereafter, we either delete Personal Information about you or de-identify it. Please note that even if you request the deletion of Personal Information about you, we may be required (by law or otherwise) to retain the Personal Information and not delete it. However, once those requirements are removed, we will delete Personal Information about you in accordance with your request.

XIII. DATA SECURITY

We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information we collect or process through the Platforms. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

XIV. CHILDREN

Career Edge does not knowingly collect any information from anyone who we know to be under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 18, you should use this website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian and should not submit any personal information to us. If Career Edge discovers that a person under the age of 13 has provided Career Edge with any personal information, Career Edge will use commercially reasonable efforts to delete such person's personal information from all Career Edge systems.

XV. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time, effective from the date mentioned in the updated version of the Privacy Policy. Please check the Platforms periodically to review such changes in the Privacy Policy. We may email periodic reminders of our agreements and policies in the event of a material change.

XVI. DISPUTES

All disputes, controversies and claims from or relating to this privacy policy, including any subsequent updates, shall be submitted to arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. The place of arbitration shall be Austin, Texas and the proceedings shall be English. The arbitrator may award any form of individual or equitable and injunctive relief. Any award will be final and conclusive to the parties and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties may also plead to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or other interim relief, without breach of this paragraph and without reducing the scope of the powers of the arbitrator. You agree to the entry of injunctive relief to stop any lawsuit or to remove you as a participant in such a suit. By agreeing to this provision, you waive your right to bring, join, or participate in a class action lawsuit related to this privacy policy; however, you do not waive your rights or remedies to pursue an individual claim in binding arbitration. The preceding provision is an independent covenant, which you may opt out of by providing written notice of your decision within thirty (30) days of the date that you first use the Career Edge website.

XVII. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about our privacy or data security practices, please contact us or our Data Protection Officer via the following:

Email: privacy@Career Edge.net

Phone: (512) 298-1089

Mail: PO Box 660675; PMB 31365; Dallas, Texas 75266-0675