CareerBuilder.com Precautions | Protect Yourself | How to Spot Fraud
These days,
we all need to be smart about the way we use our own personal data.
CareerBuilder.com has always been on the forefront of privacy issues, and
we're constantly refining our Privacy Policy to ensure that you can get your
job done - all on your own terms and completely anonymously if you so desire.
So that you can be smarter about the way you manage your career,
CareerBuilder.com continues to strive to provide the safest possible
environment for you to search and apply to jobs.
OVERVIEW
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to
protecting information you submit. This Privacy Policy only applies to data
gathered on the CareerBuilder.com web site (the "Site"), and does
not apply to any other information or web site. Please review this Privacy
Policy periodically as we may update it from time to time. This Privacy
Policy is effective as of February 1, 2005. Each time you visit the Site or
provide us with information, you are, by doing so, accepting the practices
described in this Privacy Policy at that time. You agree that by using the
Site you are expressly and affirmatively consenting to our use and disclosure
of the information that you provide, and consenting to receive emails, as
described below in this Privacy Policy.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
In order to operate the Site in an efficient and effective manner and provide
users with information on job postings and services that may be of interest
to them, CareerBuilder.com may collect personal information, including
contact information (such as an email address), from its users. In addition,
this information allows us to provide users with private and secure areas to
post and modify their original content on our site (e.g., jobs and resumes).
We also automatically track certain information based upon your behavior on
the Site and use this information to do internal research on our users'
demographics, interests, and behavior to better understand, protect and serve
users in general. This information may include the URL that a user has just
come from (whether this URL is on our Site or not), the URL a user goes to
next (whether this URL is on our Site or not), a user’s computer browser
information, and their IP address.
You agree
that CareerBuilder.com may use your personal information to contact you and
deliver information to you that, in some cases, is targeted to your interests
(such as relevant job postings and services), or provides administrative
notices or communications applicable to your use of the Site. By accepting
this Privacy Policy, you expressly agree to receive this information. If you
do not wish to receive these communications, we encourage you to opt out of
any further receipt by following the opt out provisions provided in each such
communication.
We do not
sell our users' personal information to anyone for any reason if the user has
indicated a desire for us to keep the information private. When posting jobs
and resumes, our users decide for themselves how much contact information
they wish to display (we enable private communication for those who choose to
hide this information).
All users
should be aware, however, that when they voluntarily display or distribute
personal information (such as their email address or resume), that
information can be collected and used by others. This may result in
unsolicited messages from third parties for which CareerBuilder.com is not
responsible. Also, you may have arrived at this Web site by following a link
from a CareerBuilder.com newspaper affiliate or other affiliate. If so,
please be aware that CareerBuilder.com may share your information with that
affiliate and the affiliate may use the information consistent with its
privacy policy instead of this one.
CareerBuider.com
may also disclose specific user information when we determine that such
disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, to cooperate with or seek
assistance from law enforcement or to protect the interests or safety of
CareerBuilder.com or other users of the Site. In addition, personal
information we have collected may be passed on to a third party in the event
of a transfer of ownership or assets or a bankruptcy of CareerBuilder.com.
CREDIT
CARD SECURITY
CareerBuilder.com employs encryption for secure credit card transactions. Learn more about credit card security >>
ABOUT
COOKIES
At CareerBuilder.com, we use cookies only for the protection and convenience
of our users. Cookies enable us to serve secure pages to our users without
asking them to sign in repeatedly. If a user's system is idle for more than
an hour, however, the cookie will expire, forcing the user to sign in again
to continue their session. This prevents unauthorized access to the user's
information while they are away from their computer. You may have the ability
to reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is
being sent; however, some CareerBuilder.com features or services may not
function properly without cookies.
Third-Party
Cookies: In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our
third-party advertisers may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on
your browser.
ADVERTISING
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web
site. These companies may use information about you and your visits to this
and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other
sites about goods and services of interest to you.
WHAT YOU
SHOULD KNOW
CareerBuilder.com cannot ensure that all of your private communications and
other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise
described in this Privacy Policy. Therefore, although we are committed to
protecting your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that
your personal information or private communications will always remain
private. As a user of the Site, you understand and agree that you assume all responsibility
and risk for your use of the Site, the internet generally, and the documents
you post or access and for your conduct on and off the Site.
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SOME IMPORTANT TIPS TO USE WHEN DEALING WITH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS
- Never give out your social security number to a prospective employer.
- Never provide credit card or bank numbers or monetary transaction of any sort.
- Be cautious when dealing with contacts outside of your own country.
- Do not provide any non-work related personal information
(i.e. social security number, eye color, marital status etc.) over the phone or online.
OTHER
PRIVACY FEATURES ON CAREERBUILDER.COM
You never need to provide data to search for jobs
Logging into CareerBuilder.com is always an optional task for you to take,
(although logging in does give you access to smarter job search tools such as
my careerbuilder, Personal Search Agents and Saved Searches.)
YOUR
GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Managing your privacy is as simple as selecting which pieces of your contact
information are displayed. This is done in the section of the resume form
called "Contact Information." Using option 3 above requires that
you select the Apply Online Only option from the "Contact
Information" section at the bottom of the edit form, as shown below.
MICROSOFT
.NET PASSPORT
In addition to the CareerBuilder.com sign-in, CareerBuilder.com offers the
ability to sign in using Microsoft® .NET Passport.
View the .NET Passport Privacy Policy >>
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EMAIL AND ONLINE FRAUD
Unfortunately, email and online fraud are continuing concerns for virtually
all businesses that operate on the Internet. Please be aware that, from time
to time, fraudulent emails have been circulated to CareerBuilder.com users
that appear to be from
CareerBuilder.com but which are, in fact, sent by imposters. CareerBuilder.com
is not sending these fraudulent emails. If you receive an email or pop-up
window requesting that you sign in to CareerBuilder.com and provide your
personal information, do not respond.
The
following is an example of one such fraudulent email:
HELP US MONITOR FRAUD
Please be advised that CareerBuilder will never initiate a request for your
personal information via email or pop-up window. If you ever receive a
request for this type of sensitive information, please do not respond and
immediately contact CareerBuilder.com customer service at (866) 438-1485 or report the suspected fraud using our feedback form.
If you think
you have been a victim of fraud, immediately report the committed fraud to
your local police and contact us using our feedback form so steps can
be taken for your safety.