Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at VirtuHire, a website owned and operated by Cloud Shift Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your Personal Information and your right to privacy.
This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) contains information regarding how we collect, use and disclose your Personal Information on the VirtuHire website (the “Site”), so please read it carefully.
The Site and the services and applications (“Apps”) offered through this Site are developed for businesses and individuals seeking to hire employees and independent contractors and for individual job seekers. This Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 16.
We may collect your Personal Information when you access this Site, contact us, register on this Site, use our products, services and Apps offered through this Site or you otherwise provide us with your Personal Information.
Personally Identifiable Information (“Personal Information”) refers to any data that either directly identifies you or could be used in combination with other information to identify you as an individual or entity.
Personal Information includes but is not limited to your name, address, business name (if applicable), email address, phone number, credit card number, bank account details, personal identification numbers (such as social insurance numbers or driver's license numbers), your IP address (Internet Protocol address) and in instances of participation in interviews or recorded interviews, your voice.
Personal Information does not include publicly available information obtainable through federal, provincial, or municipal public record distribution channels; information that, by itself, cannot identify you as an individual, entity or business; raw data aggregated for statistical purposes that can no longer be associated with you as a unique individual;
We collect only such Personal Information as we deem to be reasonably required in the circumstances for the purpose(s) for which it is collected.
We collect both Personal Information and other data that, on its own, would not qualify as Personal Information.
When creating an account on the Site and engaging with any of our services and Apps, we collect Personal Information provided by you for customer identification and communication regarding the utilization of our services. We reserve the right to request additional details from you.
For our business clients, we collect Personal Information from you to facilitate payment processing for the provision of our services.
We do not collect financial information from individuals who use the free services offered on the Site.
Your Personal Information will be accessible to our affiliates, related entities and business partners, as required for the delivery of our products and services.
Your Personal Information may be collected by or transferred to third party service providers for processing. Such uses include:
Unless permitted or required by the applicable laws, we do not use Personal Information for other purposes.
We may, occasionally, send you information or marketing messages by electronic means (this includes email, telephone, text message (SMS) or automated calls about our products and services and special offers.
Our Affiliates, related entities, and other entities which we have carefully selected (collectively, “Our Group”), may also send you information or marketing messages, depending on whether you have consented.
We may also send you information via email/SMS/other automated means to ask about your marketing preferences. You can confirm whether you would like us and any of the entities of Our Group to send you information or marketing messages by checking the appropriate option.
If you have consented to receive information or marketing messages from us, or any of the entities of Our Group, you can opt out at any time.
We do not disclose Personal Information to any organization or person for any reason except as set out in this Privacy Policy, where we have obtained your express consent, or where otherwise permitted by law. Please note that there are circumstances where the use and/or disclosure of Personal Information may be justified or permitted without your consent or where we are obliged to disclose your Personal Information without consent.
Where obliged or permitted to disclose Personal Information without consent, we will not disclose more Personal Information than is necessary for the relevant purposes of such disclosure.
We will only keep your Personal Information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).
We may destroy, delete, erase, or convert information to an anonymous form when your relationship with us ends.
If your account is terminated, stored content may be permanently deleted without notice.
Cookies are pieces of data stored on your device that enable websites to identify your browser and session. You have the option to configure your browser settings regarding cookie acceptance.
We use cookies for purposes including password protection, user preferences, audience estimation and content improvement.
We may utilize Google AdWords marketing campaigns, which involve the placement of cookies to facilitate your return to our website.
We may collect information about your browser and session to enhance user experience and prevent fraudulent activities.
We maintain a log of IP addresses to diagnose service issues, estimate website traffic, determine access privileges, and prevent fraud and abuse.
By using our Site, services, Apps, or otherwise interacting with us, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information by us in accordance with the terms of and for the purposes set out in the Privacy Policy. If we wish to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information for any additional purposes, we will obtain your express consent (by verbal, written or electronic agreement).
You are free to refuse or withdraw your consent, subject to legal and contractual restrictions. The refusal or withdrawal cannot be applied retroactively. In cases where your Personal Information is required to provide the products or services you requested, we may not be able to provide those products and services to you without your Personal Information. We will inform you of the consequences of refusal or withdrawal as appropriate.
Where consent is obtained by us from a client for the processing of that Personal Information by us, we will undertake reasonable measures to ensure that the consent on which we rely – as the basis for the collection, use or disclosure – is in compliance with applicable privacy laws, as appropriate.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should exit the Site, all portals, and cease use of all of our services immediately, or contact us to withdraw your consent where applicable. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy means you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy to the greatest extent permitted by law.
Subject to applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights related to your Personal Information. This includes the right to access, correct and receive a copy of your Personal Information, the right to deletion of your Personal Information, the right to data portability, the right to restrict the processing of your Personal Information, and the right to object or withdraw consent to the processing of your Personal Information. If you have questions regarding how to exercise your rights with us or wish to submit a request, please contact our Privacy Officer at info@cloudshift.net.
We endeavour to ensure that all Personal Information provided by or about you and in its possession is accurate, current and complete, as necessary for the purposes for which we use that Personal Information. If we become aware that Personal Information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date, we will revise the Personal Information and, if necessary, use our best efforts to inform third party service providers or contractors which were provided with inaccurate information to enable those third parties to also correct their records.
We permit the reasonable right of access and review of Personal Information held by us and will endeavour to provide the Personal Information in question within a reasonable time, generally no later than 30 days following the request subject to applicable data protection laws. To guard against fraudulent requests for access, we may require sufficient information to allow us to confirm that the person making the request is authorized to do so before granting access or making corrections.
We will provide copies of the Personal Information in our possession in a form that is easy to understand or in a summary form where appropriate. We reserve the right not to change any Personal Information but will append any alternative text the individual concerned believes to be appropriate. We will not charge you for verifying or correcting your information, however, to the extent permitted by applicable law, there may be a minimal charge imposed if you need a copy of records.
A “breach of security safeguards” is defined as the loss of, unauthorized access to or unauthorized disclosure of Personal Information resulting from a breach of an organization’s security safeguards or from a failure to establish those safeguards. In case of a breach of security safeguards involving Personal Information under our control, we will notify you and the appropriate federal or provincial Privacy Commissioners in Canada if it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that the breach creates a real risk of significant harm to you, including physical, financial or reputational harm. We will also notify any other organization or government institution that can reduce the risk or mitigate the harm from the breach.
For individuals located in the European Economic Area: we will also comply with the documentation and notification requirements of articles 33 and 34 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the case of a personal data breach as defined in the GDPR.
We may provide links to, or automatically produce search results for third party websites or resources or third party information referencing or linking to third-party websites or resources. We have no control over such third-party websites and resources, and website users acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the content or information contained on any third-party websites or resources. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, and we encourage you to read the privacy statements or other disclaimers of such other third parties. We are not responsible for privacy or security practices or the content of others’ websites, services or products.
Should there be any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted to give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.
To the extent of any conflict between the Privacy Policy in English and any version in another language, the English version shall prevail.
You can review the most current version of the Privacy Policy of Service at any time on this Site.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of this Privacy Policy by posting updates and changes to our Site. It is your responsibility to check our Site periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our Site following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of those changes.
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without reference to conflict of laws rules.
In the event of questions about: (i) access to Personal Information; (ii) our collection, use, disclosure or storage of Personal Information; or (iii) this Privacy Policy; please contact our Privacy Officer by sending an e-mail to info@cloudshift.net.
Last Updated: June 13, 2024