1. Personal identifiable information Hire Ground Careers collects.
2. Personal identifiable information the third parties collect through the Web site.
3. Company contact information for those individuals utilizing the site services.
4. Hire Ground Careers use of the information.
5. Hire Ground Careers share policy on user information.
6. Choices available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
7. Types of security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Hire Ground Careers' control.
8. Options available to users that allow for corrections in any inaccuracies in the information.

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact the customer support department by email: support@hiregroundcareers.com

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

Information Collection and Use
Hire Ground Careers is the sole owner of the information collected on HireGroundCareers.com. Hire Ground Careers collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Job Seeker Registration, Account Activation
Users seeking employment by posting a resume on any of Hire Ground Careers' service websites are required to enter information including name, address, email address and other demographic information necessary for an employer to contact the individual for any job opportunities. Hire Ground Careers does not sell or otherwise make available for use any of your contact information except for the purposes mentioned above. Others seeking employment through our service are prohibited from viewing your information. Only authorized Employers are able to view the contact information provided by the user to obtain employment.

Recruiter/Employer Registration, Account Activation
Users seeking candidates by posting an employment position on any of Hire Ground Careers' service websites are required to enter information (including name, Company name, address, email address and other demographic information necessary for a candidate to respond. Hire Ground Careers does not sell or otherwise make available for use any of your contact information except for the purposes mentioned above. Only the contact information specified by the user will be displayed to potential viewers.

Job Order
Information is requested from the user on our job order form. A user must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer's orders. If we have a problem with processing an order, the information is used to contact the user.

Profile
We store information that we collect on a secure database accessed only by administrators accompanied by a password for Hire Ground Careers. Collected information is tied to the users personally identifiable information and is used to provide news on offers or to improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user's visit to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing promotions to them. We [do not] share your profile with other third parties. [Your profile is shared in aggregate form only.] [Your profile is shared together with your personally identifiable information.]

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. [Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site.] We use [both] session ID cookies [and] persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.

By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. For example, [the user will not be able to participate in any of our sweepstakes, contests or monthly drawings that take place.] Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users in order to enhance the experience on our site. See the "Profile" section.

Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies on any of the Hire Ground Careers sites.

Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to users by [THIRD PARTY AD SERVER NAME], our Web advertising partner. Information about a user's visit to this site, such as the number of times they have viewed an ad (but not user name, address, or other personal information), is used to serve ads to users on this site.

This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Hire Ground Careers only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information. [IP addresses are tied to personally identifiable information to enable our Web-based service.] [We use a tracking utility called AWStats that uses log files to analyze user movement.]

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SITE

Special Offers and Updates
All new members to the site receive a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special promotions, or a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please se the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Job/Candidate Matches
If a user wishes to subscribe to our automatic email service that provides matches to criteria (candidates/Job Opportunities) selected, we ask a user to create an account with us (please refer to information collection and use above.) Out of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. (Users may opt-out of these communications. Please see our Choice and Opt-out section.)

Customer Service
We communicate with users on a periodic basis regarding notification of changes to service, or of a resolution to an account issue via email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.

SHARING

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, disclosure of personal information may be required by law wherein a good-faith belief exists that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
Aggregated demographic information is shared with our partners and advertisers. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

Business Transitions
In the event Hire Ground Careers goes through a business transition, such as a merger, or sale in part or whole to another company, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users' will be notified via [email] [prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days] prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section.

Choice/Opt-out
Users' of the Hire Ground Careers and associated sites are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point information is requested. For example, our order form has an 'opt-out' mechanism that allows users' to choose to not be included in marketing material mailers.

Users not wishing to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt not to receive these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at remove@hiregroundcareers.com The user may also opt-out by contacting us at (403) 244-1895 or Toll Free: 1-877-218-7504, Email: info@hiregroundcareers.com or mail request to: Hire Ground Careers, Box 75, Suite 100, 1039 - 17th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 0B2.

Users of our site are always notified if information is being collected by any outside party. This allows users to make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party.

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that [Hire Ground Careers], are not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave the Hire Ground Careers or related sites and to read the privacy statements of other sites that collect personal identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Hire Ground Careers and related sites.

Surveys [& Contests]
Periodically users receive requests for information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary. The user can choose whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code). Contact information will be used [shared] with the contest [survey] [sponsors] to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of the Hire Ground Careers service. Users' personal identifiable information is not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and the use is approved. In a case where an intermediary is used to conduct surveys or contests, they may not use users' personal identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example on message boards, through e-mail, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, by posting personal information online that is publicly accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

SECURITY
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line as described below.

When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just 'surfing'.

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to user information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every [quarter], as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our users' information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment. If users have any questions about our security policy, users can email questions to info@hiregroundcareers.com

Supplementation of Information
In order for this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information received with information from 3rd party sources.

Credit Check
For example, to determine if users qualify for one of the sites' credit cards, the user's name and social security number is used to request a credit report. Once we determine a user's credit-worthiness, this document is destroyed.

ID [Address] Verification
We use [THIRD PARTY/THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE] to verify a user's [identity][address] to [state why it is necessary to verify the user's identity or address].

Purchasing History
In order for this Web site to enhance its ability to tailor the site to a user's preference, we combine information about the purchasing habits of users with similar information from our partners, to create a personalized user profile.

Enhancement of Marketing Profile
Purchase of third party marketing data added to our existing user database gives information to better target advertising and provide pertinent offers our users would be interested in. This information is used to enhance or overlay the 'profile' of individual users. This aggregate marketing data is therefore tied to the users' personal identifiable information. See also the "Profile."

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user's personal identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, there is a provision to correct, update or delete/deactivate users' personal identifiable information. This can usually be done at the or by emailing our Customer Support at info@hiregroundcareers.com [Or, contact us by telephone or postal mail at the contact information listed below].

Notification of Changes
Should our privacy policy change, notification will be posted on the Web Site's homepage, and other locations deemed appropriate such that users are aware of how information is collected, how it is used, under what circumstances, and if any, how disclosed. Information will be used in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Should users' personal identifiable information be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not their information is used in this different manner. If users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner. Additionally, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that affects user information already stored in our database, a notice will be posted prominently on the Web site. In some cases authorized email circulars will be forwarded to users, notifying them of the changes in to any privacy practices.

Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding Hire Ground Careers privacy policy, please contact us at:

HIRE GROUND CAREERS
Phone: (403) 244-1895
Toll Free: 1-877-218-7504
Fax: (403) 244-4313
Email: info@hourgroup.com
Postal Address:
Box 75, Suite 100, 1039 - 17th Ave SW,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2T 0B2
Web site URL www.HGCareers.com