The SITE Group seeks to maintain the confidentiality of your personal and client information and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of the users (including individuals and organizations). The information below outlines our commitment to privacy and how The SITE Group will treat your personal information as you use this site.

Collection and Use of Information

Personal Information

• Profile information will be used for identification, registration, authentication, and transaction processing during your visits to this site. We may also contact you regarding changes to and new offerings on our site.
  
  
• The SITE Group does not sell nor provide profile information to external agents or marketing agencies.
  
  
• When you register to use this site, you will be able to specify whether your employment information (if applicable) will be available to potential employers in searchable databases and whether your contact information will be displayed to potential employers.
  
  
• · The SITE Group collects and reviews web traffic information our sites to determine what is most beneficial for our users and how we can continually improve the services and features provided to the users of our site. We may share this collected information with our technology partners only to improve the design and features of the website.

Resumes

As a user of this site, you have the option of submitting or posting your resume to the site in order to apply for an employment opportunity online or participate in an employment exchange. By doing so, your resume will be searchable and viewable and may be forwarded, transmitted, or ported to third-party clients of The SITE Group (which may include recruiters and placement consultants).

The SITE Group uses its best efforts to grant access to your resume only to such clients. However, The SITE Group is not responsible or liable if some other third party evades security measures and gains access to your resume. At any time, you may remove or request the removal of your resume from our searchable database or the site or request that your resume not be forwarded. However, The SITE Group's clients that have access to the database or received your resume may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. The SITE Group is not responsible for the retention, use, or privacy of resumes in such instances.

IP Address

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is assigned to your computer each time you establish a connection on the Internet. The SITE Group uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer this site. The SITE Group does not link your IP address to any identifiable personal information.

Cookies

The SITE Group may use "cookies" to maintain your session on this site. The SITE Group does not use cookies to capture or store personal information from your computer. The only personal information The SITE Group receives is the information you provide to us. However, this policy does not cover the se of cookies by any third-party advertisers whose banner ads may appear on this site or those that are displayed on your desktop during the course of normal internet activity. The SITE Group does not have direct control over or access to any information collected via such banner ads.

Disclosure of Information

The SITE Group will not knowingly disclose to any third party your personal information or information about your individual visits to this site without your prior consent, except to the extent necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws, legal process served on The SITE Group, or in legal proceedings where (i) such information is relevant or (ii) where The SITE Group believes in good faith that the law requires such disclosure. As described above, The SITE Group may record and share aggregated information with our partners. The SITE Group uses its best efforts to protect your personal information. However, The SITE Group is not responsible or liable for the acquisition of your personal information by third parties without The SITE Group's knowledge and The SITE Group has no control over anything that occurs on servers not controlled by The SITE Group. Further, to the extent that you include your personal information (including e-mail address) on any resume you submit or post to the site, The SITE Group cannot control the use of such information by third-party clients of The SITE Group that obtain your resume from the site or The SITE Group.

User Communications

In the event that you communicate any information, feedback, data, questions, comments, suggestions or other items to The SITE Group regarding The SITE Group, this site and its contents, or the services offered on this site, any such communication shall be deemed not to be confidential and shall become the property of The SITE Group. The SITE Group shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute such communication to others, without limitation. The SITE Group shall also have the unrestricted right to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, software, documentation, diagrams, drawings, schematics or techniques contained in your communication in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products or providing services.

Security and Internet Use Considerations

• We recommend that you do not divulge your The SITE Group password to anyone if you have obtained one. Also, remember to sign out of your The SITE Group account and close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.
  
  
• Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, The SITE Group cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems by using secure servers behind a firewall.
  
  
• Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your The SITE Group password and account information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.

Your Consent

By using this site, you consent to the collection, storage, and dissemination of personal information as described above. The SITE Group will post any changes to our privacy policy on this page so that you can readily review the most current policy. As the policy may change from time to time, you should check back periodically. The SITE Group reserves the right to send you e-mail regarding changes to our privacy policy or any other matters The SITE Group considers necessary for the administration of this site.

Contact The SITE Group

If at any time you have questions or concerns about The SITE Group's privacy commitment or anything contained in this Privacy Statement, or if you would like to update or remove any of your information, or change your choices regarding the use of your information, please feel free to contact us at Administrator@thesitegroup.com or call 1-262-783-5181 to speak to one of our representatives.

This information was last revised on 4/26/2002.