Privacy Policy
PDS WebSoft, Inc. ("PDS WebSoft") has created this Privacy Policy in order to disclose its use of consumer data collected about you. This Privacy Policy is effective as of September 1, 2011. You may contact PDS WebSoft at 5345 Nations Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217 or via our contact form. The following discloses PDS WebSoft's information gathering and dissemination practices for its website.
Information Collected and Received PDS WebSoft may collect or receive information about you when you register with the PDS WebSoft website or submit information , including, but not limited to, user name, password, first and last name, email address, street address, gender, occupation, interests, messages sent to other users, and any other data included in a submitted profile or resume. PDS WebSoft may collect information on the pages you access and other information you may volunteer, such as survey information, ratings, reviews, questions, and answers. PDS WebSoft may also record actions taken on its websites including, but not limited to, clicks, page views, IP address, and search queries. PDS WebSoft may store this information on its equipment or the equipment of third parties that it has a relationship with. Please note that emails, messages sent via your web browser, and other similar means of communication with other users are not encrypted. We strongly advise you not to communicate any confidential information through these means.
Uses of Information PDS WebSoft may use the information we collect to try to provide a safe, efficient, and customized experience. PDS WebSoft uses this information, including but not limited to your searches, clicks, applications, messages, postings, to provide our services and features to you, to measure and improve those services and features, and to provide you with customer support. We may use the information to prevent potentially illegal activities and activities that are detrimental to other users. We may use a variety of methods to detect and address anomalous activity and screen content to prevent abuse such as spam. These efforts may on occasion result in a temporary or permanent suspension or termination of some functions for some users. From time to time, we may, or companies we partner with may, contact you based on your interests such as job postings and career development opportunities. PDS WebSoft's site may require you to give PDS WebSoft contact information (such as your name and email address) and demographic information. PDS WebSoft may use your contact information to (i) send you job alerts; (ii) create an account; and (iii) send you information about PDS WebSoft and promotional material from some of PDS WebSoft's partners. Your contact information is also used to contact you when necessary. PDS WebSoft may use demographic and/or profile data to tailor your experience on PDS WebSoft's site, show you content that PDS WebSoft thinks you may be interested in, and display content according to your preferences. To the extent you upload a resume, PDS WebSoft may make the resume and other personal information contained therein available to third parties or search engines. This means that the personal information contained in your resume can be viewed by third parties and you may receive unsolicited contact from parties unaffiliated with PDS WebSoft. PDS WebSoft reserves the right to disclose any information when required by law. We may use other companies to perform services necessary to our operations. In the course of providing these services, those companies may have access to your personal information. By contractual agreement, those companies must treat your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. However, we will not be liable for any damages that may result from the misuse of your personal information by these companies. PDS WebSoft may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with PDS WebSoft's service and to administer PDS WebSoft's site. Your IP address may also be used to help identify you, your location, and your online profile and to gather broad demographic information. Nothing shall restrict PDS WebSoft from maintaining your data following your termination of your relationship with PDS WebSoft. PDS WebSoft may delete your user data at PDS WebSoft’s sole discretion. PDS WebSoft offers an "PDS WebSoft Resume" feature that allows users to publish their resumes to the public internet. This PDS WebSoft Resume may be crawled by, and displayed through, search engines when someone searches for your name. You may opt-out of this feature by editing your Privacy Settings; however, PDS WebSoft does not warrant how often third-party search engines will update their caches, which may contain old public resume information.
Security PDS WebSoft uses industry-standard technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged between PDS WebSoft and other companies to help ensure its security. This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under PDS WebSoft's control.
Cookies "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. PDS WebSoft's site uses cookies to keep track of your session and advertising delivery. PDS WebSoft may also use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and to save your password. We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use third-party cookies to record information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. You can learn more here.
Links PDS WebSoft may create links to other web sites. When you click on links on PDS WebSoft you may leave our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites, and we encourage you to read their privacy statements.
Amendments PDS WebSoft may amend this policy at any time. If PDS WebSoft is going to use personally identifiable information collected through PDS WebSoft's site in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection PDS WebSoft will notify users via email and/or by posting a notice on PDS WebSoft's website for 30 days prior to such use.
Assignment If there is a change of control in PDS WebSoft’s business (whether by merger, sale, or otherwise) or if there is an asset sale, the user information, including personal information, could be sold as part of that transaction and your personally identifying information potentially could be used by the purchaser. However, if that business materially changes this statement or the information-handling practices as described in this Privacy Policy, you will be notified by email and/or through a notice posted on the website, and you may opt-out of the use of your existing information in a new manner. This Privacy Policy inures to the benefit of any successors or assigns of PDS WebSoft or the assets of PDS WebSoft.
Contacts If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can contact us.