Spurkle Privacy Policy

Spurkle is committed to honoring the privacy of the visitors to our Web site. We recognize the importance to you of maintaining an appropriate level of privacy and security for the personal information we collect from you over the Internet. This Privacy Policy details the privacy policies implemented throughout Spurkle Ltd's ("Spurkle for Jobs") jobs search engine Internet web site ("Site") located at http://##core-baseUrl##. The policy discloses our Web site information gathering and use practices and is limited to the protection and use of personal information collected by us in the online environment. Your access to and use of our site are subject to this policy and any other terms of use or policies posted by us. Please note that this privacy statement applies only to this site and not to the web sites of our advertisers or of other companies or organizations to which we link.

Privacy Policy Updates

Because of the evolving nature of the Internet, Spurkle, may need to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If so, Spurkle will post any revisions on this site and may send you an email so you are always aware of what personally identifiable information we may collect and how we may use this information.

Information Collection and Use

The only personally identifiable information we collect about visitors is provided voluntarily. In general, you can visit our Web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. However, some portions of our Web site may be accessible only to users who have registered with us (and who may be asked to provide certain information as part of the registration or login process). In addition, our Web servers may use "cookies" (described below) to collect information about visitors such as domain names, but not your e-mail addresses. This information may be aggregated to measure such things as the number of visits, average time spent on the site, number of pages viewed, and methods by which our site was found. We use this browsing information to personalize aspects of your job search experience, for system administration purposes and to improve the Website.

Children's Privacy

Spurkle recognizes the importance of children's safety and privacy on the Internet and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children's online activities and interests. For this reason and to comply with certain laws, Spurkle does not intentionally collect personal, individually identifiable information from children under the age of 13, nor does Spurkle target its services to children under 13. Children should always ask their parents or guardians for permission before disclosing any information online. Several software companies can provide children's safety software.

Cookies

Our site may make use of cookies (or a similar technology) to better manage our sites and to assist us in providing you with tailored information and services. A cookie is a tiny element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which is stored on your hard drive so that we can do things such as better serve you as you navigate through our site or when you return. You may set your browser to notify you or decline the receipt of a cookie; however, certain features of our sites may not function properly or be available if your browser is configured to disable cookies.

Aggregate Information

The Site may track the total number of visitors to our Site, the number of visitors to each page of our Site, IP addresses, External Web Sites (defined below) linked to, search terms and the domain names of our users' Internet Service Providers, and we may analyze these data for trends and statistics in the aggregate, but such information will be maintained, used and disclosed in aggregate form only and it will not contain personally identifiable information. We also may collect aggregate labor statistics from public records. Such aggregate information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We may use such aggregate information to analyze trends, administer the Site, track users' movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We may share this aggregate information with third parties, including for various reasons related to our business to assist them in targeting advertisements to appropriate audiences.

Disclosure

We may disclose your personally identifiable information and aggregate information to our partner entities that provide job networking services to us to improve the content and general administration of our Site. Any such partner entity to which we provide your personally identifiable information may not further distribute your personally identifiable information. We will only disclose your resume and registration profile information to the specific Job Partner(s) that you have requested at the time of your request. The use of your personally identifiable information by such Job Partners is subject to the user terms and conditions and privacy policies of the Job Partners. As part of their terms, you should expect that the Job Partners that you select may use your personally identifiable information to send you emails of recommended jobs and/or display your resume in a publicly searchable database.

Links to External Web Sites

For the convenience of our visitors and customers, this Site may contain links to other Third Party sites or resources ("External Web Sites"). While we generally try to link only to sites that share similar high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, products or services offered or the privacy and security practices employed by these other sites. Your use of External Web Sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies located on the linked to External Web Sites.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of: January 1, 2009