Privacy Policy
Staffmark Group, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (including but not limited to the following brands: Staffmark, Advantage Technical, Digital People, Hunter Hamilton, Employee Management Services, and Advantage xPO), (collectively “Staffmark Group,”, “we,” or “us”) are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes certain of our privacy practices as set forth herein.
1. SCOPE
This Privacy Policy describes the treatment of your personal information which we may collect from you in relation to this website (Staffmark.com) or when you use our apps or services that link to this Privacy Policy.
Please be aware that when we collect your personal information in connection with a potential employment or work engagement opportunity, our Privacy Notice for Candidates and Employees/Contractors applies, and such notice can be found here.
2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
When you visit our website or utilize our apps or other services, we may collect certain of your information including personal information. This includes:
- Technical information. We may obtain information that relates to your device, your browser and the way you navigate our website. This includes, for example, your IP address, your device type, your geographic location, the date and time you access our site, your browser information, the portions of our website you visit and/or click, and other usage data.
- Information you submit to us. If you fill out an online form with us, send us a message, apply with us online, create an account with us, download a report or white paper from us, subscribe to a newsletter from us, sign up for an event with us, or otherwise submit information to us, such often involves you submitting personal information to us such as your name, contact details (such as email address and/or phone number), physical address, and/or other personal information. Please note that when you submit your personal information to us, we may be able to correlate your information including your technical information directly to you.
3. What Do we do with you information?
We collect and use the above specified information for the following purposes:
- To manage our website, apps, and services
- To provide you with our services and offerings and other information that may be of interest to you
- To communicate with you (such as when you submit a question or request to us or sign up for an event etc.). We may utilize direct messaging, e-mail, text message, and other communication means. You may opt-out of receiving future messaging (including but not limited to marketing communications) at any time by emailing us at the email address in the “Contact Us” section below.
- For system administration and handling technical issues
- For website or app analytics
- For internal business purposes such as, for example, business research
- To comply with legal obligations
4. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH OTHERS
First and foremost, we do not sell your personal information to third parties.
However, your information as identified in Section 2 above may be disclosed to certain third parties in furtherance of our services/offerings to you, to handle certain of your requests, and/or to otherwise provide our services/operate our business. Specifically:
- Your data may be provided to certain of our vendors whom we engage to assist us in providing our services. For example, marketing or IT vendors whom support the operation of our website and/or communications. We contract only with reputable vendors that are obliged to properly protect all data.
- Your data may be provided to our affiliated legal entities (under ultimate common ownership). For example, sister companies may partner with us to provide certain services.
- Your data may be provided in connection with merger/acquisition activity. For example, if a reputable buyer is performing due diligence to purchase one of our businesses, data may be turned over to such buyer subject to binding confidentiality and security restrictions.
- Your data may be provided to government agencies where such is legally required or reasonable in our discretion. For example, in the event of a police investigation, we may turn over requested information to requesting authorities.
5. MINOR INFORMATION
Our websites and applications are not directed to individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 18. Individuals under 18 should consult with their parents or guardian about the use of this website. If you are a parent or guardian of a child and believe that he or she has disclosed personal information to us, please reach out to us utilizing the contact information below for assistance.
6. Artificial intelligence
Please be advised that our websites and/or apps may utilize artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools for a variety of reasons including but not limited to providing you a better online experience and/or increasing business efficiencies. By using our site and/or apps, you consent to the collection and processing of your data by AI for the purposes set forth in this Policy.
Additionally, please be aware that we and our contracted partners may engage with you as well as job candidates via calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, and/or emails to share job opportunities or in otherwise providing our services. Consistent with our privacy policy, information obtained will not be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes (only for the provision of our services to you). Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help at any time.
7. RETENTION
We retain your information in accordance with our retention policies which consider the indicated purposes for which we have collected the information, the retention periods that are reasonably necessary to achieve that purpose and applicable laws.
8. YOUR PERSONAL DATA RIGHTS
You have certain legal rights with respect to the personal information that you provide and/or which we obtain about you depending on the state/country where you reside. For example, the CCPA provides California residents with certain rights regarding their personal information. This section explains how you, when such are applicable, can exercise your rights, which may include among other rights:
- The Right to Access and to have Disclosed to you your Personal Information
- You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past twelve (12) months.
- The Right to Delete your Personal Information
- You have the right to request that we delete your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. You may make such a request at any time and we will evaluate if your request should be granted. Please note this right is subject to any legal obligations we may have to retain data.
- The Right to Correct Your Personal Information
- You have the right to request that we correct your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
- The Right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your Personal Information
- We do not “sell” your personal data. However, like many companies, we may use analytics from third parties that are intended to analyze your interactions with our website, based on information obtained from cookies or other trackers, including for delivering interest-based content to you. Please refer to your help section with your internet browser for opting out of the use of cookies on our website.
- The Right to be informed about collection or disclosure of your Personal Information
- You have the right to be informed of the categories of personal information that we collect about you as well as how we collect and utilize such information.
Exemptions
Information collected in certain situations may be exempt from the above rights. For example, some geographic locations do not afford the above privacy rights to individuals and some geographic locations provide for certain exemptions to the above rights. Such exemptions may include, for example, information that must be retained under certain labor and employment laws, information needed to complete transactions, information necessary for the legitimate interests of our business or information that is disclosed or obtained by our business that is covered by other legislative requirements, such as the Federal Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Please contact us should you have questions or concerns.
Exercising Deletion and Disclosure Rights
You may exercise your rights with us by utilizing any of the following methods:
- Online Submittal: Privacy Consumer Request Form
- Consumer Request Form By Phone: (866) 765-7544
- By Email: AskPrivacy@staffmarkgroup.com
We will respond to your requests within the applicable time periods and in the manner prescribed by applicable law.
In connection with any privacy-related requests you submit to us in exercising rights to which you are entitled under applicable law, we will undertake steps to verify your identity. We may ask you to provide information that we have on file about you or, if the request is submitted in writing or electronically, we may contact you via another method (e.g., telephone) to verify your identity. We will only use personal information provided in a request to verify the requestor’s identity and authority to make the request and we will maintain a record of any such requests as required by law. If we are unable to verify your identity, we will not be able to fulfill your request.
You may also make a request through an Authorized Agent. Your designated agent must provide proof of signed permission that you have given them the authority and right to submit the request. Agents will be required to verify their own identify, as well as that of the consumer they are submitting the request for. We may also require you to directly verify your identity directly with us, and/or confirm with you that you provided the agent with permission.
Click here to download the Privacy Consumer Request Form Submission by Authorized Agent.
Non-Discrimination
We will not deny services, charge different prices, offer a different quality of service, or otherwise discriminate against an individual for exercising the rights afforded to him or her under applicable privacy law.
9.Data Security
The security, integrity, and confidentiality of your information are extremely important to us. We have implemented technical and administrative security measures that are designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, and modification. We restrict and regulate access to your personal information. Unfortunately, despite such measures, no data transmission over the Internet and no database or other depository of information can be one hundred percent secure. As a result, while we will strive to protect your information, we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant the security of any of your information.
10. COOKIES AND ANALYTICAL TOOLS
When accessing and visiting our website, data may be collected from you through the use of cookies, which are sent to your computer and saved automatically. We use cookies primarily to maintain, operate, and improve your experience on our website, including to analyze website traffic and run analytics, remember your preferences, and optimize your experience by personalizing content. Most browsers support cookies and allow visitors to disable or block them. You can set your browser so that all cookies will be rejected or that you will receive a message when a cookie is being sent. However, some functions or services on our website may not work properly without cookies. Unless you disable cookies or do not accept our cookies, by using our website and online services, you agree that you accept these types of cookies and related technologies on your device. Analytic tools, such as Google Analytics, may also be used to help make our website work better and help us understand how you use our website and what parts of our website are being utilized. Google provides an opt-out for this tool here.
Do Not Track
Some internet browsers have a “do not track” feature. It lets you tell websites you visit that you do not want them to track your online activity. These features are not yet uniform across browsers. Our websites are not currently set up to respond to these signals.
11. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
You may change or update your preferences for receiving marketing communications from us at any time. Please visit our Communication Preferences Page to opt-out or opt-in to receiving communications. If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may also opt-out by using the unsubscribe button in each email. If you no longer wish to receive marketing-related texts from us on a going-forward basis, you may also opt-out by texting “STOP” to us at any time.
12. Changes to our Privacy Policy
13. CONTACT US
If you have questions or concerns about Staffmark’s Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at askprivacy@staffmarkgroup.com.
Issued By:
Human Resources
Issued Date:
01/17/2020
Review Date:
07/08/2025
Revision Date:
07/08/2025
Form #:
HR 517