Effective Date: [Month Day, Year]
Last Updated: [Month Day, Year]
Jobsite Link (“Jobsite Link,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is operated by [Legal Company Name, LLC/Inc.]. We help students, career starters, career changers, veterans, and returning citizens explore the skilled trades, build professional profiles, track skills and certifications, and connect with employers. Your trust matters to us, and this Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices and rights you have.
This Privacy Policy applies to our website at https://yourjsl.com, our platform at https://www.thejobsitelink.com, and any related services, communications, or features that link to this policy (together, the “Services”). By using the Services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you choose to give us when you create an account, build your profile, or contact us. This may include:
- Account information: your name, email address, phone number, password, and the type of account you create (for example, job seeker, employer, or partner).
- Profile and career information: your city, state, or ZIP code; education and training history; work experience; skills; trade interests; certifications and licenses; resumes; photos; career goals; and availability.
- Information you choose to share about your background: such as veteran or military service status, or participation in reentry or second-chance programs. Sharing this information is always optional.
- Employer and partner information: if you represent an employer, school, or training partner, your business name, job title, business contact details, and job or program postings.
- Communications: messages you send to us or through the Services, survey responses, and feedback.
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit or use the Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Device and connection information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and general location derived from your IP address.
- Usage information: pages you view, links you click, features you use, the date and time of your visit, and the website that referred you.
- Cookies and similar technologies: as described in the “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” section below.
Information From Other Sources
We may receive information about you from other sources, such as schools, workforce programs, training providers, or employers you have connected with through the Services, and from sign-in services you choose to use (for example, signing in with a Google account). We combine this information with the information we already have about you only as described in this policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Create and manage your account and profile.
- Provide, operate, and improve the Services, including trade exploration, skills and certification tracking, and career pathway tools.
- Match job seekers with employers, apprenticeships, training programs, and other opportunities.
- Communicate with you about your account, opportunities, updates, and support requests.
- Send you newsletters, tips, and other marketing messages, where permitted by law (you can opt out at any time).
- Understand how people use the Services so we can improve content, features, and user experience.
- Protect the security and integrity of the Services, and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
- Carry out any other purpose we describe to you when we collect the information, or with your consent.
We may also create de-identified or aggregated information (for example, overall trends in trade interest) that does not identify you. We may use and share this information for any lawful purpose and will not attempt to re-identify it.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in the following circumstances:
- With employers and opportunity providers: when you make your profile visible, apply for an opportunity, or choose to connect with an employer, school, or training partner, we share the profile information you have chosen to make available to them. These organizations use your information under their own privacy policies.
- With service providers: we work with trusted companies that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data storage, email delivery, analytics, customer support, and video hosting. They may only use your information to provide services to us.
- With program partners, at your direction: if you join Jobsite Link through a school, workforce agency, or nonprofit program, we may share progress information with that program when you authorize it.
- For legal reasons: when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, a court order, or legal process; to protect the rights, property, or safety of Jobsite Link, our users, or others; or to investigate fraud or security issues.
- Business transfers: if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this Privacy Policy.
- With your consent: in any other situation where you have given us permission.
4. Your Profile and Visibility Controls
You control what appears on your profile and who can see it. You can update, hide, or remove profile details at any time through your account settings. Please think carefully before adding information to your profile, especially optional background information, because employers and partners you choose to share with will be able to view it. Information you have already shared with an employer may remain in their records even if you later change your profile.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to make the Services work, remember your preferences, keep you signed in, and understand how the Services are used. The types of cookies we use include:
- Essential cookies: required for core features such as signing in and keeping your account secure.
- Preference cookies: remember your settings and choices.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand traffic and usage so we can improve the Services. [List analytics provider, e.g., Google Analytics, if used.]
- Embedded content: pages on our website may include embedded content from third parties, such as videos hosted by Vimeo and fonts provided by Google Fonts. These providers may collect information such as your IP address and may set their own cookies, as described in their privacy policies.
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. If you block essential cookies, some parts of the Services may not work properly. Where required by law, we will honor browser-based opt-out signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).
6. How Long We Keep Your Information
We keep your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Services. If you delete your account, we will delete or de-identify your personal information within a reasonable period, except where we need to keep certain information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, or enforce our agreements. Backup copies may persist for a limited time before they are overwritten.
7. How We Protect Your Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information, including encryption in transit, access controls, and limiting access to staff and providers who need it. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. You can help protect your account by using a strong, unique password and keeping your login details private. If we learn of a security incident that affects your personal information, we will notify you as required by law.
8. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Choices Available to Everyone
- Account and profile: you can review and update your information at any time by signing in to your account.
- Marketing emails: you can unsubscribe by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing email. We will still send you important account and service messages.
- Text messages: if you opt in to text messages, you can opt out at any time by replying STOP. Message and data rates may apply. We do not share your mobile number or text messaging consent with third parties for their marketing purposes.
- Account deletion: you can request that we delete your account by contacting us using the details below.
Additional Rights Based on Where You Live
Depending on your state of residence (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, and other states with consumer privacy laws), you may have the right to:
- Know and access the personal information we have collected about you.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Delete personal information we have collected about you.
- Receive a copy of your personal information in a portable format.
- Opt out of the sale of personal information, targeted advertising, or certain profiling (we do not sell personal information).
- Limit the use of sensitive personal information.
- Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at [privacy@yourdomain.com] or use the contact information below. We will verify your request before responding, which may require you to confirm information associated with your account. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, and we may ask for proof of that authorization. If we deny your request, you may appeal by replying to our decision or emailing us with the subject line “Privacy Appeal.”
9. Sensitive Information
Some information you may choose to share, such as military service history or involvement in a reentry program, may be considered sensitive. Providing this information is always voluntary. We use it only to help connect you with relevant resources, employers, and programs, and we share it only with organizations you choose to share your profile with. You can remove this information from your profile at any time.
10. Children’s Privacy
The Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Users must be at least [13/16] years old to create an account, and users under 18 should use the Services with the involvement of a parent, guardian, or participating school or program. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
11. Third-Party Links and Services
The Services may contain links to websites, job postings, or services operated by third parties, including employers and training providers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing information with them.
12. Users Outside the United States
Jobsite Link is based in the United States and the Services are intended for users in the United States. If you access the Services from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the Services before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Services after an update means you accept the revised policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:
