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At IBH - Interactive Business Holdings, Ltd. ("IBH"), we share your concerns about privacy.
We want you to understand what types of information we are collecting and what may happen to that information,
especially because an essential function of this site is helping you with career assessment and planning largely
based upon the information you provide. IBH has created this Privacy Policy as part of our commitment to
protecting information you submit. Please be aware that this Privacy Policy only applies to data
gathered on web sites owned by IBH or its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "Site").
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that IBH does not own or control or to people
that IBH does not employ or manage. Please review our Privacy Policy periodically as we may update it
from time to time. Our privacy policy covers these areas:
1. What types of information are collected by IBH
2. How this information is used by IBH
3. Whom this information may be shared with by
IBH
4. What kind of security procedures are in place to
protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under IBH's control
5. How you can update any of your information
6. What other provisions apply to your use of this
site
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you should contact IBH′s Customer
Relations Department at
privacy@free-career-test.com
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1.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Information is collected from you, our customer, at several different points during your
visit(s) to the IBH Site
Registration--You must register in order to use a Site. During registration,
you are required to provide certain categories of information, such as name, e-mail address, a password, whether
you are a student, employed, or in another category, date of birth, gender and country of citizenship.
In addition, we require that you provide other categories of information, such as an area of study that
interests you and career interests you have. IBH asks for this information so that you are able to maximize
the effectiveness of our career tools and have the best possible experience with IBH.
Optional Information--At various other points during your visit to the Site, you may be asked to provide
information about yourself. For example, you may wish to sign up for information about online courses relevant
to your career interests. The use of other services which require the input of additional information is
completely voluntary on your part. You have the choice about whether to disclose the information necessary to
use these features of our Site.
Passive Collection of Information----In addition to the information which you actively provide to IBH by,
for example, completing the registration form, IBH collects information about how you interact with our Site.
IBH collects passive information for purposes such as testing and improving a user's experience at the Site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and content partners. The types of passive information collected by this Site include, without limitation, your IP address, which type of browser you are using, where you go on our Site and how long you stay on
any part of our Site. Passive information does not identify you to IBH by name and IBH does not link your IP
address to your personally identifiable information.
Collection of Information from Children--IBH abides by federal law and the guidelines set up by the
Federal Trade Commission regarding youth privacy. As such, IBH will not knowingly collect any personal
information from or allow the registration of young people under the age of 14.
Tell-A-Friend Programs--You can choose to let a friend, your parents, or your son/daughter know about
IBH through our Tell-A-Friend referral service. If you choose to use the Tell-A-Friend service, we will ask you
for your friend/relative's name and e-mail address and IBH will send your friend/relative an e-mail inviting him
or her to visit the Site to learn more about our services. You will also have the opportunity to send your career
test results to your friend/relative to facilitate a discussion with them about your career. IBH stores your
friend's contact information for the sole purpose of sending the e-mail.
2.
USE OF INFORMATION
The information which you supply to IBH enables us to provide the assessment and other tools which you select by matching the information you provide to our database of occupations, educational opportunities and other resources, including data provided by others who have visited our Site. Your information may be used in various ways, including:
(i) For some tests/tools, the information you provide is aggregated with information from other Customers to create a comparative database that allows LiveCareer to produce results and reports for you. When your information or the information of other Customers is used in this way, it is aggregated and is not used or disclosed in a way that allows third parties (including other Customers) to identify any individual user.
(ii) LiveCareer uses your information in order to customize our Site to your interests and enhance your overall experience on our Site. IBH tries to recognize you using various methods, including having you log in with your e-mail address and your password. Once IBH recognizes you, pages, advertisements and other content is customized for you so that you can see what interests you the most.
(iii) In addition, as described above, IBH utilizes passive information to learn more about how you interact with our Site. This passive information may be combined with your other information for purposes such as testing and improving your experience on our Site and the compilation of broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information for internal purposes and for disclosure to third parties such as advertisers and content partners and others who may be interested in learning about the type of information LiveCareer collects. This aggregate passive information does not contain any personal information which can identify any individual user.
Contacting You by E-Mail--IBH may use your contact information periodically in order to send you e-mail regarding updates at the Site, such as new IBH opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. The frequency of these messages will vary depending upon your profile, including the types of career resources and other activities that you have indicated an interest in. In addition, we may send you free informational newsletters or notices relating to topics which may be of special interest to you, including career planning tools, financial aid, admissions tips, job opportunities and job advice. Finally, if you provide IBH with permission at the time of registration, you may also receive commercial e-mails. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we present the option to opt-out of (i) receiving e-mails from IBH about new products and services or test features; (ii) receiving newsletters and/or commercial e-mails whenever such messages are sent by IBH; and (iii) IBH’s providing your information to leading companies, colleges and universities so that these entities may send you emails directly about promotions and offers; and (iv) special offer emails from IBH and our marketing partners. E-mail messages from third parties are not governed by the opt-out provisions of this Privacy Policy, but all such third parties are strongly encouraged to include opt-out procedures in their messages to you.
3.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
IBH will not knowingly sell, share, rent or otherwise transfer your information other than in accordance
with the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy.
During the registration process, and at certain
points thereafter in connection with specific offers, IBH asks you
whether information about you may be sent to third parties who have products,
services and opportunities which may be useful to you. IBH understands
how important your information is to you. Therefore, IBH does not
share any information that can be tied to you without your permission, and allows
you the option to opt-out of having your information shared with third
parties. If you do not exercise this opt-out option, personal information
about you (such as your contact information and other information collected
during your visit to The Free Career Test) may be shared with colleges, universities,
potential employers, recruiters/headhunters, data aggregators, marketers
(possibly in the form of list rental or license), and other organizations. These
selected third parties may use your personal information to provide you with
promotional materials about goods and services offered by them. Third parties to which the personal
identifying information is rented and/or licensed will be encouraged to
target their offers carefully. When
IBH shares your personal information with a third party under any
circumstance described in this Privacy Policy, your personal information will
become permanently subject to the information use and sharing practices of
the third party, and the third party will not be restricted by this Privacy
Policy with respect to its use and further sharing of your personal
information. Regardless of your
decision regarding the sharing of your personal information, we may share
broad aggregate demographic data and related usage information with our
business partners. This aggregate information does not contain any personal
information which can identify any individual user.
Third Party Service Providers--From time
to time, IBH may decide that it is more efficient to use third parties
to perform specific services, such as sending newsletters to IBH's
users. If we use a third party to provide specific services (such as sending
newsletters to our users on our behalf), then information (such as contact
information) may be shared with that party to the extent necessary for the
third party to provide these services. These third party service providers
are only allowed to use personally identifiable information for the purpose
of providing the specific services requested by IBH. The third party
services covered by this paragraph do not include links to third party sites
found on our site, which are governed by a more specific provision (Links
to Other Sites) below.
Disclosure to Law Enforcement and Similar
Disclosures--While IBH strives to protect the personal information
of our users, IBH will release personal information if required by law,
in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary or appropriate and/or
to protect the safety and security of The Free Career Test including, without limitation,
the safety and security of property that belongs to IBH.
Transfer of Ownership-- In the event of a transfer of ownership of IBH or its
affiliates or subsidiaries, such as an acquisition by or merger with another company,
customer information will likely be included among the business assets transferred. IBH
will notify you, via email or prominent notice on the Site, prior to any personal information
being transferred in accordance with such transfer of ownership and becoming subject to a
different privacy policy.
4.
SECURITY
IBH has security measures in place to help
protect against the loss, misuse and/or unauthorized alteration of the
information under our control. You are the only user authorized to update
your profile, unless you provide your password information to another party.
IBH helps protect personally identifiable
information by utilizing both online and offline security methods, including
firewalls, passwords and restricted physical access to the places where your
information is stored. Our staff is trained to comply with our security
procedures, and our security procedures are regularly reviewed and revised,
if necessary, by the Privacy Team at IBH.
If you have any questions about security issues
at our site, please send an e-mail to free-career-test@IBH.com, and we will try
to answer your questions.
5.
HOW YOU CAN UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
You can update your personal information by
logging in to The Free Career Test and clicking on the "Profile" link on
the The Free Career Test site. Users who are experiencing problems with updating their
information should contact us at CustomerService@free-career-test.com,
and we will try to resolve your problems.
6.
OTHER PROVISIONS
Acceptance of Terms/Changes to Privacy Policy--Your
use of this site indicates an acceptance of the terms of the Privacy Policy.
IBH reserves the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy at any
time.
Disclaimer--IBH provides
information on many topics. Some of this information is created by
IBH, and some of it is created by third parties. While our site
strives to provide accurate expert advice, commentary and other information,
IBH does not make any warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability or
use of any information provided on this site, including award information,
award deadlines, calculators and other tools.
Other--In the event that IBH sells,
assigns or transfers some or all of its business to a successor or acquirer,
IBH may sell, assign or transfer all of your information, regardless
of your opt status, to such successor or acquirer.
Links to Other Sites--This site contains
links to other sites. Please be aware that IBH does not exercise
control over the information, products, services or policies of third party
companies accessible through our site. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our site and to read the privacy policies of each and every
third party site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to the information
collected by this site.
Choice/Opt-out--IBH users are given
the opportunity to "opt-out" of having their information used for
purposes not directly related to our site. You may opt-out from receiving
specified types of communications from IBH by clicking on the “Subscriptions
” link from within the communication you have been sent, or by clicking on the
"unsubscribe" link on The Free Career Test.. IBH will only communicate
with you according to your instructions. If you have any questions relating
to opting-out, please contact us at CustomerService@free-career-test.com,
and we will try to answer your questions.
Amendments-- IBH may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes at any
time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and if there are material changes to the way we collect, use
and/or share your personal information, IBH will prominently post such
changes prior to implementing them, and you are encouraged to periodically
review this Privacy Policy. If you do
not wish to permit material changes in IBH's collection, use or
sharing of personal information provided by you prior to the effective date
of such changes, you must notify IBH prior to that effective
date. Regardless of whether you
provide IBH with such notice, changes to this Privacy Policy will
apply to any and all personal information provided to IBH by you after
the effective date of such changes.
[California
Residents
--As of January 1, 2005,
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits
California
residents to request certain
information concerning IBH's sharing of personal information with
third parties where such information will be used for the third parties
direct marketing efforts. To make such
a request, please send an email to privacy@IBH.com.]
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Your privacy is important to IBH. If you have questions about any
of the provisions described above, please contact us at privacy@free-career-test.com.
Update effective June 15, 2008.
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