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WorldLink (“we”, “us”, or “WorldLink”) respects and values your privacy. This Privacy Policy (otherwise referred to as the “Policy”) is designed to explain the types of information obtained through our website and our services (collectively, “Services”) and how that information is used by WorldLink. If our privacy practices differ from those explained in this Policy, we will let you know at the time we ask for or collect your information. This Policy has been drafted to explain how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information that we collect about you and your rights with respect to that information. If you live in California, please review our notice specific to California residents (“CCPA Notice”) at CCPA NOTICE. Please read this Policy carefully to understand our policies about how we treat your information which we call personal information. We may make changes to this Policy from time to time to inform you about updates to our practices. We encourage you to check this Policy periodically for updates.We cover a lot of ground in this Privacy Policy. Please use the links below to navigate to later sections of the Privacy Policy of interest to you
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Personal information means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified, directly or indirectly. It does not include information data where the identity has been removed and cannot be tied back to a person, which we can use for any purpose. If you use our services, we may collect the following types of personal information in the following methods:
Information You Directly Provide:
- Identity Information including first name and last name, email address and phone number.
- Transaction Information including your payment and transaction information such as direct wire/bank account (ACH) information, your first and last name, and billing address.
- Contact Information including physical address, email address and telephone numbers.
- Communication Information including your first name, last name, company name, email, phone number, and information, questions, and feedback you choose to provide via email.
- Job Applicant and Employment Information including your name, address, and phone number, prior employment information, educational background information, race or ethnicity status, and gender.
- Marketing Information including names, physical addresses or email addresses and your communication preferences.
Please note that we will obtain your consent when processing sensitive information such as race or ethnicity.
Information Collected from Third Parties:
We may collect personal or anonymized information about you from third-party companies that provide services that are used in together with our Services. For example, we may collect information such as your name, location, email address, and publicly available information for contacts from social networking sites, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, and LinkedIn if you subscribe or follow our page on such social networks. We may also collect Aggregated Data (described below) via Google Analytics.
Information Automatically Collected by Technology:
In addition to the information you provide us, we may automatically collect certain information about your devices, software, and web browser to provide you with a personalized experience. This information includes:
- Device Data includes the device’s hardware information, operating system, platform information, browser type, language information, and browser plugin types.
- Website Usage Data includes information about how you use our website and our Services or what website referred you to our site.
Aggregated Data:
We may also collect, use, and share aggregated data, such as statistical or demographic data, for any purpose (“Aggregated Data”). Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your website usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing our websites and Services. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use your information for the purpose of conducting our business operations, including for the following purposes:
To communicate with you regarding our services.
To complete the payment transactions for the purchase of our services.
To respond to your general inquiries.
To receive your job application for an open job position and communicate with a job applicant.
To improve our Services.
To make our website more compatible with your devices and browsers.
To allow you to exercise your consumer access rights when applicable.
To maintain the security of our Services.
To comply with laws, regulations, court orders, or other legal processes.
To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights.
To process your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
3. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell or lease your personal information (including sensitive personal information) to third parties. We may share your personal information with the following third parties for the following reasons:
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Affiliates: Any member of our corporate group, which means our affiliates, our ultimate holding company and its affiliates. When we do so, our affiliates will use your data in a manner consistent with this Policy and all applicable data privacy laws.
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Service Providers: Contractors, service providers, and other third parties (“Service Providers”) we use to support our business. This includes IT infrastructure providers, payment processors, service providers (e.g., job applicant background checks, HR management and benefits providers), vendors, and consultants. These Service Providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information in accordance with our Policy and applicable privacy laws.
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Government, Agencies, Courts, or Litigants: We may share your personal data with third parties when we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, court order, or other legal processes or to detect, prevent, investigate and respond to fraud or intellectual property infringement claims, violations of our contracts or agreements, violations of law, or other misuse of our website or Products and Services.
4. COOKIES AND AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES
Our Services may use automatic data collection technologies to distinguish you from other website users. This helps us deliver a better and more personalized experience when you browse our website. It also allows us to improve our website by enabling us to:
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Estimate our website’s visitor traffic and usage patterns.
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Store your preferences so we may customize our website according to your individual interests.
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Recognize you when you return to our website.
Specifically, we use automatic data collection technologies such as cookies and web beacons.
Cookies: The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You can control and manage cookies in various ways, such as using your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as www.allaboutcookies.org. Removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Web Beacons: Our website pages and emails may contain small transparent embedded images or objects known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count website page visitors or email readers, or to compile other similar statistics such as recording website content popularity or verifying system and server integrity.
5. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
This website may contain links to unaffiliated third-party websites, content providers, and application providers, which we do not control. This Policy does not apply to such third-party sites. When you click a link to visit a third-party website, you will be subject to their website’s privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy and security practices of any linked third-party website and exercise caution before providing any information.
6. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES
Your rights may vary depending on where you are located. If you are a California resident, you may have additional personal rights and choices with regard to your personal data. Please see Your California Privacy Rights in the California Consumer Protection Act Notice. for more information. California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our website who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal data to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not engage in this type of disclosure because we do not engage in direct marketing.
7. MINORS
Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We will not knowingly solicit or collect personal data from children under 13, or the relevant minimum age under applicable local legal requirements, except as permitted under applicable law. If we learn that we have received information directly from a child under 13 without his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s consent, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information.
8. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
We are a company based in the United States and our services are provided to individuals residing in the United States. If you are using our website from outside the United States, the personal information collected on this website may be stored and processed in the United States, or any other country in which, or its affiliates or service providers maintain facilities, including hosting services or servers. By providing your information to our Services, you are consenting to the transfer of your information (including placing cookies) outside of your country in accordance with this Policy. You are also consenting to the application of United States law in all matters concerning our Services.
9. DATA SECURITY
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, the Internet environment is not 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee that information we collect will never be accessed in an unauthorized way.
9. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
WorldLink may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the current version on this site. Any changes become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy.
10. CONTACT US
If you have any questions, please contact us at privacy-request@worldlink-us.com.
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