Winters Technical Staffing respects the privacy of individuals in all aspects of our business operations. We have a longstanding commitment to protecting the personal information of job seekers when providing services to our clients. Your personal information is only collected, used and disclosed by Winters Technical Staffing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


WHY DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

• Our interview notes
• Information obtained through reference and background checks
• Educational records
• Reference letters
• Skill testing results

For temporary staffing arrangements, we also require the following information to provide payroll services, including banking details, tax deductions and vacation allowances. We use your information to:

• Understand your qualifications, needs and preferences
• Find the best job opportunities for you that will give you the job satisfaction you are looking for
• Fulfill our clients’ requests for information about job candidates
• Provide you with appropriate training or career transition services
• Assess and develop our business and operations to better service job seekers and our clients
• Provide payroll and other HR functions to you, for temporary staffing arrangements
• Winters Technical Staffing never collects more personal information than is needed to fulfill these purposes, unless requested by the client and consented to by the job seeker

WHEN DO WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION AND TO WHOM?

In the normal course of business, we disclose your personal information to our clients when we feel there is a potential for a job placement. As a job seeker, you are relying on us to share such information. We only provide your information to employers if there is a job opening that is well-suited for you, and we only provide information required and requested to make an informed decision regarding a job candidate.

We may share information with our affiliates, partners, contractors or other companies (collectively "representatives") that we use to provide full staffing services. However, we only disclose limited information as required for the function that will be performed by the representative on our behalf. We also ensure that every contract we enter into with a representative clearly outlines the representative’s obligation to protect your personal information and live up to the principles of privacy.

Examples of companies we share your limited personal information with include:

• Organizations that perform background checks including criminal, educational and credit checks as required by the client
• Employee testing centers

HAVE YOU CONSENTED?

Wherever possible and when necessary, we obtain your express consent for particular uses and disclosures. For example, we obtain your express, written consent before releasing your information to a third party who provides background checks on potential employees.

We imply your consent if we feel we are using your personal information for purposes that are obvious to you. For example, if you list the names and phone numbers of your previous employers on your resume for reference checking purposes, we will not seek your express consent before checking these references.

HOW LONG IS YOUR INFORMATION RETAINED?

HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE?

1. Winters Technical Staffing employees carry security cards to enter the premises, and all others are required to sign in and be escorted. Filing cabinets remain locked at all times
2. Access to electronic and paper files is limited on a need-to-know basis depending on job function
3. Password selection criteria and expiry make unauthorized access more difficult
4. Staff training on the importance of privacy and security is undertaken regularly

Through our website, you can ask questions about our services, and provide information about yourself, such as your resume. To secure the transfer of such personal information, Winters Technical Staffing has obtained a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Server Certificate. Thus, personal information entered through our site is collected within a secure page, such that it is encrypted while being transferred to a password protected Winters Technical Staffing server equipped with an enterprise firewall. If you provide personal information to us via unencrypted e-mail you should be aware of the inherent risks of interception over which we have no control.

HOW CAN YOU ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHECK ITS ACCURACY?