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CareerBeam's Privacy Policy CareerBeam, Inc. ("CareerBeam," "we" or "us") is committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information of users ("you" or "User") of the CareerBeam CSC (the "Site"). Since we collect certain types of information about our Users, we want you to understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we collect, how we use it and how to correct and change it. Colleges and universities use CareerBeam to career development functions. In that connection, university staff and administrators may have the ability to access and use some or all of the personal information on the Site belonging to students and alumni of their schools including, without limitation, the ability to send them e-mails using communication tools on the Site. The activities and practices of school staff and administrators are not subject to this Privacy Policy, and we are not responsible for what they do with personal information about students, alumni which is available or accessible to them on or through the Site. If you have questions regarding the practices and policies of a school with respect to your personal information, we recommend that you contact them directly. We may make content or services from other web sites available to you from links located on the Site. These other web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the privacy policy at each such web site to determine how that site protects your privacy. Personally Identifiable Information We Collect We receive and collect personally identifiable information about individual Users of our site (such as name, contact information, demographic information, academic history, etc.):
We may also ask you for other information from time to time, which you may choose to provide or not to provide at your sole discretion, such as information regarding your views on career related topics and other selected issues, your opinion regarding various features of our site, the types of jobs or candidates you are interested in, etc. In certain instances, personally identifiable information with respect to Users may also be received from one or more of our other business partners. How We Use Personally Identifiable Information Collected Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we do not disclose, display or share your personal information to or with third parties without your permission. We use personally identifying information we collect on the Site for the following purposes:
If you choose to upload your resume or any other document containing personal information in a resume book or to participate in the CareerBeam Network, your personal profile information and resume will be searchable by and accessible to employers who have access to those databases. While we endeavor to restrict access to these databases to eligible employers, we cannot guarantee that other parties will not, without our consent, gain access to these databases as well. You may remove your resume from a resume book or opt out of the CareerBeam Network at any time. However, employers and recruiters who have access to these databases, and other parties who have otherwise gained access to these databases, may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of resumes in these instances, or for the use or privacy of resumes or other personal information of Users by any of such parties while such resumes or personal information are in resume books or the CareerBeam Network. With your permission, we may use your e-mail address and other contact information to send you articles, profiles, industry news and other career related information, as well as to notify you of special promotions or additional products and services offered by us or our business partners and advertisers that may be of interest to you. With your permission, we may also share your personal information with our business partners and other third parties to enable them to contact you regarding special promotions, products and services they offer which may be of interest to you. You have the ability to opt-out of these types of communications at any time (see "Opt-in/Opt-out Policy" below). We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email or telephone number) about your visits to this and other web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include hosting our web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These other companies will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide services to CareerBeam. From time to time, we may also disclose personally identifiable information to fulfill certain legal and regulatory requirements or if we believe, in good faith, that such disclosure is legally required or necessary to protect others' rights or to prevent or mitigate harm. We may also disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of CareerBeam's business, whether such acquisition is by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, if CareerBeam becomes the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, CareerBeam or its trustee in bankruptcy may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the bankruptcy court. All Users should be aware that when they voluntarily display or distribute personal information (such as their e-mail address) to others (whether in chat rooms, message boards or discussion forums, by posting jobs, responding to job postings or applying to job opportunities or otherwise), that information can be collected and used by others. This may result in unsolicited messages from third parties, for which CareerBeam is not responsible. Finally, if you provide any information to parties who operate web sites that are linked to or from our Site, or if you input your information on a co-branded registration page such as that of an CareerBeam and partner company-sponsored contest, different rules may apply to the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information by such other party. We are not responsible for any such party's use of your personal information. We encourage you to review these sites' privacy policies before revealing any sensitive or personal information. Updating Account Information CareerBeam allows you to change or correct your personal information at any time. To do so, simply log in to your CareerBeam Network account, go to your profile, and you will find options for editing the information you have submitted. Opt-In/Opt-Out Policy When you complete your profile or register on the Site, you will be presented with a series of choices regarding whether you want to receive certain types of communications from us and/or our business partners and advertisers. If you do not wish to receive any or all of such communications, you may opt-out by responding "no" or clicking the appropriate opt-out box. By opting in to receive any and or all communications, you are granting permission to allow CareerBeam, its business partners and advertisers to send the selected communications. We reserve the right to send you communications regarding the Site and our services, or to advise you of Site changes or other events or occurrences which may affect your access to or use of the Site (such as service announcements, administrative notices and the like) without offering you the opportunity to opt out of them. If after opting-in to the CareerBeam Network or to receive communications from us and/or our business partners, you wish to opt-out of participation in the CareerBeam Network or from receiving future communications, you may do so at any time. To do so, simply log in to your CareerBeam Network account, go to your profile, and you will find options for editing your opt-in preferences. Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses and Aggregated User Data We collect IP addresses from all Users of the Site, and collect and monitor other data and information about the activities of our Users on the Site collectively. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This data is not used to track or monitor personally identifiable information of individual Users. We gather and monitor this data to analyze trends, administer the Site, identify Users when they visit the Site, track Users' movements on the site and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We may share this information with our partners so that they too may understand our User base and Site usage patterns, but only on a collective, aggregated basis and in a manner which does not reveal any personally identifiable information about any individual User. Cookies Cookies, wh ich are small text files recorded in a User's hard drive, are employed by thousands of sites to enhance users' Web viewing CareerBeam. Cookies cannot damage user files, nor can they read information from a user's hard drive. Cookies allow sites and advertisers to "remember" users across pages of a site and across multiple visits to a site. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify Users, although they do identify a User's computer. We use cookies for remembering User preferences and current session information. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster service, more consistent, updated results, and a more personalized site CareerBeam. Children We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from or about children under 13 except as permitted by law. Security The account containing your registration information, profile and resume is password protected, so only you (or third parties you provide your password to) can access your account. All personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited-access servers. This Site has technical, administrative and physical security measures and safeguards in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. While we're committed to placing reasonable and appropriate safeguards to protecting your information against foreseeable risks, no computer system or information can ever be fully protected against every possible hazard, and we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to circumvent those safeguards or use your personal information for improper purposes. Except as described in the following paragraph, when you purchase products or services online at the Site, your credit card information is protected through the use of encryption, which makes it difficult for unauthorized third parties to intercept or steal your credit card information while it is being transmitted. CareerBeam uses a service company to process its credit card transactions. For information on this company's privacy and security practices, please click here. An exception to the preceding paragraph is credit card information collected from employers participating in career fairs by colleges and universities using CareerBeam's eRecruiting Career Fairs Module (the "ERCF Module"). Credit card and other billing information requested in the ERCF Module is collected by the sponsoring colleges and universities for their own billing purposes, and is not processed by the service company used by CareerBeam to handle other credit card transactions on the Site. While such credit card information will be subject to the same security measures and safeguards as other personally identifiable information collected on the Site, it will not be encrypted because the colleges and universities sponsoring the career fairs need to be able to access and use this information for billing purposes. As a result, there can be no assurance that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to such information or use it for improper purposes. The colleges and universities using the ERCF Module will be solely responsible for the security of all credit card and other billing information collected in the ERCF Module, and agree to indemnify CareerBeam against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising or resulting from any unauthorized disclosure or use of such information (unless such unauthorized disclosure or use results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of CareerBeam or its employees). Privacy Policy Changes We may deem it necessary or appropriate from time to time to modify this privacy policy to reflect changes in the way we collect or use information or changes in privacy-related laws, regulations or industry standards. Accordingly, we reserve the right to change this privacy statement at any time by posting the revised policy on this Site. Information will be handled according to the privacy statement in effect at the time the information is used. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those changes. Questions or Concerns If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or privacy issues relating to the Site, you can contact us online at support@CareerBeam.com or mail or phone us at: CareerBeam.com, Inc. 204 Gittings Avenue Baltimore, MD 2121 Phone: 410-917-3379 Attn: Client Services 
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