Last Update: February 2021
Careers Cannabis Inc. ("Careers Cannabis") values and respects your privacy.Careers Cannabis provides an online job search engine and recruitment portal that allows applicants to explore career opportunities in the cannabis industry by searching jobs posted on the job search engine, applying to jobs and connecting with potential employers through the recruitment portal (collectively, the "Platform").
This privacy policy describes the manner in which we collect, use and disclose personal information when you visit our website located at www.careerscannabis.com (the "Website"), use the Platform, or otherwise interact with us.
CONTENTS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
How we collect and use personal information through the Platform.
Job Search Engine: When you apply to a job posted on our job search engine, your application is submitted directly to the company you are applying to and any third-party service providers used by such company to process your application. We do not have control over the manner in which such companies and their service providers will treat your personal information.
Creating a Profile: To access our recruitment portal, you must create an account by completing a profile. When you create an account, we may collect your first and last name, phone number, address, email address, a password that you create, resume, employment history, profile photo, recruitment-related videos, links to your social media accounts, description of your goals and mission/vision, survey results about your job preferences, including in the form of a testing score, licensing and certification information, , and other similar employment-related materials. We use this information to administer your account and enable you to apply to jobs, connect with potential employers, and track the status of your applications. With your consent, we may also use your profile information, including previous job applications and completed surveys about your job preferences to contact you about opportunities that may arise in the future and to make employment and career recommendations.
We strongly recommend that you do not disclose your account password to anyone. We will never ask you for your password in any unsolicited communication (such as letters, phone calls or email messages). If you become aware of any unauthorized access to or use of your account, you are required to notify us immediately.
Applying for a Job: If you apply to a job using our recruitment portal, certain personal information that is requested by the potential employer will be used to complete the job application from the information you uploaded to your profile (such as your contact information, resume, licensing and certification information, and employment history). You may also be required to provide additional information or responses to screening questions that are requested by the potential employer. With your consent, we may also use your personal information to facilitate background checks on your behalf as part of the application process to verify your identity or validate your education using third-party service providers.
How we collect and use personal information through our Website and in our other interactions with you
We may collect personal information when you:
Marketing Communications: If you sign-up to receive email marketing communications such as newsletters containing the latest news and updates in the cannabis industry, cannabis education, career advice, and recommendations of job opportunities that may be of interest to you, we collect your email address as well as other information on an optional basis to help us tailor our communications to you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of each email. Alternatively, you can opt-out of receiving email marketing communications by contacting us at the contact information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. Please note that you may continue to receive transactional or account-related communications from us.
Contests and Promotions: When you enter a contest or participate in a promotion, we may collect your name, address, email address, phone number, and any additional information or content required for the contest or promotion, including to deliver a prize to you, or that you otherwise provide, including your social media handle, profile picture and public posts or comments you make about our contest on social media networks. We use this information to administer the contest or promotion. As part of a contest or promotion, we may also share or otherwise publish the content you submit.
Surveys: From time to time, we may offer you the opportunity to participate in one of our surveys. The information obtained through our surveys is used in an aggregated, de-identified form. We use this information to help us understand our users, enhance our Platform and our Website.
Careers at Careers Cannabis: In connection with a job application or related inquiry for employment at Careers Cannabis, you may provide us with certain personal information about yourself (such as that contained in a resume, cover letter, or similar employment-related materials). We use this information for the purpose of processing and responding to your application for current and future career opportunities.
Contact Us: When you contact us with a comment, question or complaint through email, telephone, or the contact us form on our Website, you may be asked for information that identifies you, such as your name, address and a telephone number, along with additional information we need to help us promptly answer your question or respond to your comment. We may retain this information to assist you in the future and to improve our customer service and service offerings.
Call Recording: We may monitor and record our telephone conversations with you for training and quality assurance purposes. You will be provided with a notice at the beginning of any call that is being recorded. If you do not wish to have your call recorded, please let us know.
SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell or disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as set forth below or as required or permitted by law.
Potential Employers: When you apply for a job through the recruitment portal, Careers Cannabis will share your job application which may include information such as your contact information, resume, licensing and certification information, employment history and other employment-related information with the potential employer. The employer may use information provided in your job application to contact you directly regarding the employment opportunity. If your job application is selected by the potential employer for further consideration of your candidacy, your personal information will be treated in accordance with the potential employer's privacy policies and practices.
Service Providers: Your personal information will be transferred (or otherwise made available) to certain third parties that provide services on our behalf. We use service providers to provide services such as hosting the Website and to operate certain of its features and send communications. Our service providers are only provided with the information they need to perform their designated functions and are not authorized to use or disclose personal information for their own marketing or other purposes. Our service providers may be located in the U.S., Canada or other foreign jurisdictions.
Legal and Compliance: We and our Canadian, US and other foreign service providers may provide your personal information in response to a search warrant to other legally valid inquiry or order, or to another organization for the purposes of investigating a breach of an agreement or contravention of law or detecting, suppressing or preventing fraud, or as otherwise may be required or permitted by applicable Canadian, U.S. or other law or legal process, which may include lawful access by US or foreign courts, law enforcement or other government authorities. Your personal information may also be disclosed where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and to investigate or prevent actual or suspected loss or harm to persons or property.
Sale of Business: We may transfer any information we have about you as an asset in connection with a proposed or completed merger, acquisition or sale (including transfers made as part of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of Careers Cannabis or as part of a corporate reorganization or other change in corporate control.
COOKIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT OUR WEBSITE
Visiting our Website: In general, you can visit our Website without telling us who you are or submitting any personal information. However, we and/or our service providers (such as Google Analytics) may collect the IP (Internet protocol) addresses of all visitors to our Website and other related information such as page requests, browser type, operating system and average time spent on our Website. We use this information to help us understand our Website activity and to monitor and improve our Website.
Cookies: Our Website uses a technology called "cookies". A cookie is a tiny element of data that our Website sends to a user's browser, which may then be stored on the user's hard drive so that we can recognize the user's computer or device when they return. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to not accept certain cookies. However, if you decide not to accept cookies from our Website, you may not be able to take advantage of all of the Website features.
Analytics: We may use a third party such as Google Analytics to help us gather and analyze information about the areas visited on the Website (such as the pages most read, time spent, search terms and other engagement data) in order to evaluate and improve the user experience and the Website. These third parties may use cookies and other tracking technologies. For more information about Google Analytics or to prevent the storage and processing of this data (including your IP address) by Google, you can download and install the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. You can also obtain additional information on Google Analytics' data privacy and security at the following links:
Third Party Links: Our Website may contain links to other websites that Careers Cannabis does not own or operate. We provide links to third party websites as a convenience to the user. These links are not intended as an endorsement of or referral to the linked websites. The linked websites have separate and independent privacy policies, notices and terms of use. We do not have any control over such websites, and therefore we have no responsibility or liability for the manner in which the organizations that operate such linked websites may collect, use or disclose, secure and otherwise treat personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
SAFEGUARDS AND RETENTION
We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures in an effort to safeguard the personal information in our custody and control against theft, loss and unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. We restrict access to personal information on a need-to-know basis to employees and authorized service providers who require access to fulfil their job requirements.
We have record retention processes designed to retain personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes set out herein or as otherwise required to meet legal or business requirements.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access, update and correct inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody or control. You may request access, updating and corrections of inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody or control by emailing or writing to us at the contact information set out below. We may request certain personal information for the purpose of verifying the identity of the individual seeking access to his or her personal information records.
UPDATES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes to our privacy practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page to ensure you are familiar with those changes. We will indicate at the top of this privacy policy when it was most recently updated.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy or the manner in which we or our service providers (including our service providers outside Canada) treat your personal information, or to request access to our collection of your personal information, please contact us at:
Corporate Executive Officer
