Privacy Consent & Personal Information Agreement

1. What We Collect

When you register or submit a resume, we may collect:

• Contact details (name, phone number, email, city/region)
• Your resume and any information it contains, including work history, education, trade tickets, certifications, and safety training
• Employment preferences (trade, desired wage, availability, locations you’ll work in)
• Information you provide during follow-up conversations, interviews, or skills assessments
• Reference and credential verification information, with your consent

We collect only what is reasonably needed to provide our recruiting and job-matching services.

2. Why We Collect It (Purposes)

We collect, use, and disclose your personal information to:

• Create and maintain your candidate profile in our database
• Match you with job opportunities that fit your skills, tickets, and preferences
• Share your resume and profile with prospective employers who have openings that match your profile
• Contact you by phone, text message, or email about job opportunities, your registration, and our services
• Verify your credentials, certifications, and references (with your consent)
• Meet legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations
• Maintain and improve our platform and services

We will not use your information for purposes beyond these without obtaining your consent first.

3. Who We Share It With (Disclosure)

Prospective employers: The core purpose of BeRecruited is to present you to employers. By submitting your resume, you consent to us disclosing your resume and profile to employers with relevant openings. We will notify you before sending your resume to a specific employer.

Service providers: We use third-party providers for website hosting, data storage, and communications (e.g., email/SMS platforms). These providers may store data on servers located outside of British Columbia, Alberta, or Canada, including in the United States, where it may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions. We require providers to protect your information with safeguards comparable to our own.

As required by law: We may disclose information where required by law, court order, or lawful authority.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with advertisers.

4. Consent and Withdrawal

Submitting this form constitutes your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure described in this agreement. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us (Section 9). Withdrawal will stop future use and disclosure of your information, but:

• We cannot retract resumes already sent to employers before your withdrawal
• Withdrawal means we can no longer match you with job opportunities
• We may retain certain records where required by law

5. Retention

We keep your profile and resume for as long as you remain an active candidate, and for up to 24 months after your last activity or contact with us, after which it is securely deleted or anonymized unless a longer period is required by law. You may request deletion sooner at any time.

6. Safeguards

We protect your personal information with physical, technical, and administrative safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity, including access controls limiting who at BeRecruited can view candidate files. No system is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect against unauthorized access, use, loss, or disclosure, and we will notify you and the appropriate Privacy Commissioner of any breach involving your information where required by law.

7. Accuracy, Access, and Correction

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Ask how your information has been used and to whom it has been disclosed

We will respond to written requests within 30 days as required under PIPA. Please keep your profile current. Accurate information helps us match you with the right jobs.

8. Minors

Our services are intended for individuals who are legally eligible to work. If you are under 18, please have a parent or guardian review this agreement before submitting your information.

9. Changes to This Agreement

We may update this agreement from time to time. The current version will always be posted at berecruited.ca/privacy. Material changes affecting how we use information already collected will require fresh consent.

By checking the consent box and submitting this form, you confirm you have read and agree to this Privacy Consent Agreement.