TechIT is committed to protecting the privacy of the personally-identifiable information that we collect from you as you use this web site (the "Site"). The scope of TechIT's commitment is detailed in this Privacy Policy. By submitting information, you agree to TechIT’s use of such information as described herein. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our online policies in general.

The Basics

Your identity and information is 100% secured with TechIT. Your information will never be posted anywhere.

The Fine Print

What Personally-Identifiable Information is Collected?

TechIT collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Site when users register and participate in user posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, or surveys. The personally-identifiable information collected may consist of a unique access ID, company or school affiliation, title, and contact information, such as name, mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone and fax numbers, and, for recruiting purposes, any other personally-identifiable information on your resume.

How May My Personally-Identifiable Information Be Used?

TechIT uses your personally-identifiable information in evaluating any job applications or other employment-related inquiries that you may submit. We may keep any of your personally-identifiable information on file and use it to contact you for recruiting purposes. TechIT also uses personally-identifiable information to perform statistical analyses of user behavior in order to measure interest in specific areas on our site. The e-mail addresses provided at registration allows TechIT to send e-mail to individuals based on keywords in their resume and preferences indicated during the registration process. If you do not wish to receive e-mailed notice of jobs, you can opt-out in our 'edit my profile' section. TechIT uses personally-identifiable information collected from cookies and IP addresses as described below.

Are Cookies and IP Addresses Used?

The Site may use cookies or session keys to identify you and your interests and to track usage of the Site. Cookies are small pieces of text stored on your computer that help us know which browser you are using and where you’ve been on the Site and on web sites to which you may link in order to use some of our features. Cookies also let us know whether you have registered with us and otherwise enable us to relate your current usage of the Site to prior usage of this or other Sites of TechIT or its affiliates. By accepting our cookie you will be permitted access to certain pages of the Site without having to log in each time you visit. A user who does not accept the cookie from the Site may not be able to access certain areas of the Site. TechIT also logs IP addresses, or the location of computers on the Internet, to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the Site.

Is Personally-Identifiable Information Disclosed to Third Parties?

TechIT shall not intentionally disclose (and shall take commercially reasonable steps to prevent the accidental disclosure of) your personally-identifiable information to third parties (i.e., persons or entities that are not affiliates of TechIT), whether for such third parties’ marketing purposes or otherwise, subject only to the following three exceptions:

  1. TechIT may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties as required or permitted by the laws, rules, and regulations of any nation, state, or other applicable jurisdiction;
  2. TechIT may disclose your personally-identifiable information to third parties who deliver information from us to you for the purpose of performing such delivery;
  3. TechIT may disclose your personally-identifiable information if, in connection with submitting the information, you consent to such disclosure;

Links to Third Party Sites

We may provide links to third-party web sites as a service to our users. In addition, some of the content appearing to be on this Site is in fact supplied by third parties, for example, in instances of framing of third party web sites or incorporation through framesets of content supplied by third party servers. Please be aware that we cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of such third party web sites, which may differ from those of this Site. We encourage you to review and understand the privacy policies on these web sites before providing any information to them.

How Can I Access, Change, and/or Delete Information?

You may access, correct, update, and/or delete any personally-identifiable information that you submit to the Site. You may also unsubscribe from job alerts or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such information or subscribed or registered, or send us an email at Privacy@TechIT.com.

Security

TechIT has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally-identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized TechIT personnel are provided access to personally-identifiable information, and these employees are required to treat this information as confidential. Despite these precautions, TechIT cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your personally-identifiable information.

Children's Online Privacy Protection

TechIT understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and TechIT will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.

Consent

By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you of any such changes by updating this Privacy Policy.

Contact Our Privacy Department

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at Privacy@TechIT.com.