PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

Welcome to THE WORKFORCE ("we," "us," or "our"). We operate a recruitment platform designed to connect job seekers with potential employment opportunities. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our platform, website, or services.

By accessing or using our platform, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure practices described in this Privacy Policy and your Candidate Consent Notice.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the platform, create a profile, upload a résumé, or apply for a job. This information includes:

Identifiers & Contact Details: Your first name, last name, email address, phone number, and physical address.
Professional & Employment History: Your résumé/CV, work history, past employers, job titles, and experience.
Education & Qualifications: Your educational background, degrees earned, certifications, skills, and qualifications.
Preferences & Job Search Data: Your work preferences, desired job titles, salary expectations, and other information relevant to your job search.

2. COOKIES AND AUTOMATED TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

When you visit or interact with our recruitment platform, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain tracking information through cookies, web beacons, and pixels.

Types of Cookies Used: We use strictly necessary cookies to keep you logged into your account, performance cookies to evaluate how our platform is functioning, and functional cookies to remember your platform preferences.
Purpose: This data helps us secure our website, monitor platform traffic patterns, and optimize user experience.
Your Choices: You can manage or disable your cookie settings directly through your browser or by using the cookie consent banner on our site. Please note that restricting cookies may impact your ability to use certain features of our platform.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We process your information to fulfill our role as a recruitment platform. Specifically, we use your information to:

Operate, maintain, and secure our recruitment platform.
Identify, assess, and match your profile with relevant employment, contract, or consulting opportunities.
Contact you regarding potential job matches, application statuses, interview scheduling, and recruitment updates.
Present or recommend your candidate profile and résumé to our prospective clients.
Verify the qualifications and references you provide, where permitted by law.
Maintain comprehensive candidate records and improve the effectiveness of our services.

4. HOW WE SHARE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

To connect you with career opportunities, we share your information with third parties under strict conditions:

With Clients & Employers: We share your candidate profile, résumé, and contact information with one or more of our clients (employers, recruiters, and organizations looking to hire) when we reasonably believe you are a suitable match for an open role.
With Service Providers: We share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist our operations, including cloud hosting, communication tools, applicant-tracking systems, and technical infrastructure providers. These vendors can only use your data to perform their services for us.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, subpoena, or government request to protect our rights or the safety of others.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Our recruitment platform operations and server infrastructure may be located in regions outside your home country. By utilizing our services, your candidate data may be transferred to, stored at, and processed in destinations that may not offer the same level of data protection laws as your jurisdiction.

When conducting international transfers, we implement appropriate regulatory safeguards—such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission—to guarantee that your personal information remains thoroughly protected.

6. REGIONAL PRIVACY REGULATION SUPPLEMENTS

A. European Union & UK Residents (GDPR Compliance)

If you reside within the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you hold specific data rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Legal Basis for Processing: We process your personal information based on your explicit Consent (provided when submitting your candidate profile) and our Legitimate Interests in matching qualified individuals with client employment opportunities.
Your GDPR Rights: You have the right to access the data we hold, correct inaccuracies, request complete erasure ("right to be forgotten"), restrict processing, object to processing, and export your personal data portably.
Withdrawal of Consent: You may withdraw your recruitment processing consent at any time. This will not impact processing performed prior to your withdrawal.
Lodging a Complaint: You maintain the right to lodge an official complaint regarding our data handling with your local Data Protection Supervisory Authority.

B. California Residents (CCPA/CPRA Compliance)

This section applies exclusively to California residents in accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

Categories of Data Collected: Identifiers, professional/employment history, education details, and electronic network activity (cookies).
No Sale or Sharing for Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising: We explicitly do not sell your personal candidate data or share it for cross-context behavioral marketing networks.
Your California Rights: You have the right to request disclosure of the specific pieces of data we have collected, demand deletion of your info, correct inaccurate data, and opt-out of potential commercial sharing flows.
Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate or deny platform access to any user exercising their statutory California privacy rights.

7. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the recruitment and matching purposes outlined in this policy, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate business records.

8. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Providing your personal information to us is entirely voluntary. However, if you choose not to provide the requested information, we may be unable to evaluate your qualifications, match you with employers, or communicate with you about available roles.

9. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Email: info@the-workforce.ca