Who we are
The Qualified Candidate provides proofreading services. When you visit the website of The Qualified Candidate, no personally identifiable information about you is collected. This will change, however, if you choose to reach out to us by email or if you choose to engage our services (see below for additional information on what is collected).
Personal information
We use personal information to provide our proofreading services to our clients. If you visit our site to read or download information, The Qualified Candidate may collect navigational information related to your visit. This can include the domain name from which you accessed our website, the date and time a page on our site was accessed, and the website address of any website from which you may have linked to our site. We use this information to analyze how our site is used and to make improvements to the site’s usefulness to the public. Merely visiting our website, however, does not lead to the collection of personally identifying information.
If you choose to purchase our services, we collect and store your billing and credit card information. If you choose to purchase our services, we will maintain the file or files you uploaded, for up to 30 (thirty) days following close of services. We offer this as a courtesy to the client but you have the right to request that we delete your file or files sooner than 30 days post closure of services. You must submit any such request to us in writing (sending your written request in the form of an email is sufficient).
If you choose to purchase our services, we collect your personal email information. We will use the email address you provide to remain in contact with you throughout the course of the services which you contracted for. For example, we will send updated files to you electronically. We will not, however, use your email address (or any other personal data you provide) to send you advertising or promotional materials.
Our website address is: http://thequalifiedcandidate.com
Get in touch with us at: QualifiedCandidate@thequalifiedcandidate.com
Security of your personal information
We are diligent about protecting your personal information. However, should you elect to create an account with The Qualified Candidate, you are responsible for safeguarding and preventing unauthorized access to the related user information and password. You agree not to disclose your password to any third party and you are responsible for any activity using your account, whether or not you authorized that activity. Please immediately notify The Qualified Candidate of any unauthorized use of your account.
To avoid unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your personal information, The Qualified Candidate uses industry standard security measures. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption. The Qualified Candidate uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.
Comments
We do not have a comment feature on our site. As such we do not collect the type of data commonly associated with this feature (e.g. data shown in comment forms as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string commonly collected to help spam detection). The data we do collect is described elsewhere in this policy.
Media
If you upload images to the website along with, or within, any of the materials you submit for proofreading, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
Cookies
If you create an account/login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
We do not have embedded content from other websites on this site (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). This is important to acknowledge because embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
Who we share your data with
We will not sell your data. We do, however, share it with third party(s) that provide payment processing services to The Qualified Candidate. Additionally, if you create an account/login page on our site and later request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We also retain and share personal information as may be required to comply with applicable law and legal process, including to allow The Qualified Candidate to pursue available remedies.
How long we retain your data
If you create an account/login page on our site, we store the personal information provided in your user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you choose to purchase our services, we collect and store your billing and credit card information. If you choose to purchase our services, we will maintain the file or files you uploaded, for up to 30 (thirty) days following close of services. We offer this as a courtesy to the client but you have the right to request that we delete your file or files sooner than 30 days post closure of services. You must submit any such request to us in writing (sending your written request in the form of an email is sufficient).
What rights you have over your data
We will not sell your data. Additionally, we will not use your data to engage in targeted advertising (we do not send email communications that are not also directly related to an ongoing proofreading project). If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
We will not sell your data to third parities nor will we use it to engage in targeted advertising. If you receive an advertisement or solicitation for services which is purporting to have come from The Qualified Candidate, you are encouraged to submit an email to us at: QualifiedCandidate@thequalifiedcandidate.com.