# Privacy Policy
**Effective Date: July 24, 2026**
Advanced Care Placement Services (“Advanced Care,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit **[www.advanced-care.us](http://www.advanced-care.us)**, apply for employment opportunities, submit a resume, communicate with us, or use any of our recruitment and placement services.
By using our website or providing personal information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
## 1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information.
### Information You Provide Directly
You may provide information to us when you:
* Submit a resume or employment application
* Create or update a candidate profile
* Apply for a job
* Request information about our services
* Communicate with a recruiter
* Complete an interview, screening, or reference form
* Subscribe to job alerts or other communications
* Contact us by phone, email, text message, website form, or social media
This information may include:
* Name
* Mailing address
* Email address
* Telephone number
* Employment history
* Education and training
* Professional licenses and certifications
* Resume and application information
* Salary expectations
* Work authorization and availability
* Geographic and scheduling preferences
* References
* Interview notes and employment preferences
* Information related to professional qualifications
* Communications with our recruiters and staff
Where permitted by law and necessary for a placement, we may also collect sensitive information such as identification documents, background screening information, professional disciplinary history, health-related employment requirements, vaccination or testing documentation, and other information required by a prospective employer or applicable law.
Please do not submit patient medical information or other confidential information that is not necessary for your employment application.
### Information From Other Sources
We may receive information about you from:
* Job boards and professional networking websites
* Publicly available professional profiles
* Referral sources
* Former employers and professional references
* Educational institutions
* Licensing and credentialing authorities
* Background screening providers
* Healthcare organizations and prospective employers
* Service providers that support our recruiting activities
### Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect:
* Internet Protocol address
* Browser and device type
* Operating system
* Pages viewed
* Links clicked
* Date and time of visits
* Referring website
* General geographic location
* Cookie identifiers
* Website interaction and performance information
We may collect this information through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, pixels, and similar technologies.
## 2. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
* Evaluate your qualifications and employment preferences
* Identify positions that may match your experience
* Communicate with you about job opportunities
* Present your candidacy to prospective employers with your authorization or as otherwise permitted by law
* Schedule interviews and coordinate the hiring process
* Verify employment history, licenses, credentials, references, and qualifications
* Provide recruitment, placement, and workforce-related services
* Maintain candidate and client records
* Respond to questions and support requests
* Send job alerts and service-related communications
* Improve our website, recruiting methods, and business operations
* Detect fraud, misuse, security incidents, and unlawful activity
* Protect our legal rights and the rights of candidates, clients, and others
* Comply with legal, regulatory, contractual, and recordkeeping obligations
* Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
We may use information collected over time to better understand your professional interests and recommend relevant opportunities.
## 3. Resume and Candidate Information
Submitting a resume does not guarantee that Advanced Care will locate or offer an employment opportunity.
We may retain your resume and candidate information in our applicant tracking system so that our recruiters can consider you for current and future opportunities.
When we believe you may be qualified for a position, we may contact you to discuss the opportunity. We will not knowingly misrepresent your qualifications, experience, preferences, or compensation requirements to a prospective employer.
Before presenting your resume or identifying information to a prospective employer, we generally obtain your authorization. In certain circumstances, information may be shared as otherwise permitted by law or as necessary to respond to a request you initiated.
## 4. How We Disclose Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to the following parties.
### Prospective Employers and Clients
We may share candidate information with healthcare organizations and other employers that are evaluating candidates for employment.
Information shared may include your resume, qualifications, professional experience, licenses, availability, compensation expectations, interview feedback, and other job-related information.
### Service Providers
We may use third parties to support:
* Applicant tracking and recruiting
* Email and text communications
* Website hosting and maintenance
* Data storage
* Analytics
* Background screening
* Credential verification
* Electronic signatures
* Scheduling
* Cybersecurity
* Customer relationship management
* Document management
* Business administration
These providers may access personal information only as necessary to perform services for us and subject to applicable contractual or legal restrictions.
### Legal and Compliance Disclosures
We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
* Comply with a law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or government request
* Cooperate with regulators, licensing authorities, or law enforcement
* Investigate fraud, misconduct, or security incidents
* Enforce our agreements and policies
* Protect the safety, rights, and property of Advanced Care or others
* Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
### Business Transactions
If Advanced Care is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar transaction, personal information may be disclosed as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.
## 5. Sale and Sharing of Personal Information
Advanced Care does not sell personal information for money.
We do not sell candidate resumes or contact information to unrelated third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
Some privacy laws define “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” broadly enough to include certain website analytics or advertising technologies. Where applicable, you may have the right to opt out of these activities.
## 6. Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
* Operate website features
* Remember preferences
* Measure traffic and performance
* Understand how visitors use the website
* Detect technical or security issues
* Improve advertising and recruiting campaigns
You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Where required, we will provide a cookie consent or preference tool.
## 7. Email, Telephone, and Text Communications
When you provide your email address or telephone number, you authorize us to contact you regarding:
* Positions for which you applied
* Other job opportunities that may match your qualifications
* Interviews and application updates
* Credentialing or onboarding requirements
* Administrative and service-related matters
Communications may be sent by email, telephone, or text message. Message and data rates may apply.
Consent to receive automated or marketing text messages is not a condition of receiving recruitment services or being considered for employment.
You may opt out of:
* Marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link
* Text messages by replying **STOP**
* Recruiting communications by notifying your recruiter or contacting us
You may still receive necessary administrative, legal, or transactional communications after opting out of promotional messages.
## 8. Background Checks and Consumer Reports
A prospective employer or Advanced Care may request a background check, employment verification, credential verification, or consumer report where permitted by law.
When legally required, you will receive separate disclosures and authorization forms before a consumer report is obtained. Background checks are not governed solely by this Privacy Policy and may be subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and applicable state and local laws.
## 9. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
* Provide recruiting and placement services
* Consider candidates for future opportunities
* Maintain business and employment records
* Meet contractual obligations
* Resolve disputes
* Enforce agreements
* Comply with legal, regulatory, tax, and reporting requirements
Retention periods vary depending on the type of information, the purpose for which it was collected, and applicable legal requirements.
You may request deletion of your candidate profile, subject to information we are legally permitted or required to retain.
## 10. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, communication system, database, or electronic transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.
You are responsible for using appropriate care when transmitting confidential information electronically.
## 11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:
* Request access to personal information we maintain about you
* Request correction of inaccurate information
* Request deletion of certain information
* Obtain a portable copy of certain information
* Opt out of certain sales, sharing, or targeted advertising
* Restrict or object to certain processing
* Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
* Appeal a decision concerning a privacy request
* Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising a privacy right
These rights are not absolute. Legal exceptions may apply.
To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section. We may need to verify your identity before processing the request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, subject to verification requirements.
## 12. California Residents
California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, if the law applies to Advanced Care or the relevant processing activity.
These rights may include access, correction, deletion, portability, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
Advanced Care does not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes requiring a separate right to limit its use under California law, except as necessary to provide requested services, process employment applications, maintain security, or comply with the law.
California residents may contact us to request additional information regarding applicable rights.
## 13. New York Residents
Advanced Care maintains safeguards intended to protect private information in accordance with applicable New York data-security and breach-notification requirements.
If a security incident affects information protected under applicable law, we will investigate and provide legally required notices.
## 14. Information Concerning Healthcare Professionals
Advanced Care is a healthcare recruitment company. We are not generally acting as a healthcare provider, health plan, or healthcare clearinghouse when collecting candidate information through our website.
Information you provide as a candidate is not automatically protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act merely because you are a healthcare professional or are applying to work for a healthcare organization.
Do not provide patient records or patient-identifying information through our website, resumes, email, or text messages.
## 15. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adults seeking employment or recruitment services. They are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we learn that information was collected from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
## 16. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to job boards, social networks, client websites, or other third-party services.
We do not control the privacy or security practices of those third parties. Their privacy policies govern information you provide directly to them.
## 17. International Visitors
Advanced Care primarily provides recruitment services in the United States.
If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, processed in, and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your location.
## 18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technologies, business practices, or legal obligations.
The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through additional notices where appropriate.
## 19. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to submit a privacy request, contact:
**Advanced Care Placement Services**
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Website: **[www.advanced-care.us](http://www.advanced-care.us)**
Email: **[INSERT PRIVACY OR GENERAL CONTACT EMAIL]**
Mailing Address: **[INSERT COMPLETE BUSINESS MAILING ADDRESS]**
Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line and describe your request clearly.