Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 March 2018
1. Introduction
Weizhen Recruiters ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our recruitment services or visit our website.
By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address
- Professional Information: Resume/CV, work history, education, skills, certifications, and professional references
- Employment Preferences: Desired roles, salary expectations, availability, and location preferences
- Company Information: For employers - company name, industry, size, and hiring requirements
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address and browser type
- Pages visited and time spent on our site
- Referring website addresses
- Device information
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Match candidates with suitable job opportunities
- Communicate with you about potential roles or candidates
- Process job applications and conduct recruitment activities
- Provide and improve our recruitment services
- Send relevant job alerts and industry updates (with your consent)
- Comply with legal obligations
- Prevent fraud and ensure security
4. Information Sharing
We may share your personal information with:
- Employers: We share candidate information with potential employers only with your explicit consent for specific job opportunities
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our business (e.g., IT services, email platforms)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. For candidates, we typically retain your information for up to 2 years after your last interaction with us, unless you request earlier deletion.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent for us to process your data
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at recruit@weizhen.org.
8. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but this may limit some functionality of our website.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Weizhen Recruiters
Unit No 34-02 Level 10, Menara IJM Land
Lebuh Tunku Kudin 3, 11700 Penang, Malaysia
Email: recruit@weizhen.org