Your privacy is important to us
Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information has always been a fundamental principle in our business relationships. We want you to know that Quartech Systems Ltd. adheres to privacy legislation that governs what information may be collected, how it is used and how it is protected. This Privacy Statement explains our privacy policies and information handling practices.

Protecting your privacy means:

§          We keep your personal information and the business you do with us in strict confidence

§          We do not sell, divulge or distribute your personal information except to parties who have a legal right to know

§          You have control over how we obtain, use, and give out personal information about you

§          You have reasonable access to the personal information we have about you

§          We respect your privacy when we market our services

Why we collect personal information
We collect information in order to represent you for employment opportunities with our clients and to provide information about our services. We understand that some of this information is personal. We collect, use and disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. We will obtain your permission before using your personal information and agree to how it will be used.  The information we will collect from you includes, but is not limited to:

§          Your personal profile via your resume and Skills Profile and information supplied by you

§          Your employment preferences, such as work location, salary, and other personal factors important to you

You can visit our website without sharing any personal information. While visiting our site, you may choose to provide information in the form of a resume or by creating a profile using QSkills, our online skills profile tool. In order to be considered for opportunities with our clients, you may choose to provide references.

What we do with personal information
When you provide personal information to us in the form of a resume, references, complete a profile using QSkills, the information will be stored in our secure database. We may use your personal information to:

§          Match your profile against our client's requirements

§          Contact you regarding profile matches

§          Contact and obtain information about you from references supplied by you (upon your approval, see "Your Information is Obtained or Used Only With Your Consent" section)

§          Provide your information to clients (upon your approval, see "Your Information is Obtained or Used Only With Your Consent" section)

§          Improve our site and, where applicable, the services we offer

       We may send you information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners from time to time. If you have concerns about receiving occasional communication from us, please contact our Privacy Officer.

       For other similar or related purposes that are reasonably necessary for the proper management of Quartech's business.

Quartech consultants/placements
When you are placed with one of our clients, we will collect additional information in order to complete the placement process. In addition, we will survey you to ensure that we are offering our consultants the best possible opportunities and to provide our clients with constructive feedback. We will survey clients to verify and confirm the information we currently have in your file and to ensure our consultants are consistently meeting client expectations.

Your information is obtained and used only with your consent
We want to assure you that any personal information you provide to Quartech will remain completely confidential until you request otherwise, unless required by law. We do not sell or provide candidate or client information to third parties. We will always obtain your authorization to contact references and we will always contact you via email or telephone before we submit your profile to a client requirement.

Your consent can be expressed or implied
Express consent can be verbal or written. You imply consent when we reasonably conclude that you have given consent by some action you have taken, or when you decide not to take action. For example, by providing your contact information, profile or other personal information to a Quartech Account Manager or through our website, you are granting your consent to allow Quartech to use your profile information in the matching process, and to contact you regarding any such matches.

You can withdraw your consent after you've given it
While we would like your consent to continue to collect and use your information as outlined above, we want you to know that you do have choices. In addition, you can request to have your information removed from our database, or opt out of receiving optional future mailings at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer.

We protect your information from error, loss, and unauthorized access

Quartech shall take appropriate and reasonable steps to protect personal information against such risks as loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification or destruction.

Our employees who have access to your information are made aware of how to keep it confidential. Each employee is governed by policies regarding information handling. Only employees who require access to your information in the course of their duties will have access to your information.

We respect the confidential information that we receive from others and therefore will not release any personal information provided to us by third parties without their explicit authorization.

As a member of the Quartech QSkills group, you have access to your own information, information about positions that match your profile, plus additional information and tools. Select Quartech personnel have password-protected access to your information.  No client/employer contact may view your personal information (identity or contact information) without your prior permission.

You can see and verify the accuracy of your information
You can update your personal information at any time through our website or by contacting Privacy Officer.

Links to other sites
Our site may contain links to other sites that we think you might be interested in. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices employed by other sites.

Password protection
Portions of our Web site are password protected to help safeguard your information. When you complete your registration, you will create a password in order to access portions of the site. Quartech reserves the right to change passwords at any time to protect the security of our site. We require that you keep confidential the password you select for accessing our site. You can change your password at any time via the QSkills website.  If you forget your password, email us and we will issue a reminder of your password via email.

Resolving your concerns, inquiries, or listening to your suggestions is important to us
In order to continually monitor and strengthen our privacy procedures, we have appointed a Privacy Officer. Please contact our Privacy Officer if you have any questions about privacy that were not answered above. We welcome your suggestions.