Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 2024

1. Introduction
Serenity Med Search (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal data collected through our healthcare recruiting website [website URL]. Our practices comply with relevant California and U.S. laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and, if applicable, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information You Provide: When you apply for a job, subscribe, or contact us, you may provide us with personal information such as your name, contact details, employment history, and other details relevant to healthcare recruitment.
  • Sensitive Data: For certain healthcare positions, we may need information like professional licenses, certifications, or criminal background checks. We collect and process such information only when necessary and with appropriate consent.
  • Automatically Collected Information: We use cookies and other tracking technologies to gather usage information about your interactions with our website, including your IP address, browser type, and the pages visited.

3. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:

  • Evaluate candidates for healthcare positions, based on your qualifications and consent
  • Communicate with you about job openings, company news, or updates
  • Conduct necessary background and credential verifications, if required
  • Improve our website’s functionality and user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With Healthcare Providers: Your data may be shared with client hospitals, clinics, or healthcare facilities interested in evaluating your qualifications for specific roles.
  • Service Providers: We engage third-party vendors to support our operations, such as background check providers or secure data hosting services. These providers are contractually obligated to safeguard your information.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information to comply with legal obligations, such as court orders or government investigations.

5. Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, the CCPA provides specific rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Access: You may request details on the specific personal data we have collected about you.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You may request that we do not sell your personal information (although we do not sell data collected through our site).

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the details provided below. We may need to verify your identity to process these requests.

6. Security of Your Information
We use commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no online data transmission is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information shared over the internet.

7. HIPAA Compliance
While we do not typically handle protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA, if any information we collect falls under HIPAA regulations, we will handle it in compliance with HIPAA requirements to safeguard your privacy.

8. Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”

11. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

Serenity Med Search
Recruiting@SerenityMedSearch.com
805-892-8146

Who we are

Our website address is: http://www.serenitymedsearch.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our 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.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All 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.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

SMS Communication

By opting in to receive SMS messages from Serenity Med Search, you consent to receive text messages related to job opportunities, recruiting updates, and other relevant notifications. Message frequency may vary, and message & data rates may apply. You can opt-out of receiving these messages at any time by replying “STOP” to any SMS you receive from us.

We respect your privacy. Your phone number and consent to receive SMS messages will not be shared, sold, or used for any purposes other than those explicitly stated. For any questions regarding our SMS communication, please contact us at [recruiting@serenitymedsearch.com].

SMS Communication Policy

Serenity Med Search (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This section explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you opt-in to receive SMS (text) messages from us.

1. What Information We Collect

When you opt-in to receive SMS messages, we collect your mobile phone number to send you text notifications regarding:

  • Job opportunities
  • Application updates
  • Recruiting news and events
  • Other related communications

We do not collect any other personal information through SMS unless you explicitly provide it.

2. How We Use Your Information

By providing your phone number and opting in to receive SMS communications, you consent to receive recurring text messages from Serenity Med Search related to our recruiting services. Message frequency may vary depending on your interaction with our services.

Message and data rates may apply according to your mobile service provider’s plan. You can opt-out at any time by replying “STOP” to any SMS message we send. For help, reply “HELP.”

3. How to Opt-Out

You can stop receiving SMS messages from us at any time by replying “STOP” to any text message. After opting out, you will receive a confirmation message, and no further SMS messages will be sent unless you opt back in.

If you experience any issues with opting out, please contact us at Recruiting@SerenityMedSearch.com.

4. Data Sharing and Protection

  • We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your phone number or any personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
  • Your mobile number will be used solely for the purpose of sending SMS messages as described above.
  • We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to send SMS messages. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it for the purpose of providing SMS services on our behalf.

6. Your Rights

  • Access and Correction: You may request access to the personal information we have on file for you or request corrections by contacting us at [Recruiting@SerenityMedSearch.com].
  • Consent Withdrawal: You may withdraw your consent to receive SMS messages at any time by replying “STOP” or contacting us.
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