The Arnold Group (TAG) Privacy Policy
The Arnold Group (TAG) Privacy Policy

The following Privacy Policy is applicable to all of the information collected during your use of The Arnold Group’s website. Each time you use the web site, this agreement as it then reads will govern your use.

Please read the following information carefully before accessing any part of this site.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

TAG recognizes and respects the privacy of users of this Site. To better protect your privacy, we are providing this Policy to explain our online information practices and the way that we may collect and use information from you.

From time to time, TAG may update this Policy and you always can review the current version of the Policy by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" link at the bottom of every page on our Site. In addition, if we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time you provided it to us; we will attempt to notify you by way of an email in order to provide you with the opportunity to determine whether we can use the information in the different manner.

Generally, TAG may gather information about visitors to its Site when it aggregates information gathered by tracking the usage of certain features available on this Site. The collection of this information enables TAG to tailor its content to your needs, keep you informed of information that you may find of interest which assists it in providing appropriate services to its customers.

Specifically, TAG may gather personally identifiable information about visitors to its Site when you enter personally identifiable information such as your full name, gender, street address, telephone number, email address, job interests, job qualifications, and resume. When you choose to provide us with personally identifiable information, TAG will act in a responsible manner. TAG will maintain your personally identifiable information in secure on-line and off-line facilities. The collection of this personally identifiable information enables TAG to begin the job placement process, including the need to pass this information to potential employers.

Finally, TAG may store and disclose personally identifiable information as allowed or required by applicable law, including making disclosures that are necessary or advisable to: (i) protect the rights, safety or property of TAG or others, (ii) conform to legal or regulatory requirements and (iii) a possible sale of assets of TAG.

Except as set forth above, TAG will not disclose, sell, lease, or rent your personally identifiable information.
**All the above excludes text messaging originator opt-in data; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

For your convenience, TAG provides its Site visitors the ability to submit a resume online. TAG’s Online Resume Submission program requires Site users to provide various kinds of personal information, which may include but is not limited to:

Contact Information
This includes name, address, telephone numbers, and email address.
Educational History
This includes schools attended, year of graduation, grade point averages upon graduation, degrees received, etc.
Employment History
This includes companies worked for, job titles, job descriptions, etc.
Employment References
This includes names of persons TAG may contact to verify your employment and/or educational history

This information will be reviewed and used by TAG for the purpose of evaluating you for placement with our clients. It may also be released to potential employers (or their agents) seeking employees with your skills. In addition, TAG may distribute information about its users in aggregate form as it sees fit. Such information will not identify any user in particular, but rather is based on an information summary of all of TAG Resume users.

Non-Identifiable Information - Like many other Web sites, the Site automatically collects certain non-identifiable information regarding Site users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time you access the Site, the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the Site, the operating system you are using, the sections of the Site you visit, the Site pages accessed and information viewed., and the materials you post to or download from the Site. This non-identifiable information is used for Site and system administration purposes and to improve the Site. Your non-identifiable information may be disclosed to others and permanently archived for future use.

The Site uses “cookies”, a technology that installs information on a Site user’s computer to permit the Site to recognize future visits using that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of the Site. For example, the information provided through cookies is used to recognize you as a previous user of the Site, to track your activity at the Site in order to respond to your needs, to offer personalized Web page content and information for your use, to automatically populate online forms with your personal information for your convenience, and to otherwise facilitate your Site experience.

Advertisements displayed on the Site may also contain cookies or other technologies. Those advertisements may be provided by third party advertising companies, and TAG does not have any control over, or any responsibility or liability for, the cookies or other technologies used in the advertisements or for the use and disclosure of information collected through advertisement cookies.

You may choose to decline cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may affect your use of the Site and your ability to access or use certain Site features.

If you contact TAG or otherwise indicate that you would like to receive email from TAG, then TAG may send to you, from time to time, email or other communications containing information about TAG and other matters (including third party products or services) it believes will interest you. At any time you may ask TAG to stop sending you email and other information by “opting out” under your Resume profile or by contacting TAG . Also, each email TAG sends to you will tell you how to decline further email. From time to time, TAG may also send you email containing important information regarding the Site, which you may not opt out of receiving.

This e-mail message and any attached files may contain privileged or confidential information and is intended only for [recipient]. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of this message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system.

TAG may use non-personal information to create aggregate tracking information reports regarding Site user demographics and the use of the Site, and then provide those reports to others. None of the tracking information in the reports can be connected to the identities or other personal information of individual users. TAG also may link tracking information with Site users’ personal information. Once such a link is made, all of the linked information is treated as personal information and will be used and disclosed only in accordance with this Policy.

During your use of the Site, you may be asked to voluntarily provide your resume or other personal information (such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone number) for purposes such as facilitating communications with you, applying for access to certain features or areas of the Site, using TAG’s employment-related services, carrying out transactions, or facilitating your use of the Site. If you choose not to provide certain requested personal information, you will not be able to use the Site.

To help protect the confidentiality of your personal information, TAG employs security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Nevertheless, due to the nature of Internet technologies, security and privacy risks cannot be eliminated and TAG cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy.

TAG may disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

Disclosure to an Authorizing Person
If your access to certain areas of the Site has been authorized by a TAG customer or other person, TAG may provide your personal information to that authorizing person. TAG has no control over authorizing persons’ use of your personal information, and that use is not necessarily subject to this Policy. If you do not wish your personal information to be disclosed to the person who has authorized your use of the Site, you may not use the Site.

Disclosure to Affiliates
TAG may provide your personal information to its affiliated businesses for employment-related purposes or for use in connection with matters relating to your use of the Site. TAG has no control over its affiliated businesses’ use of your personal information, and that use is not necessarily subject to this Policy. If you do not wish your personal information to be disclosed to certain or any affiliated businesses, you may not use the Site.

Disclosure to Suppliers, Prospective Employers, and Other Third Parties
TAG may provide your personal information to suppliers, prospective employers, and third parties for employment-related purposes or for use in connection with matters relating to your use of the Site. TAG has no control over these third parties’ use of your personal information, and that use is not necessarily subject to this Policy. If you do not wish your personal information to be disclosed to certain or any third parties, you may not use the Site.

Disclosure in Business Transfers
TAG may be involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of its business. As part of that sale or transfer, TAG may disclose your personal information to the acquiring organization, but will require the acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy. If you do not wish TAG to disclose your personal information as part of the sale or transfer of some or all of its business, you may not use the Site.

Law Enforcement and Legal Disclosures
TAG may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information or where TAG has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information, or to their legal counsel.

TAG will store and process your personal information in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A., or, from time to time, in other locations that TAG decides are necessary or convenient in order to provide you with efficient and effective service.

You may request access to your personal information and information about TAG’s collection, use and disclosure of that information by contacting TAG. Subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, you will be given reasonable access to your personal information, and will be entitled to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and to have it amended as appropriate. You can help TAG maintain the accuracy of your information by updating your resume or by notifying TAG of any changes to your personal information.

If your personally identifiable information changes (such as your job experience, contact information, etc.), or if you no longer want TAG to maintain your information, this can be accomplished by sending us an email or sending your request to The Arnold Group, 530 S. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202. TAG will send a confirming email to your last known email address of the changes or deletion of your personally identifiable information.

If you stop using the Site or your permission to use the Site is terminated, TAG may continue to use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Policy as amended from time to time.

The Site may contain links to other Web sites or Internet resources. When you click on one of those links you are contacting another Web site or Internet resource that may collect information about you voluntarily or through cookies or other technologies. TAG has no responsibility, liability for, or control over those other Web sites or Internet resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies of those other Web sites and Internet resources to understand how they collect and use information.

If contests or promotions are made available through the Site, the applicable contest or promotion rules may include rules regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. To the extent that those specific rules conflict with this Policy, the contest or promotion rules will govern regarding personal information collected regarding the particular contest or promotion.

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, TAG does not intend to or knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information from children under 16.

While TAG does not include material directed to children, it’s a good rule of thumb to teach children that they should not reveal their names or other personal information to anyone they encounter on the Internet. They should also be instructed not to fill out any forms or register at any website without your knowledge and consent.

The internal laws of the State of Kansas, without reference to any choice of law provisions, shall govern any claims relating to any use of, or information on this Site.

If you have any comments or questions about this Policy or your personal information, please contact TAG.

If you have any questions about this Policy or our Site, please send us an email or send your request to The Arnold Group, 530 S. Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202.