Privacy Policy

​The Ford Agency Privacy Policy

 

Last Updated: 01/01/2024

 

PRIVACY POLICY

The Ford Agency takes your privacy seriously. We want you to know how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information.

This Privacy Policy tells you:

1.       What personal information we collect

2.       How we use your personal information

3.       How we disclose your personal information

4.       How we protect your personal information

5.       Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to personal information that we collect on the website https://www.ford-agency.com/ as it may be modified, relocated and/or redirected from time to time (the “Site”).

Personal information means information that relates to you as an individually identifiable person, such as your name, e-mail address, and mobile number. If you do not want us to handle your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

1.       WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE

We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. The Site and our services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. If you are under the age of 13, you are not authorized to use the Site.

a) Information You Give Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily share with us through the Site. For example, we collect information from you when you apply for an open position with one of the Ford Agency’s clients through the Site.

 The personal information you might provide us may include:

  • Your first and last name

  • Contact information, including telephone number, email address, and mailing address

  • Employment, and professional and academic educational history

  • Language proficiency, and other job-related skills

  • Professional licenses and certifications

  • Information about the position being applied for

  • Any other information you choose to provide The Ford Agency, through a CV, résumé, cover letter or otherwise

b) Information We Collect Through Technology On The Site

We collect information through technology to enhance our ability to serve you. When you access and use the Site, the Ford Agency and, in some cases, our third-party service providers collect information about how you interact with the Site. We describe below methods we use to collect information through technology.

 IP Address And Other Connection Information

When you visit the Site, we collect your device identifier, browser information, and Internet Protocol (IP) address. An IP address is often associated with the portal you used to enter the Internet, like your Internet service provider (ISP), company, association, or university. While an IP address may reveal your ISP or geographic area, we cannot determine your identity solely based upon your IP address. We do not link your personal information to device identifier information, browser information, and IP addresses.

Do We Use Cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that the Site or our service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser that enables the Site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies to help us understand how users use the Site. For example, cookies gather information about how long you spend on a web page so that we can understand what web pages are of most interest to users.

If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off cookies by adjusting your browser settings. If you turn off your cookies, some of the features on the Site may not function properly.

Web Beacons

We include small graphic images or other web programming code, called web beacons (also known as "pixel tags", “web bugs” or "clear GIFs"), on the Site. The web beacons are minute graphics with a unique identifier. They are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored in a user's computer hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

Your ‘Do Not Track’ Browser Setting

Some web browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature (DNT) that signals to the websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Many websites and applications, including our Site, do not currently respond to web browser DNT signals because such signals are not yet uniform. For more information about DNT signals, please visit http://allaboutdnt.com.

We may track your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services. For example, we might use web beacons to help us determine what links or advertisers brought you to our Site. We then track your activities on our Site. We do not let third parties use our website to track your online activities across sites and over time.

c) Information You Provide to A Third Party

 The Site includes links from the Site to, and plug-ins (such as Twitter buttons) from, sites or applications operated by third parties (“Third-Party Sites”). The Ford Agency does not control any Third-Party Sites and is not responsible for any information they may collect. The information collection practices of a Third-Party Site are governed by its privacy policy. It is your choice to enter any Third-Party Site. We recommend that you read its privacy policy if you choose to do so.

2.       HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to serve you and improve your experience on the Site. Some examples include:

  • To evaluate applications for employment with The Ford Agency’s clients

  • For related recruiting, reporting, and recordkeeping purposes, such as to check references

  • Responding to requests for information, questions, and feedback

  • Troubleshooting technical problems on the Site

  • Conducting research and analysis

  • Continuously evaluating and improving the online user experience

  • Compliance with the law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Ford Agency, our users, or others, including to maintain network and information security, for fraud prevention, and to report suspected criminal acts

3.       HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. The following are some of the ways we disclose your personal information:

  • The Ford Agency’s Clients: The Ford Agency may disclose your personal information to its clients (employers wishing to hire), where you have applied to an open position with one of The Ford Agency’s clients through the Site, to evaluate your application for employment, and for related recruiting needs.

  • Third-Party Service Providers:We will disclose your personal information to third-party service providers to help us provide services to you. The following are some examples of the types of third-party service providers to which we disclose your personal information and our purpose for doing so:

    • Data Analytics: We retain third-party service providers to help us perform data analytics regarding your interactions with the Site.

    • Legal Advice: We may disclose your personal information to an attorney in the process of obtaining legal advice.

  • Required Disclosures: We may be required to disclose personal information in a court proceeding, in response to a court order, subpoena, civil discovery request, other legal process, or as otherwise required by law.

  • Legal Compliance and Protections: We may disclose account and other personal information when we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Ford Agency, our users, or others. This includes exchanging personal information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

  • Corporate Transactions: We reserve the right to disclose and transfer your data, including your personal information:

    • To a subsequent owner, co-owner, or operator of the Site or successor database.

    • In connection with a corporate merger, consolidation, the sale of substantially all of our membership interests and/or assets or other corporate change, including to any prospective purchasers.

 4.       HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The security and confidentiality of your personal information is important to us. We have technical, administrative, and physical security measures in place to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure and improper use.

Please note that despite our reasonable efforts, no security measure is ever perfect or impenetrable, so we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.

5.       CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

If we change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page and update the Privacy Policy modification date above. If we materially change this Privacy Policy in a way that affects how we use or disclose your personal information, we will provide a prominent notice of such changes and the effective date of the changes before making them.

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HAVE QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, we'll do our best to answer them promptly. You can contact us at: thefordagency@ford-agency.com