Lawmatch Privacy Policy

Lawmatch is committed to protecting the privacy of our users.  We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us is used only for the purposes set forth herein.

I.  WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED:

Lawmatch collects certain information from and about its users in several ways.

User Supplied Information: When you register with Lawmatch, you will be asked to provide us with certain information including your name, phone number and address (Contact Information).  You will also be required to fill out a form regarding your educational background and career objectives.
In addition, you will be asked to select a login name and password for your Lawmatch profile.  We recommend that you do not give the login and password information to anyone.

Resumes: Since Lawmatch is a career site, we give you the option of putting your resume in our database.  If you would like, you may opt to not include your resume in your Profile and simply use our site to search classified ads. You may also store your resume in our database, but not allow it to be searchable by potential employers.  Simply notify us that you would like to maintain your Profile's inactive status.

Server Log Information: When you visit an Internet Web site, you disclose certain information about yourself, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g. the Site or page that offered a link to a Lawmatch page.  Lawmatch, like many other sites, records this basic information about visits to its site.

Cookies: To enhance your experience at Lawmatch.com, we use a feature on your Internet browser called a cookie.  Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your computer's hard drive.

II.  HOW AND WHEN INFORMATION IS USED/ACCESSED:

User-Supplied Information: Once your profile is activated, all employers and recruiters who use our database product will have access to information filled out in your profile regarding your background and objectives. If you do not wish your profile to be accessible to employers and recruiters who use our database, you may request to maintain your profile's inactive status. For Lawmatch Public Profiles, Contact Information can be ordered by employers on-line to contact qualified candidates. For Lawmatch Confidential Profiles, Contact Information will only be given to employers or recruiters with your permission. Contact information for both Public and Confidential Profiles may be used by Lawmatch staff to contact candidates as necessary. Lawmatch allows you to change or correct your personal information at any time. We recommend that our members edit and update their information to keep it current. To do so, simply log in to your Lawmatch profile and click update after you have made the appropriate changes.You may ask us to deactivate or delete your profile from our database at any time.

Resumes:   If you include your resume, once your profile is activated, all employers and recruiters who use our resume database product will have access to your resume.In the case of Public Profiles, we remove certain information from your resume including your name and/or your most recent employers. In the case of Confidential Profiles, Lawmatch will edit your resume so that employers and recruiting firms will be unlikely to ascertain your identity when reviewing your Lawmatch Confidential Profile.  It is up to you, however, to make the final determination.  Lawmatch will not activate your Confidential Profile or make your resume available for employer review until you have given us authorization to do so.  We assume no liability or responsibility for damages, losses, or pain or suffering incurred by a candidate whose identity is discerned by or disclosed to a Lawmatch user, when such discernment or disclosure is the result of Lawmatch's authorized presentation or your approved Confidential Profile.You may remove your resume from our searchable database at any time.

Server-Log Information: This information helps us identify which areas of our site are of interest to our visitors.  Lawmatch also collects the IP addresses of its visitors for the purposes of system administration and to report aggregate information to potential advertisers. Any user statistics that we may provide to prospective advertisers or partners regarding your Lawmatch usage are provided in the aggregate only and do not include personally identifiable information about any individual user.

Cookies: We use cookies to keep track of certain statistical information and for load balancing.  Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster service, consistent, updated results, and a more personalized site experience.  You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies.  However, certain areas of our site may not function properly if you set your browser to not accept cookies.

III. PRIVACY COMMITMENT CHANGES:

If we decide to change our privacy commitment for Lawmatch.com, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone.  If you have any questions about our privacy commitment for Lawmatch.com, you may e-mail us at info@lawmatch.com or call 1-800-LAWMATCH and leave a message.