Privacy and Security
Unfortunately, all online communities sometimes encounter fraud and identity theft schemes. Our behind-the-scenes decisions are guided by the goal of providing you with the safest possible environment. We monitor site activity with protective measures to help ensure only legitimate information, job offers and other communications are posted. However, due to the Internet’s basic nature, we cannot claim that LGBTCareerLink will contain only legitimate information and offers at any one time. Please help us by taking precautions that make sense.
We do not sell or lend any members of this or any other Out & Equal products or services to anyone.When you create your profile you can opt out of mailings from this site. However, the mailings you get from this site will be directly related to networking and your career and site issues an maintenance. Out and Equal Workplace Advocates may also separately email you important announcements and each email of this nature will include a link to opt out.
A Word about Google and Other Search Engine Indexing
Your LGBTCareerlink professional profile and resume or other materials you upload to the site may appear within search engine results for your name. When you create or edit your profile, you can say "yes" or "no" regarding your indexing preferences. However, there are certain circumstances where your blocking code could be over-ridden. While this is unlikely, it could happen. LGBTCareerlink and Out & Equal have no control over search engine index removals, even when your account is deleted from the site's user roster. In actuality search engines will drop your LGBT profile as soon as the crawlers determine that the link is broken. We can request immediate removal, but we can't control their practices.
Should you wish to delete your profile,send an email to candidates@lgbtcareerlink.com.It's very helpful if you tell us why you want it deleted so that if it's feedback we can correct we will. We are working to install a delete feature users can control on their own.
If you are uncomfortable with your career profiles and online resumes being associated with this site, there are still many things you can do here without creating a profile
Helpful Measures That You Can Take Yourself
You have full privacy controls available whenever you create your profile. You can choose to allow your contact information to be seen by other site users or not.
Use caution when responding to emails and when downloading information.
If at any time you suspect an item is a forgery or any other type of fraud, please email the details, a copy of the item or the path to the item to abuse@lgbtcareerlink.com
You should also contact abuse@lgbtcareerlink.com
- If you see inappropriate job advertisements such as those from the adult entertainment industry, pyramid schemes, offers where you must buy something in order to work or any other offers that appear fraudulent or offensive
- If you see inappropriate comment posting or if you receive inappropriate emails
- Any content appearing to be in violations of the Terms of Use (link to TOS page)
- Abusive and fraudulent contacts violate the LGBTCareerLink terms of use and may be a violation of federal, state or local laws.
You can also report violations to
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx Internet Crime Complaint Center
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft
Identity Theft Center The U.S. government’s official identity theft site
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/
Consumer Information about Internet Fraud
Spam
Unfortunately, any online communities can be spammed. We use many blocking measures to prevent the majority of spam from reaching our users. Most email software nowadays comes with very effective spam-blocking tools. Be sure to engage the tools on your own computer. You Internet Service Provider (ISP) probably also offers an additional set of spam-blocking tools. Contact your ISP for information about how to use their blocking tools.
Subpoenas and search warrants
Official requests for release of records can be forwarded by fax or mail.
fax:
415-694.6530 attn: legal department, LGBT CareerLink
mail: * ** ***
LGBT CareerLink Legal Department
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates
155 Sansome Street Suite 450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Email legal@lgbtcareerlink.com
indicate preferred method of delivery for response: email, fax, or U.S. Mail
** provide date range for requested records
*** include full identifying details in your request
