Privacy Policy

APL nextED, Inc. ("APL," "we," or "us") knows that you care how information about you is used and shared. This Privacy Policy explains what information of yours will be collected by APL when you use the services provided on or in connection with www.aplnexted.com (our "Service"), how the information will be used, and how you can control the collection, correction and/or deletion of information. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meaning given them in our Terms and Conditions. The use of information collected through our Service shall be limited to the purpose of providing our Service to you.

Information We Collect

User-Provided Information

You provide us information about yourself, such as your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, if you register for an account with or respond to a post on or through our Service. You may provide additional personal information such as your resume, contact information, availability, certifications, salary requirements, former employers, recommendations or references, links to publications, picture or video. If you correspond with us by email, we may retain the content of your email messages, your email address and our responses. We may also retain any messages you send through our Service. You may provide us information in User Content you post to our Service.

Once you sign up for our Service we allow you to provide additional information about yourself and other people. The additional information we may collect is as follows: information about Candidates such as their name, email address, phone number, resume, experience, education, country and zip code. You may also export your Candidates to an Excel spreadsheet to make it easier to manage. Information about additional users you wish to allow access to our Service may include their name and email address. Do not include sensitive information, such as your social security number or banking information.

We will ask you to provide information about hiring institutions that may be used on job pages. This includes, but is not limited to: name of educational institution, website, logo and a description of the institution. If you upload a picture or video, please note that this photo or video may be seen by users of the site and the institutions to which you have submitted your application.

When you download and use our Services, we automatically collect information on the type of device you use, operating system version, and the device identifier (or "UDID").

Cookies Information

When you visit our Service, we may send one or more cookies — a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters — to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser and lets APL help you log in faster and enhance your navigation through the site. A cookie may also convey anonymous information about how you browse our Service to us. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser's directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of our Service may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

Log File Information

Log file information is automatically reported by your browser each time you access a web page. When you use our Service, our servers automatically record certain log file information. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, referring/exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other such information.

Clear Gifs Information

When you use our Service, APL or our third-party analytics providers may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously and help us better manage content on our site by informing us of what content is effective. No personally identifiable information from your APL account is collected using these clear gifs. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.

Tracking Across Third-Party Websites

We do not track our users across third-party websites. However, some third-party websites do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting such sites, certain website browsers allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked.

Third-Party Services

APL uses third-party analytics services to help understand use of our Service. These third-party analytics services collect the information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address. Their use of this information is governed by their Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information

If you are an Employer: we use the personal information you submit to create your account, allow you to add Candidates and other users, operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of our Service. We use this information to allow you to better manage who is able to access our Service, view resumes, view posted jobs, create a new job, determine who may be the right fit as a Candidate for the positions you have open, and to contact you in response to your inquiries.

If you are a Candidate User: we use the personal information you submit to create your account, allow you to view, respond to, and save job postings, allow Employers to respond to your job posting responses, allow you to post and share your resume on our Service, provide you with job recommendations, and to contact you in response to your inquiries.

By providing APL your email address, you consent to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. You may use your email preferences or follow opt-out instructions to stop non-essential messages. You may not opt out of Service-related emails.

APL may use certain information about you and/or your User Content internally for purposes such as analyzing how our Service is used, diagnosing service or technical problems, maintaining security, and personalizing content.

How We Share Your Information

Personally Identifiable Information

APL will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information with third parties other than as disclosed within this Privacy Policy. APL may share your personally identifiable information with third parties who are assisting us in providing our Service to you, such as credit card processors, customer service providers, and email service providers. If we do this, such third parties' use of your information will be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose for posting to our Service, such as User Content, becomes available to the public. If you remove information that you posted to our Service, copies may remain viewable in cached and archived pages.

As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings, including those related to our Service. If we sell some or all of our Service, the buyer may need information about users of the Service in order to continue operating it.

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, APL will not disclose personal information to any third party unless required by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to conform to the law, enforce our Terms and Conditions, or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of APL, our Users or others.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information

We may share non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third parties to help them understand the usage patterns for certain APL services.

How We Protect Your Information

APL cares about the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to APL or guarantee that your information on our Service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

To protect your privacy and security, we take industry-standard reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications from APL.

When you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number) on our order forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). Data is also stored in an encrypted form.

Compromise of Personal Information

In the event that personal information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, APL will promptly notify those persons whose personal information has been compromised, in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in this Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Your Choices About Your Information

You may decline to submit personally identifiable information through our Service, in which case APL may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update, delete inaccuracies, or correct your account information and email preferences at any time by logging in to your account and selecting email/password. You can review, delete inaccuracies and correct the information about you that APL keeps on file by contacting us directly at info@aplnexted.com. We will respond to your request to access within 30 days.

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information, contact us at info@aplnexted.com.

Children's Privacy

APL does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@aplnexted.com.

Other Websites

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Service or the information or content contained therein. When you use a link to go from our Service to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect.

Notification Procedures

It is our policy to provide notifications, whether required by law or for business purposes, via email, written or hard copy notice, or through conspicuous posting on our Service, as determined by APL in its sole discretion.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy statement to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will place a notice on this Site, and the changes will become effective immediately. Your continued use of the Service following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at info@aplnexted.com, or send mail to:

APL nextED, Inc.
15 N. Franklin Street
Suite 100
Valparaiso, IN 46383