Privacy Policy.

CareGigs ("CareGigs," "we," "us," or "our") operates the CareGigs platform, which connects nurses with permanent positions at partner healthcare facilities. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

By accessing or using our services, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access or use our services.

1. Information we collect

Personal information you provide

When you create an account or submit a nurse profile, we collect information you voluntarily provide, including:

• Full name
• Phone number
• Email address
• Professional credentials and certifications (e.g., CNA, LPN, RN licenses)
• Geographic location and preferred work areas
• Shift preferences and availability
• Work experience and employment history

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
• Referring website or source

We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymized usage data to improve our website performance and user experience. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information.

Authentication data

We use Clerk as our authentication provider. When you sign in, Clerk may collect your email address, name, and authentication tokens. Clerk processes this data in accordance with their own privacy policy. We do not store your passwords directly.

2. How we use your information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your account
• Match you with relevant nursing positions at partner facilities
• Share your professional profile with potential employers when matches are relevant
• Communicate with you about job opportunities, application status, and platform updates
• Improve our platform, services, and user experience
• Analyze usage trends and website performance
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms of service
• Prevent fraud and protect the security of our platform

3. Information sharing

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Healthcare facility partners

When you submit your nurse profile, we may share your professional information (name, credentials, experience, location, and shift preferences) with partner facilities that have open positions matching your profile. This sharing is essential to our core service of connecting nurses with employers.

Service providers

We use third-party service providers to operate our platform, including Clerk (authentication), Vercel (hosting and analytics), and database providers. These providers only access your data as needed to perform services on our behalf and are contractually obligated to protect your information.

Legal requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

No sale of personal data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL), secure authentication via Clerk, and access controls on our database systems.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Portability: You may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Opt-out: You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

6. Cookies and tracking technologies

Our website uses essential cookies required for authentication and session management (provided by Clerk). We use Vercel Analytics for anonymized website performance monitoring, which does not rely on cookies.

We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies. Your browser settings allow you to control cookie preferences, but disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to use our platform.

7. Children's privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we may have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

8. Data retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you request deletion of your account, we will delete your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory purposes.

9. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us: