Monster.com's Privacy Commitment - Overview
Monster.com is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We want to provide a safe, secure user experience. We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is used only for the purposes as set forth herein. The following reflects our commitment to you.

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Monster.com and Monster.ca websites. The BBB Online privacy certification only applies to the Monster.com websites directed at the US and Canadian Websites.

Information About All Monster.com Visitors
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively, such as what areas users visit most frequently and what services users access the most. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you. We may share this information with our partners, but only in the aggregate, so that they too may understand how Monster.com visitors use our site, so they may create a better overall experience for you, as well.

Information About You Specifically
In some instances, when you sign up to use a service, enter into a contest, or purchase a product, for example, we may need more specific information about you, such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, type of computer, etc. If you give us permission, we may use that information to make you aware of additional products and services which may be of interest to you, or to contact you regarding site changes. We may also ask you for other information, such as information on your interests, your likes and dislikes regarding the site, the types of jobs you are interested in, etc., in an effort to deliver to you the best possible site experience.

Monster.com also provides you with the opportunity to opt-out of these types of communications. If you choose to receive these types of communications at the time of registration, but later decide you no longer want to receive them, simply log in to your My Monster account and edit your account preferences.

General Information Disclosure
We do not disclose information about your individual visits to Monster.com, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, personal references, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it. But, we may record and share aggregated information with our partners. Also, if you input your information on a co-branded registration page, such as that of a Monster.com and partner company-sponsored contest, then your information becomes the property of both Monster.com and the partner co-sponsoring the contest. In that instance, Monster.com is not responsible for the information that the partner company receives.

Resumes
Since Monster.com is a career site, we give you the option of putting your resume in our database. There are two ways of doing this:

1. You can store your resume in our database, but not allow it to be searchable by potential employers. Not allowing your resume to be searchable means that you can use it to apply for a job online, but employers and recruiters will not have access to search it through our resume database product.
2. If you allow your resume to be searchable, then all employers and recruiters who pay for access to our resume database product will have access to your resume. We use our best efforts to grant access to this database only to paying employers, recruiters, hiring managers, headhunters, and human resource professionals, but cannot guarantee that other parties will not, without our consent, gain access to this database. You may remove your resume from our searchable database at any time. However, employers and recruiters who have paid for access to the database, and other parties who have otherwise gained access to the database, may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use, or privacy of resumes in these instances, or for the use or privacy of resumes by any of such parties while resumes are in the database.

Online Order Security When you place an order online, your personal details and credit card information are scrambled using SSL encryption technology before being sent over the Internet. Although we cannot guarantee encryption or the privacy of your personal details and credit card information, SSL makes it very difficult for your information to be stolen or intercepted while being transferred. Our Credit Card transactions are maintained by a company called SkipJack (http://www.skipjack.com). All information sent to SkipJack is encrypted, which will protect it against disclosure to third parties. When we receive your order, it is kept encrypted until they're ready to process it. For further information about SkipJack's privacy and security practices, please click here http://www.skipjack.com.

Cookies To enhance your experience at Monster.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. We use cookies for remembering user names and passwords and preferences, tracking click streams, 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, doing this will hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on our site.

Feedback Monster.com has an area on the site where you can submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted through this area becomes the property of Monster.com. We may use this feedback, such as success stories, for marketing purposes, or to contact you for further feedback on the site.

Children We do not specifically collect information about children. We believe that children should get their parents' consent before giving out personal information. If you are concerned about your child's use of Monster.com, we encourage you to use Web filtering technology to supervise your child's access to the site. We also encourage you to participate in your child's experience with Monster.com. With a little guidance, the site can prove very useful in finding a part time or summer job for your child, as well as providing them with excellent career counseling information.

Privacy Commitment Changes If we decide to change our privacy commitment for Monster.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, at any time, you have questions or concerns about Monster.com's privacy commitment, please feel free to email us at privacy@monster.com or call 1-800-MONSTER and speak to one of our representatives.