Privacy Policy

The Hive Staffing Agency respects the privacy of our employees, the privacy of our suppliers and the privacy of our clients in all aspect of our business operations.

We are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personally information. As part of this commitment, our privacy policy governs our actions as they relate to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information. Our privacy policy is based upon the values set by the Canadian Standards Association's Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information and Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Collecting Personal Information

As a job seeker using The Hive’s services, you are asked to provide certain pieces of information in order for us to provide you with the best possible service. In addition to your contact details, your resumé, and a description of the type of work you are looking for, your file may include the following:

  • Our interview notes.

  • Information obtained through reference and background checks.

  • Education records.

  • Reference letters.

  • Skill testing results.

  • Information required to provide payroll services, including banking details, tax deductions and vacation allowances.

Use of Information

  • The Hive uses your personal information to:

  • Understand your qualifications, needs and preferences.

  • Find the best job opportunities for you that will give you the job satisfaction you are looking for.

  • Fulfill our clients’ requests for information about job candidates.

  • Provide you with appropriate training

  • Assess and develop our business and operations to better service job seekers and our clients.

  • Provide payroll and other HR functions to you, for temporary staffing arrangements.

The Hive never collects more personal information than is needed to fulfill these purposes, unless requested by the client and consented to by the job seeker.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Your personal information will never be traded, sold or leased to any external companies without first obtaining your written consent. Your information is only disclosed for legitimate business purposes or as required to meet legal and regulatory requirements, for example to comply with a court order.

In the normal course of business privacy, The Hive will disclose your personal information to its clients when it feels there is a potential for job placement. As a job seeker, you are relying on us to share such information. The Hive will only provide your information to employers if there is a job opening that is well-suited for you, and we will only provide information required and requested to make an informed decision regarding a job candidate.

Consent

Knowledge and consent are required for the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information except where required or permitted by law. Providing us with your Personal Information is always your choice. However, your decision not to provide certain information may limit our ability to provide you with our services. We will not require you to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of information as a condition to the supply of a service, except as required to be able to supply that service.

Limiting Collection

The Personal Information collected will be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by us. With your consent, we may collect Personal Information from you in person, over the telephone or by corresponding with you via mail, facsimile, or the Internet.

Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention

Personal Information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. Personal Information will only be retained for the period of time while you are using our services, or longer if it is required by law.

Accuracy

Personal Information will be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date form as possible. We ask you to provide reliable, up to date information, and let us know if any of your information changes.

Safeguarding Customer Information

Personal Information will be protected by security safeguards that are put in place by the owners of The Hive Staffing Agency. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Openness

We will make information available to you about our policies and practices with respect to the management of your Personal Information.

Access

Upon request, you will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and will be given access to it. You may verify the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information, and may request that it be amended, if appropriate. However, in certain circumstances permitted by law, we will not disclose certain information to you. For example, we may not disclose information relating to you if other individuals are referenced or if there are legal, security or commercial proprietary restrictions.

Handling Customer Complaints and Suggestions

You may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to our privacy policy or our practices by contacting us through our contact for or at hivetempstaffing@gmail.com

Cookies

A cookie is a small computer file or piece of information that may be stored in your computer's hard drive when you visit our websites. We may use cookies to improve our website’s functionality and in some cases, to provide visitors with a customized online experience.

Cookies are widely used and most web browsers are configured initially to accept cookies automatically. You may change your Internet browser settings to prevent your computer from accepting cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie so that you may decline its acceptance. Please note, however, if you disable cookies, you may not experience optimal performance of our website.

Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other third party sites that are not governed by this privacy policy. Although we endeavour to only link to sites with high privacy standards, our privacy policy will no longer apply once you leave our website. Additionally, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by third party websites. Therefore, we suggest that you examine the privacy statements of those sites to learn how your information may be collected, used, shared and disclosed.