Privacy Policy for vanessahrichardson.com

Effective Date: October 27,2025

vanessahrichardson.com (the "Site," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding your information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with you ("Personal Information").

CategoryDescriptionContact and Identity DataInformation you voluntarily submit when creating an account, applying for a job, or contacting us. (e.g., name, email address, phone number, physical address).Professional and Employment DataInformation provided for career services. (e.g., resume/CV, cover letter, employment history, educational background, salary expectations, professional certifications, portfolio links).Usage DataInformation automatically collected when you access and use the Site. (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, referral URLs).Communication DataRecords of correspondence when you contact us via email or other channels.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Provide Career Services: To assess your qualifications, match you with potential job opportunities, and provide career advice or coaching.

  • To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, send you job alerts, updates about your account, and other administrative information.

  • To Operate and Improve the Site: To monitor and analyze usage and activity trends, personalize your experience, and improve the functionality and design of our services.

  • For Legal Compliance: To meet legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Use, and protect the rights, privacy, safety, or property of vanessahrichardson.com, you, or others.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may disclose your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

  • With Potential Employers/Clients: If you utilize our job application or placement services, we will share your Professional and Employment Data with prospective employers or clients to facilitate the hiring process, only with your consent or explicit use of that service.

  • Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, data analysis, marketing, email delivery). These parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.

  • Purpose: These technologies help us remember your preferences, process job applications, and analyze how the Site is being used.

  • Your Choices: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Site.

5. Data Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the Personal Information we hold about you.

  • Correct or update your Personal Information.

  • Request deletion of your Personal Information (subject to certain exceptions).

  • Object to the processing of your Personal Information.

  • Opt-out of marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link in the emails.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section below.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from Children. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.1

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy2

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any ch3anges by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By Email: vanessahrichardson@gmail.com