Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Aplus Staffing Agency provides recruiting, talent matching, recruiting process support, project-based workforce support, and related consulting services. Depending on how you interact with us, we may process your information on our own behalf or on behalf of employer clients.

2. Who This Policy Covers

• Visitors who browse our website;
• Candidates who submit resumes, complete forms, apply for jobs, or seek referral to employers;
• Clients and prospective clients inquiring about recruiting, talent database access, managed teams, project outsourcing, EOR/workforce solutions, and related services;
• Individuals who contact us by email, phone, SMS, WeChat, or other channels.

3. Categories of Information We Collect

4. How We Collect Information

• Directly from you, for example when you submit a form, upload a resume, sign a contract, email us, call us, or schedule a consultation;
• Automatically through your use of our website, such as through cookies, logs, analytics tools, and similar technologies;
• From third parties, such as employer clients, references, recruiting platforms, publicly available professional profiles, technical service providers, or business partners;
• From publicly available sources or through lawful business verification/background processes where permitted.

5. How We Use Information

• To provide recruiting, candidate referral, job matching, database access, project staffing support, and related services;
• To create, maintain, and manage candidate or client profiles;
• To communicate with candidates, clients, and prospects, including scheduling interviews, responding to inquiries, and following up on service requests;
• To send service-related communications, marketing messages, or promotional notices, with unsubscribe options where required by law;
• To improve website experience, analyze traffic, evaluate campaign performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve products and operations;
• To perform contracts, process billing and payments, keep records, manage risk, and administer our business internally;
• To comply with legal obligations, establish or defend legal claims, and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents.

6. When We Share or Disclose Information

We do not disclose personal information casually or indiscriminately. We may share personal information in the following circumstances:

• With prospective employers, clients, or partner businesses in order to facilitate recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, or project engagement;
• With service providers that help us operate our business, such as hosting, database, analytics, customer support, communications, payment, e-signature, forms, identity verification, or security providers;
• In connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar event;
• To comply with law, court order, subpoena, governmental request, or to protect our rights, property, and safety;
• Where you direct us, authorize us, or otherwise consent to the disclosure.

7. Cookies, Analytics, and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies to maintain website functionality, remember preferences, understand traffic sources, measure usage, improve page performance, and support marketing activities.

You may manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through our cookie banner, consent tool, or privacy controls. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, taking into account the duration of our relationship, business needs, legal obligations, tax/accounting requirements, dispute resolution, evidentiary retention, anti-fraud purposes, and security needs.

Where appropriate, we will delete, anonymize, or de-identify information when it is no longer needed, although certain records may be retained where required or permitted by law.

9. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures may include access controls, least-privilege practices, credential protection, logging, vendor management, system updates, backups, and incident response procedures.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have one or more of the following rights:

• Right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and retain;
• Right to access or request a copy of certain personal information we maintain;
• Right to request correction of inaccurate information;
• Right to request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions;
• Right to opt out of certain processing activities, such as certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing where applicable;
• Right to limit the use of sensitive personal information where applicable;
• Right not to receive unlawful discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights.

11. Special Notice for California Residents

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, including the right to request information about the categories of personal information collected in the preceding 12 months, the sources of that information, the business purposes for use, categories of recipients, and the right to request access, correction, or deletion of certain information.

If some of our analytics or advertising technologies are deemed a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable law, you may also have the right to direct us to stop that processing. We will provide applicable opt-out mechanisms where required by law.

We may need to verify your identity before processing a request. Requests may also be made through an authorized agent, though we may require proof of authorization and verification information.

12. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website or communications may include links to third-party websites, platforms, or tools. Those third parties maintain their own privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information. We are generally not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of third-party services.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete that information.

14. International Visitors

If you access our website or interact with us from outside the United States, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect service changes, legal requirements, or operational updates. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice.

16. Contact Us / Submit a Privacy Request

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your privacy rights, you may contact us at:

17. Supplemental Operational Notice

If your website collects personal information on contact forms, registration pages, resume upload pages, or other intake points, you should also present a short notice at collection near the point of collection and link to this Privacy Policy. If analytics, attribution, retargeting, or cross-site tracking tools are enabled, you should also consider an appropriate cookie banner / consent management tool and California opt-out controls where applicable.