Virtual Healthcare Staffing does not send Spam or sell email addresses.

Profile Information submitted by Members to Virtual Healthcare Staffing

Virtual Healthcare Staffing is an online social networking community that connects nurses and member facilities to facilitate a employee/employer relationship.  To accomplish this, each Virtual Healthcare Staffing Member creates his or her own profile, which contains the personal information that the Member chooses to include. This personal information includes such things as:

First name or first and last names of the Member

Gender, age and other, similar personal information,

Occupation, qualifications, employment history, personal references

Schools attended or companies with whom the Member is associated,

Location (e.g., city and state), and

Other Information submitted by Members to Virtual Healthcare Staffing

Virtual Healthcare Staffing also collects Member-submitted account information such as name and email address, to identify Members and send notifications related to the use of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing service.

Information Not Directly Submitted by Members or Other Website Users to Virtual Healthcare Staffing

Finally, we also collect some information from Members, as well as from other visitors to the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website, that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered from all Members and visitors to the website.

Use of Information Obtained by Virtual Healthcare Staffing

Profile Information submitted by Members to Virtual Healthcare Staffing

The personal information of a Member contained in his or her profile will be shown to member facilities.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION A MEMBER CHOOSES TO INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER PROFILE, CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT EACH MEMBER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT MEMBER'S "PROFILE," WHICH IS AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF A Virtual Healthcare Staffing PROFILE. A LIST OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH PUBLIC PROFILE CAN BE FOUND IN THE Virtual Healthcare Staffing TERMS OF SERVICE.

Other Information submitted by Members to Virtual Healthcare Staffing

A Member's email address and full name will only be used in the following circumstances:

• When we send notifications to the Member relating to his or her use of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing service or Virtual Healthcare Staffing website, and
• If the Member so chooses, when we send regular notifications, weekly updates, or other news regarding the Virtual Healthcare Staffing service or the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website.

A Member's email address will never be shared with or displayed to any other person, however, for contact purposes, it is necessary to display first name, last name and other personally identifiable information to member facilities.  Member facilities are hospitals, clinics and other offices where healthcare services are performed.  

Information that Members do not submit to us

We use information relating to the server information, IP address, and browser-type.

Sharing of the Information this Site Gathers/Tracks

Except as explained above, or where you are expressly informed otherwise, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information, unless required by law or for the protection of your Membership.

Links

The Virtual Healthcare Staffing Website contains links to other websites. This includes links that are placed there by Virtual Healthcare Staffing (such as in advertisements).   Please be aware that Virtual Healthcare Staffing is not responsible for the privacy practices of any other website. We encourage all Members and other users of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website to be aware of when they leave our website, and to read the privacy policies of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by Virtual Healthcare Staffing through the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website. However, we do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any Member or other user of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website which they did not intentionally submit to us, other than as stated in this Privacy Policy.

We use both "session ID cookies" and "persistent cookies." We use session ID cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Note also that Members may optionally use a cookie to remember their email in order to automatically log in to our website. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser's "help" file; however, please note that, if you reject cookies or disable cookies in your web browser, you may not be able to use the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy

If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our web site so Members and other users of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we are going to use Members' or other users' personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify those Members and users via email or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Security

The Virtual Healthcare Staffing account of every Member is password-protected. Virtual Healthcare Staffing takes every precaution to protect the information of the Members, as well as information collected from other users of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website. We use industry standard measures to protect all information that is stored on our servers and within our database. We limit the access to this information to those employees who need access to perform their job function such as our customer service personnel. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.

Email Choice/Opt-out

Members who no longer wish to receive our weekly email updates or other email notifications may opt-out of receiving these communications by following the instructions contained in the applicable email or by logging-in and changing their settings in the "Account Settings" section of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website. You can access this page by clicking on the "Settings" link on the left of your Virtual Healthcare Staffing homepage.

Members and Users Located Outside of the United States of America

We have made an effort to protect the personal information of all Members and other users of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website, and to the extent applicable, we attempt to comply with local data protection and consumer rights laws. If you are unsure whether this privacy policy is in conflict with the applicable local rules where you are located, you should not submit your personal information to the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT YOUR INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES, THE LAWS OF WHICH MAY BE DEEMED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION TO HAVE INADEQUATE DATA PROTECTION (see, for example, European Union Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995, a copy of which can be found here). Members and other users of the Virtual Healthcare Staffing website located in countries outside of the United States of America who submit personal information do thereby consent to the general use of such information as provided in this privacy policy and to the transfer of that information to and/or storage of the information in the United States of America.

Contacting Virtual Healthcare Staffing

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, Virtual Healthcare Staffing's privacy practices, or your dealings with Virtual Healthcare Staffing, please contact us.