Candidate Text Messaging Privacy Policy
Seacoast Service Partners values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Candidate Text Messaging Privacy Policy explains how Seacoast Service Partners and its operating companies collect, use, and protect personal information when job applicants and candidates choose to communicate with us by SMS or MMS text message during the recruiting and hiring process.
This policy applies only to candidate and applicant text messaging related to employment opportunities and does not replace Seacoast Service Partners’ general website privacy policy.
1. Information We Collect
When you choose to communicate with us by text message or provide your mobile number for recruiting purposes, we may collect:
2. How We Use This Information
We use candidate text messaging only for legitimate recruiting and employment-related purposes, including:
We do not use candidate text messaging for advertising, marketing, or promoting products or services.
3. Consent to Receive Text Messages
By providing your mobile phone number and opting in to receive text messages, you consent to receive recruiting and hiring-related text messages from Seacoast Service Partners regarding employment opportunities, including positions with one of our operating companies. Message frequency varies based on your activity and stage in the hiring process. Message and data rates may apply.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of employment or consideration for employment.
4. Opt-Out Instructions
You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message.
For assistance, reply HELP.
After you opt out, you will no longer receive recruiting text messages from us unless you later provide a new opt-in. Choosing not to receive text messages will not negatively affect your candidacy. We may still contact you by phone or email regarding your application or employment opportunities.
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share candidate information with service providers that support our recruiting, hiring, communication, and human resources administration processes, including applicant tracking and human capital management platforms, only as necessary to provide those services.
Mobile opt-in information, consent records, and related text messaging data will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
Access to candidate text messaging information is limited to authorized employees, recruiters, human resources personnel, and service providers with a legitimate business need.
6. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect personal information collected through candidate text messaging from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
7. Data Retention
We retain candidate text messaging information for as long as reasonably necessary for recruiting, hiring, legal, compliance, and recordkeeping purposes, or as otherwise required or permitted by law.
8. Policy Updates
Seacoast Service Partners may update this Candidate Text Messaging Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will become effective when the revised policy is posted or otherwise made available.
9. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Candidate Text Messaging Privacy Policy or our recruiting communications, please contact:
Seacoast Service Partners
ssphr@seacoastpartners.com
Here is the matching short disclosure again in case you need it for the form setup:
SMS Consent Disclosure
By providing your mobile number and opting in, you agree to receive recruiting-related text messages from Seacoast Service Partners regarding job opportunities, your application, interview scheduling, reminders, and hiring updates, including positions with one of our operating companies. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out and HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of employment.