We welcome you to DocCafe.com! We want you to be aware of our privacy policy, because privacy policies are not all alike.

DocCafe.com respects your individual privacy. Our privacy policy assures you that we will not electronically process your personal information in any way that is incompatible with this policy. It is our policy that the physician candidate controls disclosure of his/her information to interested hospitals/ private practice employers and/or independent recruiters. As an employment website we work hard to assist you in your search for a rewarding practice opportunity while at the same time preserving your privacy and keeping your trust.

We will do this by implementing the following procedures:

Consent: Use of this site shall represent that you agree to the terms of this policy. When you submit data to this site, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of that information in accordance with the terms of this policy as outlined and discussed below.

How we get to know our customers: DocCafe.com is in the business of putting people in touch with other people. That requires more than innovative technical services. It requires that we understand you and your needs. We get to know you primarily through information that you provide to us when registering and using our site. The information that you provide ranges from basic contact information to payment information, to technical IP file information. All of the information we request from you when using our site is required unless otherwise noted on the specific form. When you register with our site you agree to provide and maintain accurate, complete and updated information.

For operational and quality assurance purposes, we keep track of site traffic patterns and maintain log files of user access to site files. The information that we receive from or about you is stored on a system that is designed to prevent loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alternation or destruction of that information. We also encrypt your sensitive information such as credit card numbers to ensure your privacy. We collect this information to better understand our market and to better serve you. We will be able to identify what information is being viewed most often and what specialty areas are in demand. We will track the number of visits to our site as well as, the demographic areas that our visitors are from. Our goal is to help provide a more efficient and effective job search site.

We use the above collected information to monitor and improve our internal operations. We also use it to ensure that we bill you correctly, administer your account accurately and that we properly perform the services of this site. We use the collected information to improve the users experience with the site. The data helps us to determine how much our customers use certain parts of the site, allowing us to enhance those parts to fit the needs of the users.

Personally Identifiable Information: When you register with DocCafe.com your name, address, etc. is recorded in our database. This information is not for sale or use by anyone except DocCafe.com, our partner corporations and our subcontractors. We do contract with other companies to assist us in our abilities to better serve you. Those companies will have access to our database files and must comply with DocCafe.com�s strict privacy policy.

You may change, update or delete all of your personal information from this site at any time. Information that you have posted may have been recorded by users and then becomes their property.

We can make no claim or take any responsibility as to how your posted information is utilized by those that take if from the posting portion of this site.

Registration: In order to post a position or CV on our site you will be required to complete a registration. This registration will request specific personal information about you, your firm, agency or hospital group. Contact information is required as a part of this registration. This information is used to contact the user of this site about services, changes in services as well as for billing needs. Information that you provide that you request to be kept confidential will not show up on your CV or positions postings.

Posted CV's and/or Positions: Our subscribers, recruiters and employers view posted CV's and position postings. You may have us disclose as much personal information as you wish. You may want to consider what information you wish to be posted depending on whether your job search is common knowledge to your colleagues, current employer or staff. That is why this site allows you to identify what information you provide that you do not wish to appear in your posting. It is our intention that only paying customers or prospective customers will have access to the CV database, but we cannot guarantee that other parties will not without our consent gain access to the CV database. We are not responsible for the use of any copies of CV's or job postings taken from this site by a third party.

Our goal is to provide a service that connects physicians with their desired position and location. It is also to assist employers and/or recruiters in finding the right candidate. Users of this site may copy or retain information to their files that you have posted. We are not responsible for the use of that information.

Please note that independent recruiters also post CV's to this site. We make no claim or take any responsibility for CV's posted by independent recruiters to this site. It is the responsibility of each independent recruiter to identify which information is to be redacted and to place only identifiable information on the posting that is consented to by their candidate. By posting on this site you represent to us that you have obtained consent from any third party individuals or business entities to post data regarding their specific job search or position posting. By posting information you also state that you have informed any third party of how they may access to view the information posted and how to contact you to rectify and inappropriate, incorrect or unconsented to information.

No member or agents of DocCafe.com shall be held responsible for the content or another member's posted information.

E-Mail: All initial correspondence will be through an e-mail message directed from our site. This allows recruiters and hospital employers to establish direct contact with you without revealing your name or identifying information. Once you have received a request for further interest in your CV or posted position through that initial e-mail message, you may choose to correspond directly with the individual or group. Identifying information is distributed by you, if you do not blind your CV and apply directly to a position or hospital via the site. You are responsible for any information provided to that subscriber, recruiter, employer or candidate in any correspondence. We do not have any control regarding the information you provide to third parties you come into contact with from our site.

You will also be notified automatically of any practice opportunities that match your specialty or geographic preferences. You may choose when and if you want to respond to those opportunities. You may also be contacted by our recruiting partner Career Boosters, Inc. to discuss practice opportunities.

Again, this information is completely confidential and your information will not be disclosed to any employer or other recruiter without your consent. Your trust and confidentiality is very important to us.

Linking to other Sites: You may access other sites through advertisements on this website as well as resource links provided. Once you leave this site, our privacy policy, as well as the other policies in effect on this site, will no longer be in effect. You will become subject to that site's policies. Make sure that you read their policies before proceeding.

Cookies: Cookies are small text files recorded in a user's hard drive. Cookies are used by many sites to help track user information and to assist with password identification and in remembering a user making multiple trips to the Web site. Cookies do not damage user files and they cannot provide information from a user's hard drive. They simply allow us to provide a faster service and more personalized visit to our site. Our third party advertisers may also utilize cookies when you visit their site. This allows them to measure advertising effectiveness. This information is not personally identifiable.

Security: This Site uses a variety of programs to protect user's information. Information such as credit card numbers are encrypted and protected using one of the best encryption programs on the Internet. Information is backed up on a daily basis.

Notification of Changes: Please check back to this privacy policy on a regular basis. We reserve the right to change or modify this policy at any time. In the event that we change our policy, we will post a notification of change on the home page for thirty (30) days. In the event that you do not log into this site during that thirty (30) day period it is the users' responsibility to check the policy page for updated policy. You may opt out of any changes in the policy by notifying us with an e-mail to our contact e-mail address. In the event that you do wish to opt out, the previous privacy policy in effect at the time that you made payment will be in effect for the remainder of the period that has been prepaid. The user at that time can determine whether they wish to discontinue their use of this site's services or if they wish to continue using the site under the changed policy provisions.

Employee Accountability: Only the employees of DocCafe.com, it's contractors or partner corporation employees that have a legitimate business purpose for accessing and handling personal information obtained on this site are given authorization to do so. Our information management system is set up so that all unauthorized employees are blocked from being able to obtain confidential or sensitive information.

Do Not Do's: This is a list of things that this site does not do. It is by no means a comprehensive listing but is one that is created to ensure your private information remains private unless you decide otherwise:

a. We do not sell names or physician employment candidates.
b. We do not post personal information that is requested to be kept confidential.
c. We will not identify a physician candidate to a recruiter or employer without your prior approval.
d. We enforce a zero Spam policy.
e. The correspondence that you receive from this site will be only in relation to your search for employment.
f. We do not intentionally or knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18 that visit this site.

Responsibility: The user accepts all risks and responsi