The JAMA CareerNet Web site is guided by the Principles Governing AMA Publications Web Sites (Winker MA, Flanagin A, Chi-Lum B, et al. Guidelines for medical and health information sites on the Internet: principles governing AMA Web sites. JAMA. 2000;283:1600-1606.) These guidelines were first published March 22/29, 2000. This Privacy Policy was posted on December 16, 2004.
Collection and retention of personal information. The JAMA CareerNet Web site is committed to preserving site visitors' privacy of personal information. The Web site does not collect personal information from a site visitor unless that visitor explicitly and intentionally provides it.
General
When you use some of the special features offered on these JAMA CareerNet pages, the JAMA CareerNet Web site will collect personally identifiable information from you that may include your name, age, address, e-mail address, credit-card number and career-related information such as specialty, Board certifications, education, job interest specifications, previous employment, and other resume-type information. This information will be used to fulfill your requests for services and to communicate with you.
Curriculum Vitae/Resumes
You may obtain assistance with your career through these JAMA CareerNet pages. You are given the opportunity to create a curriculum vitae (CV)/resume and store it on the JAMA Career Net Web site. When your CV/resume is available on or through the JAMA CareerNet Web site, you may choose one of the following options:
- You may store your CV/resume in its database, but not allow it to be searchable by employment recruiters.
- You may hide your contact information, but allow your CV/resume to be searchable and viewable by employers or recruiters. If you elect not to share your contact information with employers or recruiters but do allow your CV/resume to be searchable, responses from recruiters or employers will be forwarded to you.
- You may allow your CV/resume, including your name and contact information, to be searchable and viewable by employers or recruiters.
The posting or distribution of your CV/resume may result in the display to others of personally identifiable information contained in your CV/resume, which may result in your receiving unsolicited messages from third parties.
If you elect to make your CV/resume viewable by employers, all information (including personally identifiable information you include in your CV/resume) may be viewed by recruiters and employers. You should not enter any information in the body of your CV/resume that you wish to remain confidential.
Once you send your contact information to an employer or recruiter or once your CV/resume is accessed from our searchable database, neither the American Medical Association (AMA) nor its service providers are able to control the retention, use or privacy practices of that employer or recruiter.
You may remove your CV/resume from the searchable database on the JAMA CareerNet Web site at any time. However, third parties who have accessed the database or obtained a copy of your CV/resume may have retained a copy of your CV/resume for their own files or database. The AMA is NOT responsible for the retention, use or privacy of CV/resumes in such instances.
Use of information by JAMA CareerNet
The information you provide about yourself shall be used to fulfill your requests respecting the JAMA CareerNet Web site to deliver the products and services you have chosen and in the following ways:
- For the purposes for which you specifically provided the information, for example, your JobSeek criteria and to contact you with any openings that meet your criteria.
- To send you e-mail notifications or to otherwise contact you regarding updates at the JAMA CareerNet Web site, such as new opportunities, and additional listings that may be of interest to you.
- To improve the design and content of these JAMA CareerNet pages, and develop new features and services.
Disclosure of information to others
Except as detailed below, personal information collected through the JAMA CareerNet Web site are not shared or disclosed to third parties without your express permission.
In special circumstances your personal information may be disclosed if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process served on the AMA, or (b) protect and defend the personnel and/or rights or property of AMA.
Furthermore, in some cases, the service you sign up for is provided by a third-party technology or content provider. When you use these third-party services offered by the JAMA CareerNet Web site, personal information you provide may be collected directly by these third parties solely in order to deliver the services you have requested. These third-party providers are contractually obligated to not use or distribute your personal information in any capacity outside the service for which they were contracted and they must comply with this privacy policy. CareerCast is our third party technology provider and they operate the resume and job databases for JAMA CareerNet Web site.
Non-identifiable Web site visitor data may be collected and used in aggregate to help shape and direct the creation and maintenance of content and to determine the type of advertisement to be seen by site visitors while on the JAMACareerNet Web site.
Cookies
To enhance your experience with the JAMA CareerNet Web site, many of its pages use "cookies". Cookies are small files stored on the site user's computer or Web server and are used to aid Web page navigation. Session cookies are temporary files created when a user signs in on the Web site or uses the personalized features. Session cookies are removed when a user logs off or when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are permanent files and must be deleted manually. Persistent cookies are used on the JAMA CareerNet Web site (1) when a user asks to save user name and password to prevent the need to enter this information again, and (2) by advertisements to identify the number of unique computers from which viewers have viewed an advertisement and to manage the number of times a viewer will see an advertisement and similar advertising efficiencies. No personally identifiable information is collected from the latter persistent cookie, and only the user name and password is collected for the former persistent cookie and the session cookie.
E-mail messages
E-mail messages sent to or from a Web site may not be secure. Site visitors sending e-mail accept the risk that a third party may intercept e-mail messages.
Updating Data
You may review, correct, update or change your JAMA CareerNet account information at any time. Simply log into your JAMA CareerNet account, go to your Account Profile, review your account information and, if you wish, edit it with the options provided.
If you opted to receive job alerts or other communications from JAMA CareerNet at the time you registered with JAMA CareerNet, but subsequently changed your mind, you may opt out by editing your Account Profile as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt in by editing your Account Profile.
Commitment to Security
Appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures are in place to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information collected online. However, there is no guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those procedures or use your personal information for improper purposes.
Policy Revisions
As the JAMA CareerNet Web site evolves over time, this Privacy Statement is expected to change as well. The AMA reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason. Notice that this Policy has been amended will be posted by revising the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Policy.
Online Policy
This Privacy Policy applies ONLY to information collected via the JAMA CareerNet Web site by the AMA or those AMA has hired to provide limited services to the JAMA CareerNet Web site on our behalf.
Credit card privacy
All credit card transactions are conducted over a secure socket layer connection. Only authorized personnel with specific identification and passwords can access credit card information solely for the purpose of performing adjustments or refunds at the customer's request.
Limitation of Liability
Neither the AMA, which owns the JAMACareerNet Web site, nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliate entities, agents, employees, or subcontractors shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, including lost profits (even if we are advised of the possibility) arising in any way from the information contained in this Web site or any information transmitted via this web site. The AMA is not liable for any damages or losses that may be caused to any equipment and other software due to any viruses, defects or malfunctions in connection with access or use of this Web site.
Contact us
We welcome your feedback. If you have questions or comments about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at careernet{at}jama-archives.org.
