Privacy Policy | Unik Talent Partners Inc.

Effective Date: September 1, 2025

Unik Talent Partners Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") is dedicated to protecting the privacy and personal information of our website visitors, clients, and job candidates ("you"). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our services via our website, www.uniktalentpartners.com, or through our recruitment operations across Canada.

By using our website and services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

1. Our Commitment to Privacy & Compliance

As a Canadian company with nationwide capabilities, we're fully committed to complying with all applicable federal and provincial privacy legislation, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We will only collect, use, and disclose your personal information with your knowledge and consent, except where otherwise required or permitted by law.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of personal information, depending on your relationship with us (candidate or client).

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

Contact & Identification: Name, address, telephone number, mobile phone number, email address, and communication preferences (including SMS consent where provided).
Employment & Background (For Candidates): Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV), employment history, educational background, professional qualifications and certifications, salary expectations, references, and interview notes.
Sensitive Information: We may, only with your explicit consent and when necessary for a specific role or permitted by law, collect specific sensitive personal information. This information may include details related to security clearances, language fluency, technical skills, and specific required licenses or professional certifications.
Client Information: Contact details, type and frequency of staffing needs, and business details.

B. Information We Do NOT Collect

We will never request your Social Insurance Number (SIN) or banking information until you are formally assigned a temporary position or contract employee status, where it is mandatory for payroll and statutory remittance purposes. We do not require or accept any form of payment from job candidates.

C. Technical Information

We collect non-personal information about your interaction with our website, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited, through the use of cookies and tracking technologies (see Section 6).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

Recruitment and Placement: To assess your qualifications, skills, and experience, and to match you with suitable employment opportunities with our clients.
Communication: To contact you regarding job opportunities, interview arrangements, assignment updates, feedback, SMS notifications (where consent is provided), and other recruiting-related communications.
Client Management: To provide our clients with professional recruitment and staffing services.
Evaluation and Testing: To conduct testing, reference checks, and background screenings as required by a client and permitted by law, to evaluate your suitability for a position.
Legal & Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, regulatory requirements, and to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients, candidates, and the public.

4. Disclosure and Sharing of Information

We will only disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

To Clients (Prospective Employers): We will share your resume, qualifications, and other relevant application details with our clients only after obtaining your express permission to represent you for a specific position.
To Third-Party Service Providers: We may engage trusted third parties to perform services on our behalf, such as background check agencies, professional assessment platforms, or IT services. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the specified purposes.
SMS Consent and Mobile Phone Numbers: Mobile numbers and SMS consent are not sold, rented, or shared with third parties or affiliates and are not used for marketing purposes. SMS consent is not shared with third parties.
Legal Requirements: To respond to a subpoena, court order, or other legally valid inquiry or to comply with government reporting requirements.

5. Consent, Access, and Your Rights

Consent: When you submit your resume or register with us, you are consenting to our collection, use, and storage of your profile in our internal database for recruitment purposes. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer, though this may limit our ability to provide you with recruitment services.
Access and Correction: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to request correction of any inaccuracies.
Data Removal: You may request that your personal information be removed from our database. Note that if you have been a temporary employee or subcontractor, we must retain certain information (e.g., payroll data) for the period required by Canadian tax and employment laws (e.g., Canada Revenue Agency).

6. Cookies and Tracking Technology

Our website, www.uniktalentpartners.com, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze site usage, and support our business operations. This includes tools like Google Analytics, HubSpot, and LinkedIn Tag. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

7. Data Security

We employ reasonable physical, organizational, and technological safeguards to protect your personal information against loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or misuse. Our security measures include a password-protected internal database and secure network infrastructure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date."

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or if you wish to exercise your rights of access or correction, please contact our designated Privacy Officer:

Privacy Officer Unik Talent Partners Inc.

Email: info@uniktalentpartners.com

10. SMS Communications and Text Messaging Consent

We may contact you by SMS/text message for recruitment-related purposes, including interview coordination, assignment or process updates, appointment reminders, and other business-related communications connected to our services.

When you provide your mobile phone number and consent to SMS communications, you agree to receive text messages from Unik Talent Partners Inc. Consent to receive SMS messages is voluntary, and you may withdraw your consent at any time by replying STOP to any message or by contacting us at info@uniktalentpartners.com.

Personal Information Collected for SMS Purposes
We may collect and store your mobile phone number and SMS communication preferences when you provide them to us.

How SMS Information Is Used
Your phone number is used solely for communications related to our recruitment and client services.

Sharing of SMS Information
We do not sell, rent, or share mobile phone numbers or SMS consent with third parties or affiliates.

SMS consent is not shared with third parties.

Standard messaging and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan.