Privacy Policy

 

(Effective as of May 31, 2018)

 

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. dba EmploySecure.com complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States.  McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles.  If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern.  To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/

In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. dba EmploySecure.com commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information.  EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc dba EmploySecure.com at:

Chuck McLaughlin
McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. dba EmploySecure.com
300 BrickStone Sq, Suite 201
Andover, MA 01810
1978-848-8801

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. dba EmploySecure.com has further committed to refer unresolved Privacy Shield complaints to the Federal Trade Commission an alternative dispute resolution provider located in the [United States]. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint from us, or if we have not addressed your complaint to your satisfaction, please contact or visit https://www.jamsadr.com/eu-us-privacy-shield for more information or to file a complaint.

• McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. dba EmploySecure.com commits to cooperate with EU data protection authorities (DPAs) and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) and comply with the advice given by such authorities with regard to human resources data transferred from the EU and Switzerland in the context of the employment relationship.

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.McLaughlinPI.com and McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc include www.McLaughlinPI.com, EmploySecure.com and www.EmploySecure.com. The McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc website is a News and information and Ecommerce site. By using the McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering an purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc, or the public.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc website.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of your Personal Information

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc uses the following methods for this purpose:

– SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Inform Individuals About

I: We may need to use third parties to assist with our assignments. Any personal information that may be shared with these third parties will be done some in a secure and compliant manner

II: Consenting individuals do have a right to access their personal data we hold

III: We will only share the minimum amount personal information that will allow the proper identification of the person for lawful business purposes

IV: We have established the Federal Trade Commission as our independent recourse mechanism which is offered to individuals free of charge.

V: We are subjected to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the FTC.

VI: We offer the possibility, under certain conditions, for the individual to invoke binding arbitration.

VII: We offer the possibility, under certain conditions, for the individual to invoke dispute resolution services through the Federal Trade Commission.

VIII. We have a requirement to disclose personal information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

1. We assume liability in cases of onward transfers to third parties.

 

 

You have Choices- Opting Out: How to Control the Use of your Personal Information

In the event you have consented to McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc using your Personal Information and you later decide you want to opt out of that use of your Personal Information, you may do so by notifying McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc via email at Chuck@McLaughlinPI.com

 

Children Under Thirteen

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc, you may opt out of such communications by replaying STOP.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc has not adhered to this Statement, please contact McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc at:

McLaughlin Investigative Group, Inc

300 Brickstone Square, Suite 201

Andover, Massachusetts 01810

Email Address:

Chuck@McLaughlinPI.com

Telephone number:

978-474-8801