Privacy Policy for Locum Square
Effective Date: December 30, 2025
1.Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Locum Square ("Locum Square," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our website, platform, and services (collectively, the "Service").
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. By using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
2.Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with you ("Personal Information"). We collect this information from two primary user groups: Providers (locum professionals) and Facilities (healthcare organizations).
2.1. Information You Provide to Us
| Category of User | Type of Personal Information Collected | Purpose of Collection |
|---|---|---|
Providers (Clinicians) | Contact Information (Name, address, email, phone number); Professional Information (CV/Resume, licenses, certifications, specialty, work history, education, references); Account Credentials (Username, password). | To create and manage your profile, verify credentials, match you with job opportunities, and facilitate communication with Facilities. |
Facilities (Clients) | Contact Information (Name, job title, email, phone number); Organizational Information (Facility name, address, staffing needs, job postings, hiring requirements). | To create and manage your account, post and manage job openings, facilitate communication with Providers, and process service requests. |
All Users | Communications (Correspondence with us via email, chat, or contact forms); Marketing Preferences (Opt-in/out for newsletters, SMS). | To respond to inquiries, provide customer support, and send relevant updates and marketing materials. |
2.2. Information Collected Automatically
When you access or use our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage:
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the Service, such as pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and search queries.
- Device Data: Information about the device you use, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and mobile network information.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and deliver targeted advertising. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the Personal Information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain the Service: This includes operating the platform, managing accounts, and facilitating the core function of matching Providers with Facilities.
- To Verify Credentials: We use professional information to verify the qualifications and credentials of Providers to ensure a high standard of quality and compliance for Facilities.
- To Communicate: To send you service-related and promotional communications, including job alerts, platform updates, and marketing messages (where you have opted in).
- For Analytics and Improvement: To monitor and analyze usage and activity trends to improve the functionality and user experience of our Service.
- For Security and Fraud Prevention: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security incidents, and fraudulent activity.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet our legal and regulatory requirements, such as responding to legal requests and enforcing our Terms and Conditions.
4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We may share your Personal Information in the following circumstances:
- With Other Users (Providers and Facilities): The core function of our Service requires sharing information between our users.
- With Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer support. These service providers are granted access to your Personal Information only as necessary to perform their functions and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of Locum Square, or protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company, your Personal Information may be disclosed or transferred as part of that transaction.
5. Data Security and Retention
We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
We retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service, and thereafter for a period of time necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
6. Your Data Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the Personal Information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information.
- Request Deletion of your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Object to the processing of your Personal Information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 7.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Locum Square