Privacy Policy

Who we are

We at Avid Technology Professionals understand personal privacy is paramount and all users who visit our website, whether they are job seekers, prospective or active partners, employees, and anyone else who visits our website www.avidtec.com, should have the knowledge of how their personal data is used and stored. Our policy below will outline how personal data and information is captured, stored, and may be disclosed in the appropriate setting(s).

Any information collected through interactions with this website is controlled by Avid Technology Professionals, LLC, headquartered within the United States of America at 5058 Executive Park Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043.

 

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

 

Website Data Collection

Avid Technology Professionals passively collects certain pieces of metadata from website users and online customers automatically with cookies and other similar online tracking technologies to ensure a fluid user experience.

 

Potential Job Seeker Data Collection

As part of our recruitment process, Avid Technology Professionals collect and stores personal information as it relates to individuals actively seeking employment through the company as well as other potential job seekers such as those the company may find on external job boards or referrals from employees or other parties. We here at Avid Technology Professionals are dedicated to offering transparency on how data is collected and take every precaution to ensure proper protection and storage is done in concurrence with all applicable regulations and laws.

Information and data Avid Technology Professionals records and stores through its recruitment process may include:

  • Your name, personal address, date of birth, and contact information such as telephone number and email address;
  • Your résumé and personal work history, including details outlining your job experience and any additional qualifications such as training, education, or certifications held;
  • Financial information such as desired compensation and potential benefit(s);
  • Information and documentation to verify capacity to work status via passport, birth certificate, U.S. Social Security Number, etc.;
  • Records of our communications with you via email, telephone, and through our recruiting portal;
  • Results of potential evaluations such as background checks and security clearance verification needed for certain roles;
  • information about your race, gender, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, or veteran status.

Avid may acquire this information either through either obtained through direct contact with a candidate, or indirectly via the www.avidtec.com Contact form, job portal application, résumé, other identification documents, or through a third party in the case of a referral situation.

 

Data Protection and Retention

Avid Technology Professionals takes every precaution possible to ensure your data is safe and secure from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Avid Technology Professionals will continue retention of candidate information unless otherwise instructed to carry out removal per the candidate’s request as is needed for business purposes.

  • In the event an employment application is unsuccessful, Avid Technology Professionals will hold onto your data in the event new employment opportunities appear in the future which align with your skillset or desired role.
  • Should your employment application be approved, your initial information will continue to be retained for future opportunities if necessary.

 

Short Message Service Consent

  • Avid Technology Professionals carry out direct contact to individuals via phone calls or text messaging during and outside general operating hours which may also extend to non-workdays such as weekends or federal holidays.
  • After-hours outreach is generally performed as a courtesy to ensure partners and individuals working with Avid Technology Professionals are provided with updates on time-sensitive matters in an expeditious manner, i.e. in instances of sudden cancellations of appointments or other events which may require immediate input.
  • This permission can be revoked by the parties involved per their request at any time by either directly informing an Avid Technology Professionals representative; or if communication is carried out through text messaging by texting the word “STOP.”
  • Individual contact information will not be shared with third parties by Avid Technology Professionals unless given explicit permission by said individual.