© 2026 Groundwork Careers LLC.
Revised March 23, 2026
This “Privacy Policy” describes the privacy practices of Groundwork Careers LLC (“Groundwork,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) in connection with the www.groundwork.careers website, as well as any other website that we own or control and which posts or links to this Privacy Policy, as well as any online and offline interactions we have with you (collectively, the “Service”), and the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their information.
Information you provide to us. Information that you provide to us through the Service or otherwise includes:
Contact data, such as your first and last name, email and mailing addresses, phone number, professional title and company name.
Profile data, such as your username and password that you may set to establish an online account with us, your interests and preferences, and any content uploaded to the Service (such as text, images, audio, and video, along with the metadata associated with the files you upload).
Registration data, such as information that may be related to a service or an account you register for.
Communications, such as information you provide when you contact us with questions, feedback, or otherwise correspond with us online.
Marketing data, such as information such as your preferences for receiving communications about our activities, events, and publications, and details about how you engage with our communications.
Professional data, such as professional credentials and skills, educational and work history, candidate intake and background forms, resumes, references, strengths and values assessments, career plans, placement outcomes, role preferences, availability, compensation expectations, and other information of the type that may be included on a resume, curriculum vitae, or professional profile.
Content that you post or upload to areas of the Service visible to other users, such as reviews or comments.
Other information that we may collect which is not specifically listed here—including information you voluntarily provide to us, such as in a contact form or customer service interaction, or in surveys we offer—but which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
Third party sources. We may combine information we receive from or about you with information we obtain from other sources such as:
Public sources, such as social media platforms.
Business partners, such as distribution partners, venture funds, accelerators, and hiring partners.
Automatic data collection. We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your activity over time on our sites, app, and online services, such as:
Device data, such as your computer or mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, browser type, screen resolution, IP address, unique identifiers, the website you visited before browsing to our website, and general location information such as city, state or geographic area.
Online activity data, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and duration of access.
Cookies and similar technologies. Like many online services, we use the following technologies:
Cookies, which are text files that websites store on a visitor‘s device to uniquely identify the visitor’s browser or to store information or settings in the browser for the purpose of helping you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, enabling functionality and helping us understand user activity and patterns.
Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs, which are used to demonstrate that a webpage or email was accessed or opened, or that certain content was viewed or clicked.
Newsletter and Email Platform Data. Groundwork delivers newsletters and communications through third-party email platforms (such as Beehiiv or similar services). These platforms may collect data including your email address, engagement metrics (such as email opens and clicks), and device or browser information. Your use of these platforms is also subject to the platform’s own terms of use and privacy policy. You may unsubscribe from marketing and newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in each email or by contacting us directly.
Online Analytics and Advertising. As you use our Service, we and our service providers may collect a variety of information through the use of “cookies” and similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, to understand how you navigate through and interact with our Service, to learn what content is popular, to enhance the Service and provide you with a more relevant and personalized experience, for authentication purposes, to save your preferences, and to collect certain usage, device and location information as described above.
Online Analytics. We may use third-party web analytics services on our Service, such as Google Analytics. These service providers use the sort of technology described in the “Cookies and similar technologies” section above to help us analyze how users use the Service. The information collected by the technology will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers, who use the information to evaluate your use of the Services on our behalf. If you’d like to opt out of Google Analytics, please use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We use your information for the following purposes and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:
Service delivery. We use your information to:
provide, operate and improve the Service and our business;
provide information about our products and services;
establish and maintain your user profile on the Service;
communicate with you about the Service, including by sending you announcements, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;
communicate with you about events in which you participate;
understand your needs and interests, and personalize your experience with the Service and our communications;
provide support and maintenance for the Service;
to respond to your requests, questions and feedback;
match candidates with prospective employers based on skills, experience, availability, and preferences;
create and maintain candidate profiles for review by vetted employers and hiring partners;
populate and maintain searchable databases or curated candidate lists accessible to vetted employers;
facilitate introductions between candidates and employers and support placement processes;
track placement outcomes and engagement quality to improve our Services;
provide you with content of interest, including career resources, job opportunities, and information relevant to your professional background.
Research and development. We may use your information for research and development purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and our business. As part of these activities, we may create aggregated, de-identified or other anonymous data from information we collect. We make information into anonymous data by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable. We may use this anonymous data and disclose it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Service and promote our business.
Marketing. We may collect and use your information for marketing purposes:
Direct marketing. We may send you Groundwork-related or other direct marketing communications as permitted by law. You may opt-out of our marketing communications as described in the Opt Out of marketing section below.
Compliance and protection. We may use your information to:
protect our, your or others’ rights, privacy, safety or property (including by making and defending legal claims);
audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies;
enforce our Terms of Use;
protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft; and
comply with applicable laws, lawful requests and legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities.
Other purposes with your consent. In some cases we will ask for your consent to collect, use or disclose your information for other purposes. For example, we may ask for your consent to send you marketing emails where required by law or to post your testimonial or endorsement.
Legal Bases for Processing. The laws in certain jurisdictions (such as those in the European Union and United Kingdom), require us to inform you of the "legal bases" on which we process your information. The legal bases for using your information as set out in this Privacy Policy are as follows:
Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you for the Service
Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation
Where we have your consent to process your information in a certain way
We do not disclose your information with third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances or as described in this Privacy Policy:
Affiliates. If we establish subsidiaries or affiliates in the future, we may disclose your information with them for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Analytics providers. We may share limited analytics data with service providers that help us understand how users interact with the Services. We do not sell your data or share it with third parties for their own advertising purposes.
Service Providers. We may disclose your information with third party companies and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate the Services (such as data storage, candidate management, customer relationship management, email delivery and newsletter distribution, analytics, and payment processing). Service providers may use your information only as directed or authorized by us and in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy, and are prohibited from using or disclosing your information for any other purpose. We may change our third-party service providers at any time without notice to you.
Employers and Hiring Partners. We may disclose your professional information, including candidate profiles, resumes, background forms, references, and other professional data, with prospective employers, hiring managers, and partner organizations for the purpose of facilitating job placements, candidate matching, and related hiring activities. This includes, without limitation, sharing your information (a) directly with specific employers in connection with particular job opportunities, (b) as part of a searchable database or curated candidate list accessible to vetted employers and hiring partners, and (c) in anonymized or aggregated form for analytics, reporting, or business development purposes. Once your information is shared with an employer or hiring partner, we cannot control how they use, store, or disclose that information, and we shall not be liable for any such third-party use. You may request removal of your information from active sharing by contacting us, though information previously shared with third parties cannot be recalled.
Other users and the public. If you post or upload Content to areas of the Service (such as your candidate profile), such Content may be viewed, copied, and retained by others, even after you modify or delete it. We do not control how other users or third parties use any information that you make available to them.
Professional advisors. We may disclose your information to professional advisors, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services they render to us.
Compliance and protection. We may disclose your information as we believe appropriate to government or law enforcement officials or private parties (a) for the compliance and protection purposes described above; (b) as required by law, lawful requests or legal process, such as to respond to subpoenas or requests from government authorities; (c) where permitted by law in connection with any legal investigation; and (d) to prosecute or defend legal claims.
Business transferees. We may disclose some or all of our business or assets, including your information, in connection with a business transaction (or potential business transaction) such as a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, or in the event of bankruptcy or dissolution. In such a case, we will make reasonable efforts to require the recipient to honor this Privacy Policy.
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to make certain requests regarding your "personal information" or "personal data" (as such terms are defined under applicable law, and collectively referred to herein as "personal information"). Specifically, you may have the right to ask us to:
Inform you about the categories of personal information we collect or disclose about you; the categories of sources of such information; the business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal information; and the categories of third parties with whom we disclose personal information.
Provide you access to and/or a copy of certain personal information we hold about you.
Correct or update personal information we hold about you.
Delete certain personal information we have about you.
Provide you with information about the financial incentives that we offer to you, if any.
Restrict or object to certain uses of your information.
Opt you out of the processing of your personal information for purposes of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects, if applicable.
As provided in applicable law, you also have the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. Please note that certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law. For example, we need to retain certain information in order to provide our Services to you. We also need to take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to a request, which may include, at a minimum, depending on the sensitivity of the information you are requesting and the type of request you are making, verifying your name and email address. You are also permitted to designate an authorized agent to submit certain requests on your behalf. In order for an authorized agent to be verified, you must provide the authorized agent with signed, written permission to make such requests or a power of attorney. We may also follow up with you to verify your identity before processing the authorized agent's request. If you would like further information regarding your legal rights or would like to exercise any of them, please submit your request using the information in the "How to Contact Us" section below.Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to appeal our decision to deny your request, if applicable. If we deny your request, we will provide you with information on how to appeal the decision, if applicable, in our communications with you.
To make a request, please contact us at [email protected] with your name and the type of request you are making.
We do not sell your personal information to data brokers, advertisers, or other third parties for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes unrelated to our Services. We do share your professional information with employers and hiring partners as described in this Privacy Policy in connection with our placement and candidate matching services. We do not share your personal information with third parties for targeted advertising purposes.
Access or update Your information. If you have registered for an account with us, you may review and update certain information in your account profile by logging into the account.
Opt out of marketing communications. You may opt out of marketing-related emails by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email, or by contacting us at [email protected]. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails.
Cookies. We may allow service providers and other third parties to use cookies and similar technologies to track your browsing activity over time and across the Service and third party websites.
Declining to provide your information. Where we are required by law to collect your information, or where we need your information in order to provide the Service to you, if you do not provide this information when requested (or you later ask to delete it), we may not be able to provide you with our Services. We will tell you what information you must provide to receive the Service by designating it as required at the time of collection or through other appropriate means.
Other Sites & Services
The Service may contain links to other websites and other online services operated by third parties. These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. In some instances, these links may be “affiliate links,” meaning that if you use the link to visit another online service and/or make a purchase, we may be provided compensation by the other online service. In addition, our content may be included on web pages or online services that are not associated with us. We do not control third party websites or online services, and we are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and online services you use.
Security Practices
The security of your information is important to us. We take a number of organizational, technical and physical measures designed to protect the information we collect, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no security safeguards are 100% secure and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
International Data Transfers
We are headquartered in the United States and have service providers in other countries, and your information may be transferred to the United States or other locations outside of your state, province, or country where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country. By using the Services, you acknowledge that these transfers will occur.
Children
The Service is not directed to, and Groundwork does not knowingly collect “personal information” (as defined in children’s privacy laws) from, anyone under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us. We will delete such information from our files as soon as reasonably practicable. We encourage parents with concerns to contact us.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Service. We may also provide notification of changes in another way that we believe is reasonably likely to reach you, such as via e-mail (if you have an account where we have your contact information) or another manner through the Services.
Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Services (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting). In all cases, your continued use of the Services after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy.
Retention
We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, to establish or defend legal claims, or for fraud prevention purposes.To determine the appropriate retention period for information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
When we no longer require the information we have collected about you, we will either delete or anonymize it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. If we anonymize your information (so that it can no longer be associated with you), we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
How to Contact Us
Please direct any questions or comments about this Policy or privacy practices to [email protected]. You may also write to us via postal mail at:
Groundwork Careers LLC
Attn: Legal
2108 N ST
STE N
SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
[email protected]
This section applies only to California residents. It describes how we collect, use, and share Personal Information of California residents in operating our business, and their rights with respect to that Personal Information. For purposes of this section, “Personal Information” has the meaning given in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) but does not include information exempted from the scope of the CCPA.
Your California privacy rights. As a California resident, you have rights, as listed here and in “Your Rights and Choices.” However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases we may decline your request as permitted by law.
Information. You can request the following information about how we have collected and used your Personal Information during the past 12 months:
The categories of Personal Information that we have collected.
The categories of sources from which we collected Personal Information.
The business or commercial purpose for collecting and/or selling Personal Information.
The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information.
Whether we have disclosed your Personal Information for a business purpose, and if so, the categories of Personal Information received by each category of third party recipient.
We do not sell your Personal Information to data brokers, advertisers, or other third parties for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes unrelated to our Services.
Access. You can request a copy of the Personal Information that we have collected about you during the past 12 months.
Deletion. You can ask us to delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you.
Nondiscrimination. You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination in the form of legally prohibited increases in the price or decreases in the quality of our Service.
The CCPA also allows you to limit the use or disclosure of your "sensitive personal information" (as defined in the CCPA) if your sensitive personal information is used for certain purposes. Please note that we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information other than for business purposes for which you cannot opt out under the CCPA.
How to exercise your rights. See the “Your Rights and Choices” section above.
Notice Regarding Sales and Sharing
We do not sell or share your Personal Information for purposes of targeted advertising. Accordingly, there is no need for you to opt out of such sales or sharing.
Personal information that we collect, use, share, and sell
We are required to explain the categories of Personal Information we collect. For each category, we list the type of data we collect, the source of that data, the purpose for which we use each category of Personal Information; and the categories of third parties to which we (a) disclose such Personal Information for a business purpose, (b) "share" Personal Information for "cross-context behavioral advertising," and/or (c) "sell" such Personal Information.For more information, see Information We Collect, How We Use Your Information, and How We Disclose Your Information above.
Identifiers
What we collect: Contact data, profile data
Sources: You, third party platforms, business partners
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell your personal information to data brokers, advertisers, or other third parties for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes unrelated to our Services. We do share your professional information with employers and hiring partners as described in this Privacy Policy in connection with our placement and candidate matching services. We do not share your personal information with third parties for targeted advertising purposes.
Commercial information
What we collect: Contact data, profile data, online activity data
Sources: You, automatic collection, third party platforms
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Payment information
What we collect: N/A – We do not store
Sources: N/A – We do not store
Purposes: N/A – We do not store
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: N/A – We do not store
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: N/A – We do not store
Online identifiers
What we collect: Contact data, profile data, online activity data, device data
Sources: You, automatic collection, third party platforms
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Internet or network information
What we collect: Device data, online activity data
Sources: Automatic collection
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Inferences
Drawn from any of the above information to create a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, and behavior.
May be derived from: Device data, online activity data
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Professional or Employment information
What we collect: Contact data, profile data, professional data
Sources: You, third party platforms
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell your personal information to data brokers, advertisers, or other third parties for their own independent marketing or commercial purposes unrelated to our Services. We do share your professional information with employers and hiring partners as described in this Privacy Policy in connection with our placement and candidate matching services. We do not share your personal information with third parties for targeted advertising purposes.
Surveys, contests, promotions, and sweepstakes information
Sources: You
Purposes: Communicate with you; Personalize the Services; Marketing and Advertising; Improve the Services; Business Operations; With your consent
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Protected Classification Characteristics
Which we do not intentionally collect, but it may be revealed in other data we collect, such as when you provide it in communications with us.
Purposes: Communicate with you; Personalize the Services; Improve the Services; Business Operations; With your consent
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Other information (any other information you choose to provide directly to us)
Purposes: Provide the Service; Communicate with you; Marketing and advertising; Personalize the Services; Improve the Service; Business Operations; With your consent.
Categories of third parties to which we disclose this personal information: Affiliated entities; Service providers; Analytics partners; Entities for legal purposes; Entities for business transactions
Categories of third parties to which we “share” and “sell” this personal information for advertising/analytics purposes: We do not sell/share.
Retention of Your Personal Information. See the “Retention” section above.Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to “Do Not Track” or similar signals. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit https://www.allaboutdnt.com.
California "Shine the Light" disclosure. California Law permits customers who are California residents to request certain information once per year regarding our disclosure of “personal information” (as that term is defined under applicable California law) to third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.