Privacy Policy

1Scope

This Privacy Policy applies when individuals visit peaksystemsinc.com, contact us, request information, seek employment or staffing opportunities, communicate with us, receive services from us, provide services to us, or otherwise interact with our business.

It applies to personal information concerning website visitors, contacts, job applicants, candidates, workers, customers, suppliers, contractors, consultants, business partners, and other individuals with whom Peak interacts. Separate internal policies may also apply to current employees and workers.

Third-party websites and services linked from our website are governed by their own privacy practices.

2Personal information we collect

Depending on how you interact with Peak, we may collect:

• Contact information: Name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, company, job title, and communication preferences.
• Business and inquiry information: Information included in requests, proposals, correspondence, support inquiries, and other communications.
• Professional and employment information: Résumés, work history, skills, qualifications, availability, compensation information, references, and other information relevant to employment or staffing opportunities.
• Website and device information: IP address, browser and device information, referring pages, pages viewed, and similar technical information generated when you use our website.
• Cookie information: Information collected through cookies or similar technologies used for website operation, security, preferences, and basic measurement.
• Communications and consent records: Email, telephone, form, and SMS communications, together with records of preferences, consent, and opt-out requests.
• Other information: Information you voluntarily provide or that we are permitted or required to collect by law.

Please do not send sensitive personal information through the general Contact Us form unless Peak specifically requests it through an appropriate process.

3Sources of personal information

We may collect personal information directly from you, automatically when you use our website, from clients or business partners involved in a staffing or consulting engagement, from references or other authorized parties, from service providers, and from publicly available sources where permitted by law.

4How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

• Respond to inquiries and communicate with you.
• Provide, administer, improve, and secure our services and website.
• Evaluate candidates and facilitate employment, staffing, consulting, or managed-service opportunities.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, workers, and business contacts.
• Send communications you request or consent to receive.
• Maintain records, prevent fraud, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations.
• Operate, maintain, secure, and evaluate the performance of our website.
• Protect the rights, safety, property, and operations of Peak and others.

5How we disclose personal information

We may disclose personal information to:

• Service providers: Vendors that support hosting, information technology, security, communications, staffing operations, document management, and professional services.
• Clients and business partners: Where appropriate to evaluate or administer a staffing, employment, consulting, or service opportunity and where permitted by law.
• Government, legal, and safety recipients: When required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, and security.
• Transaction participants: In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of business assets, subject to appropriate safeguards.
• Other recipients: At your direction, with your consent, or as otherwise disclosed when information is collected.

Peak limits access to personal information to individuals and organizations that need it for an authorized business purpose. We may also disclose information at your direction, with your consent, as required by contract, or as permitted or required by law.

6Job applicants and staffing candidates

Peak may use applicant and candidate information to evaluate qualifications, communicate about opportunities, submit candidates for authorized client consideration, perform permitted screening, administer placements, maintain recruiting records, and comply with legal obligations.

Information submitted through a third-party application, recruiting, or staffing service may also be subject to that service provider’s privacy policy.

7Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies needed for operation, security, preferences, and basic measurement. You may be able to limit or block cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect some website functions.

8SMS messaging

Participation in Peak’s SMS program is voluntary and subject to our separate SMS Privacy Policy and SMS Terms and Conditions.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes at any time.

9Data retention

Peak retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including providing services, maintaining business and employment records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and satisfying legal, accounting, and compliance requirements. Retention periods depend on the nature of the information, the reason it was collected, and applicable obligations. When information is no longer needed, Peak takes reasonable steps to delete, destroy, or otherwise dispose of it securely.

10Information security

Peak uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. These safeguards include access restrictions based on business need, security monitoring, workforce training, secure systems, and incident-response procedures. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11Privacy choices and rights

Subject to applicable law, you may ask Peak to provide access to personal information about you, correct inaccurate information, delete information, or restrict certain uses. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link provided in the message and opt out of SMS messages by replying STOP. Peak may need to verify your identity before completing a request and may retain information where required or permitted by law.

To make a privacy request, email administration@peaksystemsinc.com or call 212-947-6600.

12External links

Our website may link to third-party websites, platforms, or services. Peak does not control their privacy or security practices. Review the privacy policy of each third party before providing personal information.

13Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal obligations. We will post the updated Policy with a revised effective date and provide any additional notice required by law.