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nowHIRE Demonstrates Commitment to Customer’s Privacy
with Safe Harbor Certification
Safe Harbor certification ensures customer data safety and privacy protection when personal information is transferred between United States and European Union states
Detroit, Mich. — May 14, 2009 —
nowHIRE announced the company’s Safe Harbor certification by the United States Department of Commerce. The Safe Harbor certification is especially important for nowHIRE’s international clients, as it ensures that information transferred between the European Union states and the United States is protected.
The U.S Department of Commerce and the EU have agreed on a set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions to enable U.S. companies to satisfy the requirement under EU law that adequate protection be given to personal information transferred from the EU to the United States.
“We are committed to our customer’s privacy and will take whatever precautions necessary to protect their data,” said Joseph N. Impastato, II, nowHIRE’s president. “Our Safe Harbor certification underscores our continued commitment and offers our customer peace of mind about their data safety when doing business with us.”
The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October of 1998. The Commission is the EU’s executive branch and the Directive prohibits the transfer of personal data to non-EU states that do not meet the European “adequacy” standard for privacy protection. While the U.S and the EU share the goal of enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the U.S. takes a different approach to privacy from that taken by the EU.
In order to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework. The safe harbor, approved by the EU in 2000, is an important way for U.S. companies to avoid experiencing interruptions in their business dealings with the EU or facing prosecution by European authorities under European privacy laws. Certifying to the safe harbor, as nowHIRE has done, assures that EU organizations know that nowHIRE provides privacy protection.
About nowHIRE
Since 1998, nowHIRE has provided applicant tracking systems for companies of every size within diverse vertical markets. Their industry-defining solutions feature fully integrated, Web-based recruiting and applicant tracking software modules. Companies can configure the software to their specific recruiting needs - for hourly, salaried, internal or contingent employees, or any combination thereof.
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Joseph N Impastato II
nowHIRE
586-778-8491 (x15)
joseph.impastato@nowHIRE.com
Adriana Saldana
Fisher Vista, LLC / HRmarketer.com
831-685-9700
asaldana@hrmarketer.com
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