PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: August 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how JC Creed LLC, doing business as Cycle3 ("Cycle3," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you:

visit https://www.cycle3it.com or another website that links to this Privacy Policy;
contact us or request information about our services;
seek employment or staffing assistance through us;
submit a resume, job application, staffing request, or other form;
engage us for IT staffing, web development, IT solutions, or another service; or
otherwise communicate or interact with us, including through marketing activities or events.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and related business activities. It does not apply to the privacy practices of third parties whose websites or services we do not control.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at info@cycle3it.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

Information we collect. We may collect contact information, professional and employment-related information, resumes and uploaded documents, information submitted by employers or prospective clients, communications, and technical information about use of our website.
How we use information. We use information to respond to inquiries, provide staffing and other business services, evaluate and match candidates with opportunities, communicate with candidates and clients, operate and secure our website, improve our services, and comply with legal obligations.
How we disclose information. We may disclose information to service providers, prospective employers or clients, candidates, professional advisers, authorities, and parties involved in a business transaction, as described below.
Sales and targeted advertising. We do not sell personal information for money. We do not knowingly use personal information collected through the website for cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising.
Your choices and rights. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of your personal information, subject to applicable exceptions.

Information We Collect
Sources of Personal Information
How We Use Personal Information
How We Disclose Personal Information
Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
Retention of Personal Information
Data Security
Children's Privacy
Your Privacy Rights and Choices
United States State Privacy Disclosures
International Visitors
Third-Party Websites and Services
Changes to This Privacy Policy
How to Contact Us

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Cycle3 and the services you request.

Information you provide directly

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and communication preferences.
Professional and employment-related information, such as your job title, employment history, education history, professional qualifications, certifications, skills, experience, positions of interest, preferred work location, compensation expectations, availability, and other career preferences.
Application and recruiting information, such as resumes, cover letters, work samples, references, interview information, and other documents or information you submit in connection with an employment opportunity or staffing request.
Client and prospective-client information, such as company name, business contact information, staffing needs, job requirements, project requirements, and information necessary to prepare or perform services.
Communications, including messages, inquiries, feedback, and other information you provide when you contact us by form, email, telephone, mail, or another method.
Service and transaction information, such as records concerning services requested, proposals, contracts, invoices, payments, and our business relationship with you or your organization. Payment information may be processed by financial institutions or payment providers rather than stored directly by Cycle3.
Other information you choose to provide. Resumes, uploaded documents, and free-form messages may contain information that we did not specifically request. Please do not provide sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your interaction with us.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we and the providers that support it may automatically collect limited technical and usage information, including:

Internet Protocol (IP) address;
browser type and version;
device type and operating system;
approximate location derived from an IP address;
referring URLs;
pages viewed, links clicked, and dates and times of visits;
website performance, diagnostic, security, and error information; and
cookie identifiers and similar technical data.

We generally do not use the website to collect precise GPS location. Technical information may be collected through server logs, cookies, analytics tools, security tools, and similar technologies.

Sensitive personal information

Cycle3 does not intentionally request sensitive personal information through its general website forms. However, a resume or other document submitted by a candidate may voluntarily contain information that is considered sensitive under some laws. We use such information only as reasonably necessary for recruiting, staffing, legal compliance, or another purpose authorized by you and permitted by law. We do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about individuals for advertising purposes.

2. SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may collect personal information from:

you directly;
your employer, organization, or authorized representative;
recruiters, references, referral sources, or professional contacts;
clients, prospective employers, and business partners involved in a staffing or placement process;
job boards, professional networking platforms, and publicly available professional sources;
website hosting, analytics, security, communication, and other service providers; and
other sources when you direct or authorize us to receive the information.

If you provide personal information about another person, you represent that you are authorized to provide it for the relevant purpose.

3. HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use personal information to:

respond to inquiries and provide customer or applicant support;
provide, administer, and improve our staffing, recruiting, IT, web development, and other services;
evaluate a candidate's qualifications, experience, interests, and suitability for opportunities;
identify and recommend potential employment, contract, consulting, or project opportunities;
communicate with candidates about opportunities and the recruiting process;
present candidate information to prospective employers or clients, where appropriate and subject to applicable authorization or instructions;
evaluate staffing requests and identify potential candidates for clients;
communicate with clients, prospective clients, vendors, and business partners;
prepare proposals, perform contracts, process transactions, and maintain business records;
operate, maintain, troubleshoot, analyze, and improve our website and services;
protect the security and integrity of our website, systems, users, and business;
prevent fraud, misuse, and other unlawful activity;
establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
comply with applicable laws, regulations, subpoenas, court orders, and other legal obligations; and
carry out another purpose disclosed when the information is collected or with your consent.

Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing, we rely on one or more of the following: your consent; performance of or steps necessary to enter into a contract; compliance with legal obligations; and our legitimate interests, such as providing and improving services, communicating with candidates and clients, securing our systems, and operating our business.

4. HOW WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may disclose personal information in the following circumstances:

Prospective employers and clients. We may disclose candidate information to organizations considering candidates for employment, contract, consulting, or project opportunities. We seek to do so consistently with the candidate's instructions, authorization, or reasonable expectations in the recruiting process.
Candidates. We may provide candidates with information about clients, prospective employers, positions, and opportunities as reasonably necessary to provide staffing services.
Service providers. We may disclose information to providers that perform services for us, such as website hosting, website forms, email, communications, cloud storage, analytics, cybersecurity, recruiting or applicant-management technology, document management, payment processing, and professional support. These providers may process information only to perform services for us or as otherwise permitted by law and their agreements with us.
Affiliates and business partners. We may disclose information to affiliated entities or business partners when reasonably necessary to provide requested services or administer a business relationship.
Professional advisers. We may disclose information to attorneys, accountants, insurers, auditors, and other professional advisers where reasonably necessary.
Legal and safety purposes. We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to comply with law or legal process, respond to lawful requests, investigate fraud or security incidents, enforce agreements, or protect the rights, safety, and property of Cycle3 or others.
Business transactions. We may disclose or transfer information in connection with an actual or proposed merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, bankruptcy, or similar business transaction.
With your direction or consent. We may disclose information for another purpose at your direction or with your consent.

We do not sell personal information for money. We do not knowingly disclose personal information collected through the website for cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising.

5. COOKIES, ANALYTICS, AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

Our website and the providers that support it may use cookies, server logs, pixels, and similar technologies to:

operate essential website functions;
remember preferences;
maintain security and prevent misuse;
diagnose errors and improve performance; and
understand how visitors use the website.

We may use Google Analytics or a similar analytics service to measure website traffic and usage. Analytics providers may collect technical information such as IP address, device and browser information, approximate location, pages viewed, referring pages, and interaction data. Their processing is governed by their own terms and privacy practices.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our website's cookie controls. Blocking cookies may affect certain website functions. You may also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on if Google Analytics is active on the website.

Browser-based Do Not Track signals are not governed by a uniform standard, and our website may not respond to them. Where we are legally required and technically able to recognize an applicable opt-out preference signal, we will process it in accordance with applicable law.

6. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain recruiting and business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect against fraud or security threats.

Retention periods vary based on the type of information and our relationship with you. For example:

inquiry and contact information may be retained while we respond and for a reasonable business-record period afterward;
candidate and recruiting information may be retained while considering a candidate for current or future opportunities and for a reasonable period afterward, unless the candidate requests deletion and we are not legally required or otherwise permitted to retain it;
client, contract, transaction, tax, and accounting records may be retained for the periods required or permitted by applicable law; and
technical logs and analytics information may be retained according to operational, security, and provider settings.

When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete, anonymize, or securely isolate it until deletion is practical, including where information remains temporarily in backups.

7. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You should use care when sending sensitive or confidential information electronically.

8. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our website and services are intended for individuals who are at least 18 years old, including candidates seeking employment or staffing opportunities. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly provide staffing or recruiting services to individuals under 18.

We do not have a reliable way to verify the age of a person who submits a resume, application, or other information to us, and it is possible that a minor could submit personal information without our knowledge. If we learn that we have collected personal information from someone under 18, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information, unless we are legally permitted or required to retain it. If you believe a minor has provided personal information to us, contact info@cycle3it.com so we can address it.

9. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have the right to:

confirm whether we process your personal information;
request access to personal information we maintain about you;
request correction of inaccurate personal information;
request deletion of personal information;
obtain a portable copy of certain personal information;
withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
object to or request restriction of certain processing;
opt out of certain sales, targeted advertising, or qualifying profiling; and
appeal our refusal to act on a privacy request, where applicable.

To exercise a privacy right, submit a data subject access request or contact us using the information in Section 14. Please describe your request and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant records.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. We will use information provided for verification only to verify the request and prevent fraud. An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law, but we may require proof of the agent's authority and verification of the consumer's identity.

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right. If we deny a request or appeal, you may have the right to contact the appropriate state attorney general or privacy regulator.

10. UNITED STATES STATE PRIVACY DISCLOSURES

During the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information, depending on how individuals interacted with us:

Identifiers, including names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, online identifiers, and IP addresses;
Customer-record information, including contact, employment, and service-related information;
Commercial information, including services requested and transaction or business-relationship records;
Internet or network activity, including website interaction, browser, device, and log information;
Approximate geolocation information, generally derived from an IP address;
Professional or employment-related information, including resumes, work history, qualifications, skills, experience, and job preferences;
Education information, when included in a resume or application; and
Other information voluntarily provided, which may include information treated as sensitive under some laws.

We collect these categories from the sources identified in Section 2, use them for the purposes identified in Section 3, and disclose them to the recipients identified in Section 4.

We have not knowingly sold personal information for money. We have not knowingly shared personal information collected through the website for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 18.

These statements use the terms "sell" and "share" as defined by applicable state privacy laws. Disclosures to service providers that process information on our behalf, and disclosures directed or authorized by an individual, are not necessarily considered sales or sharing under those laws.

11. INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Cycle3 is based in the United States. If you access our website or provide information from another country, your information may be transferred to, processed in, and stored in the United States or another jurisdiction where our providers operate. Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your location.

Where applicable law requires it, we use an appropriate legal basis and safeguards for international processing and transfers. You may contact us to ask about rights available in your jurisdiction.

12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, job platforms, social networks, maps, videos, or other services. We do not control and are not responsible for their privacy, security, or content. Review the privacy policies of third parties before providing information to them.

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top indicates when it was last updated. If we make material changes, we may provide additional notice as required by law, such as by posting a prominent website notice or contacting affected individuals when appropriate.

14. HOW TO CONTACT US

Questions, comments, and privacy requests may be directed to:

JC Creed LLC, doing business as Cycle3
9342 Cherry Brook Ln
St. Louis, MO 63126
United States
Email: info@cycle3it.com

You may also submit a request through our data subject access request form.