Last updated: October 10, 2025

Thank you for your interest in joining Valley Center Veterinary Clinic. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us during the recruitment process. This Job Applicant Privacy Notice describes what information we collect from job applicants, how we use and share it, your rights, and how you can exercise them.

Information We Collect

When you apply for a position, we may collect the following types of personal information (depending on the role and applicable law):

  • Contact information (e.g. name, address, email, phone)
  • Employment history, education, certifications, references
  • Résumé, cover letter, portfolio, and other documents you submit
  • Demographic or voluntary self-identification data (e.g. veteran status, gender, race)
  • Work authorization or background-check information
  • Other information you provide during interviews, assessments, or communications with us
  • Technical data (e.g. IP address, application device details, browser information) when you use our online application system

We collect this information directly from you (via the application or interviews) and sometimes from third parties (e.g. references, background-check vendors), with your consent as required by law.

Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We use your personal information for purposes including:

  • Evaluating your suitability for current or future job opportunities
  • Communication with you about the application, interviews, or status
  • Verifying your qualifications, references, background checks
  • Complying with legal obligations (e.g. equal employment, immigration, regulatory)
  • Storing and maintaining applicant records
  • Responding to legal claims or investigations
  • For internal analytics or recordkeeping to improve our hiring practices

Where required by law, we’ll rely on your consent or another lawful basis (e.g. legitimate interest, contract formation, compliance with legal obligations).

Sharing & Disclosure

We may share your data with:

  • Vendors and service providers (e.g. background-check firms, applicant-tracking systems, assessment tools) subject to contractual obligations limiting their use of the data.
  • Affiliates or subsidiaries or business partners (only as needed for recruitment).
  • Government, legal or regulatory authorities when required by law or legal process.
  • Other third parties in connection with a corporate transaction (e.g. merger, sale) — subject to appropriate protections.

We will not sell your personal information for advertising or marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes in this Notice, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or as otherwise permitted by law. If you ask us to delete your data, we will evaluate your request in light of applicable retention requirements and legal exceptions.

Your Privacy Rights (California & Other Jurisdictions)

Depending on your place of residence and applicable law, you may have rights, including:

  • Access / Know — the right to request information about the personal data we have collected about you
  • Correction — the right to request correction of inaccurate data
  • Deletion — the right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal exceptions
  • Opt-Out / Limit Use — the right to opt out of certain uses or disclosures of your data
  • Data Portability — the right to receive your personal data in a portable format, where applicable
  • Non-Discrimination — the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise your rights, you may contact us using the information in Section 6 below. We will respond within any timeframes required by law.

If you are a California resident, you may also use a browser-based opt-out signal such as Global Privacy Control (GPC), and we will honor it to the extent required by law.

How to Contact Us / Submit Requests

If you have questions or want to exercise any of your rights, please contact:
Myriah Southard
Practice Manager
Valley Center Veterinary Clinic
Email: manager@vcvets.com
Phone: 760-749-0560

Please include your name, the position to which you applied (if applicable), and the nature of your request. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling requests.

Other Important Information

  • Cookies, tracking & analytics: Our application platform or website may use cookies, pixels, tracking scripts, or analytics tools. We limit these to the extent required for functioning and compliance, and we will honor opt-out settings or signals where required by law.
  • Updates to this Notice: We may update this Notice from time to time. The “Last updated” date above indicates when this version was published.
  • Minors & children: We do not knowingly solicit applications from minors under applicable legal age thresholds.
  • No guarantee of employment: Submitting an application or providing data does not guarantee an offer of employment.