Last updated on August 23, 2026.
Introduction
Through our Website and email, Local Career Stage and our affiliated entities deliver content to our users. Our core business extends to marketing and data services, where we leverage collected information to facilitate advertiser reach across multiple channels including digital, mobile applications, email, telemarketing, and additional advertising platforms. Our service offerings encompass consumer data collection, third-party data sharing, data sales, and cross-context behavioral advertising solutions.
This privacy policy covers the personal information we obtain from you and that you submit during your visits to Local Career Stage. It also describes how we collect, use, retain, and disclose this information. To understand more about how our website operates, please consult our terms of service.
Please carefully review this policy to fully understand how we treat your personal information. Should you find our policies and practices unacceptable, we ask that you not use our website or subscribe to our email list. Accessing, using, or otherwise interacting with this website or our services constitutes your agreement to this privacy policy.
Coverage Of This Policy And Other Websites And Services:
This Privacy Policy applies solely to your activity on Local Career Stage. It does not encompass your interactions with other websites, even if you accessed them through a link on our site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any websites you access through links from Local Career Stage.
How We Collect Your Personal Information:
This website collects personal information you choose to share, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and information submitted via an inquiry form. The data you provide may be enhanced with information obtained from affiliates, data brokers, and marketing or advertising partners. Some of these third parties are organizations that have obtained your personal information from their own services. In addition, we automatically collect certain information using cookies and other tracking technologies for analytics and advertising purposes. Additional details are provided below.
The Data We Collect:
“Personal information” means any data generated, collected, stored, or otherwise processed through the Company’s business activities that identifies, describes, or can reasonably be linked to an individual or household, either directly or indirectly.
As part of subscribing to the Local Career Stage, you may be asked to provide personal information such as your name, date of birth, street address, e-mail address, and phone number. We also gather additional information through cookies and similar technologies, including IP address, imprecise geolocation (inferred from your IP address), device ID, timestamps, browsing behavior, and click-through interactions. We may further obtain advertising-related information from data brokers or public sources, such as demographic details, interests, prior visits, or purchase history. Limited sensitive personal information may also be collected. Details about your rights are provided below.
California law requires businesses to disclose the categories of personal information collected in the last twelve (12) months. During this period, we have collected identifiers; personal information listed in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e); characteristics protected under California or U.S. federal law; information related to internet or network activity; commercial information; professional or employment-related information; imprecise geolocation data; and inferences derived from other personal information.
We share and in some cases sell this information with affiliated companies and third-party partners for marketing and advertising purposes. We share and in some cases sell this information with affiliated companies and third-party partners for marketing and advertising purposes. You may exercise your right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by visiting here or calling 855-672-0715.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not directly collect information classified as Sensitive Personal Information, including data related to race or ethnicity, religion, precise geolocation, LGBTQ+ status, health information, financial account details, or citizenship status. However, automated tools such as cookies may collect information about your visits to web pages, which could indirectly suggest interest in sensitive subjects or group affiliations. For instance, viewing content targeted to a specific ethnicity or health topic may imply such interest. These inferences are not made by us, but may be made by our affiliated companies or other third parties to whom information is disclosed. If prohibited by state or local law without consent, sensitive inferences will not be made. We do not collect or use personal information from children under 18.
How We Use Data
The personal information we collect is used to send you your requested newsletters and to provide content or marketing messages through email or by other channels. We also share personal information with our partners who may send you marketing messages as well (opt-out here). Our use of data might be considered cross context behavioral advertising.
When We Share Personal Information
We may sell or share personal information with our clients and with our affiliated companies for marketing purposes, including cross context behavioral advertising. We also enable access to personal information by contracted service providers, for advertising, web hosting, fraud detection, marketing, analytics, data security, or other related services. When we share personal information, we put contracts in place to ensure appropriate data security measures and compliance with applicable laws. We also share personal information when we are required to do so by law (for example, if we receive a warrant, subpoena, or court order), or to protect the health, safety, or rights of any person.
Personal information may be shared to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including disclosures to law enforcement agencies, courts, regulators, government entities, or other third parties, to respond to legal requests, protect rights or safety, or enforce our terms of service and related agreements. We may also disclose personal information in connection with business transitions, such as mergers, restructurings, asset sales, dissolutions, or bankruptcy proceedings, where personal information is included among the transferred assets.
We may share personal information with third parties for purposes to which you have consented, as disclosed at the time you provided the information or as described in this privacy policy.
Targeted Advertising, Data Sharing, and Analytics
The personal information we collect is shared with unaffiliated companies for the purpose of showing you advertisements on this or other sites, and for analysis and reporting related to those ads. These companies (which may include data brokers) use cookies and other technologies to collect information from your web browser about the sites and pages you view and ads that you view or click. We (or thee third parties) may combine personal information collected at this site with personal information from other sources (including data brokers) and/or share it with third parties for marketing and advertising purposes (a.k.a “cross-context behavioral advertising” under some laws). We or the third parties described in this section collect your IP address, date and time of your visit and of the actions you took here, your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and the browser type and version you used to visit this site. This information may be combined with personal information from other sources (including data brokers) as described above and used to display advertisements from us or from others through email, social media, websites, apps, direct mail, or by other channels. We also use personal information to understand how users interact with this site in order to improve the user experience.
Online Tracking and Personalized Advertising
This website utilizes cookies, pixels, and other automated technologies to: (1) guard this site against online threats, (2) track and analyze how users interact with our website, (3) show you personalized content and advertisements, and (4) analyze how (or whether) you interact with advertisements or other content and communications. Cookies are small computer files that are stored on your browser to serve as unique identifiers so that your browser can be recognized at websites where our pixel is deployed. We do not track every site or page you visit on the Internet. You can restrict or delete the cookies currently on your browser at any time using the settings in your browser. If you use a browser-based “do not track” setting, this may cause an opt-out cookie to be set on your browser to prevent ongoing data collection. If you later delete this opt-out cookie, you may need to opt out again to prevent automated data collection.
Our Website uses automated tools to collect usage data, including cookies, Flash cookies, and web beacons. Cookies are small files stored on your device that support Website operations. You may disable cookies in your browser, but certain Website features may become unavailable if you do so.
Flash cookies are used on some parts of the Website to remember preferences and analyze navigation patterns. These cookies are managed separately through Adobe’s Flash Player settings.
Web beacons, also known as pixel tags or clear gifs, may be included on our Website and in our emails to track page visits, email opens, content popularity, and Website performance metrics.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control Setting
We recognize Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) and other universal opt-out signals as valid opt-out requests for the sale and sharing of personal information. When we detect these signals, we will automatically opt you out of the sale and sharing of personal information associated with your browser or device. We do not wish to track your activity across the entire internet. You may disable or remove cookies through your browser’s cookie controls whenever you choose. If you use a “Do Not Track” signal or GPC, we will set an opt-out cookie on your browser to limit further data collection. Deleting that cookie or adjusting your GPC settings may result in the resumption of automated data collection.
Privacy Rights
You may exercise your privacy rights here page, or by calling 855-672-0715. You have the following rights: (1) to know at a general level how we collect and use personal information (please refer to this Privacy Policy, (2) to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information with other companies, (3) to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you, (4) to ask us to delete your personal information, and (5) to make other requests relating to your personal information. If you still have questions or concerns after you have exercised your rights, please contact us at the email address below. You may also have rights under state or federal privacy laws to appeal to supervisory authorities if we are unable to resolve your issue.
If you would like to log complaints, please see below for contact information:
For the FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov or go to ftc.gov/complaint. You can also go directly to the Better Business Bureau complaint portal at bbb.org/file-a-complaint.
To protect personal information, we require verification before responding to any data rights request. This means the request must include information that allows us to confirm the requester’s identity or authority, along with enough detail to evaluate and respond appropriately. Creating an account is not necessary to submit a request, and any information collected during this process is used only to confirm identity or process the request. Verifiable requests will receive a response within 45 days. If we are unable to complete our response within that timeframe, we will notify you in writing before the 45-day period expires, stating the reason and the length of any extension, which will not exceed 45 additional days.
In the event a request is denied in compliance with legal requirements, you may appeal the decision or contact us with any questions regarding our privacy practices using the information below. In some regions, you may also have the right to contact a supervisory privacy authority. We will not penalize or discriminate against you for exercising your data rights.
Children’s Data Policy
This website is intended for use only by individuals aged 18 years or older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18. We will remove any personal information relating to an individual younger than 18 if we become aware that it has been submitted to us.
Protecting Personal Information
We protect personal information using technical, organizational, and physical security measures designed to adapt to evolving threats. We have policies and procedures, employee training, and system-based monitoring. We also audit our practices and train our staff regularly to ensure consistency and adapt to changing technology and threats to data.
Personal Information Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, including our marketing and advertising services, legal compliance, and dispute resolution. Data that is no longer required for these purposes is deleted or anonymized in accordance with our internal data management practices.
Future Changes To This Policy
We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. The updated policy will apply from its effective date. You may wish to review this Policy periodically to stay updated on our collection, use, and sharing of personal information.
Where Personal Information is Processed
We are located in the United States. This site is intended for use only by U.S. users. When you visit this site, your personal information will be processed in the United States, under U.S. laws.
Contact
If, after reviewing this policy, you still have questions or concerns, please contact us at andrewrussell@localcareerstage.com or 4501 Woodward Ave Ste 101-B , Box 231, Detroit, Michigan, United States 48201.