Household Hive
Household Hive LLC respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, store, and protect information when you visit our website, submit forms, apply for placements, or interact with our placement services.
Household Hive is a household staffing placement agency operating in the Greater Seattle, Washington area. We connect families with experienced household professionals, including nannies, household managers, family assistants, newborn care specialists, private educators, and personal assistants.
By using our website, submitting an inquiry, applying as a provider, completing an intake form, or engaging our placement services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our website or services.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, applications, or services that may be linked from our website or used during the placement process (such as payroll providers, payment processors, or background check vendors). Those third parties have their own privacy practices, and we encourage you to review them.
We collect different categories of information depending on how you interact with Household Hive. Below is a breakdown of what we may collect from each group.
When a family submits a consultation form, intake form, or otherwise engages our services, we may collect:
A note about children’s information: Household Hive collects limited information about minors only as necessary to support placement services. This information is provided by parents or legal guardians, used solely for placement-related purposes, and is not collected directly from children. See Section 11 below for more detail.
When a household professional applies to join Household Hive or is considered for a placement, we may collect:
When we contact references provided by a candidate, we collect:
Candidates authorize us to contact references at the time of application. References can decline to provide information at any time.
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
We also collect information you choose to send us through email, contact forms, blog interactions, social media, or other voluntary communications.
Because of the nature of household staffing, we may collect information that is more sensitive than what a typical website collects. This includes:
We treat this information with heightened care. Sensitive information is collected only when necessary for placement, screening, or family-candidate matching purposes, and is shared only with parties who have a legitimate need to know.
Washington My Health My Data Act: Where applicable, Household Hive complies with the Washington My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) regarding the collection of consumer health data. We do not sell consumer health data. If we ever begin collecting or sharing health-related data in ways that trigger MHMDA, we will provide separate, specific notice and obtain required consent.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
Household Hive shares information only when necessary to provide our services or when legally required. The categories of sharing include:
We share information with third-party vendors who help us operate our services. These vendors are contractually required to handle your information securely and only for the purpose we engage them for. They include:
We may disclose information when we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to:
If Household Hive is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of business assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you and require any successor to honor the commitments in this Privacy Policy.
We may share information in other ways with your explicit consent.
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate properly and improve your experience.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, recognize returning visitors, and analyze how the site is used.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can choose to block or delete cookies, but doing so may affect the functionality of our website. To opt out of Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. To opt out of interest-based advertising, visit
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal. There is no industry-standard response to DNT signals at this time, so our website does not currently respond to them. We will update this section if that changes.
Household Hive uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information, including:
No system is fully secure, however. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you share information with us at your own risk. If we become aware of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
Where your information is stored: Most candidate, family, and placement information is stored within Enginehire, our staffing agency management platform (see Section 6.2). Background check information is stored by our FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency. Payment information is held by our payment processor. Each of these vendors maintains their own security practices and is contractually required to protect your information.
We keep your information for as long as needed to:
Specific retention periods vary by data type. For example:
When information is no longer needed, we securely delete, anonymize, or destroy it. You may request deletion of your information as described in Section 10 below.
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Household Hive honors the following rights for all users, regardless of location, except where a specific law limits them:
Washington residents may have additional rights under the Washington My Health My Data Act regarding consumer health data, including the right to access, delete, and withdraw consent for processing of consumer health data. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information in Section 14.
If you live in a U.S. state with comprehensive consumer privacy rights (including California under the CCPA/CPRA, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, and others), you may have additional rights, including the right to know what categories of personal information we collect, the right to limit the use of sensitive personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights. To exercise these rights, contact us using the information in Section 14.
To exercise any privacy right, please email us at contact@householdhiveagency.com or write to us at the address in Section 14. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (typically 30–45 days).
Household Hive’s website and services are intended for adults (parents, guardians, and household professionals over the age of 18). We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
In the course of providing placement services, families share certain information about their children with us. This information is provided by parents or legal guardians, not by the children themselves, and is used only to support the placement process. We treat children’s information with extra care and limit access to those who have a legitimate need to know.
If you believe we have collected personal information directly from a child under 13, please contact us at contact@householdhiveagency.com and we will delete the information promptly.
Background screening is an important part of our placement process. Household Hive uses an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency to conduct background checks on candidates who are seriously considered for placement.
Before a background check is run, candidates receive a separate, standalone Background Check Disclosure and Authorization form, as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). That form provides additional, specific notice about how background check information is collected, used, and shared.
Background check information may include, where appropriate:
Background check results are shared only with parties who have a legitimate need to know, such as the family considering the candidate for placement, and only with the candidate’s authorization where required by law. Candidates have rights under the FCRA, including the right to receive a copy of their background report and to dispute inaccurate information.
Our website may include links to third-party websites, tools, or resources, such as the Care.com Nanny Tax Calculator, government domestic worker rights pages, payroll providers, or scheduling platforms. We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any information with them.
Our website may also include social media features (such as Instagram, Facebook, or other platforms). These features may collect information about your interaction with them and are governed by the privacy policy of the platform providing them.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. Material changes will be communicated through our website or by direct notice where appropriate.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we handle your information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how Household Hive handles your information, please contact us:
2226 Eastlake Ave E Unit #535
Seattle, WA 98102
We will do our best to respond to your inquiry promptly and within the timeframe required by applicable law.
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