Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Simon Express ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit our website, apply to drive for us, communicate with our recruiting team, or otherwise interact with our services. By using our website or services you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Simon Express is a Utah-based motor carrier and freight brokerage headquartered in Salt Lake City. We may be reached at:
Simon Express
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-260-7010
Email: privacy@simonexpress.com
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us directly
- Identifying information (full name, mailing address)
- Contact information (phone numbers, email address)
- Driver-qualification information (CDL number and state, years of experience, hire and termination history with prior employers, license expiration date)
- Information you provide in messages, calls, voicemails, or driver-application forms
- Information you submit when applying for employment
Information we collect automatically when you visit our website
- IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers
- Pages you view, time spent, and referring URL
- Cookies and similar technologies (see Section 6)
Information from third-party sources
- Public business records, motor-vehicle records, and DOT/FMCSA records used to verify driving history and eligibility
- Driver databases used by recruiting industry partners
- References you provide
2. How We Use Your Information
- To evaluate your driving experience and eligibility for open positions
- To contact you about job openings, hiring status, and employment opportunities
- To send recruiting communications by email, SMS/text, and phone, where you have provided the appropriate consent
- To verify identity and complete required pre-employment background and motor-vehicle checks
- To maintain internal records of communications and recruiting outcomes
- To improve our website, recruiting process, and services
- To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and lawful requests from government authorities
3. SMS / Text Messaging
If you have provided your phone number and consent to receive text messages from Simon Express, you may receive SMS or MMS messages from our recruiting team about job opportunities, application status updates, scheduling, and follow-up information.
The following terms apply to all SMS communications from Simon Express:
- Consent. You will only receive recruiting text messages from Simon Express if you have explicitly opted in by phone, in person, by web form, or by replying YES to a confirmation message. Consent is not a condition of employment.
- Message frequency. Message frequency varies based on your conversation with our recruiting team. You may receive several messages during an active recruiting cycle and few or none otherwise.
- Message and data rates may apply. Standard message and data rates from your wireless carrier may apply to all text messages sent or received.
- Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
- HELP. Text HELP to any Simon Express number to receive help information, or call us at 801-260-7010.
- STOP. Text STOP to any Simon Express number at any time to opt out of receiving any further text messages from us. After you send STOP we will send a one-time confirmation message and will not send you any further marketing or recruiting messages until you opt back in.
- Re-subscribing. If you would like to begin receiving messages again after opting out, contact us at 801-260-7010 or recruiting@simonexpress.com.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as described below:
- Service providers. We use third-party providers to operate our business, including telephony and SMS providers (Twilio), email delivery providers (Resend), cloud hosting (Vercel), database services (Supabase), and AI services used to draft outreach messages (OpenAI). These providers process your information only on our instructions and only to the extent needed to provide their service to us.
- Background-check and motor-vehicle-record providers. When you formally apply for a driving position, we share information needed to verify your driving history and pre-employment eligibility with the providers we use for those checks. We obtain your written authorization before doing so.
- Legal compliance. We may disclose information to comply with applicable law, valid legal process, or government requests, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Simon Express, our personnel, or others.
- Business transfers. If Simon Express is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. Any successor will be required to honor this Privacy Policy with respect to your information.
We do not share your phone number, SMS opt-in status, or text-message contents with third parties for their own marketing or advertising purposes.
5. How We Retain and Protect Information
We retain your information only as long as needed for the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Recruiting communication records and driver-qualification data are retained in accordance with the recordkeeping rules of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, measure traffic, and improve performance. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some features of the website.
7. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your information, or to withdraw consent. To make a request, contact us at privacy@simonexpress.com. We will respond as required by applicable law.
You may opt out of recruiting text messages at any time by texting STOP. You may opt out of recruiting emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in any message or by contacting recruiting@simonexpress.com.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated through a notice on our website or, where appropriate, by direct contact.
10. Contact Us
Questions, requests, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your information may be directed to:
Simon Express — Privacy
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-260-7010
Email: privacy@simonexpress.com