Privacy Policy
Our priority is your privacy
Welcome to our website. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting any information you share with us. It’s important to us that you understand how we collect and use information from visitors. We adhere to data privacy best practices and comply with relevant privacy laws and regulations, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Thank you for your trust.
Use of this website
This website offers content and services tailored for both professionals and consumers, and is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not intentionally collect or retain personal information from anyone under the age of 13.
For residents of the European Union (EU), please be aware that certain sections of this privacy policy are specifically applicable to you.
What this policy covers:
- What information we collect and how we collect it
- How we safeguard your personal data
- What we do with the personal data we collect
- The legal basis we have for processing your personal data
- When and how we share your personal data with others
- How long we keep your personal data
- Your rights and preferences
- Help & Support
What information we collect
We collect data that includes basic professional information typically found on a business card: first name, last name, job title, employer/company name, work address, work email, and work phone number. In some instances, we may also request additional professional details, such as company size and industry type.
To enhance or update the information you provide, we might combine it with professional information or personal data gathered from third-party sources. The personal data referenced in this document includes both the information you provide and the data we obtain from third-party sources, usually combined into a single record.
This site also automatically collects and stores certain information using cookies and similar technologies. This includes IP addresses, the region or general location of a device accessing the internet, browser type, operating system, page view history, and other usage information. We use this data to improve our website, and it is used solely for statistical analysis purposes.
However, if any cookie can uniquely identify a device or the individual using it, and you are an EU resident, this information is considered personal data under the GDPR. Therefore, this privacy policy applies to such personal data collected by Project IQ Talent.
How we collect it
Data may be gathered when you sign up for any content or services provided by Project IQ Talent. This includes, but is not limited to, publications, subscriptions, contests, newsletters, memberships, premium content, webcasts, videos, white papers, online seminars, conferences, and events. The main service offered by Project IQ Talent is recruitment services for our clients’ organizations.
What happens if you don’t provide personal data?
To deliver the content or services you request, we need to collect certain data from you. Without this information, we won’t be able to reach out to you about the content or services you are interested in. If you choose not to provide your data, we will be unable to fulfill your requests or keep you informed about our offerings. Your cooperation in providing the necessary information ensures that we can effectively communicate with you and meet your needs.
Project IQ Talent Ltd
This website is managed by Project IQ Talent and its subsidiaries, collectively known as the Project IQ Talent Ltd. Where allowed by law, data may be shared among Project IQ Talent and its subsidiaries to deliver relevant content to you and for internal analysis and business development purposes.
How do we safeguard your personal data?
Data Security
Project IQ Talent employs a range of safeguards, including technical and organizational security measures, to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We also mandate that third-party partners supporting Project IQ Talent’s business operations implement reasonable security measures (see “When and how we share your information with others” below).
We continuously test and update our security protocols to ensure your data remains protected. Access to your data is restricted to Project IQ Talent personnel who need it to deliver relevant content or services.
Data Storage
Your data may be stored on Project IQ Talent’s secure on-site servers or other internal hosting technology. Additionally, your data might be stored by third-party cloud service providers or other technology partners that Project IQ Talent has contracted to support our business operations (see “When and how we share your information” below).
These third parties are authorized solely for cloud storage and retrieval purposes and are not permitted to use your personal data for any other reason. Project IQ Talent requires these third parties to implement security measures that are at least as stringent as those we use to protect your personal data (see “Data Security” above).
What we do with the personal data we collect
We utilize the personal data we collect to communicate with you, evaluate you for professional opportunities, fulfill your requests, enhance our services, and present you with relevant information and offers.
To communicate with you
We may use your data to send you important notifications, including information about your registration, transactions, and updates to Project IQ Talent’s terms and conditions, policies, or other internal matters.
To consider you for professional opportunities
We may utilize your data to carry out our executive search services or other related services.
To deliver what you request
To improve our service
The legal basis we have for processing your personal data
Under GDPR, data collectors like Project IQ Talent must have a legal basis for using the personal data of EU residents. This section pertains to any such data collected by Project IQ Talent or its subsidiaries.
We use the personal data you provide to deliver the content and services you request, to send important notices, and for internal purposes such as auditing, data analysis, and research to provide you with relevant information.
Additionally, we may use your personal data to offer you content or services based on your interests or preferences that you have shared with us. We may also share your personal data with third-party clients to consider you for professional opportunities.
According to GDPR regulations, as of May 25, 2018, in certain circumstances, we may retain your personal data if we have a legitimate interest and your rights and freedoms are not infringed upon.
When Project IQ Talent processes your personal data for our legitimate interests, we carefully consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights under data protection laws. Our legitimate business interests do not outweigh your interests, and we will not use your personal data if your rights and freedoms override our legitimate interests unless we have your consent or are required to do so by law.
When and how we share your personal data
We may disclose your personal data to clients to deliver content and services for business operations or to comply with valid legal processes.
If you are an EU resident, we will only share your personal data with third parties outside of Project IQ Talent with your consent or based on entering into a contract or contracts.
For content and services that may interest you or that you request
As previously stated, your personal data may be shared within Project IQ Talent to offer you information about relevant content and services, and for internal analytical and business development reasons. Additionally, we may share your personal data with third parties, such as clients, to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process.
For business operations
We might share your personal information with third parties that we’ve contracted with to assist in Project IQ Talent’s business operations. This includes tasks such as delivery, order fulfillment, processing payments, sending emails, managing suppression lists, and processing data.
As required by law
In the event of transfer of ownership
If Project IQ Talent or any of its subsidiaries or services are sold or transferred, including a partial or full change in ownership, your personal data will be transferred to the new owner.
International Data Transfers
This section applies to any personal data collected by Project IQ Talent from EU residents.
If Project IQ Talent shares your personal data within the Project IQ Talent Group or with any other third party as described in this privacy policy, and your personal data will be transferred to a non-EU or non-EEA state, Project IQ Talent will only conduct such transfer if there are suitable safeguards in place, such as binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses, approved Codes of Conduct, or approved certification mechanisms. For more information, please contact Project IQ Talent’s data protection officer (see contact details below).
How long we keep your personal data
We keep your personal data for as long as our business relationship lasts and hold onto your information only as long as needed for each purpose for which we use it, unless we have your consent to use it for another or similar purpose.
Your rights & preferences
If you request the erasure of your personal data (if you are an EU resident), or if you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, or if you want to restrict Project IQ Talent’s processing of your personal data, we may retain some basic information to ensure that we do not send you unwanted materials in the future and to maintain a record of your request and our response.
Your Rights
Revoking Your Consent for Data Processing
Many data processing operations require your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email requesting this is sufficient. However, please note that withdrawing consent may limit your ability to use certain services on the website, such as subscribing to newsletters. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Right to Lodge Complaints with Regulatory Authorities
If you believe there has been a breach of data protection legislation, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant regulatory authorities. If you consider our processing of personal data to be inconsistent with applicable data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with the local supervisory authority for data protection. The competent regulatory authority for data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the country/state in which our company is headquartered. Contact details for data protection officers can be found at the following links:
- Austria: www.dsb.gv.at
- France: www.cnil.fr
- Germany/State of Hessen: www.datenschutz.hessen.de
- Romania: www.dataprotection.ro
- United Kingdom: www.ico.org.uk
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You can also request the direct transfer of your data to another responsible party, to the extent technically feasible.
Rights to Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction of Processing
You can request information, free of charge, about any of your personal data that we store, including its origin, recipients, and purpose of processing. If you believe that we have incorrect or incomplete personal data, you can request its correction or completion. You may also ask us to erase your personal data from our systems, unless we have a legitimate reason not to delete the data.
Right to Object
You may object to the processing of your personal data if it is processed for purposes other than those necessary for the performance of services on the website or for compliance with a legal obligation. If we do not have legitimate grounds to continue processing your personal data, we will stop processing it upon your objection.
We will not use your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
Confirming your personal data
This section pertains to any personal data collected by Project IQ Talent Ltd from EU residents.
To verify that Project IQ Talent is processing your personal data, or to access, update, or correct the personal data we have about you, or to request a copy for your own use, please contact us at [email protected].
Erasing your personal data
This section shall apply to any personal data collected by Project IQ Talent from EU residents.
If you want your personal data erased, please email [email protected].
To opt out of marketing communications
If you want Project IQ Talent to stop communicating with you for marketing purposes, please email [email protected].
To restrict processing of your personal data
If you want to otherwise restrict Project IQ Talent’s processing of your personal data, please email [email protected].
Help & support
Questions, concerns or complaints:
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about Project IQ Talent’s handling of personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact our data protection officer.
If you believe that Project IQ Talent has infringed upon your rights under this Privacy Policy and we have not adequately addressed your complaint, any EU resident may also file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
The contact information for Project IQ Talent’s European data protection officer is:
Privacy Officer
Luke Devenish
Ground Floor
Unit B Lostock Office Park
Lynstock Way
Lostock
Bolton
United Kingdom
BL6 4SG
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.projectiqtalent.com