Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, process and protect your personal information when you use our consultant selection services, website, and related applications. By accessing our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including information:

• Personal Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, professional title, and company name when you register for an account, sign up for newsletters, or submit inquiries.
• Professional Information: Your industry, position, company size, and consulting needs to help match you with appropriate consultants.
• Communication Data: When you communicate with us via forms, email, phone calls, or social media, we store records of those communications.
• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services, including browsing patterns, page views, features used, and interaction with content.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Process and complete transactions with you
• Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
• Personalize your experience by presenting tailored content and features
• Facilitate contests, sweepstakes, and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards

Legal Basis for Processing

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
• Contractual Necessity: Where we need to process your data to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
• Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
• Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
• With Consultants: To facilitate matching you with appropriate consultants, we may share relevant information with consultants in our network.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose your information to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our users, or others.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.

We maintain appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of the information you provide us, including:

• Encryption of sensitive data in transit using SSL technology
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing
• Access controls and authentication procedures
• Regular security training for all staff
• Data minimization practices

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

For European Economic Area (EEA) Residents:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

For California Residents:

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have rights including:

• The right to know about the personal information we collect about you and how it is used and shared
• The right to delete personal information collected from you (with some exceptions)
• The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider:

• The amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data
• The potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure
• The purposes for which we process your personal data
• Whether we can achieve those purposes through other means
• The applicable legal requirements

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

When we transfer personal data from the European Economic Area to other countries, we use a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts, to help ensure your rights and protections travel with your data.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Last Updated: June 1, 2023