Privacy Notice
TalentandConsult (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and protect your personal data when you visit our website https://talentandconsult.com (the “Website”). It also outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws.
1. Who We Are
TalentandConsult is a recruitment and consulting firm specializing in connecting top talent with businesses. For the purposes of GDPR, TalentandConsult acts as the data controller when processing your personal data.
If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: info@talentandconsult.com
Address: Business Centre, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971-522558145
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Identity Data: Name, job title, and company name.
- Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and physical address.
- Professional Data: Qualifications, work experience, and any other information you provide regarding your professional background.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including session details, pages viewed, and referral links.
- Communication Data: Records of your correspondence with us, including emails and phone calls.
3. How We Collect Your Data
We collect data through the following methods:
- Direct Interactions: When you submit forms on our website, subscribe to our services, or communicate with us by email, phone, or other means.
- Automated Technologies: We use cookies, server logs, and similar technologies to collect Technical and Usage Data as you interact with our website.
- Third-Party Sources: We may receive data from third-party partners or publicly available sources, such as LinkedIn or other professional networks.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases to process your personal data:
- Consent: When you have given clear consent for us to process your data for specific purposes.
- Performance of a Contract: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you or to take pre-contractual steps.
- Legitimate Interests: When processing is in our legitimate interests (e.g., to improve our services or prevent fraud), provided that your rights and interests do not override these.
- Compliance with Legal Obligations: When we are legally required to process your data (e.g., for regulatory reporting).
5. How We Use Your Data
We may use your personal data to:
- Provide our services, including recruitment and consulting.
- Process job applications, conduct interviews, and match candidates with suitable roles.
- Manage our relationship with you, including responding to inquiries or requests.
- Send you marketing communications if you have opted in to receive them.
- Improve our website, services, and customer experience.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies and agreements.
6. Marketing Communications
If you consent to receive marketing communications, we may use your data to send information about our services or industry insights. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly.
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us operate our website, provide services, and support business operations (e.g., hosting providers, payment processors, IT support).
- Business Partners: When necessary for recruitment activities or fulfilling our services.
- Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law or to comply with legal processes, court orders, or governmental requests.
8. International Data Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or reliance on Privacy Shield certification (where applicable), to protect your data according to GDPR standards.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period may vary based on the type of data and the purpose of its use.
- Job applicant data: Retained for up to 2 years after the application process, unless you request deletion sooner.
- Customer inquiries: Retained for 1 year following the inquiry.
- Technical data: Retained for 1 year for analytical purposes.
10. Your GDPR Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request corrections if your data is incomplete or inaccurate.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request restriction of processing your data in specific situations.
- Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing at any time if processing was based on consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@talentandconsult.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
11. Data Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no online data transmission is fully secure. We recommend taking steps to protect your data when online.
12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.