Privacy Policy
Introduction
Guiver Freeman Ltd believes that the Internet is a very useful medium. However, trust and privacy are important factors in its use. The collection, use and transfer of information through the Internet must be handled in a fair, responsible and transparent manner. This is especially true for information of a personal nature: information which relates to an individual and which identifies that individual, either directly or indirectly, such as their name, e-mail address or telephone number or any other information that is reasonably likely to come into our possession.
This policy explains how Guiver Freeman Ltd collects, controls, uses or processes the personal data we gather via our website.
Collection of Personal Data
Generally, you can visit the Guiver Freeman Ltd website without providing any Personal Data about yourself. However, for accessing some parts of our website, such as downloading certain documents, or in connection with another specific purpose, we may need to collect Personal Data from you. Providing Personal Data to us in these events is voluntary. If you do not provide Personal Data to us, then you will not be able to benefit from the respective functionality offered by our website, such as communication, downloading of documents or recruitment. The purposes for which your Personal Data is collected, are described below along with a brief description of how your Personal Data may be handled in each case.
• Communicating with you. We will follow up on comments and other requests that you submit to us through our website, such as online queries. This may include calling you back by telephone or communicating with you via e-mail.
• Direct marketing and promotion. Direct marketing and/or promotional efforts by or on behalf of Guiver Freeman Ltd may include providing you with specific information that you have requested online or providing more general information about other offerings of Guiver Freeman Ltd. When we collect Personal Data for direct marketing or promotional purposes, however, we generally offer you appropriate choices regarding the use of your Personal Data.
• Recruitment. If you submit a resume or job application online, we will use your Personal Data for recruitment-related purposes, which may include contacting you via e-mail, telephone or post. Except where you explicitly request otherwise, Guiver Freeman Ltd may keep your Personal Data on file for an appropriate time in order to consider you for other employment opportunities with or via Guiver Freeman Ltd in the future.
• Supplier administration. The Guiver Freeman Ltd website may enable third-party suppliers (including independent interim managers) to register their interest in supplying products and services to or through Guiver Freeman Ltd. We will use such Personal Data in connection with entering into or performing a transaction with the supplier and for other procurement-related purposes.
• Discussion forums. If in the future you choose to participate in Guiver Freeman Ltd discussion forums then, in some cases, you may be required to register certain details, such as your name and e-mail address. You should also be aware that your comments may be made broadly available to others, inside or outside Guiver Freeman Ltd, depending on which particular discussion forum you are accessing.
• Maintaining the website and conducting customer satisfaction surveys. We will use your Personal Data in order to maintain and improve our website. We may also use your Personal Data in order to conduct customer satisfaction surveys.
• Compiling aggregate statistics regarding the use of our website.
Cookies and clicktrails
We may collect information through our website by using cookies and clicktrails. In that case we will ensure that all information collected by means of cookies or clicktrails is anonymised, aggregated and only used to develop and track traffic patterns and the volume of use of our website. Cookies may also be used to assist you in reaching the appropriate information and to tailor your visit to your individual preferences. For example, a cookie may be used to remember your login information if you choose the “Remember me” option while signing in. If you do not want to receive a cookie from our website, you may set your browser to refuse cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie, which you may then refuse upon such notice. To understand how to do this, please consult your browser’s help section. However, refusing the cookies may prevent you from accessing some parts of the websites you visit.
Cross border transfer of data
Guiver Freeman Ltd is essentially a European organisation. We are based in the Netherlands but we do sometimes work abroad and we co-operate with independent companies in other countries. Our internal processes and infrastructure are therefore mainly national in scope and nature but they may cross country borders. Accordingly, you should be aware that we may share your Personal Data with our partners and transfer it to countries in the world where we do business, including those located outside the European Union (EU). Some of these countries do not have specific data protection laws and so may provide less legal protection for your Personal Data. In these instances, Guiver Freeman Ltd will process your Personal Data in the manner described by this Policy and in accordance with applicable law.
Legal disclosures
Guiver Freeman Ltd may disclose your Personal Data in order to enforce our website Terms of Use or in urgent circumstances to protect personal safety, the public or our website. It is also possible that we may be required by law to disclose your Personal Data pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders, potentially, in any country where we do business.
Sensitive Personal Data
Guiver Freeman Ltd does not collect “Sensitive Personal Data” through its website. “Sensitive Personal Data” means Personal Data concerning racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, health or sex life. By volunteering unsolicited sensitive Personal Data to us (e.g. by submitting your resume or a job application online), you expressly consent to your Personal Data being used as described in this Policy.
Accessing, correcting, updating and deleting Personal Data
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy, would like to request a copy of your Personal Data held by us or if you consider your Personal Data to be incorrect or wish to have it deleted, please contact us so that Guiver Freeman Ltd may make any necessary updates, corrections and/or deletions.
Data security and integrity
Guiver Freeman Ltd uses various technological and procedural security measures in order to protect the Personal Data we collect, use or transfer from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. However, you should be aware that, due to the open and unsecured character of the Internet, Guiver Freeman Ltd can not be responsible for the security of transmissions of the Personal Data over the Internet.
Third-party websites
The Guiver Freeman Ltd website provides links to third-party websites. Guiver Freeman Ltd does not make any representations or warranties with respect to such third-party websites. You should be aware that the owners and operators of such third-party websites might collect, use or transfer personal data under different terms and conditions than Guiver Freeman Ltd. Upon linking to a third-party website, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies of such third party websites. You should also be aware that third-party websites may use cookies.
Notification of changes to this Policy
This Policy was last updated on October 10th, 2006.
