Privacy Policy

Arid Ascent HR ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information about you through our online platform and when you engage with our HR services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services.

1.1 Information You Provide to Us

This includes information you voluntarily provide when you interact with our online platform, express interest in our services, contact us, or register for an event. This may include:

• Contact Information: Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Professional Information: Job title, company name, industry, and information related to your HR needs or career aspirations.
• Inquiry Details: Information you provide in forms, emails, or other communications regarding our Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, HR Consulting, Performance Management, or Training & Development services.
• Resume/CV Information: If you submit your resume or CV for potential opportunities or services.

1.2 Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit our online platform, we may automatically collect certain information from your device. This data helps us understand how our visitors use our site and allows us to improve the user experience.

• Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and improve our marketing efforts. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2. How We Use Your Information

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

• Providing and Improving Services: Delivering our Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, HR Consulting, Performance Management, and Training & Development services; responding to your inquiries and requests; and enhancing the functionality and user experience of our online platform.
• Communication: Sending you updates, newsletters, marketing materials about our services, or relevant industry insights, where you have consented to receive such communications. You can opt-out at any time.
• Marketing and Analytics: Analyzing trends, tracking user activity, and gathering demographic information to understand our audience and tailor our marketing efforts.
• Compliance and Legal Obligations: Fulfilling our legal and regulatory requirements, including those related to data protection and employment law.
• Security: Protecting our online platform and data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given us clear consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
• Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., providing HR consulting services).
• Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g., tax and employment laws).
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (e.g., improving our services, preventing fraud, direct marketing, provided it doesn't outweigh your rights).

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our online platform, providing our services, or conducting our business (e.g., website hosting, email marketing services, analytics providers). These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are prohibited from using your personal data for any purpose other than providing services to us.
• Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law or to respond to valid legal processes (e.g., court orders, subpoenas).
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

5. International Data Transfers

As a business operating internationally and with clients in the UK and Ireland, your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws. This may include reliance on standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions, or other legally acceptable mechanisms.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, 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 of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are an individual in the European Economic Area or the UK, you have certain rights concerning your personal data:

• 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 ( "Right to be Forgotten"): 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 that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond to your request within one month.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page, and the "last updated" date at the top of the policy will be revised accordingly. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Arid Ascent HR

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You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your data protection rights have been violated. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and in Ireland, it is the Data Protection Commission (DPC).