Updated: January 14, 2020
This Pieter Global U.S. Corporation Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) (together with our Terms of Use , the applicable any other documents referred to in them) covers how we use and process personal data that we collect from you or third parties, or that you provide to us via the Pieter Global.com website (and any other Pieter Global group websites), or by other means. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting and safeguarding your data. Please read the following carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your personal data. This policy may be amended from time to time—updated versions will be posted on our website and notated in the upper left as to the effective date.
WHO IS COVERED BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY
• Candidates/Prospective Candidates/Applicants
• Clients and Prospective Clients
• Website Visitors
• Vendors/Suppliers
• Current Temporary Subcontract Workers
• People we contact in order to find out more about our Candidates or people who are listed as emergency contacts, dependents or beneficiaries of our employees
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT, HOW WE COLLECT AND USE IT, AND WHO WE DISCLOSE IT TO
If you are Candidate/Prospective Candidate/Applicant/Prospective customer:
we may collect, store, use and process:
• Your name and contact details
• Professional, educational and other information contained in your resume, your application, or gathered as a result of a prior/current assignment with us
• Performance of your in the last 3 years related to the business you are responsible for
• Salary information, where permitted by law
• Technical skills performance information
• Work eligibility information
We may also collect, store, use and process data about you, or individuals in your organization including but not limited to:
• Information about the services/products your company provides
• Your company’s hiring plans/needs
• Contact information for people within your organization
• Open roles within your organization
We may collect additional information as needed to process your application or, if your application is successful, to initiate your employment. Depending on the relevant circumstances, we may provide additional notices and obtain any consents that may be required to collect and process this information, in according applicable laws.
We collect this information from:
• You
• Current and former employees and subcontract workers
• Clients of Pieter Global (e.g., third party employers)
• Third party job boards, professional forums, and similar sites
• Professional associations
• Pieter Global sponsored events
We also collect certain data automatically when you visit our website or click through any links in an e-mail from us. For more information, please see Cookies section below.
We may use this information:
• To create an account for you on our website
• To provide our recruitment services and to facilitate the recruitment process
• To assess data about you against internal and client vacancies that may be suitable for you
• To submit you to clients for temporary or permanent positions or to assess your eligibility for temporary or permanent positions
• To enable you to submit your resume, apply online for jobs or to subscribe to alerts about jobs we think may be of interest to you
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our services
• To market our full range of recruitment services
• To enable us to develop and market other products and services
• To improve our customer service and to make our services more valuable to you, including tailoring our website and our group companies’ websites to enrich your personal online experience
• To send you details of jobs, reports, offers, networking and client events, promotions, and general information about the industry sectors you might be interested in
• To comply with our legal, compliance and audit obligations, including to monitor compliance with our equal opportunities policy
• For surveying you on salary and other relevant marketplace trends
• To communicate with you and answer your questions
• For our legal, audit and recordkeeping purposes
We may disclose your personal data to:
• Our clients to facilitate the recruitment process, to provide applicants for job openings, to submit invoices associated with permanent placement candidates hired by our clients, or to comply with our obligations to our clients
• Third parties who perform services that you or our clients have requested, including but not limited to reference checking, background screening, verification of details you have provided or we received from other third party sources, document transmission, psychometric evaluation or skills testing
• Third parties who perform services on our behalf and for us, including but not limited to professional advisors, information technology consultants conducting testing and development work on our business systems, data storage and processing, document retention, research, and to outsourcing partners
• Regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is required by law or is reasonably necessary to mitigate physical or financial harm, in connection with the detection of investigation of a crime, the collection of taxes, in order to comply with applicable law, legal process or court order, or in connection with legal proceedings
• Other companies owned or controlled by Pieter Global, and other companies under common ownership as Pieter Global, which also includes our subsidiaries (i.e. any organization we own or control) or our ultimate holding company (i.e. any organization that owns or controls us) and any subsidiaries it owns.
Clients and Potential Clients
If you are a client or potential client we may collect, store, use and process data about you, or individuals in your organization including but not limited to:
• Information about the services/products your company provides
• Your company’s hiring plans/needs
• Contact information for people within your organization
• Open roles within your organization
We collect the information from:
• You
• Third party job boards, professional forums, and similar sites
• Candidate or client referrals
• Internal employee and current temporary worker referrals
• Professional associations
• Pieter Global sponsored events
• Survey results
We also collect certain data automatically when you visit our website or click through any links in an e-mail from us. For more information, please see Cookies section below.
We use this information to:
• Determine if you may benefit from our services
• Offer you services, or additional services, either through Pieter Global U.S. or our affiliates, including but not limited to managed services, vendor management, recruitment process outsourcing
• Communicate with you
• Find candidates who are a possible fit for roles in your organization
• Allow you to participate in interactive features of our service
• Improve our customer service and to make our services more valuable to you, including tailoring our website and our group companies’ websites to enrich your personal online experience
• Notify you of content published by Pieter Global U.S. or its affiliates which is may be relevant or useful to you (i.e. our Global Skills Index)
• Market services that may be of interest to you
• Survey you on salary and other marketplace trends
• Manage an existing relationship
• For our legal, audit and recordkeeping purposes
We may disclose this information to:
• Candidates, potential candidates and applicants
• Third parties who perform services for us, including but not limited to professional advisors, data storage and processing, document retention, and research
• Other companies owned or controlled by Pieter Global U.S. Corporation, and other companies under common ownership as Pieter Global U.S. Corporation, which also includes our subsidiaries (i.e. any organization we own or control) or our ultimate holding company (i.e. any organization that owns or controls us) and any subsidiaries it owns
Website Users
When you visit our website, read our emails or otherwise use our services through a computer or mobile device, we automatically collect information about your device and how you use our website, including:
• Information about how you use our website (e.g., the pages you click, the website you came from)
• Information about your device (e.g., your IP address, device type, browser type, device ID, etc.)
• The frequency with which you access our website and how long you spend on the website
• The peak usage times of our website
We collect this information from your browser or device through the use of cookies, pixels or similar tracking technology and we use third party vendors and other partners, such as HotJar and Google Analytics to collect this information.
We use this information to
• Help us improve your experience when using our website
• Help us manage the services we provide
• Undertake marketing profiling to help us identify services or jobs which may be of interest to you
• Perform analytics to measure traffic and usage trends and understand the demographics of our visitors
• Provide personalized content and advertising
• Remember you when you return to our site
For more information, please see Cookies section below.
Vendors/Suppliers
In certain circumstances Pieter Global will sub-contract the services it provides to its clients to third party suppliers who perform services on Pieter Global' behalf, which could include providing temporary subcontract workers for our clients. If you are a vendor or supplier, we may collect, store, use and process the following
• Contacts, business references, experience and organizational information
• Contact details for individuals in your organization in order to manage our relationship with you
• Information about your employees assigned to our clients
• Banking information such as your FEIN
We collect this information from:
• You
• Your business references
• Our clients
• Your employees and agents
To the extent you access our website or click through any links in an e-mail from us, we will also collect certain data from you. For more information, please see Cookies section below.
We use this information to:
• Vet and onboard your company as a vendor /supplier
• Manage our relationship with you
• Meet obligations to our clients
• Vet and onboard your employees assigned to our clients
• Manage our relationship with our clients
• Pay you for services you render to us
We may disclose this information to:
• Clients to whom your employees are assigned
• Third parties who perform functions on our behalf and who also provide services to us, including but not limited to payment processing, transmission of data between systems, document storage and transmission, and background check processing of your employees
• Third parties who process timekeeping for our clients
• Regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is required by law, or required to mitigate physical or financial harm, in connection with the detection of investigation of a crime, the collection of taxes, in order to comply with applicable law, legal process or court order, or in connection with legal proceedings
Current Temporary Subcontract Workers
If you are a current subcontract worker, which could include an employee of one of our suppliers or subcontractors assigned to one of our clients, in addition to the information listed in the Candidates, Prospective Candidates and Applicants section, we may collect, store, use and process
• Banking information
• Performance information
• Position title and rate information
• Professional and educational history
• identification numbers
• Personal identifiers including but not limited to passport number, green card, employment authorization document, school identification, voter registration, military draft/ID cards or dependent ID cards, US citizen ID card, native tribunal document, birth certificate, ID cards for resident citizens, alien registration number
• Biometric information in the form of voice recordings left on systems used by company
• Protected classification characteristics (e.g., gender, disability, citizenship status, date of birth and age)
We may collect this information from:
• You
• Our clients, in the case of performance information
• Your employer (our subcontractor)
To the extent you access our website or click through any links in an e-mail from us, we will also collect certain data from you. For more information, please see Cookies section below.
We may use this information for:
• Processing payment
• Processing taxes
• Processing background checks
• Identification and tracking purposes
• Ensuring protection of applicable rights and compliance with applicable laws
• Tracking in a client’s vendor management system
• Managing your assignment with our client
We may disclose all or some this information:
• To clients with whom you are/were assigned
• To third parties who provide services to our clients, including but not limited to vendor management services providers and background check providers
• To your employer
• To third parties who perform functions on our behalf and who also provide services to us, including but not limited to payment processing, timekeeping for us and our clients, skills testing, auditing, transmission of data between systems, document storage and transmission, and background check processing
• Regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is required by law, or required to mitigate physical or financial harm, in connection with the detection of investigation of a crime, the collection of taxes, in order to comply with applicable law, legal process or court order, or in connection with legal proceedings
People we contact in order to find out more about our Candidates or Potential Candidates or people who are listed as emergency contacts, dependents or beneficiaries of our employees
In order to provide potential candidates and candidates with employment or subcontract worker opportunities, or to administer benefits on behalf of, or to manage the employment relationship with our employees, we may collect personal data including but not limited to:
• Your name, title and contact information pursuant to you providing past employment or experience related information about potential candidates or candidates as a reference for a particular potential or actual candidate
• Your name and contact information if you are listed as an emergency contact
• Names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and similar information of dependents/beneficiaries of employees, for purposes of employee benefit administration
To the extent you access our website or click through any links in an e-mail from us, we will also collect certain data from you. For more information, please see Cookies section below.
OTHER USES AND DISCLOSURES
We may also pass your information, or allow access to such information, to the Pieter Global group of companies so that they may use your personal data in the same way as we collect, process, store, use and disclose your information as described above. We reserve the right to transfer your information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy and provided that the third party only uses your personal data for the purposes that you provided it to us.
WHERE PERSONAL DATA IS HELD AND WHO MAY ACCESS IT
The personal data that you provide to us may be accessible by other Pieter Global group companies, clients, and third party service providers. Some of these Pieter Global companies, clients and third parties are located outside of the United States. Accordingly, your personal data will be sent to or be capable of being accessed from outside the United States.
INQUIRIES AND UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS
If you no longer wish to receive job alerts, marketing and promotional emails from Pieter Global please click the unsubscribe link included in the footer of the email you received.
If you wish to contact us with any other matters, please email us at feedback-us@Pieter Global.com.
SENDING US INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET
Your information is maintained on servers hosted by us or a third party service provider. The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk.
COOKIES AND ONLINE ADVERTIISNG
A cookie is a small data file which is sent from a web server to a web browser when that browser visits the server’s site. We obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored in the hard drive of your computer. Cookies help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalized service.
They enable us to:
• Remember your login
• Recognize you when you return to our site
• Track web traffic on an aggregate basis (i.e. no individuals are identified)
• Track campaigns
• Keep session information including but not limited to your last search
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies. However, switching off cookies will likely restrict your use of our website. Although we do our best to honor the privacy preferences of our visitors, we are not able to respond to “Do Not Track” signals from your browser at this time.
GoDaddy & Google Analytics
Our website uses services provided by GoDaddy Ltd. GoDaddy & Google Analytics provides services. The information generated by the tracking code and cookies about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Hotjar on servers in Ireland. Through the tracking code the information collected includes:
Device-specific data
The following information may be collected through your device and browser:
· your device's IP address (collected and stored in an anonymized format);
· your email address including first name and last name;
· device screen size;
· device type (unique device identifiers) and browser information;
· geographic location (country only);
· preferred language used to display the webpage.
Log data
Our servers automatically record information which is created upon using Hotjar. Data includes:
· referring domain;
· pages visited;
· geographic location (country only);
· preferred language used to display the webpage;
· date and time when website pages were accessed;
Service provider will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Service Provider uses a variety of services hosted by third parties, including but not limited to Google Analytics and Optimizely. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, e.g., cookies or your IP address. Google Analytics and Advertising
We use Google Analytics to recognize you and link the devices you use when you visit our website on your browser or mobile device. Google Analytics allows us to better understand how our users interact with our website and to tailor our advertisements and content to you. For information on how Google Analytics collects and processes data, as well as how you can control information sent to Google, review Google's site “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps” located at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can learn about Google Analytics’ currently available opt-outs, including the Google Analytics Browser Ad-On here https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
We may also utilize certain forms of display advertising and other advanced features through Google Analytics, such as Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, the DoubleClick Campaign Manager Integration, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. These features enable us to use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick advertising cookie) or other third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and display ads based on your past visits to the Service. You may control your advertising preferences or opt-out of certain Google advertising products by visiting the Google Ads Preferences Manager, currently available at https://google.com/ads/preferences, or by visiting NAI’s online resources at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices.
Online Advertising
We permit third party online advertising networks, social media networks or other third-party services, to collect information about your use of our websites over time so that they may play or display ads that may be relevant to your interests on our websites as well as on other websites or apps, or on other devices you may use. Typically, though not always, the information we share is provided through cookies or similar tracking technologies, which recognize the devise you are using and collect information, e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date you visited the site, and other information. We or the online advertising networks use this information to make the advertisements you see online more relevant to your interests. As noted above, depending on your browser or mobile device, you may be able set your browser to delete or notify you of cookies and other tracking technology by actively managing the settings on your browser or mobile device. You may also be able to limit interest-based advertising through the settings on your browser or device. For example, you may be able to opt-out of some interest-based advertising on your mobile device by selecting “limit ad tracking” (iOS) or “opt-out of interest-based ads” (Android).
To learn more about interest-based advertising and how you may opt-out of some network advertising programs, you may wish to visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices and/or the DAA’s resources at www.aboutads.info/choices, and you may also adjust your ad preferences through your Facebook settings. Some of these opt-outs may not be effective unless your browser is set to accept cookies. Furthermore, if you use a different device, change browsers or delete the opt-out cookie, you may need to perform the opt-out task again. These resources may not be effective for all mobile advertising as mobile devices may not use cookies. You may be able to opt-out of some – but not all – interest-based ads served by mobile ad networks by visiting http://youradchoices.com/appchoicesh and downloading the mobile AppChoices app, or by using one of the other industry tools available to manage mobile advertising choices. Please also note that if you choose to opt-out from receiving interest-based advertisements, you may still see advertisements while you’re visiting or using our Sites or third-party Sites. However, the advertisements you see may be less relevant to you and your interests.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Please note that clicking on links and banner advertisements and RSS feeds may result in your transfer to another website, where data privacy practices may be different than this Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to check the privacy policies of those other websites to ensure that you agree to your personal information being used in accordance with those third parties’ privacy policies. We accept no responsibility for and have no control over third party websites, links, advertisements or RSS feeds or information that is submitted or collected by third parties.
Terms and Conditions of Use
Full Terms and Conditions for use of the Pieter Global website.
Pieter Global (“PG”, “we” or “us”) provides you access to the Pieterglobal.com and other Pieter Global group websites (the “Site”) in order to help you at every stage of the recruitment process and offer you other specialist services. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using the Site. Using the site indicates that you accept these Terms of Use regardless of whether or not you choose to register with us. If you do not accept these terms, do not use the Site.
Where Pieter Global introduces by telephone, postal mail or electronic mail any candidate for a temporary assignment or employment with our hiring clients the introductions shall be subject to our standard Terms of Business as applicable. We will provide all of our hiring clients with a copy of the standard Terms of Business applicable to them at the point of registration or following registration. These Terms of Use are in addition to and not in substitution for our standard Terms of Business. Candidates seeking work as temporary workers will be required to sign our standard Terms of Assignment. These Terms of Use are in addition to and not in substitution for our standard Terms of Assignment.
Your use of this Site
You may access most areas of the Site without registering your details with us. Certain areas of the site are only open to you if you register by accessing any part of the Site, you shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms of Use in full. If you do not accept these Terms of Use in full, you must leave this Site immediately.
You will not use the Site for any of the following purposes:
· To post or transmit any material for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals
· To post or transmit on the Site inaccurate, incomplete or false information (including in the case of candidates, biographical information about yourself and/or information about your ability to work in the United States or elsewhere)
· To post or transmit on the Site any libellous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material
· To post or transmit on the Site any material which contains any virus or other disabling devices which interferes or may interfere with the operation of the Site; or which alters or deletes any information which you have no authority to alter or delete; or which overloads the Site by spamming or flooding it
· To use any device, routine or software to crash, delay, or otherwise damage the operation of this Site
· To take any action that affects Pieter Global' reputation or that defames, abuses, harasses or threatens others
· To encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law; or carry out such conduct yourself
Pieter Global in its sole discretion shall determine your compliance with the above and shall have the right to prevent you from using the Site and/or to delete from the Site immediately and without prior notice any material that it deems not to comply or to be objectionable for any reason. Pieter Global shall co-operate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Pieter Global to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material in breach of the above. As the services on the Site are made available to users and employers immediately, you do not enjoy any cancellation or “cooling-off” rights in relation to these Terms of Use.
Links to or from other websites
As a convenience to users, this Site contains links to external websites and you may be offered a number of automatic links to other sites, which may interest you. We accept no responsibility for or liability in respect of the content of those third party sites. Pieter Global have not reviewed or approved such sites and does not control and is not responsible for those sites or their content. Pieter Global does not warrant that any links to such sites work or are up to date. Pieter Global do not endorse or make any representations about those sites and the use of any such links is entirely at your own risk. Any third parties wishing to link to our Site may do so provided links are to the home page only of the Site and provided we are notified in advance by email to links@pieterglobal.com. Pieter Global reserves the right to refuse to allow third parties to link to our Site and shall not be required to give any explanation for such refusal, or for withdrawal of previously granted permission.
Security and passwords
When you register with this site or log in when you visit the Site, you will need to use a user name and password. You are solely responsible for the security and proper use of the password, which should be kept confidential at all times and not disclosed to anyone. You must notify us immediately if you believe that your password is in the possession of someone else or if it may be used in an unauthorized way. We accept no liability for any unauthorized or improper use of disclosure of any password.
Aggregate information
We may gather information and statistics collectively about all visitors to this Site which may include the information supplied by you which will help us to understand our users thereby creating a better recruitment process. We will not disclose individual names or identifying information. All data will be in aggregate form only. We believe this information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users and how we can continually improve our online service. We may share this kind of aggregate data with selected third parties to assist with these purposes. Personal data is processed by us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Intellectual property rights
Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this Site (including without limitation photographs and graphical images)are owned by Pieter Global or its licensors. You may not download copy or print any of the pages of the Site except for your own personal use, and provided you keep intact all copyright and proprietary notices. No copying or distribution for any business or commercial use is allowed. No framing, harvesting, “scraping” or other manipulation of the content of the Site is permitted. You will not attempt to decipher, disassemble, reverse engineer or modify any of the software, coding or information comprised in the Site; nor will you post to the Site any material which infringes any intellectual property rights of any third party.
Changes to or temporary unavailability of this Site
Every effort is made to keep the Site up and running smoothly and fault-free. However, Pieter Global takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the Site being temporarily unavailable for reasons of maintenance / improvement, or due to technical issues beyond our control. We may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time, including the availability of any of the Site features, databases or content. Pieter Global may amend these Terms of Use at any time by posting amended Terms of Use to the Site. You will be deemed to have agreed to the amended Terms of Use when you next use this Site following any amendment.
Termination
We may at our absolute discretion deny you access to this Site (which may include any of the services or information available through it) or any part of it at any time without explanation.
Liability and Disclaimer
The information contained on this Site including any salary information or surveys are given in good faith and Pieter Global uses all reasonable efforts to ensure that it is accurate. However, Pieter Global gives no representation or warranty in respect of such information and all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, are excluded.
No liability is accepted by Pieter Global for any loss or damage which may arise out of any person relying on or using any information on this Site. Pieter Global shall not be liable to any person relying on or using any such information for (a) loss of revenue, loss of actual or anticipated salary; loss of actual or anticipated profits whether arising in the normal course of business or otherwise (including, without limitation, loss of profits on contracts); loss of or damage to employment prospects; loss of opportunity; loss of the use of money; loss of anticipated savings; loss of business; loss of goodwill; loss of or damage to reputation; loss of or corruption to data; loss of management or administration time, legal and other professional fees and expenses; or (b) any indirect or consequential loss or damages however caused (including without limitation by reason of misrepresentation, negligence, other tort, breach of contract or breach of statutory duty) which arise directly or indirectly from the subject matter of this Site. However, nothing in the above shall limit or exclude Pieter Global’ liability for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or to the extent otherwise not permitted by law.
You agree fully to indemnity us and keep us fully indemnified against all costs, expenses, claims, losses, liabilities or proceedings arising from use or misuse by you of this Site.
We do not guarantee that any employer or client will ask for a candidate’s information, or will interview or hire a candidate, or that any candidates will be available or will meet the needs of any employer or client. We make no representation or warranty as to the final terms and duration of any appointment obtained through this Site. Whilst we take all reasonable endeavors to ensure it is the case, we do not guarantee that any employer or client will keep confidential any candidate information or data provided to them.
If any provision of these terms and conditions is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Your use of the Site and downloads from it, and the operation of these terms and conditions, shall be governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of the use of this website.
In case of any query regarding the information on this web site, please contact feedback-us@pieterglobal.com.
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