TechSearch Privacy Statement
Avollon is committed to protect and respect your privacy in compliance with EU – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In Avollon we are committed to protect and respect your privacy in compliance with EU – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, dated April 27th 2016.
This privacy statement explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. This Privacy Statement applies to the use of our platform and services and to our sales, marketing and client and consultant activities.
This privacy statement explains when and why we collect personal information, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. This Privacy Statement applies to the use of our platform and services and to our sales, marketing and client and consultant activities.
Who are we?
Avollon is an online platform and global service that connects selected executive search professionals working on a retainer basis with potential clients seeking high quality executive search services. Our company’s headquarters is located in Oslo, Norway. The headquarters’ registered office address is Rådhusgaten 23, 0158 Oslo, Norway.
Avollon is the data controller and our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email email: mail@avollon.com.
Avollon is the data controller and our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email email: mail@avollon.com.
When do we collect personal data about you?
- When you are using our platform.
- When you interact with us in person, through correspondence, by phone, by social media, or through our websites.
- When we collect personal information from other legitimate sources, such as third-party data aggregators, Avollon marketing partners, public sources or social networks. We only use this data if you have given your consent to share your personal data with others.
- We may collect personal data if it is considered to be of legitimate interest, and if this interest is not overridden by your privacy interests. Before data is collected we make sure an assessment is made, ensuring that there is an established mutual interest between you and Avollon.
Why do we collect and use personal data?
We collect and use personal data mainly to perform sales, marketing, client and consultant service. We collect data about consultants and clients seeking to connect on the platform.
We may use your information for the following purposes:
- Present consultants and clients to each other together with structured information about the relevant assignment and the professionals and companies involved.
- Send you marketing communication. These may include information about our platform and services, events, activities, and promotions of any associated partners. This communication is subscription based and requires your consent.
- Send you information about services that you have purchased from us.
- Perform direct sales activities in cases where legitimate and mutual interest is established.
- Provide you content and venue details on a webinar or event you signed up for.
- Reply to a ‘Contact me’ or other web forms you have completed on Avollons or our associated partners websites (e.g. to download a whitepaper).
- Follow up on incoming requests (customer support, emails, chats, or phone calls).
- Provide you with access and services related to a Free Trial of Avollon.
- Provide access to our Platform Avollon or any community services.
- Perform contractual obligations such as order confirmation, invoice, installments, reminders, and similar. The contract may be with Avollon directly or with an associated partner.
- Notify you about any disruptions to our services (system messages).
- Contact you to conduct surveys about your opinion on our platform and services.
- To interact with you if applying to positions in Avollon.
Our legal basis for collecting personal data
Collecting personal data based on consents
The collection of personal data based on consent from the data subject will be done by using “Consent Forms” that will store documentation related to the consent given by the individual. Individual consents will always be stored and documented in our systems.
Collecting personal data based on contracts
We use personal information for fulfilling our obligations related to contracts and agreements with clients, consultants, partners and suppliers.
Collecting personal data based on legitimate interest
We may use personal data if it is considered to be of legitimate interest, and if the privacy interests of the data subjects do not override this interest. Normally, to establish the legal basis for data collection, an assessment has been made during which a mutual interest between Avollon and the individual person has been identified. This legal basis is primarily related to our sales and marketing purposes. We will always inform individuals about their privacy rights and the purpose for collecting personal data.
What type of personal data is collected?
We collect name, phone number, title and email address, in addition to your company’s name and contact information. We may also collect feedback, references, comments and questions received from clients and consultants and individuals related to these in service-related communication and activities, such as meetings, phone calls, documents, and emails. From our websites we may collect IP-address and actions taken on the site.
If you apply for a job at Avollon, we collect the data you provide during the application process.
Avollon does not collect or process any special categories of personal data, such as public unique identifiers or sensitive personal data.
If you apply for a job at Avollon, we collect the data you provide during the application process.
Avollon does not collect or process any special categories of personal data, such as public unique identifiers or sensitive personal data.
How long do we keep your personal data?
We store personal data for as long as we find it necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the personal data was collected, while also considering our need to answer your queries or resolve possible problems, to comply with legal requirements under applicable laws, to attend to any legal claims/complaints, and for safeguarding purposes.
This means that we may retain your personal data for a reasonable period of time after your last interaction with us. When the personal data that we have collected is no longer required, we will delete it in a secure manner. We may process data for statistical purposes, but in such cases, data will be anonymized.
This means that we may retain your personal data for a reasonable period of time after your last interaction with us. When the personal data that we have collected is no longer required, we will delete it in a secure manner. We may process data for statistical purposes, but in such cases, data will be anonymized.
Your rights to your personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
Any query about your Privacy Rights should be sent to mail@avollon.com
- The right to request a copy of your personal data that Avollon holds about you.
- The right to request that Avollon corrects your personal data if inaccurate or out of date. If you are a client or consultants and you have registered a profile on the platform, you may update your user profile by logging into the platform and editing “my account”.
- The right to request that your personal data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for Avollon to retain such data.
- The right to withdraw any consent to personal data processing at any time. For example, your consent to receive e-marketing communications. If you want to withdraw your consent to e-marketing, please make use of the link to manage your subscriptions included in our communication. Please note that you may still receive system messages and administrative communications from Avollon, such as order confirmations, system messages and notifications about your account activities.
- The right to request that Avollon provides you with your personal data and, if possible, to pass on this information directly (in a portable format) to another data controller when the processing is based on consent or contract.
- The right to request a restriction on further data processing, in case there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data.
- The right to object to the processing of personal data, in case data processing has been based on legitimate interest and/or direct marketing.
Any query about your Privacy Rights should be sent to mail@avollon.com
The use of cookies and beacons
We use cookies and web beacons (‘Website Navigational Information’) to collect information as you navigate the company’s websites. Website Navigational Information includes standard information from your web browser, such as browser type and browser language; your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address; and the actions you take on the company’s websites, such as the web pages viewed and the links clicked.
This information is used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide business and marketing information to the owners of the site, and to gather such personal data as browser type and operating system, referring page, path through site, domain of ISP, etc. for the purposes of understanding how visitors use a website. Cookies and similar technologies help us tailor our website to your personal needs, as well as to detect and prevent security threats and abuse. If used alone, cookies and web beacons do not personally identify you.
This information is used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide business and marketing information to the owners of the site, and to gather such personal data as browser type and operating system, referring page, path through site, domain of ISP, etc. for the purposes of understanding how visitors use a website. Cookies and similar technologies help us tailor our website to your personal needs, as well as to detect and prevent security threats and abuse. If used alone, cookies and web beacons do not personally identify you.
Do we share your data with anyone?
We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your information with any third parties without your consent, except from what is described below:
Third-party Service Providers working on our behalf:
We may pass your information on to distributors, agents, sub-contractors and other associated organizations with the purpose of them providing services to you on our behalf.
Third-party Product Providers we work in association with:
We work closely with various third-party product providers to bring you a range of products and services designed to meet your extended needs within executive search and related services. When you enquire about or purchase one or more of these services, the relevant third-party product provider will use your details to provide you with information and carry out their obligations arising from any contracts you have entered into with them. In some cases, our third-party service providers will be acting as data processors of your information and, therefore, we advise you to read their Privacy Policy and sign a Data Processing Agreement. These third-party product providers will share your information with us, which we will use in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
If required by law:
We will disclose your personal information if required by law or if we, as a company, reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our company’s rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process. However, we will do what we can to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected.
Use of sub-contractors (processors and sub-processors)
We may use sub-contractors to process personal data on our behalf, we are responsible for making sure they commit themselves to adhere to this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation by signing a Data Processing Agreement.
If the sub-contractor processes Personal Data outside the EU/EEA area, such processing must be in accordance with the EU Privacy Shield Framework, EU Standard Contractual Clauses for transfer to third countries, or another specifically stated lawful basis for the transfer of personal data to a third country.
If the sub-contractor processes Personal Data outside the EU/EEA area, such processing must be in accordance with the EU Privacy Shield Framework, EU Standard Contractual Clauses for transfer to third countries, or another specifically stated lawful basis for the transfer of personal data to a third country.
International users outside of the EU
If you are based outside the EU and decide to access this Site from your location outside of the EU, you hereby consent to the transfer of your information to the EU, and its storage and use in accordance with this Policy.
The U.S.-based services shall work according to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, and/or the U.S. – Swiss Safe Harbor Framework.
The U.S.-based services shall work according to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, and/or the U.S. – Swiss Safe Harbor Framework.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
Avollon reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time. The applicable version will always be found on our websites. We encourage you to check this Privacy Statement occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
If we make changes that significantly alter our privacy practices, we will notify you by email or post a notice on our websites prior to the change taking effect.
If we make changes that significantly alter our privacy practices, we will notify you by email or post a notice on our websites prior to the change taking effect.
Your right to complain with a supervisory authority
If you are unhappy with the way in which your personal data has been processed, you may, in the first instance, contact mail@avollon.com.
If you remain dissatisfied, then you have the right to apply directly to your national supervisory authority for a decision.
If you remain dissatisfied, then you have the right to apply directly to your national supervisory authority for a decision.
Last updated on 02.05.2018