Privacy Policy

Purpose of this privacy policy

Welcome to Seikor’s privacy policy. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we process your personal data when you visit our website or use our services and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy policy or fair processing policy we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

By using the website or our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide us with your personal information or interact with the Site.

Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms of use

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the bottom of this policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

Controller

Seikor Group Ltd, trading as Seikor is the data controller and is responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as "Seikor", "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy policy).

We have appointed a data privacy manager who is responsible for overseeing questions in relation to this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact the data privacy manager using the details set out below.

1. SCOPE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY

• This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you which may be through the following:
  • Direct interactions. Where you enter data on our website or online tools, or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise.
  • Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with our website, we will automatically collect Technical Data and Usage Data. We collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. Please see the section on cookies for further details.
  • Third parties or publicly available sources. We will receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources, including information sent to us by employers that use our platform and publicly available sources such as LinkedIn.
• Our privacy and security practices in connection with the access and use of our services are governed by the TERMS OF USE, which are a binding contract between the User (respectively, collectively referred to as 'You') and us.
• To administer and manage your relationship with us, we will necessarily need to collect, use, disclose and/ or process your Personal Data, to which you consent by agreeing to this Privacy Policy.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

• The collection of your Personal Data shall be restricted to what is necessary for fulfilling the purposes identified herein below. We may collect and retain the following information (Personal Data) from and about you if you interact with us or our services. When you register for an account to access or utilise one or more of our services we collect data such as:
  • Your name, address, phone number, your email id and password which you have entered in the website; your work experience information, your educational information, salary, resume and social profiles links; or any other information provided by you during the use of our services which you may enter into our system voluntarily.
  • Your location, website browsing patterns (e.g., through cookies); user activity and use of the Service (e.g. among other things, page views, IP address, requested URLs, referring URLs, visit date and length, and file type requests)
  • Other information you actively submit to us or we can determine about you based on your interactions with us.
• We collect information about you when you send, receive, or engage with messages in connection with our Services. For example, if you get a message from another user, we track whether you have acted on it and will send you reminders. We may also analyse these messages algorithmically to make better suggestions for you and other users
• We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website or use our services which may include information such as browser type, browser version, your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, internet service provider, date/time stamp, URLs of referring/exit pages, operating system, the information you search for, local and language preferences, identification numbers associated with your devices, your mobile carrier, and system configuration information, the time spent on those pages usage information, and other statistics
• We ask for and may collect personal data from various sources, which may include but are not limited to, information you voluntarily provide us at any events, seminars, conferences, talks, promotions, surveys organised by us, and/or information we collect when you submit web forms on our websites or if you use interactive features of the websites. We record any personal information or other content that you provide to us at the time of providing feedback or registering a complaint.

3. HOW YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW WE SHOULD USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

• We get access to above mentioned information when you
  • Register, subscribe, or create an account with Seikor
  • Open or respond to our emails
  • Contact customer service or use other customer support tools
  • Visit any page online that displays our ads or content
  • Connect or link to our website via social networking sites
  • Post comments to online communities
  • Provide information to our vendors
  • Contact us by email, telephone or post
• As a Seikor user, you have the power to control how we use the Personal Data that we collect
  • You can manage your email, SMS and notice preferences by adjusting the settings in your account
  • You can also manage your subscriptions by following subscription management instructions contained in any commercial emails that we send you
• Please note that even if you decide not to subscribe to, or to unsubscribe, from promotional email messages, we may still need to contact you with important transactional information related to your account with Seikor
• You hereby consent to receive communications by SMS, email or calls from Seikor with regard to the services provided by us
• You may manage how your web browser or mobile device handles cookies by adjusting its privacy and security settings. For more information on our use of cookies please refer to the Cookies section of this policy
• You may also manage the sharing of certain personal data with us when you connect with us through social networking platforms or applications. You may adjust our permissions and manage the interactivity between us and your social networking account or your mobile device

4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may use the Personal Data you voluntarily provide to us or that we collect from you or through other sources for the fulfilment of our obligations under our contract with you, where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests, where you have provided specific consent and/or to comply with our statutory legal obligations. We process and use your Personal Data, including for the following purposes:

• Personalise your account with Seikor
• Provide a tailored service in your job search, to provide suggestions and recommendations that we believe will be of interest to you
• Determine your eligibility for certain types of offers, products or services that may be of interest to you, and analyse advertising effectiveness
• Answer your questions and respond to your requests
• Communicate and provide additional information that may be of interest to you about us and our business partners
• Send you reminders, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, service bulletins, marketing messages, and requested information, including on behalf of business partners
• Manage our everyday business needs, such as administration of websites, tools, analytics, fraud prevention, and enforcement of our corporate reporting obligations or to comply with the law
• Comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements
• Enhance other information we have about you to help us better understand you, determine your interests and provide you with more relevant and compelling services
• To maintain, operate and improve the site
• To authenticate your registration through OTP or otherwise

5. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

• We employ third parties to perform certain tasks to facilitate our Channels and to assist us in analysing its usage. We may transfer certain Personal Data to these third parties, but this transfer will be subject to your explicit consent and the TERMS OF USE. You hereby give us your consent to disclose your Personal Data to such third parties. These third parties have access to your Personal Data albeit only to perform specific tasks on our behalf. These third parties are contractually and otherwise legally bound not to disclose or use your Personal Data for a purpose other than in connection with providing the service on our behalf and/or to us.
• When processing your personal data as described above, we may share your personal data with the parties set out below:
  • Third party employers that use our website and services to select and recruit candidates. Those third parties will process any personal data that we provide to them as data controllers.
  • Service providers acting as processors who provide IT, software and/or system administration services.
  • Professional advisers acting as processors including our lawyers, bankers, auditors and insurers who provide us with consultancy, banking, legal, insurance and accounting services.
  • When required by law or regulation
  • To comply with legal orders and government requests, or as needed to support auditing, compliance
  • To combat fraud or criminal activity, and to protect our rights or those of our affiliates, business partners and users, or as part of legal proceedings affecting Seikor
  • In response to a legal process, including to law enforcement agencies, regulators, and courts
  • Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacy policy.
  • With your consent or as otherwise required or permitted by law
• We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.
• We may disclose information in the aggregate to third parties relating to user activities, salaries, professional data and behaviour on the Channels. This is not considered personal data as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

6. SECURITY AND VISIBILITY OF PERSONAL DATA

• We use strict security measures to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of Your Personal Data and to protect your Personal Data against unauthorized access or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction
• We shall, however, not be responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive your Personal Data
• Neither we nor our representatives will ask you for your password or other Personal Data, including financial information. Please treat requests for your password or other personal information as suspicious and promptly contact us
• When You use our services to find career opportunities, we show your information to the relevant Employers and don't share it on social networks or search engines.
• We have put in place reasonable and necessary organisational and physical measures and are implementing and updating appropriate administrative, technical, organizational and physical security measures of commercially acceptable security standards to help protect your information against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, use, alteration or disclosure. Some of the safeguards we use to protect your information are firewalls and information access controls

7. DATA TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE

• The information collected by us may be sent to servers located outside of the country in which you are located. By interacting with us or using our services you understand that your personal data will be transferred to such countries and you consent to such transfer.
• Some of the suppliers that we use to operate our services, and some of the employers that use our services may be based in different countries and involve an international transfer of data. Whenever we transfer your personal data, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by transferring your personal data only to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.

8. USER'S RIGHTS IN RELATION TO PERSONAL DATA

• By keeping your personal data updated you can help us to ensure that we can respect your preferences and offer you the services that are most relevant to you
• You have a right to have your Personal Data maintained by us removed from our systems. You can also at any time unsubscribe from our services, newsletters or e-mailers. Provided that, notwithstanding such request, this data may be retained if required to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements. We may also retain your Personal Data and maintain a record of your transactions for financial reporting or other compliance purposes

9. RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

• We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
• 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 unauthorised 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, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.
• In some circumstances we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

10. PUBLIC POSTS

The website & tools may contain connections to areas where you may be able to publicly post information or communicate with others such as discussion boards or blogs, reviews etc., and otherwise submit your own original content. Prior to posting in these areas, please read our TERMS OF USE carefully. All the information you post may be accessible to anyone with Internet access, and any information you include in your posting may be read, collected, and used by others

11. MESSAGES AND NOTIFICATIONS

• We use your email address and phone number to provide information, such as updates, notifications, and reminders, and to contact you on behalf of other users of our services who send you communication, among other things
• At times, we will notify you by email or text message about updates, changes, and other service related information. We will never ask you for your password or other personal information in those notifications and communication, or in any other communication from us

12. PRIVACY POLICIES OF THIRD PARTIES

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

13. COOKIES

• Cookies are unique identifiers, usually made up of small bits of text or code. Cookies are usually stored on your device or in your web browser and they send certain information back to the party who served the cookie. When we say cookies we are actually referring to a broader range of technologies than just cookies, including web beacons, clear gifs, pixels and other similar technologies. When we say first-party cookies we mean cookies that are served by Seikor.com. When we say third party cookies we mean cookies that are served by non-Seikor parties
• We use cookies to ensure that you have the best possible experience while using our Service. Cookies are used in order to better understand how applications and websites work and to optimize online and mobile experiences. Cookies do this by allowing the party serving the cookie to analyse a website's or mobile app's performance, to identify certain users anonymously and remember their preferences, to better understand whether a computer or device (and probably its user) has visited a website previously and to serve personalised advertisements
• Consent: By using our Website or any services provided through the Site, or receiving our emails, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this clause as 'Cookies Policy'
• Intent: This Privacy Policy sets out how we, and third parties we authorize, use cookies when you interact with our Site or the services offered via the Site. Our Privacy Policy explains what we do (and don't do) with the information, including any personal data we may collect about you. Please read them both
• Cookies in E-mails: Our emails may contain cookies that track whether you open our emails and whether you click any links within them. The cookies used in our emails to monitor these behaviours are unique to each email and are not stored on your computer or mobile device
• Cookies and Browser settings: You may be able to avoid certain cookies by configuring your browser settings or opting-out directly with the party that operates and controls the cookie. Please check your browser settings for more information. Kindly note that in case you opt to decline cookies and flush out the cookies from your computer, it will reduce the functionality of our Service

14. ACCOUNT DEACTIVATION, REACTIVATION AND DELETION

• At any point, you may deactivate your account by contacting us. Once deactivated, your personal data will stop being visible to others on our Services and you will be unsubscribed from all messages, emails & notifications from us. Some information such as messages/communications you have sent or content you have already shared with other Seikor users using any of our Services will remain visible to others
• We may retain your Personal Data after you have deactivated your account to prevent fraud and abuse and enforce our Terms of Use, or where necessary to fulfil the purpose it was originally collected for.
• Upon deactivation of your account, we attempt to take all necessary measures to ensure that Your Personal Data is not visible to other users, however, we disclaim all liability if such data has been previously downloaded by any user prior to such deactivation or deletion of the account

15. PERSONAL DATA OF CHILDREN

• We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 18. If you are a child under the age of 18, do not submit any Personal Data to us. If you are a parent or guardian, we encourage you to instruct your children not to disclose any Personal Data without your consent
• If you believe that we may have unknowingly collected Personal Data from minors without parental consent, kindly Contact us at the contact details provided herein, so that we may adopt appropriate measures to address the issue promptly and remove the information.

16. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN REGIONS

• California, United States

  If you are a resident of California, we shall handle your Personal Data in consonance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). As a resident of California you have certain additional rights in relation to your Personal Data.

  • Personal Data means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household but does not include publicly available information.
  • We will not, without your consent, disclose your Personal Data. You hereby give us consent to disclose your Personal Data for business purposes.
  • You consent to and agree to direct us to intentionally disclose Personal Data or to intentionally interact with a third party
  • You consent and agree that we may disclose the following categories of such Personal Data of consumers (as defined under the CCPA) in the 12 months immediately preceding the last update of this Privacy Policy.
    • Identifiers such as a consumer's name, postal address, email address etc.
    • Demographic information such as a consumer's work experience, educational information, resume etc.
    • Geolocation data such as the location of a consumer's device or computer etc.
    • Internet or other electronic network information
    • Professional or employment- related information
    • Inferences drawn from any of the above information
  • We will not, without your consent, sell and/or disclose your Personal Data for valuable consideration. If you have given us your Personal Data, we have not sold and/or disclosed it for valuable consideration in the 12 months immediately preceding the last update of this Privacy Policy.
  • Your rights under the CCPA
    • Right to access - You have a right to and are allowed access to your data that we collect and process.
    • Right to deletion - You have a right to request deletion of your Personal Data. This right is a subjective right, we may not comply with a data deletion request if we are permitted and/or required under law.
    • Right to disclosure - You have a right to request us to disclose the categories of Personal Data collected, sources from which Personal Data is collected, purpose of collecting Personal Data, categories of third parties with whom Personal Data is shared.
    • You have a right not to be discriminated against for exercising certain rights under California law
  • You may exercise your rights by contacting us at the contact details provided herein under
• European Union (EU) & United Kingdom (UK)

  This is applicable only to persons in the European Union and United Kingdom. We ensure that all your data that we collect, store, use and process is done in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Elucidated hereunder are additional terms applicable to citizens of the European Union & UK.

  • The term Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that person.
  • We do not collect any sensitive Personal Data such as racial/ ethical origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union affiliation, genetic, biometric data, health data or data concerning sexual orientation from you.
  • Legal basis for processing your Personal Data: If you are an EU or UK citizen, we process Personal Data only for purposes for which we collect it. We shall process data only to fulfil our contractual obligations to you, if we have your consent, if processing is necessary for complying with our legal obligations or where the processing is in our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. If you need further clarification concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your Personal Data, you may contact us using the contact information provided herein.
  • Residents of the European Union & UK have certain additional rights in relation to their Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
    • Right to access - You have a right to and are allowed access to your Personal Data that is processed.
    • Right to erasure - You may request erasure of your Personal Data only under certain circumstances which include but are not limited to unlawful processing of your data, if your Personal Data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed, if you withdraw your consent etc. Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information to comply with our legal obligations.
    • Right to rectification - You may at any time request for rectification of your Personal Data that we process. You may also complete Personal Data if it is incomplete.
    • Right to restriction of processing - You have a right to restrict the processing of Personal Data if you contest the accuracy of the data, lawfulness of processing and or if you have objected to processing of data or if the data is no longer needed for the purpose of processing. We will inform you when such restriction is lifted.
    • Right to data portability - You have a right to receive the Personal Data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You are also entitled to the right to transmit your Personal Data to another controller to another where it is technically feasible.
    • Right to object - You have a right to object the processing of your Personal Data. You have a right to object where your Personal Data is processed for marketing purposes.

    You may exercise any of the rights listed above by contacting us at the contact details provided herein.

  • Personal Data of Children - We do not knowingly collect and/or process Personal Data from children i.e. persons under the age of 18 years. If you are a child below the age of 18 years, do not submit any Personal Data to us. We may collect and process the Personal Data of a child on obtaining consent for the same from the child's parents or guardians, who have the legal competence and parental responsibility to give such consent on behalf of the child.
  • Transfer of Personal Data: Kindly note that you are signifying agreement to the transfer of your Personal Data to outside the EU or UK. Such transfer to which you hereby expressly consent is primarily for processing and we ensure an adequate level of protection through a series of agreements with our service providers.
  • If you are in the UK you have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO so please contact us in the first instance.

17. TIMEFRAME FOR PROCESSING USER REQUESTS

On receipt of a request for the exercise of any of the rights stated under this Privacy Policy, we shall make best efforts to respond to and resolve the same without undue delay within a period of 30 days of its receipt. If the requests received are complex or numerous we may, by giving you notice, extend this said period of 30 days. You usually will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we could refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances

18. CONTACT US

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or about our privacy practices, please contact us using the contact details provided herein. We will make all efforts to ensure that any requests, concerns, questions and grievances you may have are resolved quickly and promptly.

19. MODIFICATIONS IN PRIVACY POLICY

We will routinely update this Privacy Policy to improve our practices and to reflect new or different privacy practices, such as when we add new services, functionality or features. You can determine when this version of the Privacy Policy was adopted by referring to the "Last updated" date below.