This Privacy Policy for METIQ Solutions s.r.o. (‘we’, ‘us’, or ‘our’), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (‘process’) the personal information you share, including when you:
- Visit our website at www.metiq.com
- Contact us via our website at www.metiq.com/#contact
- Engage with us in person or through other electronic channels, such as LinkedIn or email
- Share personal information on job platforms like LinkedIn or Profesia, or otherwise indicate openness to job opportunities
- Are publicly listed as a contact person for a company that could benefit from our services
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Policy will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you disagree with our policies and practices, please refrain from engaging with us in any of the ways mentioned above. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
Summary of Key Points
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Policy, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? We only process personal information that you provide or that is publicly available. Learn more about the personal information you share with us and the information collected when you visit our website.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? In some jurisdictions, certain information—such as your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs—may be classified as ‘special’ or ‘sensitive.’ If you provide us with such information, for example, in your Curriculum Vitae, we may process it as necessary. Learn more about sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We use public websites and services of job platforms and professional network platforms to collect information on persons who may be interested in our services or employment by us. Please refer to the privacy policies and terms and conditions of any such services you may use. Learn more about how we collect information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to contact you and communicate with you to offer our services or relevant job opportunitites, to provide, improve, and administer our services, and to comply with law. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information with our business partners, but only with your consent. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? Please contact us and we will consider and act upon your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Table of Contents
- What Information Do We Collect?
- How Do We Collect Information From Third Parties?
- How Do We Process Your Information?
- What Legal Bases Do We Rely on to Process Your Personal Information?
- When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
- How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
- How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
- Do We Collect Information From Minors?
- What Are Your Privacy Rights?
- Do We Make Updates to This Policy?
- How Can You Contact Us?
- How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?
What Information Do We Collect?
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, that is shared by your browser when you visit our website, that you share on job platforms or professional network platforms or that is otherwise publicly available, such as on your company’ website.
Personal Information We Collect. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and may include the following:
- Name
- Job Role
- Email address
- Phone number
- Other contact information
- Curriculum Vitae
- Current salary and/or salary expectation
- Other relevant informaton you provide to us
Sensitive Information. We do not request your sensitive information and advise against sharing it. However, if you voluntarily include such information in your Curriculum Vitae, we may process it when necessary, with your consent or as allowed by applicable law.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and while you are not required to, we welcome notification of any changes to such personal information.
Website Usage. Our website is hosted by a third-party provider that automatically collects certain technical data in log files. This may include IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and timestamps of visits. This information is used for server administration, troubleshooting, security monitoring, and analytics purposes. We do not have direct control over the collection or storage of this data, but it is handled in accordance with our hosting provider’s privacy and security policies.
How Do We Collect Data From Third Parties?
We use public websites and services of job platforms and professional network platforms such as LinkedIn or Profesia to contact and communicate with persons who may be interested in our services or employment by us. Please refer to the privacy policies and terms and conditions of any such services you may use. Only if you respond to us we will process your personal information outside of those platforms.
How Do We Process Your Information?
Reasons why we may process your personal information include:
- To respond to inquiries. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries.
- Offer our services. We may communicate with you to offer services relevant to you and your company.
- Offer job opportunities. We process your personal information to communicate with you about relevant job opportunities, either at the time of collection or in the future.
- Provide our services. If your company establishes a contract with us we may process your personal information to fullfil that contract.
- Provide employment. If you enter an employment contract with us, we may process your personal information to fulfill that contract.
- Other reasons. We may process your personal information for other valid legal reasons.
What Legal Basis Do We Rely on to Process Your Information?
We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfil our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfil our legitimate business interests.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal information to provide services relevant to you or your company, to explore potential business opportunities if your company offers services relevant to us, and to present suitable job opportunities. Learn more about opting-out of such communication. Also, when you visit our website, we process information shared by your browser based on our legitime interest in ensuring the website’s proper functioning.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations to you, including providing our services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
- Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners out of legitimate interests, for example if your company offers services relevant to them, or a job opportunity you have applied for relates to that business partner.
How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to us is at your own risk.
Do We Collect Information From Minors?
We may process personal information from children under 18 years of age only with the consent of their parent or guardian, for example to discuss internships or similar opportunitites.
What Are Your Privacy Rights?
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority.
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent. If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us. However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Opt-Out of Public Information Use. If we process your publicly available personal information based on legitimate interests, you have the right to opt out at any time by contacting us. However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before the opt-out, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than legitimate interests.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may contact us.
Do We Make Updates to This Policy?
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated ‘Revised’ date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
How Can You Contact Us?
If you have questions, comments or requests about this Privacy Policy or your data, please email us at privacy@metiq.com or contact us by post at:
METIQ Solutions s.r.o.
Karadžicova 8/A
Bratislava 821 08
Slovakia
How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us.