Privacy statement

PRIVACY & PERSONAL DATA

The data user for the purposes of this Privacy Policy is Tekcent and/ or all of its affiliates (“Tekcent”, “we”, “us” “our”).

By accessing our website(s) and any other platform, or service provided by us (“Site”), we may collect and process the following personal data information about you, the data subject (“Data”) and only in respect of commercial transactions:

• basic personal details and contact information that you provide to us, for example when you fill out a contact or web form, or if you register to receive updates
• site usage and other technical data, such as information about the browser or device you use to access this Site, how you use this Site and the pages you visit, traffic and location data
• recruitment related data, such as your curriculum vitae, your education and employment history, details of professional memberships and other information relevant to potential
• recruitment to Tekcent when you submit a job application
• any other personal data relating to you that you may provide

By continuing to access and/ or use our Site, in addition to it being a necessary part of the performance of the contract and terms and conditions between us, you also expressly consent thereto to us being able to process your Data.

Data may be used by Tekcent on a needs-basis and for the proper functioning of Tekcent business. We also confirm that the Data shall only be processed: (a) for lawful purposes in relation to your activities with us and in respect of the Site; (b) as necessary for and directly related to that purpose; and (c) in a manner which is adequate and not excessive in relation to that purpose.

USING YOUR DATA

Unless otherwise stated, we will use the Data on the basis that it is within our legitimate interests in operating and maintaining the Site and providing you with Site functionality and related services. We may use the Data provided or obtained to:

• respond to your queries and feedback
• provide you with information, products or services you have requested or which we feel may interest you, unless you tell us otherwise
• carry out our obligations from any contracts entered into between you and us
• provide you with alerts or updates where you’ve consented to receive these by registering on the Site
• process applications for employment and to assess your suitability for any position for which you may apply through Tekcent
• allow you to participate in any interactive features of the Site
• notify you about changes to the Site
• ensure Site content is presented in the most effective manner for the device you’re accessing it from
• undertake Data analytics to learn more about how you and others interact with this Site and with our advertising
• detect and prevent misuse or abuse of this Site or our services

We also use the Data to meet our compliance or regulatory obligations, to comply with any applicable laws and regulations, and to share with regulators and relevant authorities that Tekcent is subject to. This may include using it to help detect or prevent crime (such as terrorism financing, money laundering and other financial crimes). We will only do this due to compliance with a legal obligation, as it is in our legitimate interests and that of others or to prevent or detect unlawful acts.

SHARING YOUR DATA

We may share your Data in order to provide you with products or services you have requested, if we have a legitimate interest in doing so (for example, to manage risk, verify your identity, to combat fraud, abuse of the Site or services), or where you agreed to us doing so. We may share Data with other Tekcent companies (on a needs basis) and any entity directly or indirectly controlled by, or controlling Tekcent and any of our service providers, anyone else whose products and services you’ve requested, and, anyone who we’re under an obligation to disclose Data to or where doing so is in the public interest (for example to prevent or detect fraud, abuse of the Site or services).

KEEPING YOUR DATA

We will retain your Data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which this Data was collected and any other related purpose, for example we retain information to comply with legal or regulatory requirements or for our legitimate purposes, such as responding to queries or complaints, fighting fraud and financial crime, responding to requests from regulators, etc. Our retention periods are also based on our business needs and good practice.

TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA

The Data may be transferred to and stored in locations outside the jurisdiction in which you provide it or where you are viewing our Site. If you are based in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), this will mean that your Data may be transferred to, accessible from, and/or stored at, a destination outside the EEA in which data protection laws may not be as comprehensive as the EEA. When we do this, we will ensure it has an appropriate level of protection that the transfer is lawful.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under certain circumstances where data protection laws apply, you may have the right to require us to:

• provide you with a copy of information of Data that we hold about you
• update any inaccuracies in the Data we hold
• delete any Data that we no longer have a lawful ground to use, unless we are entitled or required to otherwise
• withdraw your consent to our processing of Data at any time, where such processing is based on consent, subject to us having another legitimate reason to do so otherwise
• cease or restrict the processing of Data when it is based on our legitimate interests, and separately cease direct marketing

KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

We use various measures to keep the Data safe and secure, such as encryption and other forms of security. We also require our staff and any third parties who carry out any work on our behalf to comply with appropriate compliance standards.