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Last Updated—February 17, 2022
Privacy Notice.
PQA Limited and its affiliates (“PQA” or “we”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Website Privacy Notice describes the types of information we collect about individuals on https://pqa.com/ (the “Site”), how we use the information, with whom we share it, and the choices available regarding our use of the information. The Website Privacy Notice also describes the measures we take to safeguard personal information, how long we retain it, and how individuals can contact us about our privacy practices and to exercise their rights.
Information We Obtain
Information You Provide
We may collect and store personal information (such as name and other contact details) that you choose to provide to us through the Site or when you contact us. “Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. The types of personal information we collect may include:
Contact information, such as your name, e-mail address, and telephone number;
When you apply for a job, your name, email address, phone number, gender, race, and any other information you may provide in your cover letter or resume; and
Other personal information you may submit to us. and
Other personal information you may submit to us, such as when you contact us.
Information We Receive About You from Other Sources
We may receive your Personal Information from other sources, such as publicly available databases and providers of demographic information.
Third-Party Web Analytics Services
We use third-party online analytics services, such as Google Analytics. The service providers that administer these analytics services use cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Site and report on activities and trends and diagnose technical issues. To learn more about Google’s practices, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and opt out of them by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How We Use Personal Information
We use the Personal Information we obtain on the Site for legitimate business purposes, including to:
Provide our services to you; process, evaluate, and respond to your requests and inquiries; and send administrative information to you, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation.
Market our services to you. We will engage in this activity with your consent or where we have a legitimate interest.
Operate, evaluate, and improve our business (including developing new services; enhancing and improving our services; analyzing our services; managing our communications; performing data analytics and market research; and performing accounting, auditing, and other internal functions). We will engage in these activities to comply with a legal obligation and/or because we have a legitimate interest.
Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud, security breaches, and other criminal activity and risks. We will engage in these activities to comply with a legal obligation and/or because we have a legitimate interest.
Comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, and our policies, including this Website Privacy Notice and/or PQA Terms of Use. We will engage in these activities to comply with a legal obligation and/or because we have a legitimate interest.
Aggregate and/or anonymize Personal Information so that it will no longer be considered personal information. We do so to generate other data for our use, which we may use and disclose for any purpose.
Contact information, such as your name, e-mail address, and telephone number;
When you apply for a job, your name, email address, phone number, gender, race, and any other information you may provide in your cover letter or resume; and
Other personal information you may submit to us. and
Other personal information you may submit to us, such as when you contact us.
Personal Information Sharing
We share your Personal Information with:
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (“IPG”) agencies or companies, for the purposes described in this Website Privacy Notice. You can consult the list and location of such entities here.
Our service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting this Site or data analytics. We do not authorize our service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
We also may disclose information about you (1) if we are required to do so by law or legal process (such as a court order or subpoena), including laws outside your country of residence; (2) in response to requests by, or cooperate with, government agencies, such as law enforcement authorities, including outside of your country of residence; (3) to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights; (4) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property and/or that of our affiliates, you, or others; (5) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity; (6) in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in the event of a reorganization, dissolution, or liquidation); or (7) otherwise with your consent.
Cross Border Transfer
Your personal information may be processed and stored in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and, by using the Site, you understand that your information may be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your personal information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”): Some non-EEA countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these countries is available here). For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission to protect your personal information. You may obtain a copy of the EU’s Standard Contractual Clauses here.
Your Rights and Choices
We offer you certain choices in connection with the personal information we obtain about you. If you would like to request to review, correct, update, suppress, restrict, or delete personal information, to object to the processing of personal information, or to receive an electronic copy of your personal information for purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent these rights are provided to you by applicable law), please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section of this Website Privacy Notice. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.
To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your information. To the extent permitted by applicable law, a charge may apply before we provide you with a copy of any of your personal information that we maintain.
You can unsubscribe from any marketing mailing lists we may maintain by following the “Unsubscribe” link in our marketing emails. If you would like to unsubscribe from any other type of marketing you receive from us, please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section of this Website Privacy Notice.
Other Online Services and Third-Party Features
The Site may provide links to other online services and websites for your convenience and information, and may include third-party features such as apps, tools, widgets, and plug-ins (e.g., LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter buttons). These services and websites may operate independently from us. The privacy practices of these third parties, including details on the information they may collect about you, are subject to their own privacy statements. To the extent any linked online services or third-party features are not owned or controlled by us, PQA is not responsible for these third parties’ information or other practices.
Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purposes for which we obtained it and consistent with applicable law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Site or our services to you;
Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; and
Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitation, litigation, or regulatory investigations).
How We Protect Personal Information
We seek to use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information within our organization. We hold our employees accountable for complying with policies, procedures, and regulations regarding the protection and confidentiality of personal information. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us in accordance with the How to Contact Us section of this Website Privacy Notice.
Children’s Personal Information
The Site is designed for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age of 16. PQA does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 16 through the Site. If you believe that a child under the age of 16 may have provided us with personal information through the Site, please contact us as specified in the How to Contact Us section of this Website Privacy Notice.
Updates to Our Website Privacy Notice
This Website Privacy Notice may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our personal information practices. We will indicate at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Website Privacy Notice on the Site.
How to Contact Us
PQA Limited is the company responsible for collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information under this Website Privacy Notice.
To contact us in relation to this Privacy Notice or any privacy matter, including our use of your personal information or to exercise other applicable privacy rights, please use the following contact details:
privacy@pqa.com
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority for your country or region or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law occurs. A list of data protection authorities is available here.
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Terms of use.
PQA Limited (“PQA”) provides to you this website (the “Site”) for your personal informational, educational, and entertainment use. The following Terms of Use govern your access and use of this Site. Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this Site. Also, specific terms may apply to specific Content (as defined below) on or available through this Site and to specific content, data, materials, or information that you may upload, submit, and/or publish to the Site (“User Content”) or to transactions conducted through this Site. Such specific terms may be in addition to these Terms of Use or, to the extent expressly specified, may supersede these Terms of Use. When used in these Terms of Use, “we” and “our” means PQA, and “you” and “your” refers to any individual, company or legal entity that accesses or otherwise uses this Site.aive or limit PQA’s right to subsequently enforce that provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use.
1. Acceptance of Terms of Use.
By accessing, browsing, or using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use or any additional terms and conditions on this Site. If you do NOT agree to all of these terms, you should NOT access or use this Site.
2. Modification of Terms.
These Terms of Use may be amended by PQA, in its sole discretion, at any time without notice to you. Such amended Terms of Use shall be effective upon posting. By continuing to access or use this Site, you will be deemed to have accepted such amendments. You are advised to regularly review any applicable terms and conditions. PQA reserves the right to discontinue or make changes or updates with respect to the Site or the Content of the Site at any time without notice.
3. Privacy Notice.
Personal information provided through this Site is used in accordance with PQA’s Privacy Notice above.
4. Copyright and Trademarks.
You acknowledge that all content on this Site, including the Site’s design, graphics, text, formatting, sounds, pictures, images, software, and other materials and information on this Site, and the selection and arrangement of such content (collectively, “Content”), are the property of PQA or its licensors, and are subject to and protected by United States and international copyright and other intellectual property laws and rights. All rights to Content not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are reserved to their respective intellectual property right owners. Except as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use or on the Site, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, perform, display, post, transmit, exploit, create derivative works or otherwise use any of the Content in any form or by any means, without the prior written authorization of PQA or the respective intellectual property rights owner. PQA authorizes you to view and download the Content only for personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content. You may not modify or adapt the Content in any way or otherwise use them for any public or commercial purposes. The trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress and logos (collectively, “Marks”) contained or described on this Site (including, without limitation, PQA) are the sole property of PQA and/or its licensors and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of PQA and/or its licensors. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts are Marks of PQA and may not be copied, imitated or otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorization of PQA. PQA will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
5. Links to Third-Party Websites.
Links on the Site to third-party websites are provided only as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Site. PQA does not control or endorse any such third-party websites. You agree that PQA and its affiliates will not be responsible or liable for any content, goods or services provided on or through these third-party websites or for your use of, or inability to use, such websites. You will use these links at your own risk. You are advised that other websites on the Internet, including third party websites linked from this Site, might contain material or information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate; or that is inaccurate, untrue, misleading or deceptive; or that is defamatory, libelous, infringing of others’ rights or otherwise unlawful. PQA expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, legality, decency or accuracy of any information, and for any products and services, that appear on any third-party website. PQA recommends that you make yourself aware of and read the legal and privacy notices of all other websites that you visit.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties.
PQA strives to provide accurate and up-to-date material on this Site. However, we make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy or timeliness of the Content on this Site. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE AND THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. PQA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PQA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE SITE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE IS PROVIDED AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE EXCLUSIONS ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, WE DISCLAIM WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
7. Disclaimer of Damages and Limitation of Liability.
NEITHER PQA OR ITS AFFILIATES SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY MATERIAL, OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS SITE, OR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROPERTY DAMAGE, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC LOSS OR LOSS OF PROFITS), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF PQA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ALL CLAIMS AGAINST PQA AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS AND PROGRAMMERS THAT MAY ARISE FROM YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THIS SITE.
8. Indemnification and Release.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless PQA and its affiliates against all claims, demands, causes of action, losses, expenses, damages and costs, including any reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting or arising from or relating to your use of or conduct on the Site; any activity related to use of the Site by you; any message or material that you submit to, post on, or transmit through the Site; your violation of these Terms of Use; your infringement or violation of any rights of another; or termination of your access to the Site. If you have a dispute with one or more users, you release PQA and its affiliates from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
9. No Unlawful or Prohibited Activity.
As a condition of your use of this Site, you agree not to use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms and conditions. You further agree that you are responsible for your use of and communications on the Site. You agree not to post on or transmit through this Site any unlawful, infringing, threatening, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent, offensive, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any material that encourages criminal conduct or conduct that would give rise to civil liability, violates the privacy rights of others, infringes others’ intellectual property rights or otherwise violates any applicable local, state, national or international law. You agree not to use this Site in any manner that interferes with its normal operation or with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You agree to use reasonable efforts to scan and remove any viruses or other contaminating or destructive features before submitting any material through or to the Site. PQA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to this Site and prohibit any and all current and future use of this Site (or any portion of the Site) by you, if you fail to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Use or if your use is harmful to the interests of another user of this Site.
10. Shut-down of Site.
PQA reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part of the Site) with or without notice or consent. PQA and its affiliates shall have no responsibility or liability for failure to store or delete any Content or User Content submitted to this Site.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution.
These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would cause other laws to apply. PQA makes no representations that the material and information on this Site are appropriate or available in all national locations or languages. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising from or relating to your access or use of the Site or to these Terms of Use shall be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts residing in New York. You hereby consent and submit to personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of any action relating to your access or use of the Site or these Terms of Use, and to extra-territorial service of process.
12. Severability.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be replaced by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions shall not be affected.
13. No Waiver.
The failure of PQA or its affiliates to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of that provision and shall not waive or limit PQA’s right to subsequently enforce that provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use.
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Accessibility Policy and Commitment Statement.
PQA is committed to interacting, communicating and providing goods and services to all customers and members of the public that are based on the full inclusion of all persons with disabilities. We recognize people with disabilities may have different needs and we will in accordance with government guidelines, support the identification, removal and prevention of barriers for persons with disabilities. If you wish to provide PQA with feedback regarding the manner in which we provided our service, please choose one of the feedback options below that best addresses your needs.
To send us an email: recruiting@pqa.com
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California Privacy Notice
PQA Limited and its affiliates (“PQA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provide this Privacy Notice, which applies to California resident employees, employee applicants, owners, directors, officers, and contractors of PQA, as well as, as applicable, those individuals’ emergency contacts and beneficiaries who are California residents. This Privacy Notice sets forth our practices with respect to information that can reasonably be linked with an individual (“Personal Information”), as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), collectively herein referred to as the “CA Privacy Law”.
Please note, there may be additional or different privacy notices or disclosures that govern our use of your Personal Information beyond the CA Privacy Law. Where collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information is subject to the CA Privacy Law, this Privacy Notice shall prevail. For collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information beyond the CA Privacy Law, those separate and relevant privacy notices and disclosures shall prevail.
Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information.
The following chart details which categories of Personal Information we collect and process, as well as which categories of Personal Information we disclose to third parties for our operational business and employment purposes, including within the 12 months preceding the date this Privacy Notice was last updated.
Categories of Personal Information
Disclosed to Which Categories of Third Parties for Operational Business Purposes
Identifiers, such as name and government-issued identifier (e.g., Social Security number)
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Personal information, as defined in the California safeguards law, including without limitation, name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Protected Class Information, such as characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, including without limitation, age, gender, medical conditions, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), race, color, religion or creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, military/veteran status, political affiliation/activities, domestic violence victim status, and requests for leave
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Commercial Information, such as transaction information and purchase history, travel expenses, including information about corporate credit card purchases, frequent flyer rewards, and other travel-related programs and expenses
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Biometric Information, such as face scans, fingerprints, and voiceprints
Note: biometric information is sensitive personal information also referenced below
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Internet or Network Activity Information, such as browsing history and interactions with our websites and applications, access and usage information regarding websites, applications, and systems, information about online communications, including browsing and search history, timestamp information, IP address, and access and activity logs
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Geolocation Data, such as latitude/longitude, precise location information, device location, approximate location derived from IP address, and GPS, WiFi, or Bluetooth Low Energy tracking
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as photographs, images, call and video recordings, including voicemail and security camera footage, information about the use of electronic devices and systems, key card usage, photos on websites or in employee directories
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Education Information subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, such as student records and directory information
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Professional or Employment Information, such as work history, prior employer, information from reference checks, background screening information, employment application, membership in professional organizations, personnel files, personal qualifications and training, eligibility for promotions and other career-related information, work preferences, business expenses, wage and payroll information, benefit information, information on leaves of absence or PTO, performance reviews, information on internal investigations or disciplinary actions
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Inferences drawn from any of the Personal Information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences, characteristics, predispositions and abilities
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
Sensitive Personal Information:
• Personal Information that reveals an individual’s Social Security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; precise geolocation; racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, citizenship, immigration status, or union membership; the contents of mail, email, and text messages unless Company is the intended recipient of the communication; genetic data;
• The processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual;
• Personal Information collected and analyzed concerning an individual’s health; and
• Personal Information collected and analyzed concerning an individual’s sex life or sexual orientation.
Our affiliates; service providers providing services such as payroll, benefits, consulting, training, expense management, medical benefits, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, bankers, and lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners, such as entities that help us to provide services to you (e.g., a corporate credit card).
We may also disclose the above categories of Personal Information to a third party in the context of any reorganization, financing transaction, merger, sale, joint venture, partnership, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
We do not sell Personal Information of covered individuals, and we do not share or otherwise process Personal Information of covered individuals for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising, as defined under the CA Privacy Law. We have not engaged in such activities in the 12 months preceding the date this Privacy Notice was last updated.
We do not knowingly sell or share the Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age.
Sources of Personal Information
We collect Personal Information from you and from our affiliates, your colleagues and managers, references you provide, prior employers or schools, clients, background check providers, providers of employee benefits, social networks, publicly available databases, and cooperative databases. We collect Personal Information about our employees’ and other individuals’ emergency contacts and beneficiaries from such employees or other individuals.
Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
We may collect or use Personal Information for the purposes of operating, managing, and maintaining our business, managing our workforce and other employment purposes, and accomplishing our business purposes and objectives, including, for example, using Personal Information to:
Plan and manage workforce activities and personnel generally, including for recruitment, employee onboarding, appropriate staffing, performance management, training and career development, payments and benefit administration, employee training, leaves and promotions;
Conduct workforce assessments, including determining physical or mental fitness for work and evaluating work performance;
Process payroll, manage wages and other awards such as stock options, stock grants and bonuses, reimburse expenses, and provide healthcare, pensions, savings plans and other benefits;
Operate, maintain, monitor, and secure our facilities, equipment, systems, networks, applications, and infrastructure;
Manage attendance, time keeping, leaves of absence, and vacation;
Facilitate employee communication and workforce travel;
Undertake quality and safety assurance measures, protect the health and safety of our workforce and others, and conduct risk and security control and monitoring;
Conduct research, analytics, and data analysis, such as to assist in succession planning and to ensure business continuity, as well as to design and implement employee retention programs, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) initiatives;
Perform identity verification, accounting, budgeting, audit, and other internal functions, such as internal investigations, disciplinary matters, and handling grievances and terminations;
Operate and manage IT and communications systems and facilities, allocate Company assets and human resources, and undertake strategic planning and project management; and
Comply with law, legal process, requests from governmental or regulatory authorities, internal policies, and other requirements, such as income tax deductions, recordkeeping, work permit and immigration regulations and reporting obligations, and the exercise or defense of legal claims.
Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information
We may use Sensitive Personal Information for purposes of performing services for our business, providing services as requested by you, and ensuring the safety, security and integrity of our business, infrastructure, and the individuals with whom we interact. This includes, without limitation, establishing and maintaining your employment relationship with us, ensuring the safety and diversity of our workforce, designing and implementing ESG initiatives, complying with legal obligations, defending or asserting legal claims, managing payroll and corporate credit card use, administering and providing benefits, and securing the access to, and use of, our facilities, equipment, systems, networks, applications, and infrastructure.
Retention Period
We retain Personal Information including, without limitation, Sensitive Personal Information, for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was collected. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
The duration of your employment;
The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you or your dependents/beneficiaries and the length of time thereafter during which we may have a legitimate need to reference your Personal Information, such as to address issues that may arise;
Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws may require us to keep your employment records for a certain period of time); and
Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).
Individual Requests
You may, subject to applicable law, make the following requests:
You may request we disclose to you the following information covering the 12 months preceding your request:
The categories of Personal Information we collected about you and the categories of sources from which we collected such Personal Information;
The business or commercial purpose for collecting Personal Information about you; and
The categories of Personal Information about you we otherwise disclosed and the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such Personal Information.
You may request to correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information.
You may request to have certain Personal Information you provided to us deleted.
You may request to receive a copy of your Personal Information, including a copy of the Personal Information you provided to us in a portable format.
We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising a right conferred by the CA Privacy Law. Without limitation, we will not retaliate against you for exercising such a right. To make a request, please contact us at https://ncv.microsoft.com/khZ8jEBrCI or 1-888-474-8778. We will verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law, taking into account the type and sensitivity of the Personal Information subject to the request. We may need to request additional Personal Information from you in order to verify your identity and protect against fraudulent requests. If you maintain a password-protected account with us, we may verify your identity through our existing authentication practices for your account and require you to re-authenticate before disclosing or deleting your Personal Information. If you make a request to delete, we may ask you to confirm your request before we delete your Personal Information.
We will verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law.
Authorized Agents
If an agent would like to make a request on your behalf as permitted by applicable law, the agent may use the submission methods noted above. As part of our verification process, we may request that the agent provide, as applicable, proof concerning their status as an authorized agent. In addition, we may require that you verify your identity as described above or confirm that you provided the agent permission to submit the request.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
We may change or update this notice from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated notice on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Notice, please contact your local Human Resources department, HR Privacy Champion, or email us at privacy@pqa.com.