Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy establishes the terms by which this Website uses and protects the information that is provided by its users when using this Website. LOFTUS BRADFORD EXECUTIVE SEARCH, S.L. is committed to the security of its users’ data. When you are asked to fill in personal information fields with which you can be identified, we do so ensuring that it will only be used in accordance with the terms of this policy. This Privacy Policy may change over time or be updated so we recommend and strongly encourage you to continually review this page to ensure that you agree to such changes.

The company responsible for data processing

LOFTUS BRADFORD EXECUTIVE SEARCH, S.L.

CIF: B67528083

Avinguda de la Catedral 6, (08002) Barcelona, Spain

[email protected]

Introduction

This Privacy Statement (‘Statement’) pertains to Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. , CIF: B67528083 and any of its worldwide subsidiaries (‘we’, ‘our’, or ‘us’) and outlines our data handling practices, including the manner in which we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information.

The personal information we handle may be associated with the use of our websites, apps, portals, and other online or digital platforms (‘Platforms’), our social media pages, email, text messages, and other electronic methods of communication. The term ‘Services’ refers to the collective aforementioned platforms and methods of communication.

When you interact with our Services, either by using them, registering for an account with us, or communicating with us, you consent to our practices detailed in this Statement. If you do not agree with our practices, we advise you not to use our Services.

We request you note that this Statement does not extend to third-party websites, products, or services, even if they are accessible through our Services.

Collecting Personal Information

The personal data we gather might include details you provide directly, details collected from your use of our Services, and details obtained from third parties. ‘Personal Information’ is defined as information that either identifies you personally or can be connected to you indirectly by associating it with identifiers such as your name, job title, email address, device ID, and physical address.

For precise details about the personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and with whom we share it, please see the relevant sections of this Statement. It is pertinent to mention that the specifics of the information we collect may differ depending on the particular nature of your interactions with us.

We strongly urge you to not provide us with any sensitive personal information (such as race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious beliefs, membership of a trade union, physical or mental health, sexual life or criminal record) unless we specifically request it. If we do request such data, we will explain why we require it and how we intend to use it.

By providing us with personal data, you represent that such data is accurate, complete, and up-to-date.

In addition to the data you provide, we may also collect information about you automatically when you browse our Platforms, read our emails, or otherwise interact with us. This includes data collected using cookies and other tracking technologies. For more information on how we use these technologies, please refer to the ‘Cookies and Similar Technologies’ section of this Statement.

Use of Personal Information

We utilise your personal data to provide, administer, and improve our Services, to communicate with you, and to safeguard our rights and the rights of others.

We may also use your data for marketing purposes, which includes communicating with you about offers, products, services, or events we believe may interest you and to administer contests, sweepstakes, promotions, or surveys.

Your personal data may be utilised in other ways as communicated to you at the point of data collection.

If we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, in accordance with applicable laws. However, this will not affect the legality of our processing predicated on your consent prior to its withdrawal.

Sharing of Personal Information

We may share your personal data with third parties under certain circumstances. This includes situations where we need to provide the information to our third-party service providers who assist us in operating and improving our Services, where the information is disclosed as part of a business transaction, or where we are required by law to disclose the information.

Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. may share your personal information with its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions, and with their officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys, and agents. In addition, Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. may share your personal information with judicial authorities, government entities, or third parties in circumstances where Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. believes doing so would be legally required or permissible under applicable law.

Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. will not rent or sell your personal information, nor will we share it with third parties for their marketing purposes, without your consent.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to help personalise and optimise your use of our Services. These technologies can store and gather data about your use of our Services, including your preferences and browser settings.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your device or browser settings. However, if you decline to accept all cookies, your use of our Services may be affected. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for further information.

You may encounter cookies and tracking technologies from our third-party service providers, including (but not limited to) social media platforms, advertising networks, and analytics providers, that we have allowed on our Services to assist us with various aspects of our operations and Services. These third parties may use these technologies to collect information about you, and they may combine the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources.

Disclosure of Personal Data

We disclose Personal Data to our subsidiaries and affiliates globally, in line with the provision of our Services under the provisions of this Privacy Policy. A catalogue of such branches and affiliates is available here.

We also reveal Personal Data to third-party service providers, such as auditors, information technology providers or referees to facilitate the provision of the website or Services and to aid our business operations. These organisations will have access to your Personal Data as required to perform their roles, but they may not utilise that data for any other purpose. We also share Personal Data with our clients as needed in association with an executive or board search for opportunities that we believe would interest you, as well as in relation to providing counsel or assessments associated with our leadership consulting services and as part of our clients’ (i.e., your employer’s) subscription to Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. Solutions. We reserve the right to disclose Personal Data where we deem such disclosure is required by law or is suitable in relation to any legal claims (actual or proposed litigation), subpoenas, warrants, or other government/regulatory/judicial processes or requests, as well as to protect visitors or the company (people and property) and other rights or interests or to comply with applicable law.

If Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. or any part of our organisation is sold, or some of its assets transferred to a third party, your Personal Data, as a valuable asset, may also be transferred to the acquirer, even if they are not in the same line of business as us. Our customer database could be sold separately from the rest of the business, in whole or in several parts. Potential purchasers and their advisors may have limited access to data as part of the sale process. However, use of your Personal Data will remain subject to this Privacy Policy. Similarly, your Personal Data may be passed on to a successor in interest in the unlikely event of a liquidation, bankruptcy or administration.

Protection of Personal Data

Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. upholds what it considers to be reasonable and suitable technical and organisational measures designed to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, misuse, and unauthorised or unlawful access or processing, disclosure, alteration and destruction. To the extent that we disclose Personal Data to clients or third-party service providers, we require that such third parties also maintain reasonable security and confidentiality measures and use the Personal Data in accordance with our instructions and applicable law.

We have security measures in place designed to protect our user database and access to this database is restricted internally.

Cross-border Transfers

Your Personal Data may be stored and/or processed in countries that do not provide the same level of protection for Personal Data as the data protection laws of your home country. We take appropriate steps, where required, to provide appropriate safeguards for Personal Data to be transferred, including, among others and as applicable, standard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission together with binding and enforceable commitments. Where required by law, you can request a copy of such safeguards by contacting us as detailed below. As a global company, Personal Data may be accessible to those in other offices, a list of our office locations can be found here.

Retention

We typically retain Personal Data related to marketing activities for as long as you accept marketing communications from us. For Personal Data that we collect and process for other purposes, as described above, we typically retain such Personal Data for no longer than one year or the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, and as otherwise needed to address tax, corporate, compliance, litigation, and other legal rights and obligations, after which we will securely delete and/or take steps to properly anonymise your Personal Data. If you opt out of receiving marketing communications, you will continue to receive communications from us about your relationship with us where permitted by law.

Choices Regarding Your Personal Data

Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. aims to maintain Personal Data that is accurate, current, and complete. If the Personal Data that you previously provided has changed, please submit your new information here, or, if you have direct access to Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. Digital, you may be able to rectify the inaccuracies directly in your profile.

If you prefer not to receive any direct marketing communications from us, you can opt out at any time. To opt out of marketing communications from us, please follow the instructions detailed in our communications to you. If your objection is not to direct marketing in general but to direct marketing by a particular channel e.g. email or telephone, please specify the channel you are objecting to.

Where required by applicable law, to the extent permitted by the laws of your country, you may have the right to obtain confirmation that we maintain certain Personal Data about you, to access the Personal Data we have about you, and to correct port, delete (right to be forgotten), restrict, block or withdraw consent to the processing of certain Personal Data (without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal), by contacting us as detailed below. In particular, you have the right to object to our use of your Personal Data, such as receiving executive or board openings. These abovementioned rights may be subject to some conditions and exceptions. You can find out more about these rights as applied in the EU and Spain by reading the Spanish regulations here. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority in the EU, or, with regard to the Spanish data protection here. Please contact us below and send the details of your request to enquire about or exercise such rights. Please note that we need to retain certain Personal Data as required or permitted by applicable law.

If you reside in California, you have the right to request what information we collect and use. You also have the right to ask what information we disclose and sell. You also have the right to request that we delete the information we have collected from you. To exercise your rights you can contact us as set out below. These rights do not apply if you are a job applicant, employee, contractor, or employee with another company that is interacting with us in your role as an employee at that company. We will require, at a minimum, the following information in order to verify your request: first and last name, personal email address and phone number. We will not discriminate against you because you have exercised any of your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. You can designate an agent to make a request by providing the following: (1) written evidence of the agent’s authority, signed by the consumer as well as notarized; and (2) personal information of the authorised agent for verification purposes.

If you reside in mainland China, you have the right to withdraw your consent of use of your information in certain circumstances. You may find out more about this and your other rights in China by reading the Personal Information Protection Law here. If you wish to exercise these rights please contact us, as set out here.

Links to Other Internet Sites

The website provides links to other third-party internet sites. Despite these linkages, this Privacy Policy applies to our Services only. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other third-party sites. Please read the privacy policy of each unrelated internet site that you visit before either agreeing to their terms or using those websites. Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Internet sites. If you have asked us to share data with third-party sites (such as social media sites), their servers may not be secure.

SMS/MMS Mobile Message Alerts and Notifications Program Privacy Policy

About This Section: This section of our Privacy Policy specifically addresses the collection, use, and sharing of personal information through LOFTUS BRADFORD EXECUTIVE SEARCH, S.L.’s SMS/MMS Mobile Message Alerts and Notifications Program (the “Program”). This section supplements and should be read in conjunction with the rest of our Privacy Policy.

Information Collection in the Program: Through the Program, we collect mobile phone numbers and other related information necessary to send notifications and alerts to candidates during the selection and interview process, and to client contacts regarding active executive searches.

Use of Information: The information collected through the Program is used exclusively for sending pertinent notifications and alerts as part of our executive search services. This information will not be used for unrelated marketing or promotional purposes.

Sharing and Disclosure: We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, lease, or otherwise transfer for profit any personal information collected through the Program to third parties. However, information may be shared with service providers and vendors assisting in the delivery of SMS/MMS messages. We may also disclose information as necessary to comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights or property.

Consent and Communication Preferences: Participation in the Program requires your explicit consent, which you provide by opting in. You can opt out and withdraw your consent at any time, which will cease all communications from the Program.

Data Security and Protection: We employ reasonable security measures to protect your information collected through the Program. This aligns with our commitment to safeguarding personal data as outlined in the main body of our Privacy Policy.

Changes to the Program’s Privacy Practices: We reserve the right to make changes to this section of the Privacy Policy. Any changes will be communicated through our usual channels and will be reflected in an updated version of the Privacy Policy.

Contact Information: For questions or concerns regarding this section of our Privacy Policy, or to withdraw from the Program, please contact us at [email protected] or at our office address: Avinguda de la Catedral 6, (08002) Barcelona, Spain.

Amendments to Our Privacy Policy

Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any given time at its sole discretion. Any modifications to our Privacy Policy will be communicated on our website or, if appropriate, through email notification. By continuing to use our Services following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy, it is implied that you accept such changes.

Claims, complaints, and suggestions channel

In order to collect and process expressions of dissatisfaction with the services provided and initiatives to improve their quality, you can contact us at: [email protected]

Contact Us

Should you have any enquiries regarding this Privacy Policy or our practices related to Personal Data, or to exercise your rights as detailed above, please contact us at Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L. at: [email protected] or Av de Catedral 6, 08002 Barcelona, Spain. If you are located in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, please contact Loftus Bradford Executive Search S.L.’s Data Protection Officer at [email protected]

Applicable legislation to Privacy Policy

Compliance with the legislation in force:

• GDPR
• Organic Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights.