Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 20, 2022

Otalents, LLC (“Otalents”, “we”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. The information you share with Otalents allows us to provide you with the best experience with our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy through our compliance with this Privacy Policy.

Otalents, LLC owns and operates the https://www.abdaa.net website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) which provides

  • an online job board that connects employers to job seekers
  • other career development services

The websites of other Otalents business units are governed by separate terms and conditions and privacy policies. please review our Privacy Policy.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our Website and the choices you have associated with that data.

By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to data we collect:

  • On this Website.
  • In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
  • In phone or in person communications related to services provided by the Website.

Definitions

Website Website is the https://www.abdaa.net website operated by Otalents, LLC

Personal Data Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

Usage Data Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Cookies Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.

Data Processors (or Website Providers)Data Processor (or Website Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Website Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject (or User)Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Website and is the subject of Personal Data.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Website to you.

Types of Data Collected
Personal Data While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Identity Data such as first name, last name, CV/resume, Social Media profile, username or similar identifier.
Contact Data such as billing addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers.
Financial Data such as payment card details. Please note that payment methods (e.g., credit card number and/or PayPal and/or bank account details) are not collected by us directly, but by secure payment service providers.
Transaction Data such as details about payments to and from you, and details regarding the services that you have subscribed to in relation to this Website.
Technical Data such as Device IDs, your login data, access dates and times, browser type and version, device information, cookie data, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Website.
Profile Data such as your username and password, orders made by you, preferences, user-generated content, job searches, candidate searches, job applications, feedback and survey responses.
Marketing and Communications Data such as your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or the instructions provided in any email we send.

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Website is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer\’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and we hold certain information.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Website.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

How We Collect Data

We collect Personal Data from you and about you in different ways.

Data provided by you directly

By completing the following actions on the Website or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise, you may give us your identity, contact, billing and other information. These actions include when you, but are not limited to:

  • Sign-up for a free job seeker account
  • Sign-up for a subscriber employer account
  • Attach your CV/Resume to your jobseeker account
  • Apply to a job posted on our Website
  • Send us feedback
  • Request information to be sent to you

Data collected by your interaction with Website

Information collected by our site: As you interact with our Website, we may automatically collect Tracking Data and Usage Data about your devices, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this Personal Data and Non-Personal Data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies. We may also receive Tracking Data and Usage Data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies and other Tracking Technologies. For more information about the types of cookies and Tracking Technologies that we, and certain third parties use, and why we use them, and how you can control these, please review our Cookie Policy.

Use of Data

Otalnets, LLC uses the collected data for various purposes, including, but not limited to:

  • To provide and maintain our Website
  • To notify you about changes to our Website
  • To create and manage your account
  • To offer you personalized services based on your preferences
  • To provide customer support
  • To send you email job alerts
  • To send you marketing communications (where you have asked us to) which may be tailored to your “profile” (i.e. based on the personal data we know about you and your preferences)
  • To manage payments, fees and charges. Please note that payment methods (e.g., credit card number and/or bank account details) are not collected by us directly, but by secure payment service providers
  • To manage any surveys
  • To communicate with you regarding our services
  • To process your order for a subscription or other products and services
  • To communicate with you regarding your subscription or order for other products or services
  • To update your transaction history in your account profile
  • To perform invoicing, debt, collections, or manage payment disputes or issues with the services
  • To provide you with the services in your employer subscription
  • To provide you with the services that allow job seekers to apply to jobs posted on the Website
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Website
  • To monitor the usage of our Website
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Otalents’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Otalents may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you
  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
  • For payment processing purposes
  • To comply with the law

Retention of Data

Otalents will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Otalents will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers in countries other than the country which the data was originally collected, including the United States of America (USA), the EEA, or other destinations where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located in the EEA, we will only transfer your personal data if:

the country to which the personal data will be transferred has been granted a European Commission adequacy decision;

the recipient of the personal data is located in the US and has certified to the US-EU Privacy Shield Framework; or

We have put in place appropriate safeguards in respect of the transfer, for example we have entered into EU standard contractual clauses with the recipient, or the recipient is a party to binding corporate rules.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Otalents, LLC will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Business Transaction

If Otalents, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, Otalents, LLC may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Legal Requirements

Otalents, LLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Otalents, LLC
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

You are responsible for keeping your password confidential. We ask you not to share your account credentials with anyone and keep your account information secure.

If you believe that your access credentials or Personal Data have been compromised, please contact us immediately.

Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Otalents aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data. The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Otalents, LLC relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Tracking and Targeted Advertising

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website (“Website Providers”), provide the Website on our behalf, perform Website-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Website is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

For more information about the types of cookies and Tracking Technologies that we, and certain third parties use, and why we use them, and how you can control these, please review our Cookie Policy.

Tracking

We may use third-party providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website.

Behavioral Remarketing

We may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you have visited our Website. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Website.

Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Website. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

Links to Other Sites

Our Website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party\’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children\’s Privacy

Our Website is not directed towards children under the age of 15.

We do not knowingly solicit or collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 15. If local laws require that you must be older than 15 in order for us to lawfully provide the services in the Website to you, then that older age shall apply as the applicable minimum age.

If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

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