Definitions
Personal Data – any information clicking to an identified or verifiable real person.
Processing -is the act, or set of acts, for performing an operation, in relation to Personal Data.
Child – under 16 years of age.
We/us (either capitalized or not) – XB Consultants.
Personal Information ( also referred to as “Personal Data” in this Privacy Policy) – any information that identifies, relates to, represents, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Personal Information may include, but is not restricted and limited to, the following if it identifies, connects to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could be politely linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household:
- Identifiers – real name, postal address, personal name, online identifier, internet protocol address, account name, driver’s license number, passport number, NID number, or other similar identifiers, Telephone numbers, Fax number, Email address, Certificate or license number, Device identifiers and serial numbers, Web URL, Internet Protocol (IP) Address.
- Commercial data – including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories of tendencies
- Biometric Information
- Internet or other electronic network activity information – including but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement.
- Geolocation data
- Audio, electronic, visual, sensory, thermal, chemical, olfactory, or similar information.
- Professional or employment-related information.
- Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this definition of Personal Information, to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s interests, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, preferences, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and personality traits.
- Personal data does not include publicly available information lawfully made available from government records or information that is deidentified or aggregated.
Data Protection Principles
We promise to comply with the following data protection principles:
- Legitimate, fair, transparent. Our Processing activities have lawful grounds. We always consider your rights before handling Personal Data. We will provide you information concerning Processing upon request.
- Processing is limited to the purpose. Our Processing activities fit the purpose for which Personal Data was gathered.
- Processing is done with minimal data. We only gather and Process the minimal amount of Personal Data required for any purpose.
- Processing is limited with a time period. We will not store your personal data for longer than needed.
- We will do our best to ensure the accuracy of data.
- We will do our best to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.
Data Subject’s rights
The Data Subject has the below rights:
- Right to information – This means that you have the right to know whether your Personal Data is being processed.
- Right to access – this means you have the right to access the data collected from/about you. You have the right to request and obtain a copy of your gathered Personal Data.
- Right to rectification – the right to request changes to your Personal Data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to erasure – You have the right to request that your Personal Data be deleted in certain circumstances.
- Right to restrict processing – e.g. if certain conditions apply, you may restrict the processing of your personal data.
- Right to object to processing – This means that in certain cases, you have the right to refuse to allow Personal Data to be processed.
- Right to object to automated Processing, which means that you have the right to object to automated Processing, such as profiling, and you will not be subject to a decision based solely on automation. This right you can exercise whenever there is an outcome of the profiling that produces legal effects directly or significantly affecting you.
- Right to data portability – you have the right to obtain your Personal Information in a machine-readable format or if it is feasible, as a direct transfer from one Service Provider to another.
- Right to lodge a complaint – in the event that we refuse your request under the Rights of Query, we will provide you with a reason as to why. If you are not satisfied with the way your request has been handled please contact us.
- Right for the help of supervisory authority – meaning you have the right for the help of a competent authority and the right for other legal remedies.
- Right to withdraw consent – you have the right to withdraw any given consent for Processing of your Personal Information.
Data we gather
Information you have provided to us
XB-Consultants may obtain the following types of information from you or concerning your computer or device (“Information”), which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below (“Personally Identifiable Information”):
- Name
- Email address
- Mailing address
- Demographic information (e.g., age, gender, interests, and preferences)
- Professional title
- Company
- Telephone (or mobile) number(s)
- Blog or website URL
- Social networking handle or username
- Photo
- Industry
- Activities or content viewed on https://xb-consultants.com/
- Data collected automatically ( detailed below )
- Data received from Third Parties ( detailed below )
In certain cases, we may request that you provide some of the Information identified above in order to obtain specific products or services. If you choose not to provide the Information we request, you may still use, but you may be unable to access certain features or services.
When you register to receive any services from XB Consultants or provide information to XB Consultants in any other manner, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.
Data automatically collected about you
XB Consultants may automatically receive and log certain types of information when you visit or interact with our websites, services, mobile applications, or other products.
These tools use ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is automatically sent to Google and sometimes other vendors. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website performance.
We will never (and will not allow any third party) use the statistical analytics tool to track or collect any personally identifiable data of visitors to our site. The Web Analytics partners do not associate your IP address with any other data held by them. Neither we nor the web analytics partners will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user. We will not associate any data gathered with any personally identifying information from any source unless you explicitly provide consent, on the understanding that this may restrict your use of the Services.
You can accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings on your computer browser.
We may also use information about your profile and connections on Third-Party Websites to allow you to share or connect with your friends and contacts on XB-Consultants or to personalize your experience.
Your decision to use, or share with, a Third-Party Website when accessing or using XB Consultants services is completely voluntary. XB Consultants is not responsible for compliance with the policies or practices of any Third-Party Website. You should ensure that you are comfortable with the information such Third-Party Websites may make available to XB Consultants by reviewing those Websites’ privacy policies and service terms, and by modifying your privacy settings and preferences on those Services.
Any data we receive from Third-Party Websites will be governed by this Privacy Policy.
Publicly available information
We might gather information about you that is publicly available.
Transfer of personal data abroad
If you utilize the Services from a country other than the country where the XB Consultants servers are located, your communications with XB-Consultants may result in transferring your personal data across international borders. Also, when you call XB Consultants, we may provide you with support from our locations which may be outside of your country of origin. In these cases, your personal data is handled according to this Policy.
How we use your Personal Data
We use your Personal Data to:
- Provide services you require
- Fulfill your requests
- Communicate with you
- Improvise our services
- Develop new services.
- Personalize and tailor your experience
- Understand how users are engaging
- Protect XB Consultants, our users, or others. This includes detecting, preventing, and responding to fraud, abuse, security risks, and technical issues that could harm XB Consultants, our users, or others.
We use your Personal Data on legitimate grounds and with your consent.
On the grounds of entering into a contract or fulfilling contractual obligations, we Process your Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To identify you for communication purposes
- To provide you a service or to send/offer you a product
- To communicate either for sales or invoicing
On the principle of legitimate interest, we Process your Personal Data for the following reasons:
- We will send you offers tailored to your preferences (from us and/or our carefully selected partners);
- To administer and analyze our client base (purchasing behavior and history) in order to improve the quality, variety, and availability of products/ services offered/provided;
- To conduct questionnaires concerning client satisfaction
As long as you have not informed us otherwise, we consider offering you products/services that are similar or same to your purchasing history/browsing behavior to be our legitimate interest.
If you consent, we may use your Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To send you newsletters and campaign offers (from us and/or our carefully selected partners);
- To build a database of relevant search information to improve the quality, variety, and reach of our products and services;
- For other purposes, we have asked your consent for
We Process your Personal Data to fulfill obligations arising from law and/or use your Personal information for options provided by law. We reserve the right to anonymize Personal Data gathered and to use any such data. We will use data that is beyond the scope of this Policy only when it is de-identified. We save your information and other information gathered about you for as long as needed for accounting purposes or other obligations deriving from law.
We might process your Personal Data for additional purposes that are not noted here but are agreeing with the original purpose for which the data was collected. To do this, we will ensure that:
- The link between purposes, context, and nature of Personal info is suitable for further analysis;
- The further Processing would not harm your interests; and
- There would be a right safeguard for Processing.
We will notify you of any further Processing and purposes.
Who else can access your Personal Data
We do not share your Personal info with outsiders. Personal Data about you is in some cases provided to our trusted partners in order to either make providing the service to you possible or to enhance your better customer experience. We share your data with:
Connected Third Parties:
We only work with data processing partners who are able to ensure a good level of security to your Personal Data. We disclose your Personal information to third parties or public officials when we are legally obliged to do so. We might disclose your Personal info to third parties if you have consented to it or if there are other legal grounds for it including for business or advertisement purposes. At times, we may not be available to provide promotional services for you so we have established relationships with companies who may be able to better serve your marketing needs.
Some of our products will ask you to identify with either Google or Facebook so we can retrieve information on your behalf. We will not look at your individual data. We do reserve the right to aggregate usage data to measure the performance of our applications, but no identifiable personal data will ever be disclosed to third parties.
To opt-out, please contact us at [email protected]
External Links
You should be mindful that other Internet sites that are linked from the XB-Consultants websites or from XB-Consultants e-mail messages may contain privacy provisions that differ from the provisions of this Policy. To ensure your privacy is protected, we recommend that you review the privacy notices of these other linked sites, applications, or other digital platforms.
Legal disclosure:
We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Severability (Privacy Policy)
XB Consultants and you agree and acknowledge that if any section, subparagraph, paragraph, clause, or phrase contained in this Privacy Policy is found to be invalid, unenforceable, or otherwise inoperative, such decision shall not impact the validity of the remaining portion(s) of this Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated and modified frequently and without prior notice to you. We will post a prominent notice on our Website to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Policy and indicate at the top of the Privacy Policy when it was last updated.
