Website Privacy Policy

AlexAusten (collectively referred to as "AlexAusten", "we", "us") takes its data protection and privacy responsibilities seriously. This privacy notice explains how we collect, use and share your personal information as a result of your use of our web sites, including:

• What personal information we collect and when and why we use it.
• Sharing your personal information
• Transferring personal information globally
• How we protect and store personal information
• How you can contact us
• Changes to this Privacy Notice

Links to other websites

You might find external links to third-party websites on our website. This privacy notice only applies to personal data collected on this website and does not apply to your use of a third-party site. We have no influence or control over linked third-party websites and your use of other sites is at your own risk and is subject to their privacy statements and policies.

Personal Information We Collect and When and Why We Use It

In this section you can find out more about:

• When we collect personal information
• Categories of personal information we collect
• How we use personal information

When we collect information:

We collect information about you if you register with or use one of our website(s).

We will collect your personal information via the following methods:

• By recording details you provide to us, with your explicit consent where required, - e.g. in responding to a job posting, your communications with us through emails or calls, and/or
• By observing your use of our products and services and our website.

Cookies (often known as internet cookies) are text files with small pieces of data - like a username and password - that are used to identify your computer as you use a network. Specific cookies are used to identify specific users and improve their web browsing experience. Data stored in a cookie is created by the server upon your connection. This data is labeled with an ID unique to you and your computer. When the cookie is exchanged between your computer and the network server, the server reads the ID and knows what information to specifically serve you. The Alexausten website does not use a tracking technology known as “cookies.”

Category of Personal Information	Further information about the category
Contact information	Names, postal addresses, email address, telephone numbers
Employment information	Employment status, employment history, education history CV, information about security clearance (where necessary), work authorization, your current salary, and other personal information submitted by job applicants
Demographic Information	Gender, Ethnicity, Veteran Status, Disability Status
Health Information	Information relating to infectious diseases such as symptoms, recent diagnoses and relevant travel history

How we use personal information

We may use or disclose the personal information we collect to:

• fulfill or meet the reason you provided the information. For example, if you share your name and contact information to request a price quote or ask a question about our products or services, we will use that personal information to respond to your inquiry;
• communicate with you about, and administer your participation in, special events, programs, offers, surveys and market research;
• respond to your inquiries;
• evaluate potential suppliers and subcontractors and manage our relationships with them;
• protect against, identify and prevent cybersecurity and other security events, espionage, fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities;
• help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our website, products and services, databases and other technology assets, and business; and
• comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies.

We also may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.

Sharing Your Personal Information

In this section you can find out more about how we share personal information:

• within AlexAusten
• with third parties, including those that help us provide our products and services; and
• with regulators

We share your information in the manner and for the purposes described below:

1. within AlexAusten, where such disclosure is necessary to provide you with our services, to manage our business, or for security purposes;
2. with third parties who help manage our business and deliver services. These third parties have agreed to confidentiality restrictions and use any personal information we share with them or which they collect on our behalf solely for the purpose of providing the contracted service to us. These include IT service providers who help manage our IT and back office systems;
3. we may share in aggregate, statistical form, non-personal data regarding the visitors to our website, traffic patterns, and website usage with our partners, affiliates or advertisers;
4. If, in the future, we sell or transfer some or all of our business or assets to a third party, we may disclose information to a potential or actual third-party purchaser of our business or assets; and/or
5. with our regulators, to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of law enforcement, regulatory and other governmental agencies.

How We Protect and Retain Your Information

Security

We have implemented and maintain appropriate technical and organisational security measures, policies and procedures designed to reduce the risk of accidental destruction or loss, or the unauthorised disclosure or access to such information appropriate to the nature of the information concerned. As the security of information depends in part on the security of the computer you use to communicate with us and the security you use to protect User IDs and passwords please take appropriate measures to protect this information.

Retaining your personal information

We will retain your personal information for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, in alignment with our business needs (for example, to provide you with our services or to further contact you about employment opportunities). In some circumstances we may store your personal information for longer periods of time, for instance where we are required to do so in accordance with legal, regulatory, tax, and accounting requirements.

In specific circumstances, we may store your personal information for longer periods of time so that we have an accurate record of your dealings with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to your personal information or dealings.

Contact

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints regarding our compliance with this notice and applicable data protection laws, or if you wish to exercise your rights, we encourage you to first contact us at:

Chief Privacy Officer
AlexAusten
Orlando, FL. 34741

We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes and will make every reasonable effort to honor your wish to exercise your rights as quickly as possible and, in any event, within the timeframes provided by applicable data protection laws.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

AlexAusten reserves the right to modify this Privacy Notice at any time. If we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will post the revised notice here and update the effective date.

Effective: July 16, 2024