Privacy/Legal

Privacy Policy

HC Technologies, LLC, HC Technologies UK, LLP, and/or affiliates thereof (collectively, “HCTech”) are committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who utilize the www.hctech.com website (the “Site”). Please read the following policy (the “Privacy Policy”) to understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you may provide to us via this Site. This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time, so please revisit this page often to remain fully informed of our policies.

HCTech is the data controller responsible for your personal information. Personal information is any information about an individual from which that person can be identified (“Personal Information”). If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, HCTech can be contacted at privacy@hctech.com.

WHAT INFORMATION DOES HCTECH COLLECT FROM YOU?

Via the Site, HCTech collects Personal Information from you that falls into two main categories (i) personally identifiable information, and (ii) technical and other information.

  • General Web Site Visitors. When you browse the Site, you do so anonymously; no personally identifiable information is collected.
  • Contacting Us. The Site permits you to reach out to us via our Contact Us form. Whenever you send an email via the Contact Us form on the Site, you may be providing us with your first name, last name, email address and any information you choose to provide in the text of your message. For example, you may choose to provide your phone number, mailing address or other information necessary or helpful for us to address your query or concern.
  • Employment. Further, the Site may allow you to submit information to HCTech regarding positions of employment with HCTech and/or to apply for employment positions with HCTech. In such event, you may provide us with your first name, last name, email address, phone number, the information contained in your resume, and/or additional information you choose to provide us about your employment history and/or other relevant information.
  • Technical and Other Information. While you are browsing the Site, we automatically log your IP address (a number assigned to your computer when you use the Internet) and your activity while using the Site.
HOW IS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION USED?
  • Our Use of Personal Information. We will only collect, retain and use your Personal Information when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your Personal Information in the following circumstances:

    (i) where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests;
    (ii) where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you; or
    (iii) where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

    This includes without limitation the following: to respond to an inquiry from you or address a request submitted by you (including contacting you directly to request additional information to process your inquiry or request); to contact you and to provide you information regarding HCTech and/or our services; to assess your professional credentials and/or perform background checks in connection with your application for open employment positions with HCTech; to operate or improve the Site; to correspond with you regarding the Site or our services; to inform you of developments in HCTech or about services we believe may be of interest to you; to monitor Site visitor traffic patterns and Site usage; to comply with applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of relevant law enforcement and/or other governmental agencies; to enforce our Terms of Use; and/or to protect the rights, property, or safety of HCTech, our users, and others. 

        • Sharing Information. We do not sell or rent your Personal Information to third parties. We share your Personal Information only with our affiliates and service providers or as otherwise described herein in order to provide you with information regarding our services. In addition, we may disclose information we maintain, including Personal Information: (i) when required to do so by law or regulation, or may disclose such Personal Information in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or authority or any regulatory authority; (ii) to protect the integrity or security of the Site or the interests, rights, or property of HCTech; (iii) to enforce the Site’s Terms of Use; or (iv) to third parties to whom we may choose to sell or otherwise transfer some or all our business or assets. We require all third parties to respect your Personal Information and treat it in accordance with the law.
        MODIFICATIONS

        We strive to maintain the accuracy of any Personal Information that may be collected from you, and will use our commercially reasonable efforts to respond promptly to update our database when you tell us the information in our database is not accurate. It is your responsibility to ensure that such information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you wish to make any changes to any Personal Information you have provided to us, you may do so at any time by contacting us at privacy@hctech.com.

        YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

        You have rights under data protection laws in relation to your Personal Information, including the right to:

        (i) request access to your Personal Information;
        (ii) request correction of your Personal Information;
        (iii) request erasure of your Personal Information; 
        (iv) object to processing of your Personal Information; 
        (v) request restriction of your Personal Information;
        (vi) request transfer of your Personal Information; 
        (vii) withdraw consent; 
        (viii) and the right to make a complaint at any time to the relevant supervisory authority in the European Union (being the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK).

        To exercise any of your rights set out above, please contact us at privacy@hctech.com.

        OPT OUT

        You may opt out of receiving materials or other communications from us by contacting us at privacy@hctech.com.

        CHILDREN

        In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-06 and 16 C.F.R. §§ 312.1-312.12, we do not knowingly collect information from children. By using the Site, you represent that you are not under 13 years of age.

        THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

        HCTech may reference or provide links to third-party websites. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We are not responsible for the third-party websites and you should review the privacy policies posted on such sites. Please be aware that HCTech does not control, nor are we responsible for, the privacy policies or information practices of third parties or their websites.

        PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

        Because security is important to both HCTech and you, we have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your Personal Information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your Personal Information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your Personal Information on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

        We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected Personal Information breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

        DATA RETENTION

        We will only retain your Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services or to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. This may include recording calls for regulatory or training purposes. We may retain your Personal Information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

        To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Information, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the Personal Information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Information, the purposes for which we process your Personal Information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

        INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

        We share your Personal Information within the HC Technologies Group. This will involve transferring your data outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to the US. We may also transfer your Personal Information to third parties located outside the EEA.

        Whenever we transfer your Personal Information outside of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring the following safeguard is implemented: 

        (i) the transfer your Personal Information is to a country that has been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for Personal Information by the European Commission (the “EC”);
        (ii) where we use certain service providers or where we transfer Personal Information to the HCTech Group, we may use specific contracts approved by the EC which give Personal Information the same protection it has in Europe; or
        (iii) where we use providers based in the US, we may transfer data to them if they are part of the Privacy Shield which requires them to provide similar protection to Personal Information shared between Europe and the US.

        EFFECTIVENESS

        We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update this Privacy Policy, and any such modifications, alterations, or updates will be effective upon posting. In the event we modify this Privacy Policy, your continued use of the Site will signify your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy.

        QUESTIONS?

        Questions regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to privacy@hctech.com. HCTech may also be contacted directly at the following address and phone number:

        Chicago 
        HC Technologies, LLC
        141 West Jackson, Suite 1801
        Chicago, Illinois 60604
        Phone: 312-789-8760

        London
        HC Technologies UK, LLP
        Octagon Point 
        5 Cheapside
        St Paul’s 
        London
        EC2V 6AA
        Phone: +44 (0) 20 3196 4444