Privacy Policy
Last updated: 1-14-2025
Introduction
We at KDConsulting and our Affiliated Companies worldwide (“KDConsulting” or “Company”) are the controllers of personal information collected on this website and through offline or other means during business activities. We collect Personal Data from individual with whom we interact for business purposes, including but not limited to contact individuals within business customer/prospect and vendor organizations, job candidates, and employees and their beneficiaries/plan participants. We are committed to respecting your privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable data (“Personal Data”) you share with us.
“Affiliated Companies” means with respect to any specified person or entity, any other person or entity Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such entity, where “Control” with regard to an entity, means the beneficial, equitable or legal ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) or more of the capital stock (or other ownership interest, if not a corporation) of such entity ordinarily having voting rights, or effective control of the activities of such entity regardless of the percentage of ownership.
KDConsulting Privacy Policy outlines how KDConsulting collects, uses, shares, and secures your Personal Data on a global basis where KDConsulting is the controller of your Personal Data, as defined by applicable privacy laws. This policy also describes your choices and rights regarding your Personal Data.
Unless prohibited by local laws, non-English translations of this policy are provided for convenience only. To the extent a translated version of the Privacy Policy conflicts with the English version, the English version controls.
Definitions
Personal Data
Personal Data is any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Your name, address, phone number and bank account number are examples of Personal Data.
What Personal Data We Collect and How We Use It
The KDConsulting processes your Personal Data to ensure the efficiency and effectivity of KDConsulting business activities and relationships, conduct business and commercial transactions, maintain the recruitment/employment relationship, and plan and conduct marketing.
Below is a description of the Personal Data KDConsulting may have collected and/or used over the last 12 months:
Category of Personal Data
Description
Purposes and Uses
Legal Basis
Identifiers
Name, contact information (postal address, email address, phone number), Internet Protocol address.
KDConsulting may use Identifiers to fulfil a contract with the organization for which you work, or to conduct business activities such as marketing and business communications. KDConsulting may also process Identifier information to fulfil legal requirements and protect
KDConsulting's legal and business interests.
KDConsulting conducts direct marketing with your consent. Otherwise, KDConsulting processes Identifiers for contract or legal reasons.
Customer Records Information
Name, signature, employment information (title, role), contact information.
If you currently work or previously have worked for a business customer or vendor organization, we may have collected information about you in our Customer Records in order to fulfil a contract with your organization, or to conduct business activities such as marketing and business communications.
KDConsulting conducts direct marketing with your consent. Otherwise, KDConsulting processes Customer Records Information for contract or legal reasons.
Commercial Information
Products or services purchased or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
KDConsulting may collect Commercial Information in order to customize and plan marketing activities, make business decisions, and make financial and resource forecasts.
KDConsulting conducts these activities with Legitimate Business Interests, and in some cases to fulfil Contracts or for Legal reasons.
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity
Browsing history, search history, information regarding interaction with our networks, websites and advertisements.
To better manage and design our websites, customize and serve ads, perform website analytics, and manage marketing activities, KDConsulting collects Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity information. As individuals access KDConsulting online applications and networks, KDConsulting tracks and manages access in order to maintain security.
KDConsulting collects this network, online and online advertising information for its Legitimate Business Interests.
Geolocation Data
Non-Precise geolocation information at the country level, based on IP address.
KDConsulting may recognize the country from which a web visitor comes to a KDConsulting website through IP address in order to customize a web visitor’s experience, manage security and protect against fraud, and fulfil requests. Web visitors may also provide KDConsulting country location in order to establish web experience preferences.
In some cases, KDConsulting obtains consent for country-level location data. In other cases, KDConsulting uses this information for Legitimate Business Interests or to fulfil contracts with web visitors.
Professional or Employment-Related Information
Name, contact information, job history, job title, performance information, education history, IP Address, CV or resumes, background check data (such as criminal and financial background checks), racial or ethnic origin, data related to compensation.
In order to find, communicate with (i.e. sending emails and/or SMS messages), evaluate and hire the right job candidates, KDConsulting collects and uses Professional or Employment-Related Information.
KDConsulting collects and uses this information to support Legal requirements and claims and operate business activities under its Legitimate Business Interests. Job candidates may provide consent for some data processing activities.
KDConsulting does not as a practice collect Personal Data revealing political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, genetic information, or sex life/sexual orientation.
If KDConsulting intends to use or transfer Personal Data for purposes beyond those for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you, or for purposes incompatible to those uses, KDConsulting will offer you the opportunity to affirmatively opt in.
In addition to the above, KDConsulting is the controller of Personal Data for employees, contractors and other
KDConsulting workers. KDConsulting uses this Personal Data, which can include sensitive personal information, to maintain the employee/worker Contract and for its Legitimate Interests.
Sources of Personal Data
We have collected the above categories and types of personal data directly from individuals through our website and through social media sites such as LinkedIn, and through business interaction and documents such as our contracts and other shared documents. In a few limited cases, KDConsulting may have received Personal Data with data subject to consent from a third party, such as a third-party recruiter or job site, who has permission to pass on job candidate details to KDConsulting.
How We Share Personal Data
We may share your Personal Data with third-party service providers under contract to us to assist in our business activities, which may include but are not limited to marketing, advertising our product/service offerings, recruiting, and maintaining and improving our service offerings. These service providers are authorized to use your Personal Data only as necessary to provide these services to us. KDConsulting does not sell Personal Data or provide Personal Data to third parties for their own uses.
That said, some third-party advertising or analytics cookies can be considered a “sale” under some definitions, and you can opt out of this sharing through our cookie consent banner that may appear in a ribbon on our website pages, or by following instructions provided in our full Cookies Policy.
In addition, though KDConsulting does not otherwise sell Personal Data, you can opt out of any future sharing by emailing this request to [email protected]
KDConsulting may also disclose your Personal Data as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process, when KDConsulting believes in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect KDConsulting’s rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request. We may also share as a part of merger or acquisition activity.
Choice
This Privacy Policy informs you of KDConsulting’s policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use this site and the choices you have associated with your data in the following circumstances:
When you visit our website
When you sign up and consent to receive email, SMS messages, or newsletter communications from KDConsulting
When you inquire about an employment opportunity.
If you would like to discontinue receiving these communications, you may update your preferences by using the “Unsubscribe” link found in emails or by contacting KDConsulting using the information in the “Contact Data” section of this Policy. You may also have an opportunity to choose whether some cookies are set on your device. See our full Cookies Policy for more information.
More About Our Website
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some are essential to make KDConsulting site work; others help KDConsulting improve the user experience. A “cookie” is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect data about website activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Data previously indicated by a web user.
For greater details, please refer to the Cookie Policy to learn more.
Log Files
Log files may record data such as Internet domain and host names; Internet protocol (IP) addresses; browser software and operating system types; internet service provider, clickstream patterns; the files viewed on KDConsulting website (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), referring and exit pages and dates and times that KDConsulting site is accessed to analyze trends in the aggregate and administer the site.
Security
Wherever your Personal Data may be held within KDConsulting or on its behalf, KDConsulting takes commercially reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Data that you share with KDConsulting from unauthorized access or disclosure.
If you have any questions about the security of your Personal Data, you can contact KDConsulting at [email protected].
Data Hosting and Retention
KDConsulting is a global company and may store your Personal Data in data centers around the world. Regardless of location, KDConsulting protects your data with similar controls and safeguards. For example, If KDConsulting transfers data from the European Union or from other countries requiring additional measures to allow the data transfer,
KDConsulting uses Standard Contractual Clauses among other measures to provide adequacy. KDConsulting will not store your data longer than necessary for the purpose for which we have processed your data. How long we retain your data depends on the type of data and the purpose for which we process your data. Contact us at [email protected] for more information about data retention.
Children's Privacy
KDConsulting’s website is a general audience website. Accordingly, CM2 Corp. DBA "Grow Your Business" does not intend to collect Personal Data from anyone CM2 Corp. DBA "Grow Your Business" knows to be under 16 years of age.
If we learn that we have collected personally identifiable information from an individual under 16 years of age, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information from our files as soon as is practicable. Please contact us at [email protected] if you believe we have any information from or about an individual under the age of 16.
Data Subject Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your Personal Data. To exercise any of the following rights, please contact us at [email protected].
Note that there may be exceptions and limited applicability to some individual data rights, and KDConsulting may not be required or able to fulfill your request. In most cases, we will respond to your request within 30 days, unless legal requirements dictate otherwise. Below is a summary of individual data rights you may have, depending on local requirements.
Right to Know and Right to Request Information
You may have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose or sell. You have the right to request information about the personal information we’ve collected about you within the last twelve months, and you may have the right to receive a machine-readable copy of your Personal Data and/or have us provide your Personal Data to a third party. You may request to know if we have collected, sold or shared with third parties, including the following information:
The categories of personal information we have collected about you
The categories of sources of personal information we collected about you
Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information about you
The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information
The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
Whether we have sold your personal information and if so the categories of personal information that each category of recipient purchased; and
Whether we have disclosed your personal information for a business purpose and, if so, the categories of personal information that each category of recipient received.
Right to Request Correction or Deletion
If you believe that we have some Personal Data about you that is incorrect, you can request that we update or correct that information.
You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. Under certain circumstances, we may be unable to delete your personal information, for example, to comply with legal obligations, or to complete a business transaction that you have requested.
Right to Object, Withdraw Consent, and Data Portability
You may have the right to restrict (stop any active) processing of your personal data.
In addition, you can object to the processing of your personal data in some circumstances (in particular, where we don’t have to process the data to meet a contractual or other legal requirement, or where we are using the data for direct marketing).
You have the right to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. KDConsulting will assist in the transmission of such data to another entity, upon request, to the extent technically feasible.
These rights may be limited, for example if fulfilling your request would reveal personal data about another person, where they would infringe the rights of a third party (including our rights) or if you ask us to delete information which we are required by law to keep or have compelling legitimate interests in keeping. We will inform you of relevant exemptions we rely upon when responding to any request you make.
Right to Non-Discrimination
You have a right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your privacy rights.
Right to Complain to a Regulator
If you have unresolved concerns, you may have the right to complain to the data protection authority where you live, work or where you believe a breach may have occurred.
In Canada, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to help resolve a privacy concern you have at https://www.priv.gc.ca.
In the European Union, find your Data Protection Authority’s contact information at https://
In the United Kingdom, you can make a complaint about us to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org
.uk.
In the Philippines, you can contact the National Privacy Commission at [email protected].
In South Africa, you can contact The Information Regulator at https://
You may also contact the privacy regulator in your country, state, or province. Most privacy regulators can be contacted online using the resources provided at https://
Commitment
KDConsulting is committed to privacy. Protecting your privacy online is an evolving area, and this website is constantly evolving to meet these demands.
If you have any comments or questions regarding KDConsulting’s Privacy Policy, please contact KDConsulting at [email protected]. While KDConsulting cannot guarantee privacy perfection, KDConsulting will address any issue to the best of our abilities as soon as possible.
International Personal Data Transfers Outside the EEA
KDConsulting may, subject to applicable law, transfer your information outside the country where you are located and to where information protection standards may differ (e.g., your information may be stored on servers located in other jurisdictions). We will utilize appropriate safeguards governing the transfer and usage of your personal information, such as Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR. If you would like further detail on the safeguards we have in place, you can contact us directly as described in this Privacy Notice.
APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System
KDConsulting privacy practices, described in this Privacy Policy, comply with the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System. The APEC CBPR system provides a framework for organizations to ensure protection of personal information transferred among participating APEC economies. More information about the APEC framework can be found here.
Contact Data
Changes to this Privacy Policy
You should review this Privacy Policy on a routine basis as KDConsulting reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy, or any portion thereof, an updated version of our Privacy Policy will be posted to our website.