Plac-D Privacy and
Cookies Policy

COLLECTED PERSONAL DATA AND HOW WE USE IT

1. We collect the following categories of personal data from our customers, customers’ candidates and Site visitors:

   1. Personal data – Included in this category are classes of data which identify an individual and their personal characteristics. Examples are names, addresses, job title, employer, contact details, age, sex, date of birth, physical descriptions, identifiers issued by public bodies, e.g. SSN and NI numbers. We may collect names, email addresses and contact information of visitors who register for the Plac-D Community, in blog entries and of our customers’ users and their recipients. For our customers, we may also collect information about a customer’s business such a company name, company size, business type, and contact information.

   2. Education and professional training information – Included in this category are matters which relate to the education and professional training of an individual. Examples are academic records, qualifications, skills, training records, and professional expertise.

   3. Employment information – Included in this category are matters relating to the employment of an individual. Examples are business role, employment and career history, recruitment and termination details, attendance record, health and safety records, performance appraisals, training records, agency employer, security records or other information necessary to determine an individual’s fitness for employment.

   4. Financial details – Included in this category are matters relating to the financial affairs of an individual. Examples are income, salary, billing rate, payments, benefits, bank or other information necessary to process payroll for an individual. For our customers, information may also include payment processing information such as credit or debit card number, bank information, and billing address.

   5. Goods or services provided – Included in this category are classes of data relating to goods and services which have been provided. Examples are details of the goods or services supplied, licenses issued, agreements and contracts.

   6. IT information – Included in this category is any information relating to an individual’s use of technology or software including IP addresses, any information about the computing or mobile device an individual is using, location data gathered from such devices, connection data, usernames and passwords, and social media handles.

   7. Special Categories – Included in this category are classes of data that are considered sensitive data, personally identifiable information, or sensitive personal data under applicable law. This category of personal data is typically collected to comply with legal requirements or to determine fitness for employment.

   8. We may also collect from you, personal data about your contacts such as email addresses. If you believe that one of your contacts has provided us with your personal data and you would like to request that it be removed from our database, please contact us at info@Plac-d.com.

2. Personal data is collected and used for Plac-D's legitimate business purposes and to comply with the Company's contractual and legal obligations, including establishing, managing and providing the Plac-D Service to our customers. Personal data is used by Plac-D for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or for additional purposes that Plac-D has advised you of, and / or for which Plac-D has obtained your consent with respect to the use or disclosure of your personal data. Specifically, we use the personal data collected only for the following purposes:

   1. Provide the Service to our customers, including through third parties.
   2. Facilitate the services provided to our customers by Plac-D partners.
   3. Keep records of customer activity.
   4. Keep records of customer information.
   5. Administer a customer's accounts, including payment.
   6. Respond to a customer's service or support requests.
   7. For marketing, promotional and sales purposes.
   8. For data security purposes.
   9. For machine learning and product enhancement purposes.
   10. Plac-D does not use personal data for automated decision making.

3. We will only share your personal data with third parties (our agents) in the ways that are described in our customer agreements and this Privacy Policy. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Additionally, our employees are trained and subject to confidentiality obligations and only have access to personal data as necessary.

4. We may email information regarding updates to the Service or service offerings to our customers in accordance with the terms and conditions of each customer’s agreements with us or site visitors in accordance with the terms described in this Privacy Policy.

5. Other third parties, such as content or third party service providers, may provide content or services through the Service and may need access to your personal data to provide their services to you. Customers will be using a Service to host data and information. Plac-D will not use or disclose your personal data, except (i) to the extent necessary to provide the Service to you or as requested by you, or (ii) pursuant to law, as determined by Plac-D in its sole discretion, or (iii) by a court order, or (iv) in connection with third party cookies as described in Section 2.3.5 of this Privacy Policy. Individual customer or customer candidate records may at times be viewed or accessed by Plac-D's authorized employees or agents only for the purpose(s) of (i) providing the Service and related professional services to customer or customer candidates, (ii) resolving a support issue affecting any of them, (iii) to inspect and resolve a suspected violation of customer agreements with a customer, or (iv) as may be required by law, as determined by Plac-D in its sole discretion, judicial proceeding, subpoena, legal process or binding court order. We also reserve the right to disclose your personal data when we believe, in our sole discretion, that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, subpoena, court order, or legal process.

6. Personal data may be disclosed or distributed to another party with which Plac-D enters, or may enter, into a corporation transaction. If Plac-D is acquired in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all its assets, you will be notified via email, on our Site and/or by a prominent notice on our Service of any change in the uses of your personal data, as well as any choices you may have regarding your personal data. The disclosure of personal data to another party as set forth herein may involve the transfer of such personal data outside the state, province, country or other jurisdiction in which Plac-D stores or otherwise processes personal data, subject to Plac-D taking steps to provide that any such transfer is made only in compliance with applicable laws. In the unlikely event of a bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation, the database containing personal data may be treated as an asset of Plac-D and may be subject to transfer to a third party.

7. Plac-D may disclose personal data to companies that assist us in providing our Service or that partner with us to provide you their services or content. In this context, any such transfers to third parties are governed by our vendor agreements with them, which provide standards of care for the protection for personal and confidential information that are not less stringent than the standards contained in our customer agreements, and in no event, less than a reasonable standard of care in accordance with any applicable law. Such third-party companies are authorized to use your personal data only as necessary to provide these services to us and/or you and for the purposes for which the personal data was collected. Personal data may be transferred to third parties outside the state, province, country or other jurisdiction in which Plac-D stores personal data, subject to Plac-D taking steps to provide that any such transfer is made in full compliance with applicable laws. In the case of partners with whom you contract directly, their policies regarding personal data will govern your relationship with them as stated in the applicable agreement between you and the partner and we will not be responsible for any actions or omission of these partners.

8. Customers are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of their user registration and password. Customers or Site visitors may opt-out of receiving sales, promotional or advertising emails from us by selecting the opt-out link located in the message body of all our electronic communications. Customers or Site visitors may also email info@Plac-D.com directly with a request to be removed from such communications. We may also track and analyze information that doesn’t directly identify you as a person and aggregate usage and volume statistical information from our Site visitors, customers’ candidates and customers and provide such information in aggregated form to third parties.

9. We are a service provider to our customers and have no direct relationship with the customer candidate or any individual whose personal data a customer processes. If you are a candidate or individual of one of our customers and would no longer like to be contacted by a person or entity that uses our Service, please contact the customer that you interact with directly. If you are a customer and would like to update your account, please contact us at info@Plac-d.com ​.

10. Marketing:​ Plac-D may also ask website visitors who register for the Plac-D Community, to provide certain information, such as email addresses to use and receive content from the site. Plac-D will provide these visitors with the ability to opt-in or opt-out of future communications from the Company as required by applicable law. If you would like to discontinue receiving this information, you may update your email preferences by using the “Unsubscribe” link found in emails we send to you or at your member profile on our Site or by contacting us at info@Plac-d.com ​​.