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Data Policy

 

This website is operated by and on behalf of Global Project Services - including its affiliates, divisions, business units and subsidiaries - ("GPS").

This privacy policy applies to personal information GPS may collect through this website, and to other information we may collect in the course of our business. It does not apply to personal information relating to GPS's own employees. GPS recognizes and respects the privacy of the individuals whose personal information it collects, uses and otherwise processes in the course of its business.

Collection of Your Personal Information

Personal information you provide

GPS collects personal information about individuals when specifically, and knowingly provided by such individuals for purposes disclosed or otherwise known to them when they provide their information or for the wider purposes set out below. This includes, for example, voluntary submission of an email address for our news email update list, providing a business card in a meeting, sending us an email which includes personal information about you, providing basic details for building security purposes when you enter GPS premises, or allowing us to photograph, film or otherwise record you when you attend an event that we host or sponsor.

Unless we explain otherwise at the time, providing personal information that we request is optional and disclosures are made voluntarily.
 

Automatic collection of your personal information

We collect certain information by automated means when you visit our premises or websites. In particular:

  • Our websites log IP addresses, the type of operating system that the visitor’s computer uses, the type of browser software used by the visitor, and the pages accessed by the visitor.

GPS uses this data, in aggregated form, to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behaviour of our visitors and to measure overall user demographics and interests regarding specific areas of the site.

  • Our websites also use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage for us and our affiliates. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out herein.
 

Collection of your personal information from third party sources

If you are involved in a business relationship with us, we may also obtain some limited information about you indirectly, for example when your colleagues give us your contact details and information about your role, or from publicly available sources such as the Internet and/or subscription-based services.

 

Use of Your Personal Information

We may use the information we collect about you for purposes which are made clear to you (or which you already know) when you provide your information or for the following purposes:

Business-related purposes

  • protecting the security and integrity of our premises, websites and other information technology systems;
  • responding to and communicating with you about your requests, questions and comments;
  • managing and developing our relationship with you and the organization that you represent; and
  • operating, evaluating and improving our business.


Legal and compliance purposes

  • protecting ourselves and our employees and business counterparties against fraud and other criminal activity, and co-operating with law enforcement and other regulatory agencies;
  • exercising and defending our legal rights and legal claims made against us; and
  • complying with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Except as otherwise allowed by this policy, GPS will not trade, sell, or rent personal information but may collect, or provide aggregate statistics about its websites and their users to other parties who do not provide services directly to GPS.

Except in rare circumstances where GPS is required by law to disclose or otherwise process your personal information, GPS will only process your personal information as necessary for the purposes explained to you when the information is collected or otherwise set out in this policy. GPS will not collect your personal information unless it has concluded that it has a legitimate interest in pursuing the relevant purpose. We may occasionally ask for your consent to allow us to process your personal information – for example, if we wish to use images of you in published materials relating to an event that you attended.

 

Disclosures

GPS entities may share personal information about you between themselves, and they may disclose your personal information to technology and other service providers, including professional advisors, who hold and process the information on their behalf.

GPS may also disclose your personal information if it has a good faith belief that this is necessary for the legal and compliance purposes set out above. For these purposes, we may, for example, disclose information about you to courts and litigation counterparties, insurers, the police and other competent governmental authorities.

As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy assets. In such transactions, personal information is generally one of the transferred business assets. Also, if either GPS itself or substantially all of GPS’s assets were acquired, personal information may be one of the transferred assets. Therefore, we may disclose and/or transfer personal information to a third-party purchaser in these circumstances.

If your personal information is collected or processed by a GPS entity within the European Economic Area (the "EEA") or the United Kingdom (the “UK”), you should be aware that the disclosures described above may include transfers of your personal information to recipients outside the EEA or the UK, including recipients in countries (such as the United States) which do not have data privacy laws as strict as those in the EEA and the UK. Personal information transferred to GPS entities in the United States is protected by the commitments made by GPS through its participation in the EU-US Privacy Shield discussed below. Where your personal information is transferred to other GPS entities, or to third party service providers, in countries without strict data privacy laws, the information will be protected by data transfer agreements in the appropriate form approved for this purpose by the European Commission – if you would like further information about these agreements, or to see a copy of any of them, please contact us.
 

Your data protection rights

You have a right to access the information that GPS collects about you, and related rights to require your information to be corrected if it is inaccurate, to object to our processing of your information and, in some circumstances, to require us to delete your information or restrict its processing. If you want to exercise any of these rights or withdraw a consent that you have given to our processing of your personal information, please contact us. If your information is held by a GPS entity in the EEA or the UK you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority, either in the EEA member state or the UK where the GPS entity is located or in your own EEA member state or the UK.
 

Opt Out

If you no longer wish to receive our marketing communications, you may opt out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter.
 

Retention of Your Personal Information

GPS will retain your personal information as follows (or longer if required by law), and will then promptly delete the information:

  • We retain personal information in accordance with GPS's records management policies (unless we delete the information earlier at your request). You may contact GPS for more information on record retention periods. 


EU-US Privacy Shield

GPS complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and the UK to the United States in reliance on Privacy Shield. GPS has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles with respect to such information. GPS may be liable for onward transfers to third parties in violation of the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern.

In compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield Principles, GPS commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your personal information. European Union and UK individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact GPS.

GPS commits to cooperate with the panel established by the EU data protection authorities ('DPAs') to address any complaints and comply with the advice given by the panel with regard to personal information transferred to the United States from the EEA and the UK. GPS's referral of complaints to the DPAs is provided at no cost to you.
 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy or our information collection practices, please contact us by sending an email to GPS.
 

Terms of Use

If you do not agree with the terms or have any questions, contact us before proceeding and we will be pleased to assist you. By choosing to access and use this site, you are expressly agreeing to be bound by these terms.

License and Site Access. GPS or third parties granting rights to GPS hold title to the materials on this site, which are the copyrighted work of GPS or such third parties. GPS grants you a limited license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of this site, including the right to download and make a single electronic or hard copy of limited portions (including text, photos, videos, and graphics), provided that the GPS copyright is acknowledged  on each page copied. However, you may not modify it or any portion of it. This license does not include any commercial use of this site or its contents other than our e-commerce services. It does not include any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

Neither this Web site nor any portion thereof may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any portion of this site. You may not use meta tags or any other hidden text using GPS’s name or trademarks. Any unauthorized use terminates the license to use granted herein.

Changes to Site. In order to improve our service to you, we reserve the right to make changes in the access, operation, and content of this site at any time without notice. We also reserve the right to make changes in the Terms and the Privacy Policy, so please check before each use for changes.

Confidential Information. GPS discourages you from sending or posting to the site materials or information that you consider to be confidential or proprietary. Please note that if you do send such information, GPS will assume that it is not confidential. By sending or posting such information or material, you grant GPS an unrestricted license to use, reproduce, and distribute those materials or information, and you agree that GPS may use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send or post for any purpose.

No Warranties. The information on this site is provided for general information purposes only. While GPS strives to provide only accurate information on this Web site, you may discover some inadvertent inaccuracies in the information provided. Please bring them to our attention by using the Contact Us link. Since such mistakes may occur, GPS MAKES NO GUARANTEES, WARRANTIES, OR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SITE. WE ARE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, AND ALL WARRANTIES (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) ARE DISCLAIMED.


Links to Other Sites. As convenience, this Web site may contain links to other sites that are not controlled by, or affiliated or associated with, GPS. Accordingly, GPS does not make any representations concerning the privacy practices or terms of use of such sites, nor does GPS control or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of the information and materials available on such sites.