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Privacy Statement

Thank you for visiting the official website of Normative (the “Site”).

Normative Inc. ("we", "us" or "our") respects the privacy of users who visit this Site and use our services. This Privacy Statement explains how we may collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal information of individuals who use and interact with this Site, as well as information you may submit when you contact us by email or submit a job application.

What personal information do we collect?

In this Privacy Statement, “Personal information” includes any information about an identifiable individual or any information that may reasonably be linked to an individual.

When you interact with us

When you visit our Site, submit a job application or contact us, you may choose to provide some personal information such as:

  • Contact Information, such as your name, email address and phone number; and
  • Application Information, such as:
    • when you submit a job application, including your resume or CV (including, for example, your employment background, academic background and professional qualifications), your LinkedIn profile and other websites or blogs you may have; and
    • during the recruitment process, during such time we may collect additional information in order to complete background checks or other verification processes. We, or our third party recruitment or consultant partners, may review and analyze public sources, such as websites or social media accounts owned by you that you have made publicly available.

You may refuse to provide us with your personal information. However, some personal information is necessary for our services, so if you do not provide the required information, you may not be able to receive the services as intended.

Information we collect automatically

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your IP address and other unique identifiers and device information, some usage information such as the browser type, time zone settings, language preferences, operating system, length of visit, pages viewed on the site and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we may collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site as this information helps us understand how you use the site features and the content of the website in order to make improvements and tailor the content to your preferences.

We collect this information using the following technologies:

  • “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

You can opt-out of cookies or prevent third-party websites from accessing our Cookies through the privacy settings on your browser. However, opting-out of our Cookies may disable some of our website’s features, and may prevent us from providing you with the information and services you have requested.

How we may use your personal information

We may use this personal information for the following purposes:

  • to contact you in regards to your inquiries;
  • to improve our website and to provide you with a personalized experience;
  • to process and evaluate job applications and to contact you in connection with a position you have applied for or with other roles that we believe may be of interest to you;
  • to carry out background checks, verifications and validations of your experience, employment history, academic history and professional qualifications;
  • if you are successful in the recruitment process and you accept an offer for a position with us, your personal information will transfer to your personnel file;
  • if you are not successful in the recruitment process, we will store your personal information so that we may reach out to you and invite you to apply for other positions that we think you may be interested in;
  • to allow you to visit and interact with the website,
  • to identify you when you return to our website or when you contact us;
  • with your consent where required, to send you promotional communications such as special offers, or other promotions;
  • to conduct internal analyses and maintain appropriate records for internal administrative purposes, such as analyzing trends, usage, and activities of visitors and users of the website and mobile applications;
  • to detect, prevent or investigate security breaches or fraud;
  • to protect our business, including to enforce rights or to comply with applicable laws; and
  • for any other purposes to which you provided consent.

Our website might include links to third-party websites as well as content and applications hosted and served by third parties. When clicking on those links, these third-parties may collect your personal information. If you follow a link to a third-party website, please refer to the third-party’s privacy statement for information on the type of personal information it collects, and how it uses or discloses it and for information on its privacy practices.

How we may share your personal information

We share your personal information as follows:

  • Third-party providers helping us operate our website, as well as providers offering services such as hosting, data analytics, event logging, information technology, digital and other marketing;
  • Third-party service providers, including BambooHR, who host and store the personal information you include within a job application;
  • Background-checking organizations that verify employment history, academic history and professional qualifications;
  • External recruitment or consulting partners that help us find suitable candidates and evaluate applications;
  • Fraud prevention providers to assist us in our monitoring for fraud;
  • A buyer or a successor in the event of a merger, restructuring, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets; or
  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request, in accordance with applicable law, or when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, property, or safety or the rights, property or safety of our customers or others.

We only use service providers that ensure a comparable level of protection for your personal information and are under legal and contractual obligations to adhere to applicable privacy and data protection legislation, to safeguard personal information in accordance with the sensitivity of the information, and to only use the personal information provided to them for the purposes in which it was disclosed.

How we protect your personal information

We use reasonable and appropriate security measures designed to help secure your personal information against unauthorized use, loss, access, modification, destruction or disclosure while it is in our custody or under our control. These measures include physical, organizational and technological measures that are proportionate to the quantity and sensitivity of the personal information.

Location and retention of your personal information

The personal information we collect is stored and processed on servers located in North America and Europe. Information stored in a foreign jurisdiction may be subject to the laws of general application in the foreign jurisdiction, including lawful access, and may be accessible to foreign officials or law enforcement. If we transfer your personal information outside of your jurisdiction, we will take steps to ensure your information is adequately protected in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws.

The time periods for which we retain your personal information depend on the purposes for which we collected it. We routinely destroy personal information that is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, including for the purposes of processing the service ordered, or meeting any legal or reporting requirements.

Accuracy of personal information

We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information in our custody is accurate and up-to-date for the purposes for which the information was collected.

Your Rights

Depending on where you reside, you may have one or more of the following rights relating to your personal information. Some of these rights will be subject to specific requirements or limitations under applicable law. Available rights may include:

  • Right to opt-out: You may “opt-out” or withdraw your consent at any time to the collection, use, disclosure or any other form of processing of your personal information.
  • Rights of access, correction and erasure: You may request access to and obtain a copy of any of your personal information that we hold, to request the correction of any inaccurate, outdated or incomplete information related to you or to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances. You also have the right to know the types of personal information being collected, whether your personal information is being sold or shared, and to whom it is being sold or shared.
  • Data portability: You may request to receive all personal information that we hold in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You may also require that we share this information to another entity, where this is technically feasible.
  • Right to objection or restriction of processing: You may object to or restrict our processing of your personal information under specific circumstances. Where your personal information is subject to restriction we will only process it with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. You may also have the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information to third-parties. In addition, you may have the right to object to processing (including profiling) where we are relying upon legitimate interests to process personal information.
  • Right to object to direct marketing (including profiling): you may have the right to object to our use of your personal information (including profiling) for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to equal service and price: you have the right to be free from discrimination, for instance, being charging a different price or providing a different quality of goods or services to you for exercising your rights.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us by sending an email to privacy@normative.com. We will respond within 30 days. If we cannot accommodate a request, we will provide you with a justification.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. None of our services are intended for use by children under the age of 13. If you believe we have collected information from your child in error or have questions or concerns about our practices relating to children, please notify us and we will promptly respond.

Contact us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement, or regarding your personal information, the ways in which we collect and use your personal information, or your choices and rights regarding such use, please contact us by email at to privacy@normative.com. If after you contacted us you are still not satisfied, you have the right to file a complaint with your local privacy authority.

Updates

We may make changes to this Privacy Statement to reflect our current use and treatment of your personal information. If we change the way we handle your personal information, we will update this Privacy Statement and notify you or seek your consent as and when appropriate.