Last Revision Date: May 2018 (Kroll Compliance Portal Version)
This website is administered by Kroll Associates, Inc. (“Kroll”). Kroll recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. The following Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) provides important information about your privacy in connection with your use of Kroll’s website. Please review it carefully. It describes what information Kroll collects, how Kroll collects that information and how Kroll stores, uses, transfers, and discloses (collectively “Uses”) the collected information. Your continued use of this website constitutes your agreement with this Privacy Policy and any subsequent updates. This Privacy Policy is subject to Kroll’s WebsiteThis website is administered by Kroll Associates, Inc. (“Kroll”). Kroll recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. The following Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) provides important information about your privacy in connection with your use of Kroll’s website. Please review it carefully. It describes what information Kroll collects, how Kroll collects that information and how Kroll stores, uses, transfers, and discloses (collectively “Uses”) the collected information. Your continued use of this website constitutes your agreement with this Privacy Policy and any subsequent updates.
This Privacy Policy is subject to Kroll’s Website Terms of Use (“TOU”).
Subsidiary, Affiliate, Partner and Third-Party Websites
This Privacy Policy applies to this website only. To the extent that this website permits you to link to or otherwise access the websites of Kroll’s subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, or other third-parties, separate privacy policies may apply to those linked websites. Those separate privacy policies may contain terms different than those contained in this Privacy Policy, and your access to and use of such linked websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Kroll expressly disclaims any and all responsibility for your access to and use of such linked websites, as well as for any use of the information that you may provide, or any information that may be collected about you (including via cookies) at such linked websites. We process and transfer your Personal Information such as your name, contact details, age, biographical information, educational and employment background details, criminal convictions (or confirmation there are none) and any other personal information (“Personal Information”) to other countries, including those countries which may have a lower standard of data protection laws than your home country, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. You consent to this transfer is signified by your use of this website and your submission of any Personal Information through the website.
Purpose of Collection of Personal Information
While visiting the Kroll website you may be asked to voluntarily provide Personal Information in order to accomplish the purpose of your visit. For example, if a third party has engaged Kroll to assist with the collection of certain business and/or Personal Information about you, or information about your company, you may be asked to provide your email address, residence, education, work experience, and/or other similar Personal Information from which you are or can be identified (which may include Special Categories of Personal Information such as criminal conviction details, trade union affiliations or political affiliations). Kroll will use your Personal Information (including Special Categories of Personal Information) to provide the compliance services to the third party and with your express consent. Or if you access one or more of Kroll’s web-based technology platforms, you may be asked to provide certain Personal Information in order to access those web-based services. Such Personal Information is provided by you on a voluntary basis, and by submitting your Personal Information you consent to its use in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected from Cookies and Other Technologies
Kroll’s website, online services, applications, platforms, email messages, and advertisements, if any, may use “cookies” and other technologies such as pixel tags and web beacons to collect information about you (pixel tags and web beacons are also known as clear GIFs, action tags or web tags). Please see our Cookies Policy for further information.
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Kroll will not share Personal Information collected from you with third parties for purposes other than those in support of Kroll’s operations and as necessary to facilitate the purpose for which you provided it. In some cases, Kroll may share the information with its affiliated companies or with third party service providers retained by Kroll to provide services on its behalf. These affiliated companies, clients, or third party service providers will use your Personal Information only to accomplish the purposes for which the Personal Information was collected. The transfer of your Personal Information to our affiliated companies may also be done to allow these entities to offer you information about their businesses, products or services that may be of interest to you, or for other lawful business purposes.
In addition to sharing your Personal Information with third parties in furtherance of the purpose for which the Personal Information was provided and/or collected, your Personal Information may also be shared under the following circumstances: (i) if Kroll is required to do so by law enforcement authorities or government agencies or for other regulatory purposes; and (ii) in connection with investigations or other efforts to prevent illegal activities or pertaining to public safety.
Kroll may disclose and transfer your Personal Information during a merger or during the divestiture of company assets. However, we will require the acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy of your Personal Information consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Integrity, Protection and Retention of Your Personal Information
While Kroll endeavors to protect your Personal Information, we cannot warrant the security of any Personal Information, and ultimately you provide your Personal Information to us at your own risk. Kroll uses commercially reasonable efforts and security practices to safeguard your Personal Information, and employ security measures designed to protect your Personal Information from access by unauthorized persons. Some of those measures include, but may not be limited to, encryption, firewalls and use of Secure Socket Layers (SSL). Kroll retains your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, as outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is mandated or permitted by law. Kroll generally retains Personal Information for no longer than the statute of limitations period mandated in your country of residence plus one year.
Access to Personal Information
There may be times that you wish to access your Personal Information. Kroll makes commercially reasonable efforts to provide you with access to your Personal Information in accordance with your legal entitlements so you can instruct us to correct or update the Personal Information if it is inaccurate, or delete your Personal Information, in accordance with applicable laws, if Kroll is not required to retain it by law, for legal purposes, including claims management, or for a legitimate business purpose. To request a copy of your Personal Information, or to provide instructions to us on what you want corrected, restricted or updated, send us an e-mail at: [email protected]. If you have any concerns about our use of your Personal Information, you can send us an email or, if applicable, raise your concerns with an appropriate supervisory authority in your country of residence.
Opting Out: How You Control the Use of Your Personal Information
In the event you have consented to Kroll using your Personal Information and you later decide that you want to opt out from Kroll’s use of your Personal Information, you may opt out of our use of your Personal Information by notifying Kroll by email at: [email protected].
Children
Kroll does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 (or applicable age of consent if higher in other countries) and does not target its websites to children under 13 (or applicable age of consent if higher in other countries). Kroll encourages parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests.If Kroll learns that a child under the age of 13 (or such legally required higher age) has submitted Personal Information online without parental consent, we will take all reasonable steps to delete such information from our databases and not to use such information for any purpose (except where necessary to protect the safety of the child or others as required or as allowed by law). If you become aware of any Personal Information we have collected from children under 13 (or such legally required higher age), please contact us at [email protected].
Changes to this Privacy Policy and Notification to You
Kroll reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make changes to this Privacy Policy. When changes are made to the Privacy Policy, the “Last Revision Date” field at the top of the Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly. Changes to the Privacy Policy become effective upon posting and updating the “Last Revision Date”. Kroll encourages you to periodically review the Privacy Policy to be informed of any changes.
