Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 3, 2023

At Searchlight Group, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website or engage with our executive recruitment services.

Personal Information
  1. Contact Details: Name, email address, phone number, and organization name when you submit a contact form, email us, or call us.
  2. Professional Information: CVs, job history, qualifications, or other details provided by candidates or clients during recruitment processes.
  3. Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent, collected via cookies or analytics tools.
How We Collect Information
  1. Directly from you when you fill out forms, contact us, or engage with our services.
  2. Automatically through website technologies like cookies (see “Cookies” section below).
  3. From third parties, such as referrals or professional networks, during recruitment activities (with your consent where required).
How We Use Your Information
  1. Respond to inquiries and provide recruitment services.
  2. Match candidates with leadership roles for our clients.
  3. Improve our website and services through analytics.
  4. Communicate with you about our offerings or updates (with your consent where required).
  5. Comply with legal obligations.
Disclosure of Information
  1. Clients: Candidate details (e.g., CVs) shared with clients during recruitment, only with candidate consent.
  2. Service Providers: Third-party vendors (e.g., website hosting, analytics) who assist us, bound by confidentiality agreements.
  3. Legal Authorities: If required by law or to protect our rights.
  4. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience and analyze usage. Cookies are small files stored on your device. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings, though disabling them may affect site functionality.

Data Security

We implement reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no online transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights
  1. Access the personal information we hold about you.
  2. Request correction or deletion of your data.
  3. Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
  4. Withdraw consent (where applicable).
  5. To exercise these rights, contact us at [EMAIL ADDRESS]. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe, subject to legal requirements.
Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy (e.g., fulfilling a recruitment engagement) or as required by law. For example, candidate data may be kept for future opportunities unless you request deletion.

International Transfers

If your data is transferred outside Australia, we ensure it is protected in accordance with applicable privacy laws or through appropriate safeguards.

Third-Party Links

Our website may link to external sites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those sites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Changes will be posted here with an updated “Last Modified” date. Your continued use of the site after changes indicates acceptance.

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