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Privacy Policy

This website privacy policy ("Privacy Policy" or "Policy") describes www.gesume.com’s (hereinafter referred to as "Gésumé", "Site" or "Website") policy on the collection, use, and disclosure of information about you in connection with your use of the services delivered through, via, and by the Website and other accompanying medium.

The terms "we", "us" or "our", refer to www.gesume.com. By using services delivered through, via, and by the Website, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.

In this Policy, the term "service" means collecting information about individual and corporate users of the Website; collecting information about individuals and their professional profiles; collecting information about corporates and their job vacancies; aggregating, analyzing, and visually, verbally, transcription and contextually presenting such collected information, helping users find and connect each other, enabling users to communicate with each other for networking and recruitment purposes, enabling users to receive communications about their established and potential fields of interests.

Use of Website services commences with the formal process of user account creation. This is followed by users’ providing more information about themselves and/or their organizations, formally creating their profiles, and where applicable their job vacancies. The Website provides tooling for users to find each other based on their profile and vacancy parameters and their search criteria. The Website also provides tooling for users to interact with each other. Additionally, the Website provides tooling for users to set their functional settings, and preferences. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Services").

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 1st January 2024 and Gésumé reserves the right to update, change, amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and said changes will be effective upon posting. Every time there is a change, we will display a notice on our Site thereof. We may also notify you by email, at our discretion. We will use your personal information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time you submitted the information unless you consent to the new or revised policy.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you may provide while on such third-party websites. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies on those third-party websites before providing any of your information on such sites.

Gésumé Websites: All websites, subdomains, aliases, mobile applications, background applications, web services and embedding in third-party websites where the service Gésumé is available.

EU GDPR: The Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council dated 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data, and on the repeal of the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC.

Personal data: Pursuant to Article 4 (1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

In every respect, by using Gésumé, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Your privacy is important to you and us. So we will protect the information you share with us. To protect your privacy, the Site follows various widely-accepted principles in accordance with worldwide practices for customer privacy and data protection.
  • 1.2 We, at Gésumé, are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you share with us. For this Policy, Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address, and an email address or other contact information, whether at work or home. In general, you can visit the Site’s web pages without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information about yourself. If however, Personal Information is revealed to us, we won’t sell or give away any content of your Personal Information to anyone and use state-of-the-art security measures to protect your information from unauthorized users.
  • 1.3 You have choices about the information on your profile, such as your education, work history, skills, photo, city or area, and endorsements. You don’t have to provide additional information on your profile; however, profile information helps you to get more from our Services, including helping recruiters and business opportunities find you. It’s your choice whether to include sensitive information on your profile and to make that sensitive information public. Please do not post or add personal data to your profile that you would not want to be publicly available.
  • 1.4 While the Site is not responsible for content and opinions provided, transmitted, and published by its users; and not liable for the consequences of such content; the Site strives to moderate content provided by its users. In case some harmful, derogatory, or pornographic content becomes available on the Site via content provided by users, the Site will remove such content as swiftly as possible subject to the limitations of electronic data processing systems.
2. Information We Collect and How We Use It

Your profile is fully visible to all individuals and employers of our services. It can also be visible to others on or off of our Services (e.g., Visitors to our Services or users of third-party search engines). Parts such as the company name, number of employees, skills, education, work history, certificates, profile photo and description you entered when filling out your profile can be changed at any time from the privacy settings section in the settings. Their usage of our Services, access channels, and search types (e.g., by name or by keyword) impact the availability of your profile and whether they can view certain fields in your profile.

  • 2.1 When you visit or use our Service, we collect and store information about you, your computer or mobile device, and your activities. This information may include, but is not limited to:
  • Your computer’s IP address; technical information about your computer or mobile device (such as the type of the device, web browser, or operating system);
  • Your mobile device’s unique ID number (when available), your mobile device’s geographic location (specific geographic location if you’ve enabled collection of that information, or general geographic location automatically);
  • Your full name, email address, zip code, and other information you may provide with your account, such as your gender and birth date;
  • How long you have visited our service and which features you have used;
  •  We use other companies, agents or contractors ("Service Providers") to perform services on our behalf or to assist us with the provision of services to you. For example, we engage Service Providers to provide marketing, advertising, communications, security, infrastructure and IT services, to customize, personalize and optimize our service, to provide bank account or balance information, to process credit card transactions or other payment methods, to provide customer service, to analyze and enhance data (including data about users' interactions with our service), and to process and administer consumer surveys. In the course of providing such services, these Service Providers may have access to your personal or other information. We do not authorize them to use or disclose your personal information except in connection with providing their services (which includes maintaining and improving their services). Users are advised to read respective third-party website policies before browsing or making financial transactions.
  • 2.2 Additionally, we shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained because of any disclosure (inadvertent or otherwise) of any information concerning the user’s account and/or information relating to or regarding online transactions using credit cards/debit cards and/or their verification process and particulars nor for any error, omission or inaccuracy concerning any information that is disclosed and used whether or not in pursuance of a legal process or otherwise.
  • 2.3 We use the information to improve the Service’s functionality and quality and also personalize your experience. We also use this information to display relevant advertising, provide support, send messages to you, and comply with legal obligations.
  • 2.4 Please note that some of this information is automatically collected without you voluntarily choosing to provide this information to us.
3. Notice

We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you create a registration or login ID on the Site or when you connect or browse connected sites, linked with or listed on our Website, or join a limited-access premium site. We use your Personal Information for four primary purposes:

  1. to make the site easier for you to use by not having to enter information more than once;
  2. to help you quickly find services or information that you are looking for;
  3. to help us create or bring content most relevant to you;
  4. to alert you to special offers, updated information, and other new services available on our Site.
4. Third-Party Services
  • 4.1 Third parties provide certain services available on the Web. The Site may provide information, including Personal Information that we collect from you, and provide the same to third-party websites to help us deliver programs, products, information, and services to you. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on your behalf.
  • 4.2 Third-Party Websites:
    Our Service may contain links to other websites. If you choose to click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s website. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization, or representation of our affiliation with that third-party, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices. We do not exercise control over third-party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit Personal Information from you. We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.
5. Consent
  • 5.1 If you choose not to register or provide Personal Information, you can still use most of the Website. But you will not be able to access areas that require registration. If you decide to register, you will be able to select the kinds of information you want to receive from us by subscribing to various services, like our electronic newsletters. If you do not want us to communicate with you about other offers regarding the Site’s programs, events, or Services by email, postal mail, or telephone, you may select the option stating that you do not wish to receive messages from us.

  • 5.2 Information about Employers, Suppliers, and Candidates: 

We share information regarding candidates, suppliers, and employers with each other to improve each party’s efficiency in providing services or engaging each other. If a candidate chooses to apply for a job, we will share information relevant to the candidate's application with the appropriate party. Similarly, if an employer or recruiter shortlists a candidate and makes a contact, we will share information relevant to the vacancy with the appropriate party.

     6. Access

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your Personal Information is correct and up to date. You may review, update and remove this information at any time in the Profile and Settings sections. There, you can:

  • 6.1 View and edit personal information you have already given us;
  • 6.2 Tell us whether you want us to send you marketing information, or whether you want third parties to send you their offers by postal mail;
  • 6.3 Sign up for electronic newsletters about our services and products; and
  • 6.4 Register. Once you register, you won’t need to do it again. Wherever you go on the Site, your information stays with you.
  • 6.5 Deregister. Should you wish to deregister from the Site, your account and any relevant information about your activities will be completely and entirely removed from any system that the Site employs or has employed within a reasonable amount of time that is required by the electronic data processing systems.
7. Security
  • 7.1 The Site has taken strong measures to protect the security of your Personal Information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honored. We take strong precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
  • 7.2 Since this is an ‘information only site’, we do not guarantee your e-commerce transactions to be entirely safe and secure. When you place orders through our affiliate/connected web links, you must ensure that you are: a) compliant with the linked website’s terms of use; and b) have agreed to their privacy policy and online security framework. Should infringement or violation happen as a result of you accessing web pages that have been listed on our Site, we do not take responsibility for any security lapse.
  • 7.3 You also have a significant role in protecting your information. No one can see or edit your Personal Information without knowing your user name and password, so do not share these with others.
8. Notice to Parents
  • 8.1 We want to help you guard your children’s privacy. We encourage you to talk to your children (below 18 years) about safe and responsible use of their Personal Information while using our Site. The Site does not directly publish content that is harmful, derogatory, or pornographic in nature. The Site strives to moderate content provided by its users to remove such content provided by its users as swiftly as possible. However, the Website shall not incur any liability should your children provide us with any Personal Information without parental consent.If we become aware that a minor under 18 has provided us with Personal Information without parental consent, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the minor’s account on the Site.
9. Registration
  • 9.1 When you log in to the Site’s secure pages, we may ask you to register yourself electronically. When you do, we merge your registration information with any information you’ve already left with us (we call that information your “personal profile”). If you haven’t previously registered with us, we create a personal profile for you from your registration information. If you ever want to review or update that information, you can visit the Site, click on update profile, and edit any of the Personal Information in your profile.
10.  Profile
  • 10.1 As mentioned above, every registered individual has a unique personal profile. Each profile is assigned a unique personal identification number, which helps us ensure that only you can access your profile.
  • 10.2 Cookies: When you visit our Site, we may place “cookies” on your computer to recognize you. We do this to store your preferences, collect statistical data and track your use of our Service, in the exact manner that we describe in our Cookie Policy. Cookies are widely used, and most web browsers are configured initially to accept cookies automatically. If you prefer not to accept cookies, you may adjust and configure your browser settings accordingly. However, if you turn off cookies, or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie, some features and services on the Site may not function properly. Ad companies (including but not limited to Google and Facebook) may also place cookies on your computer to track your activities across various sites so that they can display targeted advertisements. Please see the Cookie Policy of Gésumé for more information.

12. What We Do with the Information You Share
  • 12.1 When you join us, you provide us with your contact information, including your name and email address. We use this information to send you updates about our Services, questionnaires to measure your satisfaction with our Services, and announcements about new and exciting services that we offer.
  • 12.3 We will disclose your Personal Information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with the legal process served on the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gésumé; and (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gésumé or the public.
13. Information Sharing and Disclosure
  • 13.1 We provide the information to trusted partners, affiliates, or connected websites or suppliers, candidates, and/or employers (“Service Partners”) listed on our Site only if it is necessary to enhance your Website experience. Service Partners may use your Personal Information to help us communicate with you about offers from the Website. However, Service Partners do not have any independent right to share this information.
  • 13.2 We respond to court orders, legal proceedings, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
  • 13.3 We believe it is necessary to share information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Website’s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
  • 13.4 We shall transfer information about you only if Gésumé is acquired by another company or individual. In this event, the Website will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
  • 13.5 We may need to contact you to comply or co-operate with a legal request. For this purpose, we will use the email address provided to us by you. All communications sent by us at such an email address shall be deemed to have been communicated to you.
14. Confidentiality and Security
  • 14.1 We limit access to Personal Information about you to employees whom we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or to do their jobs.
  • 14.2 We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with the laws prevalent in European Union to protect personal information about you. We seek to ensure compliance with applicable technology laws to ensure the protection and preservation of your privacy. Additionally, we follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
15. Your Consent
  • 15.1 By using the Website, you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy and the Site’s processing of Personal Information for the purposes given above as well as those explained at www.gesume.com where we collect personal information on the world wide web.
16. Contact Information
  • 16.1 We welcome your comments regarding this privacy statement at the contact address given on the website. Should there be any concerns about contravention of this Privacy Policy, we will employ all commercially reasonable efforts to address the same. The terms in this Policy may be changed by us at any time. Gésumé is free to offer its Services to any client/prospective client without restriction.