Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 18, 2025

1. Introduction

At SecureGuard ("Company", "we", "our", "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website, as well as any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

  • Personal identifiers: Such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, and other similar identifiers.
  • Employment information: Such as employment history, education, qualifications, certifications, and references.
  • Technical data: Such as IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
  • Usage data: Such as information about how you use our website and services.

3. How We Collect Your Information

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

  • Direct interactions: You may give us your personal information by filling in forms on our website, applying for a job, or corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.
  • Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
  • Third parties or publicly available sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources, such as background check providers, former employers, and publicly available records.

4. How We Use Your Information

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • To process and evaluate your job application.
  • To conduct background checks and verify your information.
  • To communicate with you about your application or potential employment opportunities.
  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights.
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
  • For any other purpose with your consent.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • With your consent.
  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our clients, or others.

6. Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to:

  • Access and receive a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectify any incorrect or incomplete data we hold about you.
  • Erase your personal data.
  • Restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • Object to the processing of your personal data.
  • Data portability.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us:

  • Email: privacy@secureguard.com
  • Phone: (123) 456-7890
  • Address: 123 Security Street, Safetown, ST 12345