Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Global Hire ("we", "us", or "our") operates the Global Hire website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website and use our services, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

Global Hire is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the details provided below.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Information you provide: When you post a job or subscribe to our services, we collect your name, email address, company name, and payment information.
• Usage data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs.
• Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze website usage.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Contract performance: Processing necessary to fulfill our services to you (e.g., posting a job listing, processing payments).
• Legitimate interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and website analytics.
• Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your data for specific purposes (e.g., marketing communications).
• Legal obligation: Processing necessary to comply with legal requirements.

5. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our job board services
• To process job postings and payments
• To send you service-related communications
• To improve and optimize our website
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse
• To comply with legal obligations

6. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We may share your personal data with:

• Payment processors: We use Stripe to process payments. Stripe's privacy policy governs their use of your payment data.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers: Our website is hosted on third-party servers that may process your data on our behalf.
• Legal authorities: When required by law, regulation, or legal process.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Job listing data is automatically removed after the listing expires. Account and payment data is retained for the duration required by applicable tax and financial regulations.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
• Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EEA. Where such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, to protect your personal data.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features on our website.

12. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of our website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal data, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at:

Global Hire
Email: privacy@globalhire.eu

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.