Privacy Policy

General Information

The PENTALOG platform is:

• IT engineering in the form of a dedicated outsourced team or BOT (850 full-stack developers)
• tech & marketing recruitment and freelancing (300,000 IT and Digital specialists on our database): discover SkillValue
• IT skills testing (500 tests, 200,000 users assessed): discover SkillValue
• growth hacking (30 experts in UX/UI Design, Marketing Automation and Online Advertising)
• IT for Equity startup funding (25 shares): discover Pentalabbs

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This Privacy Policy applies to all websites of the PENTALOG platform (‘PENTALOG’), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Website’, unless an affiliate publishes its own privacy policy.

In the interests of full transparency, PENTALOG provides a list of its affiliates to whom this policy applies and the relevant Regulatory Bodies (Article 15).

1.Introduction

Since its creation, PENTALOG has put privacy at the heart of its business.

PENTALOG is therefore committed to the protection and respect of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the laws and regulations in force, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) in force from 25 May 2018.

PENTALOG’s Privacy Policy (the ‘Policy’) is intended to inform you, in a transparent manner, of practices regarding the collection, use , and sharing of information you may need to provide on the Website.

This Policy (and all documents to which it refers such as the Cookie Policy) describes how PENTALOG processes the personal data collected or provided by you. PENTALOG recommends you read this document carefully to familiarise yourself with and understand its practices regarding the processing of your personal data.

The terms used in this Policy have the meaning of the definitions set out in the law in force and/or the GDPR.

2.Information collected by PENTALOG

PENTALOG may collect and process data relating to:

• Candidates for positions within PENTALOG
• Prospective clients
• Contacts
• Clients
• Suppliers
• Visitors of the Site.

3.How does PENTALOG use the data collected?

PENTALOG uses the data collected for the purposes of:

• Assessing candidates for positions offered;
• Notifying Candidates of job offers that may interest them;
• Due diligence: preparatory step for the signing of an employment contract;
• Due diligence: in order to confirm Candidates’ identities;
• Sending targeted offers and marketing communications;
• Communicating with prospective clients;
• Providing a price list;
• Due diligence: preparatory step for the signing of a contract with a client or supplier;
• Communicating with interested parties;
• Sending newsletters or advertising events that may interest recipients.

4.Who receives the information collected by PENTALOG and why is this information transferred to them?

4.1. Some information that you share with PENTALOG is transferred to other companies in the PENTALOG Group, in accordance with this Policy, for the purpose of making the best use of its services.

4.2. PENTALOG works in close collaboration with companies in the PENTALOG Group and third-party companies who may have access to your personal data. This is particularly the case:

• for technical services;
• to confirm your identity;
• for suppliers;
• for internal administrative and accounting matters;
• for recruitment when using its affiliate SkillValue to assess users.

4.3. PENTALOG only shares data with the third parties mentioned in article 4.2 in the following cases:

• When PENTALOG uses suppliers to improve and optimise its Website and services;
• When using communication tools (social networks and emailing) to communicate with you;
• When PENTALOG is (1) legally required to comply with a request from legal authorities, (2) an emergency poses a risk to an individual’s physical safety, (3) PENTALOG needs to implement a contract or prepare for the implementation of a contract between its users and its clients, (4) to guarantee the rights of Pentalog.
• In the event of the sale or purchase of a company or assets, PENTALOG reserves the right to share its users’ personal data with the potential seller or buyer of this company or these assets.
• If PENTALOG or all or part of its assets are acquired by a third party, the data in its possession shall, where required, be transferred on to the new owner.
• Under the regulations in force and with its users’ consent, PENTALOG may, where necessary, aggregate data and send it to companies in the PENTALOG Group, including all or part of its users’ personal data and the cookies collected. This information shall be used strictly for the purposes described above.
• By allowing PENTALOG to access personal data via social networks, their privacy policy and terms of use become effective for users. SkillValue has no control over the collection or processing of data collected by these networks.

5.How does PENTALOG use and moderate comments?

PENTALOG reads comments posted on its blog and ensures that comments do not contain inappropriate content.

6.Emails sent by PENTALOG

6.1. PENTALOG may only use your data provided on the Website in accordance with the legislation in force and with your consent where required, in particular, to send targeted marketing content by email (for example PENTALOG’s price list, an event invitation, etc)

6.2. In accordance with its legitimate interests, PENTALOG may send you emails if you are likely to be interested in its services or if you have shown an interest in its services.

6.3. Pursuant to the legislation in force, you may decide to stop receiving emails from PENTALOG, at any time, by withdrawing your consent. To do so, you must unsubscribe via the link included at the bottom of every marketing email or by emailing PENTALOG with the details of the request at the following address:

contact@pentalog.com.

6.4. For personal data collected indirectly by PENTALOG, the right to information as defined in the GDPR shall be respected at all times by PENTALOG from the first communication with the data subjects. They may decide, at any time, to exercise the rights set out in article 6.3.

On social networks (for example, Facebook and Twitter): you can oppose the processing of your data at any time by configuring your account settings relating to advertising;

On third-party websites: you can refer to the Cookie Policy to find out how to withdraw your consent.

7.Where and how data is shared by PENTALOG

7.1. PENTALOG stores your personal data within the European Union.

7.2. However, in the course of using the Website, some user data may be transferred to other countries whose local personal data protection laws differ from those in the user’s country of residence.

7.3. This happens, in particular, when data is transferred via third-party application software. PENTALOG uses this third-party application software to operate its services, to communicate with you, and pass on information in preparatory steps for signing a contract.

7.4. This is also the case for companies in the PENTALOG Group located outside the European Union to which PENTALOG may pass on some data as part of the provision of services in these countries or certain administrative and accounting tasks.

7.5. When data is transferred, PENTALOG shall ensure that it is processed in accordance with this Policy and guarantees users an adequate level of personal data protection through the use of either the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission or members of the Privacy Shield.

7.6. In the interests of full transparency towards its users, SkillValue undertakes to provide on request the list of countries in which users’ personal data is stored in the European Union, and the list of countries to which data is occasionally transferred.

8.Security measures

PENTALOG takes all the necessary technical and organizational measures in accordance with the GDPR to guarantee the best possible level of security, ensuring comprehensive protection of the personal data collected

These security measures will oblige for example PENTALOG to verify the requested identity of an individual in case of exercise of the rights provided in the article 9.

If you believe that there has been an infringement of your personal data, please contact PENTALOG immediately in accordance with article 13.

9.Your rights over your personal data

9.1.Under applicable law and in accordance with articles 12 and seq. of the GDPR:

You have the right to access your personal data processed and held by PENTALOG.

When such a request is made by a user, PENTALOG may, before responding, confirm the user’s identity by asking them to provide more information.

In the case of requests which, due to their number or repetitive or systematic nature, are manifestly unreasonable, excessive or unfounded, PENTALOG may either refuse to pursue the request by demonstrating its manifestly excessive or unfounded nature, or request the payment of reasonable fees that take into account the administrative costs incurred in providing the information, sending correspondence or adopting the measures requested.

9.2.Under applicable law and in accordance with articles 12 and seq. of the GDPR, PENTALOG shall respond to you as soon as possible and, in any case, within one month of receipt of the user’s request, or within two months taking into account the complexity and number of requests.

In this case, PENTALOG shall inform you of the reasons for extending the deadline of one month from receipt of the request.

You may correct, change or remove any incorrect information.

It is your responsibility to provide PENTALOG with full, accurate and up-to-date information. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Any request to change or remove data must be made by contacting PENTALOG directly in accordance with article 13, ‘Contact PENTALOG’, below.

9.3.PENTALOG may store some of its users’ personal data if required by the legislation of an EU Member State in which it operates or EU legislation. This shall also be the case when PENTALOG has a legitimate interest in doing so under the terms of the applicable law or the GDPR.

9.4.Under the applicable law, when this is the case, in particular in France pursuant to the new article 40-1 of the Data Protection Act, you may give instructions relating to the storage, deletion, and disclosure of your data after your death.

10.Cookies

Pursuant to article 7 of its Terms of Use, ‘Cookies’, and pursuant to its Cookies Charter, PENTALOG uses cookies to customize and optimize browsing and time spent online. Refer to the Cookies Charter for more information.

11.Links to other websites and social networks from the PENTALOG Website

The Website may contain some links to the websites of companies in the PENTALOG Group or third-party companies. PENTALOG hereby informs you that companies in the PENTALOG Group have a very strict and transparent privacy policy, which can be viewed on their websites or will be available shortly. As for third-party companies, it is the users’ responsibility to familiarise themselves with their privacy policies before submitting their personal data. PENTALOG may not be held liable for use of this data by these third-party websites and shall not, under any circumstances, be responsible for the privacy policy of these third-party websites.

12.Changes to the privacy policy

PENTALOG reserves the right to change its Privacy Policy at any time.

PENTALOG shall visibly publish any substantial changes on its Website and they shall take effect from the date of publication. In this case, PENTALOG shall contact you via email if necessary. PENTALOG is committed to full transparency regarding the use of your data, subsequent uses and the third parties to whom PENTALOG intends to disclose it.

13.Contact PENTALOG

Users of the Website can contact PENTALOG with any queries relating to this Policy or any requests relating to their personal data.

PENTALOG can be contacted via its website, at the email address contact@pentalog.com or, to exercise the rights guaranteed by the applicable laws and the GDPR, by sending this form to the address given above.

14. PRIVACY POLICY RELATING TO OUR CLIENTS & SUPPLIERS, CANDIDATES

To view the Privacy Policy for our Clients & Suppliers, please click here.
To view the Privacy Policy for our Candidates, please click here.
To view the Privacy Policy for the Visitors of our website, please click here.

15.PENTALOG Affiliates and relevant Supervisory Authorities

As described above, this Policy applies to the companies below. PENTALOG provides a list of the relevant regulatory bodies based on the information available as of 25/05/2018.

Document updated on 25th of May 2018.