Privacy Policy.

DE BORD LTD. (hereinafter also "we", "us") is a consulting firm in the areas of executive search, talent recruiting, headhunting, coaching as well as consulting in connection with succession planning, digital transformation or board of directors management, based in Zurich, Switzerland. In the course of our business activities, we obtain and process personal data. We store and process personal data in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA) and (where applicable) the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).This Privacy Policy sets out how we may collect and use personal data we obtain about you and what rights you have in relation to that data. In this Privacy Policy, we provide information about these data processing operations.If you disclose data about other persons to us, we assume that you are authorized to do so, that this data is accurate, and that you have ensured that these persons are informed about this disclosure, to the extent that a legal duty to inform applies. ‍

1. DATA PROCESSING

DE BORD LTD.
Zurichbergstrasse 38
8044 Zurich
Switzerland
backoffice@debord.ch
interim@debord.ch
+41 44 382 17 17

We are responsible for processing the personal data that you provide to us or that we collect when you visit our website or during the course of our business.

2. PURPOSE OF USE

We use personal data for various purposes in our activities:

Communication: we process personal data so that we can communicate with you as well as with third parties (e.g. customers or partners). You can refuse such communication at any time or refuse or revoke your consent to such communication.

Research & Recruiting: In connection with our research, recruiting, executive search and similar activities, we process the relevant data for the purpose of reviewing and assessing the application, conducting the application process and, in the case of successful applications, for preparing a corresponding contract. In addition to your contact data and the information from the corresponding communication, we also process in particular the data contained in your application documents and the data that we can additionally obtain about you, e.g. from publicly accessible sources such as LinkedIn, Google, Xing, etc., for this purpose.

Creation, management and conclusion of mandates and related contracts: We process personal data so that we can comply with our contractual obligations to our clients and other contractual partners and, in particular, so that we can provide and demand the contractual services. For this purpose, we process in particular the data that we receive or have collected in the course of initiating and concluding the contract, as well as data that we create in the course of our contractual services or that we collect from public sources or others. This data may include, in particular, interview and consultation transcripts, notes, internal and external correspondence, contract documents and other mandate-related information.

De Bord Website: When you visit our website, the following data, among others, is collected: Usage data such as domain name, user settings, browser type, session ID, IP address, authentication data and visit time as well as other metadata, We collect this personal data about you, to analyze the use of our website. The legal basis for processing in these cases is the fulfillment of a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO and our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit, f) DSGVO.

Application process: When you apply for a job with us, you may be required to provide personal data, including special categories of personal data. By submitting your application, you expressly consent to our use of this data to the extent necessary. We will use this data to review your application, We may also use this data to verify the information you have provided.

3. ORIGIN OF THE DATA

Personal: You provide us with much of the data we process yourself (e.g., by applying, in connection with the application process, by using our website, etc.).

Third Parties: We also take data from publicly available sources (e.g., social media, Google) or receive it from customers who have a business relationship with us. This includes all the data we process as part of the client relationship, as well as data from correspondence and further communication with third parties.

4. DISCLOSURE OF DATA

In connection with the purposes listed above, we transfer your personal data to third parties. If necessary, we obtain your consent for this.

Service providers: We work with service providers in Switzerland who process data they have received from us or collected for us on our behalf (e.g. IT providers), under joint responsibility with us or on their own responsibility.

Clients and other contractual partners: In connection with a mandate processing, or in the course of the recruiting and application process, we process data with customers or contractual partners. (e.g. because you are in the final selection stage of the application process, or in connection with a personality assessment). The recipients generally process the data under their own responsibility.

Other persons: This refers to other cases where the involvement of third parties arises from the purposes according to our purposes. All these categories of recipients may in turn involve third parties, so that your data may also become accessible to them.

5. RIGHTS TO YOUR DATA

You have certain rights in connection with our data processing. In particular, under applicable law, you may request information about the processing of your personal data, have inaccurate personal data corrected, request the deletion of personal data, object to data processing, request the release of certain personal data in a commonly used electronic format or its transfer to other data controllers. The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European Directive and Regulation or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation Maker or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

6. USE OF OUR WEBSITE

When you visit our website, the following data is collected, among other things: Usage data such as domain name, user settings, browser type, session ID, IP address, authentication data and visit time and other metadata, We collect this personal data about you, to analyze the use of our website. In order to achieve the above-mentioned purposes, we use so-called cookies on our website. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

7. CONTACT OPTIONS VIA OUR WEBSITE

If you contact us via the contact form on our website, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject.

8. DATA PROTECTION ON THE USE OF GOOGLE SEARCH AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS.

The Google search engine provides an essential basis for the search and identification of suitable candidates. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, compilation and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis is mainly used for the optimization of a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising. We refer to further information and the applicable privacy policy of Google.

9. DATA PROTECTION ON THE USE OF LINKEDIN

LinkedIn is a social network that enables networking and making new business contacts, as well as searching for potential candidates in connection with the Recruiter features offered through LinkedIn. We refer to further information and the applicable privacy policy of LinkedIn.

10. DATA PROTECTION REGARDING THE USE OF XING

Xing is a social network which enables networking and making new business contacts. We refer to further information and the applicable privacy policy of Xing.

11. DATA PROTECTION REGARDING THE USE OF CRM APPLICATIONS (EZEKIA)

To support the delivery of our services, we use the internal CRM application Ezekia. We refer to further information and the applicable privacy policy of Ezekia.

12. FURTHER INFORMATION

We do not anticipate that the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") will apply to data processing by us. However, if the DSGVO does apply to certain data processing by way of exception, it will apply solely for the purposes of the DSGVO and the data processing subject to it.

13. CHANGES TO THE DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION

This Privacy Policy is not part of any contract with you. We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time. The version published on this website is the current version.

Updated: 01 September 2023