THOUGHTWORKS, INC. ONLINE PRIVACY
POLICY
A) ThoughtWorks is committed to
protecting your privacy.
This website is administered by ThoughtWorks, Inc. (“ThoughtWorks”).
ThoughtWorks wants you to feel secure when visiting our website and is
committed to maintaining your privacy when doing so. This Online
Privacy Policy applies to data collected by ThoughtWorks through its
website. Please read this ThoughtWorks Online Privacy Policy very
carefully.
Our site may contain links to other websites over which we have no
control. ThoughtWorks is not responsible for the privacy policies or
practices of other websites to which you choose to link from this
site.
B) What information does
ThoughtWorks gather?
ThoughtWorks gathers information in two ways:
(1) Indirectly (through our site's technology); and
(2) Directly (when you provide information to us).
One example of information we collect indirectly is information
collected through our Internet access logs. When you access the
ThoughtWorks website, your Internet address is automatically collected
and is placed in our Internet access logs. We may also record the
URLs of the websites and pages you visit (before, during and after your
visit to any ThoughtWorks Website), the times and dates of such visits,
information about the computer hardware and software you use and other
information that may be available.
Additionally, we collect information directly from you in a number of
ways, including through the use of cookies. Cookies are small files of
information which save and retrieve information about your visit to the
ThoughtWorks website—for example, how you entered our site, how you
navigated through the site, and what information was of interest to
you. The cookies we use identify you merely as a number. However, if
you are uncomfortable regarding the use of cookies, you can disable
cookies on your computer by changing the settings in preferences or
options menu in your browser.
We also collect information directly when you voluntarily submit it to
us. We may provide the opportunity to sign-up for a periodic email
newsletter by entering in your email address. It is completely up to
you whether or not you want to provide it. Additionally, we
collect personal information when you apply online for a job opening at
ThoughtWorks.
C) How does ThoughtWorks use
this information?
We analyse the information we gather to determine what is most
effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it, and
eventually, to determine how we can tailor the ThoughtWorks website to
make it more effective.
The personal information ThoughtWorks collects when you apply online
for ThoughtWorks employment opportunities is used to determine whether
to pursue an employment relationship.
We may also use data for other purposes, which we would describe to you
at the point we collect the information.
D) Will we share this with
non-ThoughtWorks parties?
Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and
transferred between any of the countries in which ThoughtWorks, its
respective partners, affiliates or contractors, has offices in order to
enable ThoughtWorks to use the information as set out in this Online
Privacy Policy. If you are in the European Union, Canada or Australia,
information which you provide may be transferred to countries
(including the United States) which do not have data protection laws
equivalent to those in force in the European Union, Canada or
Australia. You expressly agree to such transfers. ThoughtWorks will
only share personal information with non-ThoughtWorks parties with your
consent, as required by law or to protect ThoughtWorks, its customers,
or the public, or with companies that help us fulfil our obligations
with you, and then only with partners who share ThoughtWorks’
commitment to protecting your privacy and data. We will respect
and protect your privacy as set out in this Online Privacy Policy and
we will not sell individual information.
We reserve the right to disclose any information that we obtain through
any ThoughtWorks website to appropriate governmental or regulatory
authorities, if required by law or any governmental agency.
E) How does ThoughtWorks protect
sensitive personal information?
Other than the information you provide when you apply for an employment
position at ThoughtWorks, we do not seek to collect sensitive personal
information through this site. By providing the information, you
consent to our proposed uses of such information. By providing us with
unsolicited sensitive personal information, you consent to our using
the information subject to applicable law as described in this Online
Privacy Policy. "Sensitive personal information" includes to the
various categories of personal information and data identified by
United States, European and other privacy laws as requiring special
treatment, including in some circumstances the need to obtain explicit
consent. These categories include personal identity numbers, personal
data about personality and private life, racial or ethnic origin,
nationality, political opinions, membership of political parties or
movements, religious, philosophical or other similar beliefs,
membership of a trade union or profession or trade association,
physical or mental health, genetic code, addictions, sexual life,
property matters or criminal record (including information about
suspected criminal activities).
F) What access do you have to
your information?
You are entitled to know whether we hold information about you and, if
we do, the type of information, the purposes for which we hold it, the
possible recipients or types of recipients and to have access to that
information and require it to be corrected if it is inaccurate. You can
do this by sending us an e-mail at the email address listed
below. Upon written request and within a reasonable period of
time we will correct, delete and/or block personal information from
further processing if that information proves to be factually
inaccurate, incomplete, or irrelevant to the purpose(s) of the
processing.
G) What is ThoughtWorks practice
regarding data security?
We take appropriate steps to maintain the security of your
information/data on our website. You should understand that the open
nature of the Internet is such that information/data may flow over
networks without security measures and may be accessed and used by
people other than those for whom the information/data is intended.
If you have any questions now or during your visit regarding this
Online Privacy Policy or any complaints about ThoughtWorks online
privacy, please contact us at:
ThoughtWorks, Inc.
200 East Randolph, 25th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
USA
Attention: Privacy Officer
Email:
privacyofficer@thoughtworks.com
