This Privacy Policy applies to the website(s) and mobile applications (together, the "Sites") provided by Xstrops Consulting Pvt. Ltd., a company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA, and/or the other companies of the Xstrops Consulting Pvt. Ltd. group ("Xstrops", “we”, “us”) who act as data controllers[1] with respect to the personal data you share with Xstrops under this Policy.

The Sites include www.xstrops.com / www.xstropsconsulting.com and additional websites or mobile applications produced and managed by Xstrops.

Xstrops knows that your privacy is important to you and takes user privacy very seriously. We are committed to protecting your personal data[2] (i.e. any information you provide to us from which you can be identified) in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Xstrops reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter and update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We therefore invite you to review the current version of the Privacy Policy each time you return to our Sites.

Some terms are defined throughout this Policy. Please refer to the definitions at the bottom of this Policy.

Information we collect and how we use it

Xstrops might collect personal data from you such as your name, contact details, occupation, company or university affiliation, industry, region/country, relationship to Xstrops, reason for contacting Xstrops, topics you are interested in and any other information you choose to share. By browsing our Sites or sending us information, you explicitly consent to Xstrops processing your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Xstrops might use your personal data to fulfil your request, send you marketing communications, process your job application or manage your Xstrops subscription / membership.

Xstrops collects personal data from you when you request information from Xstrops and/or supply, information through the Sites, such as when you fill out a subscription form or consulting expertise inquiry, opt in to receive emails from Xstrops, agree to participate in surveys, or apply for a role at Xstrops.

Personal data we collect might include your name, e-mail address, title, occupation, company or university affiliation, industry, region/country, relationship to Xstrops, reason for contacting Xstrops, topics you are interested in, any other background information provided with an application and any other information contained in messages you send us.

We might also collect information about how you use our Sites. By browsing our Sites and submitting this information to us, you explicitly agree to Xstrops using your personal data for the purposes and in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please do not send us any information you do not wish Xstrops to use.

Xstrops will use your personal data to fulfil your request, provide you with the information you requested and / or send you marketing communications. If you have applied for a job at Xstrops, your data will be processed for the purposes of evaluating and processing your application and candidacy for the position to which you have applied. We may also use your information to analyze and improve our recruiting and onboarding processes as well as to communicate with you about Xstrops events and to send you publications that we think may be of interest to you.

Xstrops may collect personal data and may disclose such information to third party service providers in aggregate for marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to personally identify you.

You do not have to provide us with any personal data. However, if you do not, we may be unable to handle your request or to provide you with the services you are requesting.

Xstrops will keep your personal data for as long as needed to handle your request or for as long as we have a relationship with you.

Please note that Xstrops is not responsible for any information you may disclose publicly in any chat rooms, message boards, or similar web pages, including those hosted on or linked to our Sites. You should keep in mind that, whenever you publicly disclose information about yourself online (for example, via message boards or chat rooms), such information could be collected and used by people whom you do not know. In addition, certain message boards and similar user forums may display IP addresses along with the message poster's name and message. Xstrops bears no responsibility for any action or policies of any third parties who collect any information users may disclose on the message boards, chat areas or other user forums, if any, on the Sites

Who we share your personal data with

We may share your personal data with other companies of the Xstrops group as well as with other third parties that might be located in a different country than your country of residence. Xstrops will not share or sell your data to any third party for their own use.

We may share your personal data with others, such as:

  • other offices in the Xstrops group;
  • carefully selected third party service providers, such as marketing service providers (if you have subscribed to our marketing communications), IT systems providers, recruitment service providers, background check providers, data cleansing providers or event organizers, so they can provide services to Xstrops;
  • our consultants / advisors;
  • law enforcement authorities or other government bodies when we are required to do so.

Third parties, other than law enforcement authorities or government bodies, will only handle your personal data on behalf of Xstrops for the purposes described in this Policy. Xstrops will not sell or otherwise share your personal data with such third parties for their own use.

The companies of the Xstrops group and other third parties we share your information with may be located in other countries, including countries that do not offer the same protection to your personal data as the country in which you reside. Where that is the case, Xstrops ensures that your personal data is protected by using appropriate legal mechanisms.

Links to other websites

Our Sites may contain links to third party websites that are governed by their own terms and privacy policies. Xstrops does not bear any liability and responsibility for the content or your use of these websites.

The Sites may contain links to third party websites, including social network sites. Such websites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies, which you should review before browsing or submitting information to them. Xstrops is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites. In addition, a link to a third-party website does not mean that Xstrops endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. Xstrops shall not bear any liability and responsibility for such content or for your use of these websites.

Security of your Personal data

Xstrops has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures in order to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Such measures include anonymizing [3] or pseudonymizing[4] data where possible.

Authorized Xstrops personnel and third parties mentioned above will only have access to your personal data to the extent they need it to do their job or provide their services. Despite these precautions, however, Xstrops cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your information.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how Xstrops handles your personal data, please contact us at connect@xstrops.com

Definitions

  1. The data controller is the person or company that, together or jointly with others, determines the purposes (why) and means (how) of the processing of personal data.
  2. Personal data is any information that relates to an individual who is identified or identifiable, for instance by reference to a name, an identification number or an online identifier.
  3. Anonymizing means transforming data in such a way that it is no longer identifiable, i.e. the data can no longer be linked to an individual, even if combined with other information. Anonymous data is not considered "personal data".
  4. Pseudonymizing means transforming data in such a way that it is no longer identifiable without the use of additional information. Pseudonymous data is still considered "personal data".