HTP Group Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website /

Content Agreement

HTP Group Terms and Conditions of Use/Content Agreement

Welcome to HTP Group. The following terms and conditions are important things that you should know before using or accessing HTP Group. Please read them carefully. By accessing or using any part of HTP Group or any of the products or services offered by or through HTP Group, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use HTP Group. If these conditions change, you will be notified via email.

HTP Group and its affiliates and partners respect the privacy of its visitors. HTP Group does not collect any personal information through the web site without the knowledge of the visitor. HTP Group is an Holding Company site. You can only register on the operating companies sites Hightech Partners, Hoffman Associates, Ataya and Partners:
1) Regular Member
2) Leader's Club

Users will be required to enter valid contact data. As a member you will receive number of emails during a 12 months period. It is a direct information mailout and may contain in addition to our content, news and interviews related to the industry from a vendor. Vendor members will receive our monthly vendor newsletter. Registered members of each site will also be offered a variety of other email or mailstreams such as ebulletins, newsletters and announcements. You will have the option to remove yourself from these particular mailouts whenever you wish. As part of your individual (Free/Guest and Leader's Club) memberships, there is a mandatory requirement to subscribe such mailout. Unsubscribing from this stream will deactivate your membership and cause inaccessibility to the site.

FREE MEMBERSHIPS

We offer a free memberships program. Members who do not wish to continue and click the opt-out link, will be removed from the free membership, as long as they remain as registered members they have to abide to the present Terms & Conditions of Use of the website and accepting to be registered implies that they have fully read and understand these terms and conditions and that agree to them.

Cancellation Policy

There are many products and services, including memberships, that have fees or charges associated with them. It is assumed that existing members, and individuals new to the site, who buy or pay for these services are fully aware of what they are buying/purchasing and that they have read all documentation (product descriptions, advertising, etc.) regarding the product, service, membership, etcetera, to have made that choice. There are no refunds whatsoever for memberships once activity on the site has been established after the purchase of that membership. Products that have been determined to be defective or damaged can be returned to us for a full refund within a reasonable amount of time deemed by one of our sales representatives (via email or documented phone call). The cancellation policy of other products, services, etcetera that appear on respective sites but are offered by other companies or individuals, are the sole responsibility of those companies or individuals. We do not assume any liability of any sort resulting in the purchase of those particular products, services, etcetera and does not endorse the purchase of the same.

Copyright and Permitted Use of HTP Group Materials/Content

HTP Group site is owned and operated by HTP Group our swiss subsidiary. Except where otherwise noted, the content of HTP Group's web pages that have been created, provided, written and published by HTP Group staff, including the design, text, graphics and arrangement thereof, and the software used herein, is the property of and is owned and controlled by HTP Group and is the copyrighted material of HTP Group or its content providers. ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. No materials from HTP Group that have been created, written and published by HTP Group staff, companies' staff may be copied, duplicated, downloaded, reproduced, sold, resold, shown or played in public, republished, uploaded, posted, stored, transmitted or distributed, adapted or changed in any way or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by HTP Group, except that you may electronically copy and print in hard copy, portions of HTP Group for your personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use, reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance without the prior written consent of HTP Group is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.

Trademarks
"HTP Group"; all of our own custom page headers, logos, graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of HTP Group. All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited anywhere on HTP Group are the property of their respective owners.

No License

Except as expressly provided, nothing contained in these terms and conditions or anywhere on HTP Group shall be construed as conferring any license under any intellectual property rights of HTP Group or any third party.

Rules at HTP Group

To guide you in using HTP Group responsibly, we has established the following rules. If you do not abide by these rules while using HTP Group, we have the right to prohibit you from using HTP Group website and may terminate any account that you may have on HTP Group. While using HTP Group, you may not:

1.   upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise distribute any data, text, information, messages, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other material:

(a) constituting or encouraging conduct that would intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, provincial, national or international law or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise use HTP Group in a manner which is contrary to law;

(b) that is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful or racially, ethically or otherwise objectionable;

(c) that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under any other arrangement, contractual or otherwise;

(d) that is protected by patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other similar intellectual property right of any person without obtaining the permission of the holder of such intellectual property right; or

(e) that contains any virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm or any other computer code, file or program designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

2.   upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise distribute any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes", or any other form of solicitation except where specifically permitted on HTP Group;

3.   impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or

4.   collect or store personal data about other users of HTP Group.

Links to HTP Group

While using HTP Group you will likely access third party web sites through search results displayed on HTP Group and links contained on HTP Group. Such third-party web sites are not under the control of HTP Group and we are not responsible for the availability of such sites or their contents. Any links provided on HTP Group are provided for your interest or convenience only and do not represent or imply any endorsement by HTP Group of any such linked site. You acknowledge that the use of such third party web sites is governed by the terms and conditions of use applicable to any such site.

HTP Group ITP SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, SUITABILITY OR DECENCY OF ANY INFORMATION, ADVICE, CONTENT, SERVICE, PRODUCT OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN SITES LISTED IN SEARCH RESULTS ON HTP Group OR OTHERWISE LINKED TO HTP Group.

Third Party Services

You may order services or merchandise through HTP Group. All matters concerning the merchandise and services desired from Seller, including but not limited to purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between you and Seller. You will not consider HTP Group as a party to such transactions, whether or not we may have received some form of revenue or other remuneration in connection with the transaction or be liable for any costs or damages arising out of, either directly or indirectly, you or any other person involved or related to the transaction.

User Content/ Content Agreement

HTP Group enables its members to post content (ie; articles, reviews, blogs, wikis, etc.) and comments on content, products and services (herein known as "Your Content"). Such members are solely responsible for any and all information posted as well as any consequences that may result from "Your Content". In posting your material, you are agreeing that you are the sole creator of that content and you are the owner of that copyright. HTP Group is not liable for any damages arising from the use of "Your Content". We have the right to refuse and remove any content uploaded, posted, emailed, reproduced, transmitted or otherwise distributed using HTP Group, including any of "Your Content". HTP Group may also retain "Your Content" and disclose it (including the contents of your private communications), (a) if required by law, (b) as may be required to prevent or correct any problem with or disruption of the operation of HTP Group, (c) in connection with any claim that "Your Content" violates the rights of any third party, (d) to protect itself, its officers, directors and employees, the users of HTP Group and the public, or (e) to enforce these terms and conditions.

In order to publish your content (ie; comments, articles, news, etcetera), you must agree to the following clauses as pointed out in HTP Group's Content Agreement.

1.   By providing Your Content through any publicly accessible areas of HTP Group or submitting any of Your Content to HTP Group, you automatically grant to HTP Group a perpetual, royalty free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute and display any of Your Content into any form, medium or technology now known or hereafter developed. -- This agreement does not in any way limit the Author(s) ability to use or publish their content elsewhere and the Author(s) shall retain the copyright.

2.   The Author(s) represents and warrants that the Content provided is original and does not violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights of any person or entity, including without limitation, any copyright, trademark, patent, statutory, common law or the proprietary rights of others, or contain libelous or obscene material. Any excerpts from other copyrighted works shall only be included in the Content with the prior written permission of the copyright owners.

3.   If relevant, the Author(s) will take reasonable care in checking facts and statements and keep all notes and tape recordings made in the course of researching and writing the article. The notes will be made available to HTP Group to defend against any legal action or otherwise, and the Author(s) will cooperate with HTP Group and its attorneys should the need arise.

4.   If relevant, the Author(s) agree(s) to keep notes related to the Content for a period of five (5) years.

5.   The Author(s) grant(s) HTP Group the right to use the Author's (s') name(s) and likeness in promoting the Content and HTP Group. HTP Group reserves the right to edit all accepted Content to conform to our style presentation and format, taking care not to change the Author's (s') meaning.

6.   The Author(s) indemnifies and agrees to hold HTP Group, its parents, subsidiary and affiliated companies and their successors, officers, directors and employees harmless from any damage, cost of expense, including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of settlement, related to any claim, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and/or the Author's representations or warranties hereunder.

By providing Your Content through any publicly accessible areas of HTP Group or submitting any of Your Content to HTP Group, you warrant that Your Content is not subject to any third party copyright or any other proprietary right and that you have full capacity and authority to make such posting, transmission, distribution or submission.

General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

HTP Group is providing HTP Group on an "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" basis to users.HTP GroupP is a service to users seeking human resources news and information. You use HTP Group at your own risk. Neither HTP Group nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, third-party content providers, sponsors, licensors, or the like, makes any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you (a) that HTP Group will be uninterrupted or error-free, (b) that HTP Group or the server that makes HTP Group available are free of viruses or other harmful components, (c) as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of results that may be obtained from the use of HTP Group or (d) as to the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any information, advice, content, service, product or merchandise provided through HTP Group.

HTP Group MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WITH RESPECT TO HTP Group, ITS CONTENT, ITS MERCHANDISE, ITS SERVICES, ANY DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, ITEMS OR MATERIALS PROVIDED BY HTP Group LIMITED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF HTP Group, ANY GOODS OR SERVICES RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON HTP Group OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON HTP Group, ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH HTP Group OR ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON HTP Group, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE.

No oral advice or written information given by HTP Group or its affiliates, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensers, or the like, will create a representation, a warranty or condition nor should you rely on any such information or advice.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or disclaimer of certain warranties. In such jurisdictions, any or all of the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Disclaimer Regarding Professional Information

HTP Group may make available certain professional information provided by third parties including information relating to law and accounting. Before you use any such professional information made available through HTP Group or through any link on HTP Group, please re-read the above section entitled "General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties" and the section below entitled "Limitation of Liability" as those provisions apply to any professional information made available to you. Neither HTP Group nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, sponsors, licensors, or the like is qualified to provide information or advice in any of these or similar professional fields and does not make any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you regarding the content, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any such professional information. HTP Group recommends that you seek advice from a qualified professional with respect to any issues or questions that you may have relating to medicine, law, accounting or any other profession.

Disclaimer Regarding Downloading

HTP Group may make available for downloading certain software and computer programs provided by third parties. Neither HTP Group nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, sponsors, licensors, or the like makes any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you regarding such software. HTP Group cannot guarantee that any such software will meet your needs, standards or desired specifications or that such software will be free from viruses or errors. Before downloading any such software or computer programs, please re-read the above section entitled "General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties" and the section below entitled "Limitation of Liability". Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of any end user license agreement that accompanies such software and by using such software you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of such license.

YOU AGREE THAT ANY SOFTWARE, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, INFORMATION, PHOTOGRAPHS, MUSIC, VIDEO, AUDIO, POWEPOINTS, CHARTS, GRAPHS, DATA, OR OTHER MATERIALS OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH HTP Group IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIALS.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL HTP Group LIMITED OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS, OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING HTP Group BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES) THAT RESULT OR ARISE FROM (A) THE USE OF AND RELIANCE ON HTP Group, (B) THE INABILITY TO USE HTP Group, (C) MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO HTP Group, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE THAT RESULT FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO HTP Group'S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES, (D) MERCHANDISE, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON HTP Group AND MERCHANDISE, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON HTP Group, (E) INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON HTP Group AND INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON HTP Group AND (F) ANY INFORMATION, DATA, TEXT, MESSAGES AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT YOU EMAIL, POST, UPLOAD, REPRODUCE, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTE USING HTP Group.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow the restriction, exclusion or limitation of liability for, in such jurisdictions liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF HTP Group OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING HTP Group.

Indemnification and Release

You agree defend, indemnify and hold harmless HTP Group and its affiliate and related companies, officers, directors, shareholders and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from (a) your use of HTP Group or the internet, (b) the uploading, posting, emailing, reproducing, transmitting or otherwise distributing of any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other materials by you or any users of any account that you may have with HTP Group, or (c) the breach of any of these terms and conditions by you or any users of any account that you may have with HTP Group.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Belgium and Switzerland. It can however be accessed from other places around the world. Although these places may have different laws from those of the above countries, by accessing HTP Group you agree that the laws of Belgium and Switzerland, without regard to rules relating to conflict of laws, will apply to all matters relating to your use of HTP Group. You and HTP Group also agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Belgium and Switzerland, with respect to such matters. Users of HTP Group accessing it from places outside of Belgium and Switzerland acknowledge that they do so voluntarily and are responsible for complying with local laws.

Miscellaneous
These terms and conditions and any and all documents specifically referenced herein, including our content agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and HTP Group with respect to the subject matter hereof. No failure on the part of HTP Group to exercise and no delay in exercising any right under these terms and conditions shall operate as a waiver of such right. If any provision contained in these terms and conditions is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these terms and conditions and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Privacy Policy

Please also fully read our privacy policy by clicking here or selecting our "Privacy Policy". By selecting "Yes, where required you accept the HTP Group Terms of Use/Content Agreement", the user hereby indicates that (s)he understands fully all aspects and rules applicable to the user and that the user will abide by this agreement.

Privacy Notice and Declarations of Consent

Effective Date: June 1, 2024

1. Who We Are and What this Policy Is

Welcome to https://htp.group, the Group website of Hightech Partners - ITP Holding SA group operating through several subsidiaries:

• IMC SA – Trading under the name of “Hightech Partners” – Avenue Louise, 500 – 1050 Brussels - VAT BE 0431 404 827 – in its capacity as Controller.
• Hightech Partners – ITP SA, Route du Mandement 197, 1242 Satigny, Switzerland – VAT CHE-115.910.621 in its capacity as Processor.
• Hoffman Associates SRL - Avenue Louise, 500 - 1050 Brussels - VAT BE 0478 722 219 in its capacity of Controller
• Ataya & Partners SRL - Avenue Louise, 500 - 1050 Brussels - VAT BE 0719 976 659 in its capacity of Controller

Hereafter commonly referred to as “HTP Group,” “we,” “us” and “our” etc..

We are a leading executive search firm and trusted advisor to many of the world’s most respected organizations.

We provide a variety of services to these clients and other parties, including, but not limited to:

• Executive Search (e.g., helping clients recruit executives for their organizations);
• Board Consulting (e.g., searching for directors, conducting board effectiveness reviews and appraisals of directors, and assisting in board successions);
• Leadership Strategy services;
• Executive Integration;
• Family Business Advisory services;
• Diversity and Inclusion services; and
• CEO succession
• C-As-A-Service
• Interim/Transition Management

(collectively,  our “Services”). For additional information on our Services please visit our companies porfolio sites.  

We provide these Services through our consultants across Europe.

We respect the privacy of the visitors and users of our website (“you”, “your”) and are committed to protect their personal data and information according to the applicable law. This privacy policy (“Policy”) explains how, to what extent and for what purposes we are collecting and subsequently processing personal data and information collected through our website.

By using the website, you consent with the collection and use of information as set forth in this Policy.

The Controller is the responsible entity for the processing of your personal data and information on this website.

Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2. Definitions

In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meaning throughout this Policy:

• “Personal Information” means any information that either (a) personally identifies a natural person; or (b) pertains to an identifiable natural person, i.e. someone who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity, or (c) constitutes individually identifiable information about an individual collected by us online through this website and that we maintain in an accessible form, or that (d) we are otherwise required to protect under applicable data privacy laws (including, but not limited to, national, international and supranational data protection and privacy laws, directives, regulations and comparable legal acts). Examples of Personal Information include your contact details such as your name, email address, birthday or phone number as well as information about your professional education and experience, skills, preferences, membership in professional organizations, etc.;
• “Processing” (and variations such as “Process”) means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Information or on sets of Personal Information, whether or not by automated means, such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, restriction, erasure or destruction;
• “Sensitive Personal Information” means Personal Information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the Processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation;
• “Site” means https://hightechpartners.net/ and all web pages hosted at that domain (such as the “Profile” page at https://hightechpartners.net /talent/leaders-circle/register-your-profile).

3. Processing of Your Personal Information

Depending on your interaction with the Site, your Personal Information is Processed, based upon your explicit consent, as follows:

(i) Your Profile – Declaration of Consent

As part of our Services, we specialize in the global search, placement and integration of candidates for executive and similar management positions (each a “Candidate”) on behalf of our clients (“Client Services”).

In the event you are interested in becoming a Candidate, you can provide us with information on your personal and professional background (“Candidate Information”) that we will, subject to our sole discretion, take into consideration or not as part of the Client Services. To do so, please visit https://hightechpartners.net /talent/leaders-circle/register-your-profile. By filling your profile, you will have to explicitly agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy at the bottom pf the page. You may provide information regarding your personal and professional background and upload your CV or resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Providing any Candidate Information is purely voluntary on your part. Although it is generally true that, the more information you share with us, the better we are able to assess your potential suitability for an open executive or similar management position, we urge you not to disclose to us any Candidate Information that is likely of little or no relevance or may not even be legally considered as part of common hiring processes. This applies, in particular, to Sensitive Personal Information.

If and to the extent you share Candidate Information with us through the Site, we might follow up with you using the contact details you may have provided in order to clarify any questions we might have or obtain complementary information from you.

In addition, we might conduct assessments of your professional profile and perform searches for information on your personal and professional life publicly available via social media services (e.g. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), on the Internet (so not directly obtained from you) or within data you have previously disclosed to us, provided that such information might be of importance to your qualification for a particular executive or similar management position. Any resulting information will be considered Candidate Information and be Processed as described below together with the Candidate Information you initially provided us with through the Site.

Your Candidate Information will mainly be Processed by and on behalf of Hightech Partners. However, depending on how and where the Client Services need to be performed in your individual case, your Candidate Information might, in addition, be Processed by the Partners l and Consultants listed on our website.

Your Candidate Information Processed by Hightech Partners might contain (a) your contact details (name, address, phone number, email address, etc.), (b) your biographical data, (c) information on your professional education, and (d) your educational credentials, professional diplomas and certificates. In addition, it may contain (e) your employment and compensation history, (f) data on your suitability for client opportunities we compile as part of our assessments of your professional profile, (g) information on your personal and professional life publicly available via social media services (e.g. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) or otherwise on the Internet that might be of importance to your qualification for a particular executive or similar management position, and (h) any Sensitive Personal Information you might choose to disclose to us.

Please provide us with any relevant modifications and changes in your personal data.

Your personal data will be processed and maintained in our records as long as your account is active and at the latest 24 months after the last contact, exchange of information or update of data.

As part of the Client Services, your Candidate Information may be Processed for the purposes of (a) executing searches for potential Candidates on behalf of clients that have an opening for an executive or similar management position, (b) assessing your suitability for client opportunities, (c) informing you of open executive or similar management positions potentially suitable for you, (d) introducing you to clients as a Candidate and potential future member of their management, and of (e) verifying your educational credentials, professional diplomas and certificates. In addition, your Candidate Information may be Processed for the purposes of (f) performing searches for information on your personal and professional life publicly available via social media services (e.g. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), on the Internet or within data you have previously disclosed to us, provided that such information might be of importance to your qualification for a particular executive or similar management position, (g) providing integration services on behalf of a client you have been placed with by monitoring your integration with the client, speaking with all parties involved and lending support for you to reach full effectiveness in your new role as soon as possible, (h) approaching you, after you have been placed with a client, as a client contact for the placement of other Candidates or as a source of information about potential Candidates for third-party clients, (i) ensuring that, after your placement with a client, you will not be recruited on behalf of another client unless you request consideration for other opportunities, and of (j) operating the databases your Candidate Information is stored in.

At no point will your Candidate Information be matched, linked or otherwise connected with Personal Information collected through other components of the Site for purposes other than providing Client Services. Your Candidate Data will be Processed until you revoke your  consent given when sharing Candidate Data with us through the Site. Upon the revocation of your declaration of consent, we will delete your Candidate Data from all databases.

By sharing your Candidate Information with us through this Site, you explicitly consent to the Processing of your Candidate Information, including any Sensitive Personal Information you might choose to disclose to us, as described above. You acknowledge that you are under no obligation to provide your consent and that, if you choose to do so nonetheless, you may revoke your declaration of consent at any time with future effect by using the following contact details: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

(ii) The Leaders’ Circle – Declaration of Consent

The Leaders’ Circle is our online executive community that you can join in order to receive newsletters (1) and participate in surveys we conduct on important topics (2).

To become a member of the Leaders’ Circle, you need to create a Leaders’ Circle membership account (“Account”) on Leaders' Circle.

As part of the registration process, we ask you to provide us with certain mandatory information marked with an asterisk. Such information includes your last name, salutation, email address and a password that you specify in order to be able to access your Account in the future. It is necessary for us to be able to address you personally when sending you newsletters or surveys as described below. In addition, it allows us to offer you an easy way to manage your Leaders’ Circle membership at any time.

Beyond the mandatory information, you may choose to provide us with additional information that helps us understand your professional background and adjust the Leaders’ Circle services to your personal preferences and interests (3). This information may include all or any of the following: your first name, the company you work for, your position and industry background, the city/country you reside or work in and/or your particular business interests. None of this information is necessary for you to join the Leaders’ Circle and providing it to us is purely voluntary on your part.

When receiving a registration for the Leaders’ Circle, we log and store the date/time of registration and the IP address the registration was received from. This solely serves for evidentiary purposes in the event an email address is used to register for the Leaders’ Circle by an unauthorized party. In addition, we verify the authorized use of an email address by sending to such address an email asking for confirmation of the registration via a contained link. If and when the link is clicked on, we will automatically be notified that the registration has been confirmed from the email account initially used for the registration. Only upon such confirmation will the registration for the Leaders’ Circle become effective and will we send newsletters or survey emails to the respective email address (double opt-in procedure).

Once you have registered for the Leaders’ Circle and, where applicable, indicated during the registration process that you wish to receive certain content, we will send you, at our sole discretion, emails in irregular intervals with summaries of third-party business articles that we believe will be of particular relevance to you, select comments, reviews and reports of our consultants on relevant business trends, issues and questions (“Leadership Insights”) and/or promotional content regarding our Services (“Newsletter Service”); emails in irregular intervals providing you the opportunity to participate in surveys we conduct among the members of the Leaders’ Circle to learn their opinions on important business topics. Participation in the surveys is purely voluntary on your part.

In the event you chose to participate in a particular survey by providing your opinion or sharing other information (each a “Contribution”) with us, we might, subject to our sole discretion, use such Contributions, or parts thereof, to cite or otherwise reference them in articles of the Focus Magazine published by Hightech Partners on a regular basis and accessible on the Site, from within the “Hightech Partners” mobile apps available in various app stores worldwide or in hard copy. However, unless we have obtained your explicit prior consent in the individual case, we will not use your Contributions in a way allowing your identification (the execution of surveys and the use of Contributions as described above “Conducting Surveys”).

The Personal Information you make available to us when registering for the Leaders’ Circle or managing your membership will be stored and otherwise Processed by us solely for the purposes of providing the Newsletter Services (1), Conducting Surveys (2) and send you personalized content (3). We will not share such Personal Information with any third parties. Nor will we match, link or otherwise connect it with Personal Information collected through other components of the Site.

The Personal Information you share with us when registering for the Leaders’ Circle or managing your membership will be deleted at the end of your membership in the Leaders’ Circle. However, we reserve the right to archive or otherwise store and make available to the public indefinitely any articles of the Focus Magazine written or otherwise composed during your membership with Contributions containing your Personal Information, provided that we have obtained, in the individual case, your explicit prior consent to include the Personal Information in the respective articles.

With registering for the Leaders’ Circle and providing your Personal Information in the process, you explicitly consent to the Processing of such Personal Information as described above. You acknowledge that you are under no obligation to provide your consent and that, if you choose to do so nonetheless, you may revoke your consent and end your membership in the Leaders’ Circle at any time with future effect by following the Unsubscribe Page accessible once logged-in through your Account and contained in any newsletter or survey email sent to your email address.

(iii) Profiling

We will not take purely automated decisions about you. Every decision will be made through the intervention of one of our Consultants.

4. Sharing Your Personal Information

Your Candidate Information will be shared with third parties as follows:

• Your Candidate Information will be stored in databases located in Switzerland, considered by the European Commission as one of the countries that offers an adequate level of protection of personal data . The servers hosting the databases are operated by and accessible to members of the Hightech Partners - ITP Network or third-party service providers solely acting on their behalf and as per their instruction in order to operate the servers. The third-party service providers that are to be considered as Sub-Processors are Swisscenter, LMWEB SA, Planet Communications (CHE-110.480.530)_ - Switzerland;
• Via the databases, your Candidate Information will be available to the consultants and administrative staff of the different companies of Hightech Partners group and the Partners listed on our website for the purposes of providing the Client Services;
• Subject to our discretion, we might disclose excerpts of your Candidate Information such as your professional education and employment history with particular clients in order to confirm whether they might be interested in you as a Candidate with respect to an opening for an executive or similar management position they have informed us of. The information disclosed will be limited to what is necessary for this purpose. We will not disclose the entirety of your Candidate Information or otherwise introduce you to any client in detail without first obtaining separate and specific consent from you.
• We will not sell, share, or otherwise distribute your Personal Data to third parties except as provided in this Privacy Policy.

5. Your Rights

Your rights under this Policy and in accordance with the applicable laws, especially the GDPR  :

• You have the right of access to your personal data, we processed and a copy.
• You have the right to request a rectification or adaptation of any personal data and information.
• You have the right to request a restriction of the use of your personal data and information.
• You have the right to request an erasure of your personal data and information.
• You have the right to object to processing of your personal data and information
• You have the right to receive your personal data concerning in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller.
• You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Or contact the Controller :  IMC SA, Avenue Louise 500, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32 (0)2 663 1600

A complaint with regard to the handling of personal data and the applicable GDPR regulations can be made with Commission for the Protection of Privacy, Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels,  +32 (0)2 274 48 00, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

6. Cookies

Our Site makes use of cookies. Cookies are small text files downloaded by your Internet browser and stored on the device you use to access the Site (e.g., your desktop computer, tablet or smartphone). Depending on their purpose, cookies log specific user-related information such as your user preferences, authentication information, security parameters, data concerning the device you access the Site with and statistical information regarding your use of the Site. Where necessary during your visit of the Site or when revisiting the Site, your Internet browser transmits the cookies including the contained information back to the servers they were initially downloaded from. The analysis and Processing of such information allows us to ensure the functionality of the Site, improve your online experience and optimize the structure and content of the Site.

The cookies we use can be categorized as follows:

• Session Cookies: These are cookies that allow our Site to collect information about what you do during a browsing session each time you visit the Site. When connecting to our server, your device will be allocated a session ID, which enables our server to identify your device during the session and facilitates Site usability. These cookies are temporary and are set to be deleted when you leave the Site;
• Persistent Cookies: These are cookies that are stored by your Internet browser for more than a session and are set to expire within a defined time period. Persistent cookies enable us to remember your settings and information, so you do not have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit our Site. They also measure how you use and interact with the Site and enable us to personalize the Site. For example, they may allow us to alter the rotation of images on the Site so that different images will be displayed on your next visit;
• First-Party Cookies: These are cookies that we store and access on your device in our capacity as Controller of your Personal Information when you visit our Site. They might include cookies related to third-party service providers, provided that we control and determine the purposes and means of the Processing of your Personal Information logged by such cookies. As a result, first-party cookies might log user-related Personal Information accessible to and Processed by third parties on our behalf and subject to our instructions.
• Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are stored and accessed on your device by third parties determining the purposes and means of the Processing of your Personal Information logged by such cookies.

You may influence the scope and extent to which we use cookies when you visit our Site. In particular, you may prevent e.g. Third-Party cookies from being stored on your device by adjusting the respective settings on your Internet browser. For more information on how to do so in the settings of your particular Internet browser, please see the following information:

• Internet Explorer: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer-ie11-preview-privacy-statement
• Chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/privacy/
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy
• Safari: http://www.apple.com/privacy/manage-your-privacy/

However, please be aware that this might render certain functions of our Site inoperable or more difficult to use. Depending on the Internet browser you use, you might also be able to specifically reject third-party cookies. In this context, please note, however, that third parties might still have access to your Personal Information to the extent that such information is logged by first-party cookies.

For additional information on first-party and third-party cookies used on our Site in the context of third-party services and for information on how you might stop such cookies from being stored on your device, please see “Third-Party Services” below.

7. Third-Party Services

Our Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help analyse how users use the Site.

The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The United States has not been found by the European Union to provide an adequate level of protection of personal data, i.e. a level of protection of fundamental rights and freedoms that is essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the European Union. Similarly, the United States may not be found to provide an adequate level of protection by jurisdictions outside of the European Union.

On our behalf, Google will use the information collected for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet usage to us. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither will we match, link or otherwise connect any information received from Google with Personal Information collected through other components of the Site.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your Internet browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Site. Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB  

Lastly, you can refuse the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Disable Google Analytics.

In the latter case, an opt-out cookie will be set on your device, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this Site. Be aware, however that the opt-out cookie will only be effective within the Internet browser you used to access the above link and only for as long as you do not delete the opt-out cookie.

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/

8. Do-Not-Track Disclosure

Please note that we do not knowingly use Personal Information collected on our Site through cookies or other technologies for targeted or behavioral advertising, or knowingly allow third parties to use our Site to do so. If your Internet browser gives our Site a “Do Not Track” signal, the Site may not honor it to the extent that the Site uses cookies or other tracking technologies as described in “Cookies” or “Third-Party Services” above. We do not make any promises or guarantees about the effects of any “Do Not Track” signal we receive from your Internet browser because (a) the “Do Not Track” technology is not necessarily effective for any or all Internet browsers, mechanisms or technologies, (b) third parties we cooperate with may not honor your “Do Not Track” signal; and (c) technologies, Internet browsers and access devices may change from time to time and efforts to honor your “Do Not Track” signal might or might not be effective for each technology or across all platforms.

However, in “Cookies” and “Third-Party Services” above, we describe how you may use mechanisms similar to the “Do Not Track” technology of certain Internet browsers in order to effectively prevent us or third parties from collecting your Personal Information through online tracking. To the extent that you make use of these mechanisms, your preference not to be tracked or to be tracked only to a limited extent will be honored by us and the third parties providing services to us

9. Personal Information Pertaining to Children

Our Site and Services are not intended to be used by minors and we do not want to collect information from minors. If a child’s parent or a guardian believes their child may have provided Personal Information to us, please write us using the contact details provided in “How to Contact Us” below and we will delete that Personal Information, subject to the applicable law and this Policy.

10. Data Security

Protecting your Personal Information is important to us. We use appropriate technical and organizational measures and safeguards designed to help prevent unauthorized access, unlawful Processing, and unauthorized or accidental loss of your Personal Information. This includes, for example, the encryption of your communication with us over the Site based on the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

11. Amendments to This Policy

From time to time we may change our business activities and/or our policies and procedures with respect to the Processing of Personal Information. Where appropriate in these cases, we will, subject to applicable law, revise, supplement, or replace this Policy. When the Policy changes, we will post the new version and change the effective date listed at the beginning of the Policy.

When required by applicable law, however, we may provide you with advance notice of any changes to this Policy and with an opportunity to object to such changes. If you exercise your right to object, the changes will not become effective with respect to your Personal Information, but your ability to use our Services may be terminated or impaired. We will explicitly notify you of the consequences of the objection or non-objection to the extent and in the manner required by law.

12. How to Contact Us

We encourage your questions and comments about this Policy and our privacy practices. Please contact us using the information below, and we will respond to you as soon as reasonably possible:

Hightech Partners - ITP SA

Rue Nicolas Adames

L-1114 Luxembourg

Grand Duché du Luxembourg

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

¹ If you’ve previously visited our Site, you may have seen a different document called “Code of Conduct on the Processing of Personal Data.” As of the Effective Date, this Policy supersedes and replaces that other document. If you do not want this Policy to apply to Personal Information that we previously may have collected about you, please email this address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete or otherwise remove your Personal Information from our system(s). In your email, please provide us with your name and other identifying information and the type(s) of Personal Information that you would like us to remove.