This privacy notice was last reviewed or revised on January 29, 2024.
At Oakbridge Consulting, located at 60 Overton Circle, Littleport, CB6 4QH, United Kingdom, and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Oakbridge,” “us,” or “we”), we understand that your privacy is important to you. We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data. This privacy notice describes how we handle and protect your personal data (the “Privacy Notice”) when we collect it through Oakbridge’s websites, applications, and digital assets (collectively, our “Sites”) and through our externally facing business activities, such as service offerings, events, surveys, and communications, when we interact with you and collect data from you for use by and on behalf of Oakbridge (i.e., when Oakbridge is acting as a data controller or similar term under applicable privacy law).
Depending upon the nature of your relationship with Oakbridge, additional or different privacy notices may apply to you as described below:
Our Recruiting Privacy Notice, if you are applying for a position with Oakbridge.
Our Alumni Privacy Notice for Oakbridge alumni.
Our Solutions Privacy Notice, if you are using Oakbridge solutions on your employer’s behalf.
If you are an employee of an Oakbridge client or an Oakbridge service provider, we may receive your personal data from your employer. Our use of your personal data is governed by our agreement with your employer.
If you are a California resident, please see our specific privacy information for you below.
You are not required to share your personal data with us, but failing to do so may result in Oakbridge being unable to properly provide you with our full range of services or a good user experience with our solutions, websites, services, or newsletters.
Please see our terms of use for more information about other terms and policies applicable to the use of our Sites.
Contents
Data controller
How do we collect your personal data?
Why and how are we using your personal data?
What do we not do when we collect and process your personal data?
Who has access to your personal data? Data recipients and international data transfers.
Security
How long do we keep your personal data?
Data collection from children
What are your data protection rights, and how can you exercise them?
9.1. Your data protection rights.
9.2. How do you exercise your data protection rights?
9.3. How to unsubscribe from Oakbridge newsletters and alerts?
1. Data Controller
When Oakbridge collects and processes your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice, we do so as authorized under applicable data privacy laws, whether as data controller or joint controller (similar terms may be used under applicable law), which means that we determine and are responsible for how your personal data is collected, used, protected, disclosed, and disposed of.
Depending on your location or the specific Oakbridge entity you interact with, the local Oakbridge entity may be your main data controller.
2. How Do We Collect Your Personal Data?
Oakbridge collects personal data in the course of our business activities directly from you and from third parties:
Direct collection from you:
Oakbridge collects personal data about you in the course of our routine business activities:
When you interact with our Sites, including when you manage your cookie preferences, as described in our Cookie Notice.
When you use Oakbridge Insights and other Oakbridge mobile apps.
When you create or log into a user profile on our Sites.
When you register to receive Oakbridge newsletters and alerts and interact with those newsletters and alerts.
When you sign up for and participate in Oakbridge conferences and events.
When you participate in public content posting areas, such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and Oakbridge social media sites.
When you participate in a survey, panel discussion, or individual discussion conducted by Oakbridge.
When you interact with Oakbridge or its employees via email or telephone to ask questions, request information, or seek assistance.
Collection from third parties:
Oakbridge may also receive personal data about you from third parties, including service providers and data vendors in the course of our business activities. This can include publicly available personal data compiled from business websites, social media platforms, and other public sources.
Sensitive personal data:
We may also collect sensitive personal data directly from you, such as demographic data when you respond to a survey or provide information at a conference or event. We use sensitive personal data only with your consent unless another legal basis exists.
3. Why and How Are We Using Your Personal Data?
Oakbridge uses your personal data for various purposes, including but not limited to:
Managing business relationships: To provide services to clients, including proposals, invoices, etc.
User profiles: To create accounts for Oakbridge.com and offer access to personalized content.
Newsletters and alerts: To send you updates, research, and information about our services.
Conferences and events: To manage your registration and participation.
Public user posts and surveys: To engage in public discussions or research activities.
Benchmarking and analytics: To analyze business practices, detect fraud, and assess consumer trends.
Marketing communications: To send you updates and news based on your interests and preferences.
4. What Do We Not Do When We Collect and Process Your Personal Data?
We do not use or allow others to use deidentified data to reidentify individuals. Any deidentified data we process remains anonymous and is used for statistical or research purposes only, in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
5. Who Has Access to Your Personal Data? Data Recipients and International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred and accessed by Oakbridge entities, service providers, and third parties as necessary for business purposes. This includes:
Oakbridge subsidiaries and affiliates.
Third-party service providers.
Legal and professional advisors.
We ensure that all transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.
6. Security
Oakbridge uses generally accepted standards of technical and operational security to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, and destruction. Only authorized personnel are permitted to access your data.
7. How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Data?
Oakbridge keeps your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Personal data will be securely deleted once it is no longer needed.
8. Data Collection from Children
Oakbridge does not intentionally collect or maintain personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If we collect data from children, it will only be with the appropriate legal consent.
9. What Are Your Data Protection Rights, and How Can You Exercise Them?
9.1. Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights:
Right to request information about your personal data.
Right to access your personal data.
Right to request corrections, deletions, or restrictions on the use of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent for processing your personal data.
9.2. How to Exercise Your Data Protection Rights
To exercise your data protection rights, contact us at [email protected].
9.3. How to Unsubscribe from Oakbridge Newsletters and Alerts
To unsubscribe, click the link in any email you receive from us, or email us at [email protected].
For any questions or further information regarding this Privacy Notice, feel free to reach out to us at:
Oakbridge Consulting
60 Overton Circle
Littleport, CB6 4QH
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 079 7213 0320
Email: [email protected]
