TQS Integration Ltd. Website Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice was last updated September 13, 2021.
TQS Integration Ltd. and its affiliated companies (“TQS” “we” or “us”) are firmly committed to protecting your privacy. You should understand what we do with data relating to you (“personal information”) which we collect when you visit this website (tqsintegration.com), our country-specific sites or any other websites to which this TQS Website Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) applies (collectively, the “Sites”). As a global company, TQS has a number of legal entities in different jurisdictions which are responsible for the personal information which they collect independently, and which may be processed on their behalf by TQS Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation and its affiliates. The data controller for personal information collected from a visitor to the Sites is TQS Integration Ltd., Lismore, Co. Waterford, P51HO1X, Ireland. or the affiliate specified on the Site that references this Privacy Notice.
We may supplement this Privacy Notice to address specific situations. All supplemental notices should be read together with this Privacy Notice.
Website Privacy Notice Contents:
We may collect the following personal information relating to you:
We sometimes collect anonymous information from visits to the Sites. Anonymous information (or click stream data) refers to information that does not and will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity, e.g., aggregated data relating to all of our website visitors. We may use this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help us provide you with a better experience using our Sites.
If you provide us with personal information of third parties (such as the details of your administrative assistant or your emergency contact), you agree to: (a) notify each individual before sharing their personal information with us, (b) explain that their personal information will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Notice, and (c) obtain their consent, where appropriate.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we use your personal information for various purposes, such as to:
We will not sell your personal information to anyone outside the TQS group of companies. However, we may need to disclose your personal information to third parties in the following instances:
Due to the global nature of TQS’s business, your personal information may be shared, disclosed and transferred between the various Cognizant group companies and other third parties (as described in the above section titled “To whom we give your personal information”) where such transfers are required for legitimate business reasons. Such entities may be located outside your country of residence. The level of protection for personal information is not the same in all countries, however, we will take reasonable steps and implement measures as described in this Privacy Notice to keep your personal information secure.
Your personal information will be retained only for so long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice in accordance with applicable laws, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.
TQS implements appropriate security measures designed to prevent unlawful or unauthorized processing of personal information and accidental loss of or damage to personal information. The data collected via our Sites is stored in a secure server with our ISP who will take periodic backups of such data.
The Sites are not intentionally targeted to, or intended for, children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
If you would like to exercise your right to modify or remove your personal information from our database or request a copy of your personal information (to the extent these rights are provided by law), you can send us an e-mail at gdpr@tqsintegration.com. For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. We will respond as soon as reasonably practical and within the time frame specified by applicable law. We reserve the right to deny your request based on applicable law and will inform you if we do so.
The Sites contain links to other websites, including sites controlled by third parties independent of us. TQS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the contents of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy Notices of such websites before providing any personal information to them. We do not take responsibility for the opinions of third parties expressed on or through our Sites.
Any questions, concerns or complaints about our processing operations and our commitment to this Privacy Notice should be addressed to TQS’s Data Protection Champion at gdpr@tqsintegration.com. In addition to contacting us, in certain countries you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you so choose.
You can also write to us at:
TQS Integration Ltd.
Lismore
Co. Waterford
P51HO1X
Ireland
You may also write our Data Protection Champion using your local office address. A list of local offices can be found Contact - TQS Integration.
We may change and update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any changes to our Privacy Notice will be posted on this page.
This GDPR Annex complements and supplements the main body of the Privacy Notice and covers the processing of personal information subject to EU Regulation 2016/679, also known as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act and the UK Data Protection Act. In case of any conflicts between the main body of the Privacy Notice and the GDPR Annex, the GDPR Annex will have precedence.
We will notify you of any material changes or additions to this Privacy Notice and will provide you with a copy of any amended Privacy Notice(s) by use of your e-mail address provided to us, or by any other suitable means.
If you have any questions relating to this GDPR Annex or our processing of your personal information, please contact our Data Protection Champion: gdpr@tqsintegration.com.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, we use your personal information for the purposes identified in the main body of the Privacy Notice based on the following legal grounds:
Purposes and Legitimate Interests | Legal Grounds |
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Provide requested products, services and information, e.g., Recruitment, Whitepapers, case studies etc. | Contractual necessity Consent |
Provide customer support, e.g., respond to inquiries, questions or comments. | Contractual necessity Legitimate interests |
Organize and allow participation in an event. | Contractual necessity Legitimate interests Consent |
Communicate important notices, such as information about changes to this Privacy Notice, our Sites and service updates. | Contractual necessity Legitimate interests |
Carry out analytics, market research and internal reporting to plan, develop and improve our Sites, products, services and marketing activities. | Legitimate interests Consent |
Create user profiles to personalize our products, services, and marketing communications. | Legitimate interests Consent |
Send promotional messages via email, SMS, phone, post and/or other similar communications means. | Consent or legitimate interests depending on the marketing activity and method |
If you would prefer not to receive these communications, simply follow the unsubscribe instructions on the promotional communications that you receive to withdraw your consent or object to the processing. |
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Prevent and detect unlawful behavior, and protect or enforce our legal rights. | Contractual necessity Legitimate interests |
As further detailed under the section ‘International transfers of your personal information’, your personal information may be processed by us in countries outside your country of residence. Some of these countries may not provide for the same level of data protection as the European Economic Area, Switzerland and/or the United Kingdom (as applicable). In this event, we will ensure that the recipient of your personal information offers an adequate level of protection, for instance by entering into standard contractual clauses for the transfer of data as approved by the European Commission (or the relevant data protection supervisory authority, as applicable).
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information that we process, subject to conditions and restrictions set out in the applicable laws:
To exercise your rights to the extent allowed under applicable law, please email gdpr@tqsintegration.com.
Your personal information will be retained only for so long as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice in accordance with applicable laws, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements.