Privacy Policy for RebelHQ

Last reviewed: 04 July 2024

In this privacy policy, we explain how we collect your personal data, what we do with it, for what purposes and on what legal basis this is done, and what rights and claims this entails for you.

The privacy policy applies to:

  • Websites operated by us from which you are accessing this privacy policy (“Websites”)

  • Software applications from which you are accessing this privacy policy (the “Apps”)

  • Our social media pages and apps located at www.facebook.com/beakonglobal, www.instagram.com/beakonglobal, www.linkedin.com/beakonglobal,   (“Social Media Pages”)

  • HTML-formatted email messages that we send to you or other relevant communications with you

  • Any other offline business interactions you have with us.

Collection of personal information 

Personal Information is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. This does not include personal information that cannot be assigned to a natural person (anonymous data).

We collect, use, store and transfer the following types of personal data about you:

  • Identity (e.g. surname, first name, marital status, ID number, date of birth, photos, gender)

  • Contact details (e.g. email address, telephone number, address)

  • Advertising and communication data

  • Usage data (including information about the use of our website)

  • Technical data (including technical information collected when you access our website)

  • Special categories (including health data)

Beakon Global may process your personal data (which we have either obtained directly from you or from somewhere else) if:

  • you are our prospective client, client or supplier

  • you work for a client or a supplier of ours, or for someone who otherwise uses our services

  • you connect your social media account to your Services account, you will share certain Personal Information from your social media account with us, for example, your name, email address, photo, list of social media contacts, and any other information that may be or you make accessible to us

  • you use our services in any other way.

Personal data collection methods we may use include:

  • direct communication 

  • communication in person

  • communication by phone, email, SMS or any other electronic communication method

  • communication by letters, notices, information sheets or any other paper-based communication methods

  • through our website, social media channels, apps, or other technologies 

  • distribution of the newsletter and/or other marketing materials

Use of personal information

We and our service providers use personal information for legitimate business purposes, including: 

1. Providing the functionality of the Services and fulfilling your requests:

  • To provide you with our customer service

  • To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, when you contact us via our online contact forms or otherwise

  • To allow you to send messages to another person through the Services if you choose to do so.

We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you and/or to comply with a legal obligation.

2. Aggregating and/or anonymizing Personal Information:

We may aggregate and/or anonymize Personal Information so that it will no longer be considered Personal Information. We do so to generate other data for our use, which we may use and disclose for any purpose.

3. Accomplishing our business purposes:

  • For data analysis, for example, to improve the efficiency of our Services;

  • For audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended and to address legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements

  • For fraud prevention and fraud security monitoring purposes, for example, to detect and prevent cyberattacks or attempts to commit identity theft

  • For developing new services

  • For enhancing, improving, or modifying our current services, as well as undertaking quality and safety assurance measures

  • For identifying usage trends, for example, understanding which parts of our Services are of most interest to users

  • For determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users

  • For operating and expanding our business activities, for example, understanding which parts of our Services are of most interest to our users so we can focus our energies on meeting our users’ interests.

We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation, and/or based on our legitimate interest.

Marketing communication 

Where permitted in our legitimate interest or with your prior consent where required by law, we will use your personal data for marketing analysis and to provide you with newsletters and information about news and our services by email, letter, telephone or using our website or Apps.

You can object to receiving further marketing at any time by using the "Unsubscribe" link in our newsletter. 

Legal bases for processing of personal data

We will only process personal data if we have a lawful reason for doing so.  The legal basis for processing personal data by us will be one of the following:

  • you have given consent to the processing of personal data

  • the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract you are party to or in order to take steps at your request prior to you entering into a contract

  • the processing is necessary in order for us to comply with our legal obligations

  • the processing is necessary for the pursuit of our legitimate business interests

  • If this is necessary to protect our interests and your fundamental rights do not override these interests ("legitimate interest")

Cookies and other technologies

Our use of cookies and other similar technologies to process personal data is explained in our cookie policy which you can read.

Your rights

In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to:

  • Withdraw your consent: Where the processing of your personal data by us is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent without detriment at any time by contacting us at the contact details at the end of this privacy policy

  • be informed by us about the personal data concerning you, i.e. you might receive information about the personal data processed by us about you

  • request the rectification or erasure of your personal data held by us

  • request that we restrict the processing of your personal data (while we verify or investigate your concerns with this personal data, for example)

  • data portability, i.e. receiving your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format

Transfer of personal data

We may share your personal data with:

  • Any other member of Beakon Global GmbH, i.e., any Beakon Global company and its subsidiaries as well as affiliated companies, that support our processing of personal data under this privacy policy. If any of these parties are using your personal data for direct marketing purposes, we will only transfer the personal data to them for that purpose with your prior consent

  • Appropriate third parties including:

  • our business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into or other dealings we have in the normal course of business with you

  • our auditors, legal advisors and other professional advisors or service providers

  • company data providers and similar information providers for the purpose of carrying out our client checks (including client due diligence) in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations

  • In relation to personal data obtained via our website:

  • analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our website

We may disclose your personal data to appropriate third parties:

  • in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, subject to the terms of this privacy policy

  • if a Beakon Global firm or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data it holds about its clients will be one of the transferred assets

  • if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our contractual terms or other agreements with you.

Retention period 

We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law.

The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Services to you

  • Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject

  • Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).  

How do we protect your personal data?

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, disclosed or accessed without authorization. 

Third party advertising 

We use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you when you access and use the Services and other websites or online services.

You may receive advertisements based on information relating to your access to and use of the Services and other websites or online services on any of your devices, as well as on information received from third parties

Cross-border transfer

Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. By using the Services you understand that your information will be transferred to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country.

Updates to this privacy policy 

The “Version” legend at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when this Privacy Policy was last revised.  Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Services.

Contact

Beakon Global GmbH located at Frankfurter Allee 21, 54457 Wincheringen, Germany is the company responsible for collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.  If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: service@beakon.global