Privacy policy.

Company Description
Karl Michaels business trading under True Northwood Enterprises Limited that provides consultancy and knowledge content services to clients and companies.

Office: Darver Cottage, Killincoole, Darver, Co. Louth, Ireland.

Email: info@karlmichaels.com

Personal Data
We collect relevant Personal Data that you provide to us for the purposes that are set out in this Privacy Notice. This Personal Data may include your name, address, phone number, email address, relevant information, and links to your professional profiles available in the public domain. Where appropriate, and with your consent, we may also collect other information such as references (to verify your experience and qualifications). This data is used, as appropriate, to fulfil our services to clients and candidates.

The legal basis for processing your personal information is that you have given your consent to us. This consent can be given at the time of initially seeking our services or having read the company’s Privacy Notice and providing your consent to our continued use of the personal data you have supplied us.

How we use Personal Data
Any personal data you provide will be used for the purpose for which you supplied it and will be stored confidentially and securely, in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Your information will be used accordingly per the services you avail of and will only be disclosed to third parties where you have given your prior consent.

By providing your personal information, and with your agreement, we may use the information to:
- Notify you of potential opportunities and products/services.
- Seek your views on our services and on potential improvements.

Retention Period
Based on industry norms, we will keep your personal data for 5 years from the date you give us consent to retain it. You have the right to withdraw your consent and have your personal information erased at any time and we will respond to such requests within 10 working days upon email received from you whereby you have replied to our response email regarding your initial request.

Website usage information
When using our website, we may collect information about your computer browser type and operating system and your Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. We collate this information to understand how our website is used so that we can improve and expand the services we offer. The aggregated data collected does not identify individual users. This information typically includes:
- Number of visitors to each page of our website
- Total number of visits to our website
- Domain names of our visitors’ internet service providers

Security
Karl Michaels business takes appropriate measures to protect your personal data, in accordance with GDPR. Any third-party service providers that we engage are required to use appropriate measures to protect the confidentially and security of information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help prevent unauthorised use of Personal Data.

No transmission of information via the Internet or a mobile phone network connection is fully secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of information during transmission.

Links to other websites
Our website may provide links to third party websites. This Privacy Notice does not apply to these websites. If you opt to enter a linked website, you agree that we shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for:
- The content of such websites
- The use that others make of these websites
- How these websites use your Personal Data

It is therefore your responsibility to check the legal and privacy statements posted on each website that you access before entering any Personal Data.

Cookies
Our website and mobile applications may use technology called "cookies". A cookie is a small file that is placed on your device by a server. Cookies enable web applications to respond to and adjust to your needs and preferences by gathering information about your preferences.

You can choose to accept or reject cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may not get the benefit of all features of our website. Please refer to your Internet browser’s instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions and to specify your cookie preferences.

Disclosure to third parties
We may disclose your Personal Data to contracted companies who may act as "data processors" on our behalf. Our data processors may include consultants, technical support providers and ERP companies. We share information with contracted third parties only for the purposes of assisting with the delivery of our services.

Our providers of support services are prohibited from using the personal information we provide for their own purposes.