Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
VEKEND (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website www.vekend.com (the “Site”) or engage with our services. By accessing or using our Site and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
Vekend LLC is a global consulting and technology services firm headquartered in New York, USA. We deliver a wide range of innovative solutions across industries, including digital transformation, workforce management, and professional consulting. Our website serves as a platform to share information about our services, connect with clients and collaborators, and accept inquiries from interested individuals.
At Vekend, we are committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of everyone who interacts with our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit www.vekend.com or communicate with us online.
Definitions
“Personal Information” or “PI” encompasses all forms of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Sensitive Personal Information. This term refers to any information that can be reasonably associated with an identifiable individual. Included in this definition are details related to a person’s name, educational background, professional activities, email addresses, telephone numbers, geolocation data, and personal trends.
“Process,” “processed,” or “processing” encompasses any operation or series of operations conducted on Personal Information, whether through automated means or manual methods. This term includes activities such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, and alteration of data; retrieval, consultation, utilization, disclosure via transmission or dissemination; and any other methods of making information available. Additionally, it involves alignment, combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction of Personal Information.
“User” or “you” refers to an identified or identifiable natural person who visits our website, submits a form, applies for a role, or otherwise interacts with Vekend LLC through www.vekend.com.
Personal Information We Collect About You
VEKEND may process certain categories of Personal Information about you, as outlined below:
- Identifying Information, which may include your real name, alias, postal address, email address, telephone numbers, or other forms of persistent or probabilistic identifiers.
- Application or Resume Information includes educational background and job-related data that are part of the employment relationship. This information may be found in various documents and records, such as:
- Education and work history
- Skills and certifications
- Professional interests
- Any additional details you include in your resume or application
Our legal basis for processing Personal Information may include the performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, protection of vital interests, consent (where required), or legitimate interests pursued by VEKEND.
Purposes for Collecting Your Personal Information
VEKEND collects the personal information identified in Section 3 for the following reasons:
- To Respond to Inquiries: To contact you when you submit a form requesting information about our services, events, or company.
- To Evaluate Job Applications: If you submit a resume or express interest in employment, we may use your information to assess your qualifications, communicate with you about current or future job opportunities, and, with your consent, share your resume with clients seeking your profile.
- To Maintain Contact Information: This involves updating your details across relevant departments within the VEKEND group of companies, including personal information and changes in employment roles.
- To Maintain Security on VEKEND Websites and Internet-Connected Assets: This includes managing computer systems and infrastructures, overseeing VEKEND’s software and hardware assets, testing systems (including developing new systems and conducting end-user testing), and monitoring email and Internet access.
- To Comply with Applicable Laws and Regulatory Requirements: This encompasses fulfilling legal obligations at both the state and federal levels, as well as internal VEKEND reporting requirements, including headcount data, management information, demographics, and reporting on health, safety, security, and environmental issues.
Under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA): We may collect and use sensitive personal information, such as government-issued IDs, biometric data, or health-related information. This data is processed strictly for limited and disclosed business purposes.
We retain submitted resumes and personal information for up to 1 year unless a longer period is required by law or you request deletion earlier. Once it is no longer needed, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.
Sharing Personal Information
VEKEND may share your personal information for the purposes outlined in Section 3 above with third parties or VEKEND customers and potential customers. This sharing may be for employment, recruitment, and placement services, as well as for potential job opportunities with clients seeking employees with your qualifications. Additionally, VEKEND may share your information with a customer with whom you have been placed to facilitate their employment or application process.
VEKEND may also share your information with third-party service providers, which may involve transferring your personal information to jurisdictions outside the United States. These service providers will have agreements with VEKEND to handle your personal information in the same manner that VEKEND would.
When transferring Personal Information outside of the EU/EEA or India, we ensure adequate safeguards are in place. These may include Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally compliant mechanisms. All transfers will comply with applicable privacy laws.
VEKEND will only share personal information that is relevant to our legitimate business purposes or as stated in this notice or related privacy policies.
California Residents
If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This section applies to the personal information we collect through our website and services.
As a California resident, you have the right to:
Know what personal information we collect, use, and share
Access a copy of the personal information we have collected about you
Request the deletion of your personal information
Correct inaccuracies in your personal information
Limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information (if applicable)
Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (note: we do not sell your data)
Vekend LLC only collects limited personal information (such as name, email, phone number, and resume) when you choose to submit it through our website. We do not sell your personal information.
To exercise your privacy rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please contact us at: privacy@vekend.com
Privacy Rights
Vekend LLC is committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with clear choices about your personal information.
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we have about you
Correct or update inaccurate or outdated information
Request deletion of your personal information
Object to or restrict certain types of data processing
Withdraw consent (where our use of your data is based on consent)
Please note that in some cases, we may be required to retain certain information for legal or legitimate business purposes. We will notify you if your request cannot be fulfilled for these reasons.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at: privacy@vekend.com
Right to Withdraw Consent
Where our processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. To do so, please contact us using the information provided in this notice. Please note that the withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on consent prior to its withdrawal.
Confidentiality Obligations
Vekend LLC takes appropriate measures to safeguard the personal information you provide to us. We restrict access to your information to authorized personnel and service providers who need it to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
We do not disclose your personal information for any reason other than those stated in this policy, unless legally required or with your explicit consent.
Updates
This Data Privacy Notice (“Notice”) will be updated at least once every twelve (12) months to reflect any changes in our business, legal, or regulatory obligations. We recommend that you periodically check this Notice for updates by visiting www.vekend.com or by contacting us as outlined in Section 7.
VEKEND will not collect additional categories of your Personal Information or use your already collected Personal Information for new purposes without notifying you of our intent. Any changes to this Notice will take effect from the date they are communicated to you. If we make any significant changes, we will inform you by posting the updates on the relevant site or by sending you an email to the address you provided before such changes take effect.