Hire Consulting Services (the “Company”) is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.

Definitions

“Site” refers to this website, accessible at hireconsulting.com. “Service” refers to the executive coaching and recruiting services accessible via the Site. “We,” “Us,” and “Our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you, as a user of our Site or Services.

By accessing our Site or Services, you accept this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information as described herein.

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect two categories of information: “Personal Information” and “Non-Personal Information.”

Non-Personal Information includes data that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information, referring and exit pages, URLs, platform types, and aggregated user preferences.

1. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use the Site, your browser automatically transmits certain information, including the referring URL, browser type, device type, and the time and date of your visit. This information does not personally identify you and is used solely to improve the quality of our Services.

When a visitor leaves a comment on the Site, we collect the data submitted in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to assist with spam detection.

We use cookies — small text files containing an anonymous unique identifier — to collect Non-Personal Information and to remember your preferences. Cookies are sent from our servers to your browser and stored on your device. We use both persistent cookies, which remain on your device until deleted, and session cookies, which expire when you close your browser.

2. Information You Provide

We collect Personal Information when you:

• Leave a comment on a blog post (which may include your name, email address, website URL, and the content of your comment).
• Subscribe to our newsletter (which requires your email address and is managed through AWeber). By subscribing, you consent to AWeber’s data practices in accordance with their privacy policy, available at aweber.com.

3. Children’s Privacy

The Site and Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a minor, please contact us at mark@hireconsulting.com.

II. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

1. Personal Information

We use the Personal Information you provide to communicate with you — including responding to inquiries, providing professional support, and sending administrative or promotional communications.

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties for marketing purposes without your consent. We may share Personal Information with service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as AWeber for email delivery. These providers access your information only as necessary to perform their services and are contractually required to protect it.

We may also disclose Personal Information when we have a good-faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with applicable law or a lawful governmental request; enforce our Terms of Use; address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public.

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change by posting an updated Privacy Policy on the Site.

2. Non-Personal Information

We use Non-Personal Information to improve our Services, analyze usage trends, and customize your experience on the Site. We reserve the right to share Non-Personal Information with partners and third parties at our discretion, as it does not identify you personally.

3. Job Listings Portal

Our website links to a job listings portal hosted and operated by Top Echelon, a third-party recruiting software platform (jobs.hireconsulting.com). If you interact with the job portal — including searching listings, creating a job alert, or submitting an application — any information you provide is collected and processed by Top Echelon directly and is subject to their privacy policy, available at topechelon.com. We do not control Top Echelon’s data practices and encourage you to review their policy before submitting any personal information through the portal.

4. Our Team

Members of our team may access the information you provide us as needed to deliver our Services.

III. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

We implement security measures designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access. No Personal Information is stored directly on our Site. Newsletter subscriber data is stored with AWeber and is subject to their security practices. While we take reasonable precautions, no transmission or storage system is completely secure. By using our Services, you acknowledge and accept these inherent risks.

IV. YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Information you have provided to us, or to request its deletion, subject to any legal or administrative obligations we may have to retain certain data.

You may opt out of promotional communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in any marketing email. Please note that even after opting out of promotional messages, you may still receive administrative communications, such as updates to this Privacy Policy.

V. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information.

Right to Know. You may request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources from which it was collected, the business purpose for collecting it, and any third parties with whom it has been shared.

Right to Delete. You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions required by law.

Right to Opt Out. We do not sell personal information. You therefore have no opt-out right to exercise at this time. Should our practices change, this policy will be updated accordingly.

Right to Non-Discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To submit a request, contact us at mark@hireconsulting.com. We will respond within 45 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

VI. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND EMBEDDED CONTENT

Our Site may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves as though you have visited that third-party site directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party sites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through this Site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

VII. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Material changes will be communicated via a notice sent to the primary email address associated with your account or by a prominent notice posted on the Site, and will take effect 30 days after notification. Non-material clarifications take effect immediately. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

VIII. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at mark@hireconsulting.com.