Last reviewed or revised: April 01, 2024
At Talent Element, a subsidiary of McKinsey & Company, we recognize the importance of your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we handle and protect your personal data collected through our websites, applications, and business activities (collectively, our “Sites”). We strive to comply with all applicable privacy laws.
Based on your interaction with Talent Element, additional privacy notices may apply to you, such as:
- Recruiting Privacy Notice: For job applicants with Talent Element.
- Alumni Privacy Notice: For former Talent Element employees.
- Solutions Privacy Notice: For users of Talent Element’s solutions on behalf of an employer.
California residents, please refer to the specific privacy information below.
While providing your personal data is voluntary, not sharing it may limit our ability to deliver a full range of services or enhance your user experience.
Refer to our Terms of Use for more details on other terms and policies.
1. Data Controller
Talent Element is responsible for collecting, using, protecting, disclosing, and disposing of your personal data in compliance with applicable data privacy laws.
2. How We Collect Your Personal Data
We gather personal data from multiple sources, including:
- Directly from You when you interact with our Sites by managing cookie preferences, using mobile apps, logging into profiles, registering for newsletters, participating in events, surveys, or discussions, or contacting us directly.
- From Third Parties such as service providers and data vendors, primarily through publicly available sources or deidentified datasets.
3. Why and How We Use Your Personal Data
We utilize personal data for the following purposes, combining data sources as needed:
- Managing Our Business Relationship: Providing information, proposals, and services to client employees.
- Account Services: Offering access to newsletters, alerts, and tailored content.
- Newsletters and Alerts: Sending business-related updates.
- Conferences and Events: Processing event requests and granting access.
- Public Forums and Surveys: Enabling participation in discussions and surveys.
- Research and Analytics: Conducting research to improve our services.
- Service Provision: Delivering Talent Element’s services and fostering client relationships.
- Legal Compliance: Meeting regulatory and legal requirements.
- Application Security and Analytics: Enhancing security and user experience.
- Talent Element Insights App: Offering personalized content recommendations.
4. Our Commitments in Handling Your Personal Data
We do not seek to identify individuals from deidentified data and strive to maintain it in a deidentified form.
5. Access to Your Personal Data: Data Recipients and International Transfers
We may transfer or make personal data accessible to other Talent Element entities, service providers, and third parties as necessary for business and legal purposes.
6. Security
We implement technical and operational measures to protect your personal data globally. However, we cannot guarantee complete security against unauthorized access.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as needed to fulfill our purposes, adhering to legal or contractual obligations.
8. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16 without appropriate consent.
9. Your Data Protection Rights and How to Exercise Them
9.1 Your Data Protection Rights
You have rights to access, portability, correction, deletion, restriction, withdrawal of consent, non-discrimination, and legal recourse regarding your personal data.
9.2 Exercising Your Data Protection Rights
You can exercise these rights by completing a data subject request form, emailing, or calling us.
9.3 How to Unsubscribe from Newsletters and Alerts
To unsubscribe, use the link in our emails, adjust preferences in your account, or email us directly.
For more information or requests, please contact us at learn@talentelement.com. We may verify your identity as required by law.