Erler Associates

Solving the Employment Equation™ since 1980

Privacy and Data Protection Policy

Erler Associates [EA] Privacy and Data Protection Policy Introduction: EA makes every effort to comply with privacy and data protection legislation, in particular with the protection of individuals with regard to processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, but also any other applicable national legislation on privacy or data protection. To ensure compliance, our firm has established and implemented a Code of Data Protection. All EA employees comply with the stringent standards of this Code and we request our clients to respect the same safeguards.

The main principles of our Code of Data Protection are:

  1. EA will only register data for the purposes of our professional / executive search and management appraisal activities.
  2. Individuals' (candidates) data can be transferred to current and future EA offices and clients. We will always obtain from individuals an unambiguous consent before sharing personal data with clients.
  3. Individuals who send their unsolicited data will be informed that such data will be registered in our databases and can be transferred to other EA entities unless the individual objects. Individuals who provide solicited data will be asked to sign a consent form authorizing EA to register the data and to transfer them to other entities.
  4. EA will not keep or process sensitive data (revealing political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or data concerning and individual's health or sex life).
  5. EA will take appropriate state-of-the-art, technical and organizational security measures to protect data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, improper alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access.
  6. Individuals whose personal data have been processed by our firm have the right to obtain the following information:
    • Whether or not data has been processed
    • The purposes of the processing
    • The recipients to whom data has been disclosed
  7. EA's organizational clients acknowledge that they will adhere to the same standards of data protection.

EA Usage: As sole owner of all information collected on this website, EA is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data and information. The data consists of personally identifiable information collected or received about you when you register with us, or when you log in to EA as a registered user and interact with EA products and services. Your EA information may include (a) registration-related information (such as name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email address); potentially (b) transaction-related information (such as credit card or other preferred means of payment, or a history of products purchased through us); (c) information about your visits to EA or our other web sites, pages and services; (d) your responses to our offerings and advertisements; (e) information about the features or offerings you use from us; (f) billing and shipping information; (g) customer service information; and (h) other information specifically related to your use of a particular EA feature or offering. Your EA information may be supplemented with additional information from other companies.

The Information EA Collects: EA is an executive search firm and collects a variety of information, partially, listed in the "Introduction." EA collects a variety of personal data necessary to provide services in a proprietary and highly confidential database accessible by EA. By choosing to enter your personal information on this web site, you indicate you're your willingness to disclose this information to EA and to be considered, when appropriate for one of EA searches. The EA Individual Registry's categories enable EA to match your credentials and needs to the organizational needs of EA's clients. Your EA information is used to operate and improve the features, offerings and content presented to you by us; to personalize the content and advertisements provided to you; to fulfill your requests for products, programs, and services; to communicate with you and respond to your inquiries; to conduct research about your use of our products; and to help offer you other products, programs, or services that may be of interest. If you do not wish to disclose your personal information, EA will be unable to provide you the placement services offered by this web site, since employment, educational and other "career-specific" personal and performance information is necessary in order to assess your employment opportunities.

Your EA information will not be shared with third parties unless it is necessary to fulfill a transaction you have requested, or in other circumstances in which you have consented to the sharing of your EA information. We may use your EA information to present offers to you on behalf of business partners and advertisers.

From time to time you may receive e-mail or hard copy mail from us notifying you of new improvements and updates to our services that we believe will be of interest to you and your organization. Any e-mails that you receive will provide an option to remove your name from future mailings.

Security: It is not EA's policy to see sensitive information through our web site unless it is legally required for a particular recruitment process. Sensitive data includes data relating to race, sex, gender, ethnic origin, religious or similar beliefs, political opinions, physical or mental health, sexual life, or criminal record. If you choose to provide sensitive information of this nature, EA accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways set forth in this Privacy Policy. We maintain the confidential information you provide us in a secure database.

Questions: If you have further questions or concerns that have not been addressed in this statement, please send your inquires to:

Erler Associates Inc.
Attention: Privacy Policy
9622 Benson
Overland Park, KS 66212

Please be sure to include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can contact you.

Changes to this Policy: This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time, so you should review this policy periodically.