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This privacy statement is effective as of December 1 2020. Please note that this privacy statement will regularly be updated to reflect any changes in the way we handle your personal data or any changes in applicable laws.
If you are a California resident please see our specific privacy statement for California residents below.
If you are a California resident you have specific privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (’CCPA’). You can opt-out here from any selling of your personal information.
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This page and its sub-pages tell you everything you need to know about how Accenture PLC and/or its affiliates subsidiaries and newly acquired companies (Accenture; we) protect the personal data we process and control relating to you (’your personal data’; your data) and which rights you have in relation to the processing of your personal data.
Any Accenture entity located outside the European Union will for the purposes of compliance with data privacy laws be represented by Accenture PLC.
Below we first give a general description of how Accenture protects your personal data. Further below we also include specific information on the following:
Accenture attaches great importance to your right to privacy and the protection of your personal data. We want you to feel secure that when you deal with Accenture your personal data are in good hands.
Accenture protects your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and our data privacy policies. In addition Accenture maintains the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental loss alteration disclosure or access or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage thereto.
The following sections provide further details as to how Accenture processes your personal data:
Which categories of personal data do we collect and how do we process such personal data?
We collect personal data of our employees potential employees clients suppliers business contacts shareholders and website users. If the data we collect are not listed in this privacy statement we will give individuals (when required by law) appropriate notice of which other data will be collected and how they will be used.
The personal data we collect includes the categories of personal data described in the sections ’How do we use personal data when you visit Accentures website?’ ’How do we use cookies (and other tracking technologies)?’ ’How do we use personal data when you visit our offices?’ and ’How do we use personal data for marketing purposes?’ as well as any other categories of personal data referred to in this privacy statement or in other statements you have received.
Below is also a chart describing the categories of personal data we collect:
In addition for recruitment/employment purposes Accenture may process the personal information set out in the below table.
We also may derive inferences about you based on the information described above and also collect other information about you as described in this privacy statement. If you provide us with personal information of another person (for instance a potential employee/referral) you are responsible for ensuring that such person is made aware of the information contained in this privacy statement and that the person has given you his/her consent for sharing the information with Accenture.
The above-mentioned categories of personal data have been obtained either directly from you (for example when you provide information to sign up for a newsletter or register to comment on a forum website) or indirectly from certain third parties (for example through our websites technology). Such third parties include our affiliates public authorities public websites and social media suppliers and vendors. Except where certain information is required by law or by Accenture policies (including management of an employment relationship with Accenture) your decision to provide any personal data to us is voluntary. Please note that if you do not provide certain information we may not be able to accomplish some or all of the purposes outlined in this privacy statement and you may not be able to use certain tools and systems which require the use of such personal data.
For which purposes and on which legal basis do we use your personal data?
Accenture uses your personal data only where required for specific purposes. Please view the table below for (i) a list of the purposes for which Accenture uses your personal data and (ii) an overview of the legal basis for each such purpose.
We will process your personal information for the purposes mentioned above based on your prior consent to the extent such consent is mandatory under applicable laws.
To the extent you are asked to click on/check ’I accept’ ’I agree’ or similar buttons/checkboxes/functionalities in relation to a privacy statement doing so will be considered as providing your consent to process your personal information only where such consent is required by mandatory law.
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes of which you have been informed unless it is required or authorized by law or it is in your own vital interest (e.g. in case of a medical emergency) to do so.
Will we share your personal data with third parties?
We may transfer personal data to our service providers and professional advisors public and governmental authorities Accenture companies/affiliates or third parties in connection with Accentures operation of its business including any (potential) corporate or commercial transaction. Such third parties may be located in other countries. Before we do so we shall take the necessary steps to ensure that your personal data will be given adequate protection as required by relevant data privacy laws and Accentures internal policies. Accenture may also transfer your personal data to any of its global affiliates/partners in furtherance of any visits to our Accenture locations.
For example we may disclose personal information to third parties for other business purposes as follows:
We may also share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction such as the sale of a website a merger consolidation asset sale initial public offering or in the unlikely event of a bankruptcy.
Unless you are otherwise notified any transfers of your personal data from within the European Economic Area (EEA) to third parties outside the EEA will be based on an adequacy decision or are governed by the standard contractual clauses (a copy of which can be obtained through the contact information included below). Any other non-EEA related transfers of your personal data will take place in accordance with the appropriate international data transfer mechanisms and standards.
What about sensitive data?
We do not generally seek to collect sensitive data as defined in the second paragraph below (also known as special categories within the EEA) through this site or otherwise. In the limited cases where we do seek to collect such data we will do this in accordance with data privacy law requirements and/or ask for your consent.
The term sensitive data refers to the various categories of personal data identified by data privacy laws as requiring special treatment including in some circumstances the need to obtain explicit consent from you. These categories include racial or ethnic origin political opinions religious philosophical or other similar beliefs membership of a trade union physical or mental health biometric or genetic data sexual life or orientation or criminal convictions and offences (including information about suspected criminal activities).
What about data security?
We maintain organizational physical and technical security arrangements for all the personal data we hold. We have protocols controls and relevant policies procedures and guidance to maintain these arrangements taking into account the risks associated with the categories of personal data and the processing we undertake.
Where will your personal data be processed?
As a global organization with offices and operations throughout the world personal data we collect may be transferred or be accessible internationally throughout Accenture#39;s global business and between its entities and affiliates.
Any such transfers throughout Accentures global business take place in accordance with the applicable data privacy laws and in accordance with our Binding Corporate Rules (’BCR’).
Our BCR reflect the standards contained in European data privacy laws (including the General Data Protection Regulation). Having our BCR means that all our group entities which have signed up to our BCR have to comply with the same internal rules. It also means that your rights (see ’Which rights do you have with respect to the processing of your personal data?’) stay the same no matter where your data are processed by Accenture.
Download a copy of Accenture#39;s BCR.
What are the sources we get your personal information from?
If we do not obtain your personal information directly from you we may obtain it from the following sources: publicly available sources (registers or the internet) Accenture employees contractors (prospective) members of board of directors shareholders Accentures affiliates subsidiaries and newly acquired businesses employers of our contractors public authorities public websites and social media previous employers educational institutions suppliers and vendors (including third party data providers).
In section 5 you can find more information on the sources of your personal information for marketing purposes.
How long will your personal data be retained by us?
To the extent the processing of your personal data falls in scope of our BCR you may also want to review your rights under our BCR.
To the extent that the processing of your personal data is based on your consent you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time by contacting Accentures Data Privacy Officer. Please note that this will not affect Accentures right to process personal data obtained prior to the withdrawal of your consent or its right to continue parts of the processing based on other legal bases than your consent.
If despite our commitment and efforts to protect your personal data you believe that your data privacy rights have been violated we encourage and welcome individuals to come to Accenture first to seek resolution of any complaint. You have the right at all times to register a complaint directly with the relevant supervisory authority or to make a claim against Accenture with a competent court (either in the country where you live the country where you work or the country where you deem that data privacy law has been infringed).
Contact us to exercise any of your rights.
Which personal data do we gather?
Accenture collects personal data at its websites in two ways: (1) directly (for example when you provide personal data to sign up for a newsletter or register to comment on a forum website); and (2) indirectly (for example through our website#39;s technology).
Do we include (links to) websites and programs of third parties?
We do not accept any responsibility or liability for such third parties sites or programs. Please check such third parties terms of use and privacy statements before using and providing any information to such third parties sites and programs.
How do we use personal data that we collect from our websites?
We use personal data for the purposes described in the section ’For which purposes and on which legal basis do we use your personal data?’ above as well as to provide you with information you request process online job applications and for other purposes which we would describe to you at the point where it is collected. For example:
We analyze your IP and browser information to determine what is most effective about our website to help us identify ways to improve it and make it more effective. Please see the Cookies section below for more information.
In addition to the information set out above this section describes how we use cookies and other tracking technologies.
We analyze your IP and browser information to determine what is most effective about our website to help us identify ways to improve it and eventually to determine how we can tailor our website to make it a more positive and relevant user experience.
Please see our Cookies policy for more details including for information about your choices with respect to advertising and social media cookies and for access to our cookie consent manager. By using our website you agree that we can place cookies and other similar technologies on your device as explained in our Cookies policy.
In addition to the information set out above this section describes how we use personal data when you visit Accenture offices.
Please click here to receive further details on how we process your personal data when visiting our offices (this sub-page also relates to the potential processing of your personal data through CCTV and access management systems in case such CCTV and access management systems are active.)
If you have any questions on data privacy or you want to let us know about website/marketing permissions please contact us.
What are the sources of marketing data?
The bulk of the personal data we collect and use for marketing purposes relates to individual employees of our clients and other companies with which we have an existing business relationship. We may also obtain contact information from public sources including content made public at social media websites to make an initial contact with a relevant individual at a client or other company.
Do we send targeted e-mails?
We send commercial e-mail to individuals at our client or other companies with whom we want to develop or maintain a business relationship in accordance with applicable marketing laws. Our targeted e-mail messages typically include web beacons cookies and similar technologies that allow us to know whether you open read or delete the message and links you may click. When you click a link in a marketing e-mail you receive from Accenture we will also use a cookie to log what pages you view and what content you download from our websites even if you are not registered at or signed into our site.
Targeted e-mails from Accenture may include additional data privacy information as required by applicable laws.
Do we maintain Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases?
Like most companies Accenture uses customer relationship management (CRM) database technology to manage and track our marketing efforts. Our CRM databases include personal data belonging to individuals at our client and other companies with whom we already have a business relationship or want to develop one. The personal data used for these purposes includes relevant business information such as: contact data publicly available information (e.g. board membership published articles press releases your public posts on social media sites if relevant for business purpose) your responses to targeted e-mail (including web activity following links from our e-mails) website activity of registered users of our website and other business information included by Accenture professionals based on their personal interactions with you. If you wish to be excluded from our CRM databases please use this link.
Do we combine and analyze personal data?
We may combine data from publicly available sources and from our different e-mail website and personal interactions with you (this includes information collected across our different websites such as our careers and corporate sites and information collected when you sign-up or log on to our sites or connect to our sites using your social media credentials (such as LinkedIn and Xing). We combine this data to better assess your experience with Accenture and to perform the other activities described throughout our privacy policy.
Do we share personal data with third parties?
In addition to the third parties mentioned in the section ’Will we share your personal data with third parties?’ above we may share your personal data with marketing agencies.
What are your rights regarding marketing communications?
You can exercise your right to prevent marketing communications to you by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your personal data or by utilizing opt-out mechanisms in e-mails we send to you. You can also exercise the right to discontinue marketing communications to you or to have your personal data removed from our customer relationship management (CRM) databases at any time by using this link. In such cases we will retain minimum personal data to note that you opted out in order to avoid contacting you again.
In addition to the information set out above the following sections describe other specific uses of personal data by some Accenture affiliates.
Below we provide you with further details about how we process your personal data in connection with any content creation / production purposes.
Content creation / production activities
Some Accenture entities are in the business of content production. We may process your personal data for these TV film marketing advertising or other related content creation production and distribution activities.
What personal data do we process in connection with production activities?
If you have any questions on data privacy or any aspects of our production activities please contact us.
Please click here if:
You can also contact Accenture as data controller of your personal data via our Data Privacy Officer Richard Steen (preferably electronically) or via post clearly marked for the attention of the Data Privacy Officer on the this address: Accenture Limited Dublin 1 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour Dublin 2 Ireland.
In case you have special accessibility needs to access the content of this statement we recommend that you or someone on your behalf consults our Accessibility Statement and recommendations.
This privacy statement is effective as of January 1 2020. Please note that this privacy statement will regularly be updated to reflect any changes in the way we handle your personal information or any changes in applicable laws. If you are not a California resident this privacy statement does not apply to you. Please visit the Accenture Privacy Statement for more information.
This Accenture Privacy Statement for California Residents applies to California residents whose personal information is processed by Accenture PLC and/or its affiliates subsidiaries and newly acquired companies (Accenture; we) pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (’CCPA’) including how we protect the personal information we process and control relating to you (’your personal information’; your information) and which rights you have in relation to the processing of your personal information.
Any Accenture entity located outside the European Union will for the purposes of compliance with data privacy laws be represented by Accenture PLC.
Below we first give a general description of how Accenture protects your personal information. Further below we also include specific information on the following:
Accenture attaches great importance to your right to privacy and the protection of your personal information. We want you to feel secure that when you deal with Accenture your personal information is in good hands.
Accenture protects your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and our data privacy policies. In addition Accenture maintains the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental loss alteration disclosure or access or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage thereto.
The following sections provide further details as to how Accenture processes your personal information:
Which categories of personal information do we collect and how do we process such personal information?
We collect personal information of our employees potential employees clients suppliers business contacts shareholders and website users. If the information we collect is not listed in this privacy statement we will give individuals (when required by law) appropriate notice of which other information will be collected and how it will be used.
Specifically the personal information we collect includes the categories of personal information described in the sections How do we use personal data when you visit Accentures website?’ ’How do we use cookies (and other tracking technologies)?’ ’How do we use personal data when you visit our offices?’ and ’How do we use personal data for marketing purposes?’
The below table provides an overview of the categories of personal information that Accenture processes or may process in the context of the processing activities described in this privacy statement.
In addition for recruitment/employment purposes Accenture may process the personal information set out in the below table.
We also may derive inferences about you based on the information described above and also collect other information about you as described in this privacy statement. If you provide us with personal information of another person (for instance a potential employee/referral) you are responsible for ensuring that such person is made aware of the information contained in this privacy statement and that the person has given you his/her consent for sharing the information with Accenture.
The above-mentioned categories of personal data have been obtained either directly from you (for example when you provide information to sign up for a newsletter or register to comment on a forum website) or indirectly from certain third parties (for example through our websites technology). Such third parties include our affiliates public authorities public websites and social media suppliers and vendors. Except where certain information is required by law or by Accenture policies (including management of an employment relationship with Accenture) your decision to provide any personal data to us is voluntary. Please note that if you do not provide certain information we may not be able to accomplish some or all of the purposes outlined in this privacy statement and you may not be able to use certain tools and systems which require the use of such personal data.
For which purposes and on which legal basis do we use your personal information?
Accenture uses your personal information only where required for specific purposes. Please view the table below for (i) a list of the business purposes for which Accenture uses your personal information and (ii) an overview of the legal basis for each such business purpose.
We will process your personal data for the purposes mentioned above based on your prior consent to the extent such consent is mandatory under applicable laws.
To the extent you are asked to click on/check I accept I agree or similar buttons/checkboxes/functionalities in relation to a privacy statement doing so will be considered as providing your consent to process your personal data only in the countries where such consent is required by mandatory law. In all other countries such action will be considered as a mere acknowledgement and the legal basis of the processing of your personal data will not be your consent but any other applicable legal basis.
We will not use your personal data for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes of which you have been informed unless it is required or authorized by law or it is in your own vital interest (e.g. in case of a medical emergency) to do so.
Will we share your personal information with third parties and service providers?
We may transfer personal information to our service providers and professional advisors public and governmental authorities Accenture companies/affiliates or third parties in connection with Accentures operation of its business including any (potential) corporate or commercial transaction. Such third parties may be located in other countries. Before we do so we shall take the necessary steps to ensure that your personal information will be given adequate protection as required by relevant data privacy laws and Accentures internal policies. Accenture may transfer your personal information to any of its global affiliates/partners in furtherance of any visits to our Accenture locations.
For example we may disclose personal information to third parties for other business purposes as follows:
We may also share your information in connection with a substantial corporate transaction such as the sale of a website a merger consolidation asset sale initial public offering or in the unlikely event of a bankruptcy.
Unless you are otherwise notified any transfers of your personal information from within the European Economic Area (EEA) to third parties outside the EEA will be based on an adequacy decision or are governed by the standard contractual clauses (a copy of which can be obtained through the contact information included below). Any other non-EEA related transfers of your personal information will take place in accordance with the appropriate international data transfer mechanisms and standards.
What about sensitive data?
We do not generally seek to collect sensitive data as defined in the second paragraph below (also known as special categories within the EEA) through this site or otherwise. In the limited cases where we do seek to collect such data we will do this in accordance with data privacy law requirements and/or ask for your consent.
The term sensitive data refers to the various categories of personal information identified by data privacy laws as requiring special treatment including in some circumstances the need to
