Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement

Sands Leadership is a United States (“U.S.” ) corporation dedicated to improving the quality of life in the workplace through the application of assessments. The company’s mission is to help organizations effectively manage the selection and development of their most valuable asset—people.

This Privacy Statement governs the manner in which Sands Leadership collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from you through the use of Sands Leadership websites.

Our Commitment To Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. This notice explains our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, it is available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information (“PII”) may be requested.

The Information We Collect

PII collected for the processing of a Sands Leadership assessment includes: name, e-mail address, gender (for report references only), position/job title, and organization. Sands Leadership collects only the PII it needs to complete the Sands Leadership assessment. We do not disclose or transfer your PII to third parties, except to the person or organization that asked you to complete the assessment. If our policy regarding disclosures or transfer of PII to third parties changes in the future, we will reflect such change in our Privacy Statement and provide you with the option not to share your information. In some cases, we may collect demographic information for research purposes, although this information is not required and you can decline to provide this information if you choose. Under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Swiss–U.S. Privacy Shield, Sands Leadership may be liable for onward transfer of PII to third parties.

Individuals whose PII we receive can address questions or comments regarding the handling of their PII directly to us at ben@sandsleadership.com. We resolve to deal with all questions regarding PII and related issues arising from it in a timely manner.

Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our websites from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our websites are structured to attract anyone under 13. The Way We Use Information

We may use your PII, i.e. your first name, gender and assessment responses, to produce a personalized profile report about you, which is shared only with you and the person or organization that asked you to complete the assessment. We will not collect any information about you except that which is required to produce your profile report as described above. Your gender is only used to select the appropriate pronouns for the report. Finally, we never use or share the PII provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described above. We do not use cookies for collecting user information from Sands Leadership websites.

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information

We acknowledge the right of individuals to access their PII. You can correct factual errors in your PII or request that your entire record be removed from our database by contacting the party that asked you to complete the online survey or by sending an e-mail to: ben@sandsleadership.com. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making corrections. An individual wishing to limit the use or sharing of their data should contactben@sandsleadership.com.

How To Contact Us

Should you have other questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement, please email us with your contact information at: ben@sandsleadership.com.

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield And The Swiss–U.S. Privacy Shield Notice

Sands Leadership complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss–U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Sands Leadership has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification page, please visit 

https://www.privacyshield.gov/.

In compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles and the Swiss–U.S. Privacy Shield Principles, Sands Leadership commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your PII. EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should first contact Sands Leadership at: ben@sandsleadership.com

Customer Support

Sands Leadership has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Principles to BBB EU PRIVACY SHIELD, a non-profit alternative dispute resolution provider located in the United States and operated by the Council of Better Business Bureaus. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit 

https://www.bbb.org/EU-privacy-shield/for-eu-consumers/

 for more information and to file a complaint.

Please note that if your complaint is not resolved through these channels, under limited circumstances, a binding arbitration option may be available before a Privacy Shield Panel.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Enforcement

Our Privacy Shield compliance is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”).

Requirement To Disclose

We may be required to disclose an individual’s PII in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.