Privacy Policy

Careerist Management Consultants Private Limited

At Careerist Management Consultants Private Limited ("Careerist", "we", "our", or "us"), we are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information entrusted to us by candidates, clients, employees, and website users.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and share personal data in connection with our executive search, recruitment advisory, talent consulting, and related professional services.

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Candidate Information

• Name, email address, phone number
• Curriculum Vitae / résumé
• Employment history, compensation details, educational qualifications
• References, interview feedback
• Publicly available professional profile information
• Identity and background details voluntarily shared during recruitment processes

Client Information

• Business contact details, hiring requirements, organizational structures
• Compensation benchmarks, role mandates, internal hiring process information

Website Usage Information

• IP address, browser type, pages visited, session data, cookies and analytics information

2. Purpose of Processing

We use personal data for legitimate business purposes including identifying and assessing candidates for client mandates, conducting executive search and recruitment assignments, scheduling interviews, maintaining talent databases, reference checks, market mapping, client relationship management, legal and compliance obligations, and improving our website.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process personal data on one or more of the following lawful grounds: consent provided by the individual, legitimate interests in recruitment and talent advisory services, performance of contractual obligations, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Where required, we obtain explicit consent before sharing candidate profiles with clients.

4. Candidate and Client Confidentiality

All candidate and client information shared with Careerist is treated as strictly confidential. We do not disclose candidate details to any client without prior candidate knowledge and consent. Our consultants and employees are bound by confidentiality obligations as part of their employment and professional conduct standards.

5. Third-Party Sharing Limitations

We may share relevant personal data only with authorized client representatives, interview panel members, assessment partners, background verification agencies (where consented), technology service providers, and legal or regulatory authorities where required by law. We do not sell personal data to third parties.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for recruitment, relationship management, compliance, and legitimate business purposes. Candidate profiles may be retained in our talent database for future relevant opportunities unless the individual requests deletion. Client records are retained for contractual, audit, taxation, and regulatory purposes.

7. Data Security

We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or loss — including controlled access to candidate databases, role-based information sharing, secure email and document handling, and periodic governance reviews.

8. Your Rights

Individuals may request access to personal data, correction of inaccurate data, withdrawal of consent, restriction of processing, deletion of personal information (subject to legal obligations), and clarification on how data has been used.

9. Contact for Privacy Requests

For any privacy-related requests, corrections, or concerns, please contact:
Email: info@careerist.in
Company: Careerist Management Consultants Private Limited

10. Updates to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, operational, or technology changes. The latest version will always be available on our website.

Last Updated: March 2026