Last updated on January, 1 2024
This Privacy Policy applies to the website www.opexengine.com (the “Site”) provided by OPEXEngine LLC., a company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, (“OPEXEngine”, “we”, “us”) who act as data controllers[1] with respect to the personal data you share with OPEXEngine under this Policy.
OPEXEngine knows that your privacy is important to you and takes user privacy very seriously. We are committed to protecting your personal data[2] (i.e. any information you provide to us from which you can be identified) in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
OPEXEngine reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter and update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We, therefore, invite you to review the current version of the Privacy Policy each time you return to our Site.
Some terms are defined throughout this Policy. Please refer to the definitions at the bottom of this Policy.
OPEXEngine collects personal data from you when you request information from OPEXEngine and/or supply, information through the Site, such as when you register for an event, download a document, fill out a subscription form or, opt-in to receive emails from OPEXEngine, agree to participate in surveys, or apply for a role at OPEXEngine.
Personal data we collect might include your name, e-mail address, title, occupation, company or university affiliation, industry, region/country, the reason for contacting OPEXEngine, topics you are interested in, any other background information provided with an application, and any other information contained in messages you send us.
We might also collect information about how you use our Site in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
By browsing our Site and submitting this information to us, you explicitly agree to OPEXEngine using your personal data for the purposes and in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please do not send us any information you do not wish OPEXEngine to use.
OPEXEngine will use your personal data to fulfill your request, provide you with the information you requested, and/or send you marketing communications. If you have applied for a job at OPEXEngine, your data will be processed for the purposes of evaluating and processing your application and candidacy for the position to which you have applied. We may also use your information to analyze and improve our recruiting and onboarding processes.
OPEXEngine may collect personal data and may disclose such information to third-party service providers in aggregate for marketing and promotional purposes. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to personally identify you.
You do not have to provide us with any personal data. However, if you do not, we may be unable to handle your request or to provide you with the services you are requesting.
OPEXEngine will keep your personal data for as long as needed to handle your request or for as long as we have a relationship with you. If you have applied for a role with OPEXEngine, OPEXEngine may keep your personal data associated with your application for a period of up to five years.
Please note that OPEXEngine is not responsible for any information you may disclose publicly in any chat rooms, message boards, or similar web pages, including those hosted on or linked to our Site. You should keep in mind that, whenever you publicly disclose information about yourself online (for example, via message boards or chat rooms), such information could be collected and used by people whom you do not know. In addition, certain message boards and similar user forums may display IP addresses along with the message poster’s name and message. OPEXEngine bears no responsibility for any action or policies of any third parties who collect any information users may disclose on the message boards, chat areas, or other user forums, if any, on the Site.
We may use cookies or other technology (“cookies”) to obtain certain types of information when you browse our Sites. You can find information about what data is collected and how it is used in our Cookies Policy below.
We may share your personal data with others, such as:
Third parties, other than law enforcement authorities or government bodies, will only handle your personal data on behalf of OPEXEngine for the purposes described in this Policy. OPEXEngine will not sell or otherwise share your personal data with such third parties for their own use.
Our affiliates and other third parties we share your information with may be located in other countries, including countries that do not offer the same protection to your personal data as the country in which you reside. Where that is the case, OPEXEngine ensures that your personal data is protected by using appropriate legal mechanisms. If you reside in the European Union, such mechanisms include using contracts or wording approved by the European Commission (called “Standard Contractual Clauses”)[3].
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, including social network sites. Such websites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies, which you should review before browsing or submitting information to them. OPEXEngine is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites. In addition, a link to a third-party website does not mean that OPEXEngine endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such a website. OPEXEngine shall not bear any liability and responsibility for such content or for your use of these websites.
OPEXEngine has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures in order to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Such measures include anonymizing [4] or pseudonymizing[5] data where possible. Authorized OPEXEngine personnel and third parties mentioned above will only have access to your personal data to the extent they need it to do their job or provide their services. Despite these precautions, however, OPEXEngine cannot guarantee that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to your information. For additional information about how OPEXEngine protects your data, read our Commitment to Security.
Depending on where you reside, you may be entitled to certain rights regarding the personal data OPEXEngine holds about you. For instance, you may have the right to request access to your information, obtain a copy of it as well as information about how we use it. You have the right to request that we correct incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date information about you. You may also have the right to request that we stop processing your information and/or withdraw your consent to such processing and to ask us to delete your information.
In the event that OPEXEngine holds personal data about you and you no longer wish for this data to be processed as described in this Policy, or if you wish to access, rectify, cancel or oppose such processing, please submit an email to dataprivacy@opexengine.com and please include your full name, contact details, and the nature of your request.
If you receive marketing communications from OPEXEngine, you can opt-out of receiving future emails or unsubscribe from participating in our programs through the “unsubscribe” link, which is accessible in every marketing email you receive from OPEXEngine.
If you think we are handling your information unlawfully, we encourage you to get in touch with us by emailing dataprivacy@opexengine.com. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.
Please note that we will take reasonable steps to check your identity before handling your request.
OPEXEngine will use this information to assess your application and candidacy for the position to which you have applied. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this may include: (i) evaluating your skills and experience in relation to the qualification required for the job to which you have applied; and (ii) tracking feedback and interactions we have with you throughout the recruiting process.
We may also use your information when analyzing our internal recruiting processes to determine (i) which recruit sources to focus on; (ii) how to improve integration and training programs for new hires with different educational backgrounds and work experience; and (iii) how to enhance our interview model to improve hiring quality.
We might share your personal data with our affiliates as well as with third parties such as recruitment service providers, background check providers, and IT system providers. Our affiliates and third parties might be located in a different country than your country of residence.
We will keep your application data for up to five years. If you no longer wish for OPEXEngine to process your data or if you wish to exercise your rights, please email dataprivacy@opexengine.com.
Our Site is not directed at children 16 years of age or younger.
OPEXEngine uses cookies to improve your experience throughout our website. More information about how and why we use cookies and how you can manage them can be found in this policy.
Last updated on September 30, 2021
This Cookie Policy applies to the website www.opexengine.com including access to BenchmarkEngine™ and Performance Engine (the “Site”) provided by OPEXEngine LLC (“OPEXEngine”, “we”, “us”).
This Cookie Policy explains how and why cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other similar technologies (collectively “Cookies”) may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit our Site. This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.
OPEXEngine reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter and update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We, therefore, invite you to review the current version of the Cookie Policy each time you return to our Site.
“Cookies” are small text files that are stored by your browser on your computer’s or other device’s hard drive. Cookies can be placed on your device directly by our Site (first-party Cookies) or by a third party through our Site (third party Cookies).
Cookies can be further categorized into two types:
Most internet browsers accept cookies by default, but you can modify your browser preferences to block or restrict cookies if you do not want your web browsing activity tracked. There are a variety of tools publicly available to manage cookies and similar technologies that collect information related to your use of websites. Learn more from (i) the FTC or (ii) the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page, which allows users to opt-out from receiving interest-based advertising.
Our Site uses different categories of Cookies for the purposes described below.
Strictly necessary Cookies
These Cookies are required for the operation of our Site and the use of its features. They include, for example, Cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Site.
Our Site cannot function without such Cookies and they are therefore automatically set when you visit them. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Cookies, but some parts of our Site will not work (please see “Managing Cookies” below for more information).
Analytical or Performance Cookies
Our Site may use analytical or performance Cookies such as Google Analytics to carry out some analytics on and enhance our Site. These Cookies allow us to collect information about how you use our Site, which pages are the most visited, or where people visiting our Site are located. This enables us to determine what content is of most interest to our users and to ensure that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality Cookies
These Cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Site and to personalize our content. For instance, this enables us to remember some of your preferences or choices, the last pages you visited, or searches you carried out, or to keep you logged in. This helps us to speed up navigation, provide you with a better experience of our Site and improve them.
If you are an account holder on our Site, we may use Cookies to collect information about your activity on our Site, such as which pages you viewed or which videos you watched. This helps us to understand what content is of interest to you.
Targeting Cookies
These Cookies record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We may use this information to make our Site more relevant to your interests.
We may also use Cookies to enable you to share content on networking or social media sites or for marketing and promotional purposes where you have subscribed to marketing communications from OPEXEngine.
Strictly necessary Cookies are automatically set on your browser when you visit our Site. These Cookies are required for our Site to work properly and cannot be disabled using our cookie banner.
However, on the www.opexengine.com website, you have the choice to accept or refuse other Cookies by clicking on “Accept all cookies” or “Use only strictly necessary cookies” on our cookie banner respectively. Please note that certain functionalities of our Site might not work if you choose to disable other Cookies.
You can also use the settings of your Internet browser to prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies), get notified when new Cookies are dropped on your browser, and disable or delete Cookies altogether (including strictly necessary Cookies). Please note that deleting existing Cookies will not prevent Cookies from being set during your next visit to our Sites.
You can find more information about how to manage Cookies in the “help” section of your browser.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact dataprivacy@opexengine.com.