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Top Edge Consulting (“Top Edge Consulting”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of individuals who visit our website, communicate with us, or engage with our advisory services.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, retain and, where applicable, disclose personal information obtained through www.topedgeconsulting.com (the “Website”) and through our business interactions.
Our services are primarily focused on providing independent project and contract advisory, review and evaluation services for the iron and steel industry.
By using our Website or voluntarily providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:
Information provided directly by you
This may include:
- Name
- Company or organisation name
- Job title or designation
- Business email address
- Telephone or mobile number
- Business address
- Information submitted through enquiry or contact forms
- Information contained in correspondence with us
- Information provided when requesting our advisory services
- Information provided when submitting a CV or professional profile, where applicable
Project and business information
In the course of an enquiry or potential engagement, you may voluntarily provide project-related information or documents, which may include:
- Tender and RFP documents
- Technical specifications
- Feasibility studies
- DPRs and project reports
- Contractor or supplier proposals
- Technical and commercial submissions
- Contract documents
- Project schedules
- Commercial information
- Other documents relevant to the proposed advisory assignment
Such information may contain personal information as well as confidential or commercially sensitive information.
Automatically collected information
When you visit our Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the Website’s configuration and services used. This may include:
- IP address
- Browser and device information
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referring website
- General Website usage information
2. How We Use Information
We may use personal information for legitimate purposes including:
- Responding to enquiries
- Communicating with prospective and existing clients
- Understanding project requirements
- Assessing potential advisory assignments
- Preparing proposals and commercial responses
- Providing agreed advisory and evaluation services
- Communicating with clients, consultants and project stakeholders
- Managing professional relationships
- Evaluating professional or consultancy opportunities
- Maintaining business records
- Improving and securing our Website
- Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
- Protecting our legitimate business interests
We will seek to use personal information only for purposes reasonably connected with its collection or otherwise permitted by applicable law.
3. Project Documents and Confidential Information
Top Edge Consulting may receive project-related documents for review or evaluation as part of a potential or existing professional engagement.
These documents may contain confidential technical, commercial or business information belonging to a client, contractor, supplier or other party.
The handling of such confidential information may be governed by separate:
- Confidentiality agreements
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Engagement letters
- Consultancy agreements
- Contracts
- Other applicable contractual arrangements
This Privacy Policy primarily concerns personal information. It does not replace or supersede any separate confidentiality or non-disclosure obligations applicable to project information.
We encourage parties not to submit highly confidential or proprietary information through a general Website contact form unless specifically requested or otherwise authorised.
4. Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information.
Where reasonably necessary for legitimate business or service purposes, personal information may be accessed by or disclosed to:
- Our directors and authorised personnel
- Authorised consultants or professional advisers
- IT, hosting, email and technology service providers
- Legal, accounting or other professional advisers
- Project consultants or specialists engaged for an advisory assignment
- Clients or project stakeholders where necessary for providing agreed services and where legally permitted
- Government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where required or permitted by law
Where appropriate, we seek to ensure that third parties handling personal information on our behalf maintain suitable confidentiality and security arrangements.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable technical, organisational and administrative measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse or destruction.
However, no electronic transmission, website or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, while we take reasonable measures to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including:
- Responding to enquiries
- Evaluating potential engagements
- Providing advisory services
- Maintaining professional and business records
- Meeting contractual and legal obligations
- Resolving disputes
- Protecting our legitimate business interests
When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements and our internal practices.
7. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential functionality, security, analytics, performance measurement and other legitimate Website purposes.
Please refer to our Cookie Policy for additional information.
8. Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, professional networks, social media platforms or other external services.
Top Edge Consulting does not control the privacy practices or security of such third parties. Any information provided to third-party websites will be governed by their respective privacy policies.
9. Recruitment and Professional Opportunities
Where applicable, individuals may voluntarily provide CVs or professional information for employment, consultancy or other professional opportunities.
Such information may be used to assess qualifications, experience and suitability for relevant opportunities and may be retained for an appropriate period subject to applicable law.
Submission of a CV does not create an employment or consultancy relationship or guarantee that an opportunity will be offered.
10. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law and its effective implementation, individuals may have rights concerning their personal information, including rights to:
- Obtain information about the processing of their personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Exercise other rights available under applicable data protection laws
- Raise a grievance concerning the handling of personal information
Requests may be submitted using the contact details below.
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
11. Withdrawal of Consent
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent by contacting us.
Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
We may continue to process information where permitted or required by applicable law or where another lawful basis applies.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our Website and services are intended primarily for businesses and professional users.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the Website.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business, Website, technology, legal requirements or data protection practices.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
14. Contact Us
For questions, privacy requests or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Top Edge Consulting
Address: [Insert registered/principal office address]
Email: info@topedgeconsulting.com
Telephone: [Insert telephone number]
15. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the applicable laws of India.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits any rights or remedies available to individuals under applicable law.
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