PRIVACY POLICY
Effective Date:
30.04.2025
Messer Group LLC ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website
https://top-tier-talents.com (the “Site”).
This policy complies with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), U.S. privacy laws (such as the CCPA/CPRA), and the UAE Federal Data Protection Law (PDPL).
1. Company Information
MesserGroup LLC
7901 4th ST N – STE 300
St. Petersburg, FL
US 33702 – United States of America
Responsible Person:
Jamila Meßerschmidt
Email: info@toptiertalentrecruiting.com
2. Definitions (per Article 4 GDPR)
Personal Data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, such as collection, storage, use, or deletion.
Controller: The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Processor: An entity that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Consent: A freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes.
What Data We Collect
We collect the following personal data through our website:
Name and Email Address: When scheduling a call via Calendly (embedded on our site), CV/Resume: Which may include address and other personal details, name, and optional phone number when submitted via Bitrix form. IP address, browser type, location Data, and Analytics Data (Via Google Analytics), browser behavior (Such as pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs.)
We do not collect:
Cookies or cookie-based tracking, payment data, login credentials, marketing preferences, video or multimedia tracking.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
For users in the EU/EEA, our legal bases under GDPR include:
Consent: Before submitting forms, users must explicitly consent to the use of their data for internal purposes.
Legitimate Interest: To analyze website traffic and ensure site performance and security.
For U.S. and UAE users, data is processed in accordance with applicable legal frameworks ensuring transparency, security, and user rights.
5. Purpose of Data Collection
We use your information for the following purposes:
Contacting you upon your request (e.g., scheduled calls or candidate submissions), internal review of candidate submissions for recruitment purposes, website analytics and improvement via Google Analytics.
We do not use your data for marketing, advertising, or profiling purposes.
6. Sharing of Data
We do not sell or share your data with third parties for commercial purposes.
We may share data with:
Service Providers: Google Analytics (for anonymized usage statistics), Calendly (for scheduling), and Bitrix (for form submissions).
Legal Authorities: If required by law.
Our site includes social media icons (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) that link externally but do not transmit data unless you interact with them.
7. Data Transfers and Hosting
Our website is hosted by Webflow, a U.S.-based company. We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Webflow, which includes the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure adequate protection of personal data transferred from the EU/EEA to the U.S. .
8. Data Retention
We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law:
Website Logs: 14 days.
Inquiry Data: 6 months.
Candidate Submissions: 1 year.
Contractual Data: 10 years (in accordance with tax and commercial laws)
9. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data, including:
Secure Hosting: Via Webflow,
Encrypted Form Handling: To protect data during transmission,
Access Control: To internal systems, SSL/TLS Encryption: Ensuring secure data transmission over HTTPS.
10. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
Access your data. Correct or delete your data. Restrict or object to processing. Data portability. Withdraw consent at any time. Know what personal data is collected. Request deletion. Opt out of data sharing. Non-discrimination for exercising your rights.To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@toptiertalentrecruiting.com
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated on our website with a revised "Effective Date."
13. Use of Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
IP address (anonymized in the EU). Device and browser type. Operating system. Referring URL. Time spent on pages. Geographic location (approximate). This information is aggregated and anonymized where possible and used solely for internal reporting and performance optimization. Google may process this data on servers located in the United States. We have enabled IP anonymization in accordance with GDPR requirements. For more information about Google’s privacy practices, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you may use: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
14. Social Media Links and Policies
Our website includes links to our profiles on the following platforms. These are external sites governed by their own privacy policies.
LinkedIn
Visiting our LinkedIn profile may result in LinkedIn collecting data per its own privacy practices.
Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Facebook
When visiting our Facebook page, Meta Platforms Inc. may collect personal data.
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Instagram
Instagram, owned by Meta, may collect user data when our profile is accessed.
Privacy Policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy
15. Supervisory Authorities and Legal Remedies
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you may lodge a complaint with the relevant authority in your jurisdiction
Contact
Messer Group LLC
Email: info@toptiertalentrecruiting.com
Address: 7901 4th ST N – STE 300,
St. Petersburg, FL,
US 33702
