Privacy Policy

This Policy applies to personal information controlled by MT BYTES in connection with the Website, business enquiries, proposals, client relationships, recruitment, MT BYTES programs, marketing communications, and related corporate activities.

For the purposes of applicable data-protection laws, MT BYTES is the controller of the personal information described in this Policy unless we process that information solely on a client's documented instructions. When MT BYTES processes personal information on behalf of a client, the client normally determines how and why the information is used. The client's privacy notice and the relevant service or data-processing agreement will apply to that processing.

This Policy does not apply to websites, platforms, or services that MT BYTES does not operate or control.

The information we collect depends on how you interact with MT BYTES.

Information you provide

When you contact us or submit an enquiry, we may collect your name, business contact details, company or organization, job title, country or region, project requirements, selected capabilities, anticipated budget, preferred timeline, and the contents of your message. We may also receive files or other information that you choose to provide.

When you apply for a career opportunity, we may collect your contact details, résumé or CV, employment history, education, qualifications, portfolio, professional profiles, location, work-authorization information, compensation expectations, references, and other information relevant to the role.

When you apply to an MT BYTES program, we may collect information about you and your organization, its activities, stage, requirements, proposed engagement, eligibility, and intended impact.

When you subscribe to communications, we may collect your name, email address, business interests, communication preferences, and engagement with those communications.

If you become a client, partner, supplier, or other business contact, we may maintain relevant correspondence, proposals, agreements, billing and transaction records, support requests, and relationship-management information.

Please do not send passwords, payment-card numbers, government identification documents, health information, private source code, trade secrets, or other sensitive information through a general Website form. If MT BYTES needs such information for a legitimate purpose, we will identify an appropriate method for providing it.

Information collected automatically

When you use the Website, our hosting, security, and related technical systems may receive information such as your Internet Protocol address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages visited, approximate location derived from your IP address, access dates and times, session information, cookie identifiers, and Website performance, error, or security data.

Information received from other sources

We may receive business contact information through referrals, professional connections, public business directories, professional networks, events, delivery partners, or service providers. We use information obtained from other sources only where we have a lawful and appropriate reason to do so.

We use personal information only for defined business and legal purposes.

Enquiries, proposals, and business relationships

We use information to respond to enquiries, understand requirements, prepare proposals, discuss potential engagements, manage business relationships, provide agreed services, and deliver support. Depending on the circumstances, we do this to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, to perform a contract, or because we have a legitimate interest in managing genuine business relationships.

Career and program applications

We use application information to assess eligibility or suitability, communicate with applicants, verify relevant information where appropriate, and administer the selection process. We do this to take requested pre-contractual steps, pursue our legitimate interest in selecting suitable applicants and participants, comply with legal obligations, or obtain consent where required.

Website operation, security, and improvement

Communications and marketing

We use contact and preference information to send requested updates, insights, resources, and relevant information about MT BYTES. We rely on consent where the law requires it and on legitimate interests where business-to-business marketing is otherwise permitted. You can opt out at any time.

Administration, compliance, and legal matters

We use relevant information to maintain business and financial records, manage risk, prevent fraud or misuse, comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. We rely on legal obligations and our legitimate interests in protecting the business and others.

We will not use personal information for a materially different purpose without an appropriate legal basis and any notice or consent required by law.

The Website uses essential technologies needed to operate, maintain security, remember necessary preferences, and provide requested functionality. If MT BYTES enables analytics or other non-essential technologies, they will be identified in Cookie Settings before they are used where prior notice or consent is required.

Where the law requires consent, non-essential technologies will remain disabled until you choose to accept them. You can accept, reject, or manage them through the Website's Cookie Settings. Those settings identify the non-essential technologies in use, including their providers, purposes, and durations.

You may also control cookies through your browser. Blocking essential technologies may prevent parts of the Website from working properly.

MT BYTES may send marketing communications when you request them, provide consent, or when applicable law permits relevant business-to-business communication.

You can stop receiving marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in a message or by contacting us. We may retain limited suppression information so that we can continue to respect your choice. Opting out of marketing will not stop necessary messages about an enquiry, application, agreement, service, security matter, or legal obligation.

We may share personal information with service providers that support Website hosting, infrastructure, cloud storage, communications, email delivery, customer relationship management, analytics, recruitment, document management, security, and other business operations. They may use the information only to provide authorized services or as otherwise permitted by law.

We may also share relevant information with authorized specialists, delivery partners, or subcontractors when their involvement is reasonably necessary to assess an enquiry or deliver an agreed engagement. These parties are subject to appropriate confidentiality, security, and data-protection obligations.

If MT BYTES is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or transfer of relevant business assets, appropriate information may be disclosed to advisers and prospective or confirmed transaction parties under suitable safeguards.

MT BYTES does not sell personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising as those terms are defined by applicable US state privacy laws. If this practice changes, we will update this Policy and provide any legally required notice and choice before the change takes effect.

MT BYTES operates through a global delivery model and may use service providers or authorized specialists in different countries. Personal information may therefore be processed outside the country in which it was collected.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we will use a legally recognized mechanism and proportionate technical and organizational protections. Depending on the transfer, these may include adequacy decisions, approved contractual clauses, access controls, encryption, data minimization, and assessments of the recipient and destination.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and for applicable legal, accounting, security, and dispute-resolution requirements.

Enquiry, proposal, and program-application information is normally retained for up to 24 months after the last meaningful interaction. Information submitted by an unsuccessful career applicant is normally retained for up to 12 months after the relevant decision, unless the applicant agrees to longer consideration or the law requires a different period.

Marketing information is retained until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or remain inactive long enough that continued retention is no longer justified. Limited suppression information may be retained for as long as needed to respect an opt-out.

Information connected with agreements, transactions, invoices, taxation, legal rights, disputes, or completed services is retained for the period required by applicable law or reasonably needed to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. Cookie and similar technology durations are identified through Cookie Settings where applicable.

When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it. Residual copies may remain in protected backups until those backups are replaced through the normal retention cycle.

MT BYTES uses reasonable administrative, organizational, and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. The measures used depend on the nature of the information, the processing involved, and the risks presented.

No website, storage system, or method of electronic transmission is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security, but we will take reasonable steps to investigate and respond if we identify an incident affecting personal information.

These rights are not absolute. Legal exceptions may apply, and we may need to verify your identity before acting on a request. We may retain information where continued processing is legally required or permitted.

To exercise an applicable right, use the contact method in Section 15. If your request concerns information MT BYTES processes for a client, we may direct the request to that client or assist the client in responding.

You may also lodge a complaint with the privacy or data-protection authority responsible for the place where you live or work. You may contact MT BYTES first, but you are not required to do so.

MT BYTES does not use personal information collected through the Website to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

If this practice changes, we will provide any additional information, safeguards, or choices required by applicable law before the change takes effect.

The Website and MT BYTES business services are not directed to children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the Website. If you believe a child has provided personal information to MT BYTES, please contact us so that we can review the matter and delete the information where appropriate.

The Website may link to third-party websites, platforms, tools, or services. MT BYTES does not control and is not responsible for their privacy, security, content, or data-handling practices. Review the relevant third party's privacy information before providing personal information or using its services.

We may update this Privacy Policy when our Website, technologies, services, business practices, or legal obligations change. The revised Policy will be published on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before materially different processing begins.

Questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy can be submitted through the Contact MT BYTES page. Include "Privacy Request" in your message so that it can be directed appropriately.

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