1. Introduction
   
   This Privacy Notice is intended to describe the practices EY follows in relation to this microsite, which EY has developed using the Adobe Experience Manager Tool (the “Site” or “Sites”), with respect to the privacy of all individuals whose personal data is processed and stored in the Site. This Privacy Notice supplements the ey.com Privacy Statement.
2. Who manages the Site?
   
   "EY" refers to one or more of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited ("EYG"), each of which is a separate legal entity and can act as a data controller in its own right. The entity that is acting as data controller by providing this Site on which your personal data will be processed and stored is EY Global Services Limited (an EY global entity). EY Global Services Limited licenses the Site from Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA 95110.
   
   The personal data you provide in the Site may be shared by EY Global Services Limited with one or more member firms of EYG (see "Who can access your information" section below).
   
   The Site is hosted on Microsoft Azure servers located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. These servers are owned by Microsoft, but managed by EY.
3. Why do we need your information?
   
   The Site is used to present information in support of EY client pursuit and service activities, as well as more generally EY internal and external content delivery, including EY thought leadership and event support materials.
   
   Your personal data processed in the Site is used for user authentication and registration purposes to the extent that authentication is required for accessing the Site.
   
   EY relies on your consent to legitimize the processing of your personal data.
   
   The provision of your personal data to EY is optional. However, if you do not provide all or part of your personal data, we may be unable to carry out the purposes for processing.
4. What type of personal data is processed in the Tool?
   
   The Site processes these personal data categories:
   
   
   • For EY Partners, employees, and contractors, their personal data is processed in the following way: authentication via EY’s Active Directory (AD)/ Single Sign-On (SSO) requires access to the EY user’s email address and/or Windows user ID for authorization to access content.
   • For users outside of EY (i.e., clients and potential clients), these individuals would authenticate by providing their email address and a system-generated password if the site is a restricted Site. If the Site is not restricted (e.g., public sites), EY does not collect any personally identifiable information from site visitors.
   
   
   This data is sourced from:
   
   • External users of the Site will provide their email address for authentication and authorization during registration, to the extent that registration is required for accessing the site.
   • Internal users of the Site will have their EY active directory data processed for purposes of authenticating to the Site through single sign-on (SSO).
   
   In addition, EY uses Adobe Analytics to provide reporting, visualizations, and analysis of deidentified visitor data in order to capture web metrics about the journey of users within our websites and applications (e.g., pages viewed and links clicked), to analyze and understand overall site traffic information, and to allow us to make informed decisions about improving our microsites. EY Global Services Limited is the data controller for the purposes of this processing and licenses Adobe Analytics from Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Saggart, Dublin 24, Ireland, who hosts it in London, United Kingdom.
5. Sensitive Personal Data
   
   Sensitive personal data reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning sex life or sexual orientation.
   
   EY does not intentionally collect any sensitive personal data from you via the Site. The Site’s intention is not to process such information.
6. Who can access your information?
   
   There are two broad categories of users with access to Site data:
   
   
   • EY Creative Services Group ("CSG") and Business Development personnel tasked with setting up and managing the Site and its content, as well as access to the Site.
   • The Site’s end users: (1) EY Users; and, (2) Prospective Client Users, who only have access to the Site itself.
   
   Additionally, as noted above, deidentified visitor information will be shared with Adobe Analytics for the purpose of analyzing visitor interaction and engagement with EY microsites.
   
   The access rights detailed above may involve transferring personal data in various jurisdictions (including jurisdictions outside the European Union) in which EY operates (EY office locations are listed at www.ey.com/ourlocations). EY will process your personal data in the Site in accordance with applicable law and professional regulations in your jurisdiction. Transfers of personal data within the EY network are governed by EY’s Binding Corporate Rules (www.ey.com/bcr).
   
7. Data retention
   
   The policies and/or procedures for the retention of personal data in the Site are:
   • Microsites are set to automatically de-publish (i.e., content will become unavailable to end users) 90 days from publication date unless CSG manually extends the retention date due to a business need.
   • Personal data (i.e., end user email addresses used for authentication into restricted EY microsites) are removed from each restricted microsite when the site is manually archived within 6-9 months after de-publishing.
8. Security
   
   EY is committed to making sure your personal data is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, EY has technical and organizational measures to safeguard and secure your personal data. All EY personnel and third parties EY engages to process your personal data are obliged to respect your data’s confidentiality.
9. Controlling your personal data
   
   EY will not transfer your personal data to third parties (other than any external parties referred to in section 6 above) unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
   You may be legally entitled to request details of EY’s personal data about you.
   To confirm whether your personal data is processed in the Site or to access your personal data in the Site, contact your usual EY representative or email your request to global.data.protection@ey.com.
10. Rectification, erasure or restriction of processing
    
    You can confirm your personal data is accurate and current. You can request rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data by contacting your usual EY representative or by emailing global.data.protection@ey.com.
11. Complaints
    
    If you are concerned about an alleged breach of privacy law or any other regulation, contact EY’s Global Privacy Officer, Office of the General Counsel, 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom or via email at global.data.protection@ey.com or via your usual EY representative. An EY Privacy Officer will investigate your complaint and provide information about how it will be handled and resolved.
    
    If you are not satisfied with how EY resolved your complaint, you have the right to complain to your country’s data protection authority. You can also refer the matter to a court of competent jurisdiction.  

12. Contact us
    
    If you have additional questions or concerns, contact your usual EY representative or email global.data.protection@ey.com.

Legal Disclaimer

By using this Site, you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions. The information on this Site is intended to furnish users with general information on matters that they may find to be of interest. While every effort has been made to offer current and accurate information, errors can occur. Furthermore, this Site may contain references to certain laws and regulations. Laws and regulations will change over time and should be interpreted only in light of particular circumstances.

EY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS SITE.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited ("EYG"), each of which is a separate legal entity. All content on the Site and all services provided through it are provided "as is," with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy or timeliness, and without representations, warranties or other contractual terms of any kind, express or implied. EY does not represent or warrant that this Site, the various services provided through this Site, and / or any information, software or other material downloaded from this Site, will be accurate, current, uninterrupted, error-free, omission-free or free of viruses or other harmful components. The applicable privacy notice explains the information that EY collects about users of the Site, services or products, and how EY uses that information.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, EY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY TO YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE IN RESPECT OF THE CONTENT ON THIS SITE AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT, WHETHER UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER IN RESPECT OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF EY WAS ADVISED, KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

The information presented on this Site should not be construed as legal, tax, accounting or any other professional advice or service. You should consult with an EY or other professional advisor familiar with your particular factual situation for advice concerning specific tax or other matters before making any decision. You should not send any confidential information to any member firm of EYG until you have received agreement from the firm to perform the services you request.

 

RSS Feeds, Podcasting and eMail Updates – Terms of Use

RSS feeds, podcasting and email updates are free services offered by certain EY member firms to individuals for private, non-commercial use. The EY RSS feed is a means by which EY offers article headlines, descriptions and links in XML to individuals who use RSS readers or aggregators. A podcast is an audio program for which individuals can subscribe. EY makes podcasts available to individuals for their own personal use. RSS, podcasting and email update aggregators may incorporate the EY feeds into their directories for the benefit of individuals using the aggregator. Any other use is prohibited, including copying, reproducing, republishing, uploading, posting, transmitting, or distributing our feeds or podcasts in any way by any means.

EY reserves the right to discontinue our feeds, podcasts and email updates at any time. All content, imagery, and logos that appear within the EY RSS feed, podcasts and email updates are owned by EYGN Limited ("EYGN") and all rights are reserved. EYGN is a member firm of EYG. EYGN is a central coordinating entity and does not provide services to clients.

 

Linking

You may link to this Site provided that such link does not involve:

• unauthorized use of our logo;
• any false claim (actual or implied) of endorsement by, or other relationship with, EY or local member firm(s);
• framing or embedding of any pages of our Site; or
• other infringement of our trademarks, copyright and/or other intellectual property rights

EY does not bear any responsibility whatsoever for the content, accuracy or security of any websites that are linked (by way of hyperlink or otherwise) to this website.

Certain links on this Site lead to servers maintained by individuals or organizations over which EY has no control. EY makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or any other aspect of the information located on such servers. A link to a third party’s website should not be construed as an endorsement by either EY or that third party of the other or its products and services.

 

Copyright Notice

Except where noted otherwise, all material on the global portion of the Site is Copyright © 2016 EYGM Limited, and on the individual country sites, local material is Copyright © 2016 to the relevant member firm(s). All rights reserved. No part of the materials on this Site, including but not limited to the text, graphics and html code, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means without EYGM's written permission or, in respect of local content on an individual country site, the written permission of the relevant member firm(s).

"EY" and the stylized EY symbol are registered or pending registration with the US Patent and Trademark Office or other trademark offices around the world.

 

Audit Firm Governance Code

EY relies on your consent to legitimize the processing of your personal data.

EY welcomes the publication of the UK's Audit Firm Governance Code. Issued by the UK Financial Reporting Council and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Code provides us with the opportunity to bolster the public’s confidence in the quality of our organization and the services we provide.