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Privacy Policy

This website is operated by The Ogilvy Group ("we" or "us").

We respect the privacy of users of our website and recognise that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner with that information. This privacy policy contains important information about how we use your personal information. If you just want to know about how we use cookies, please click here.

What information do we collect?

At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally this information is requested when you want us to provide you with information.

We may gather the following information about you when you use this website:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Country
  • Company
  • Job Title
  • IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other device)
  • Mobile device ID

Information provided by you in relation to submitting a job application to us (this may include sensitive personal information e.g. ethnic origin)

How do we use it?

We will use your personal information in the following ways. We are also required by law to state a "legal basis for processing", i.e. to tell you on what grounds we are allowed to use your information, and this is also set out below:

How we will use your personal information Our legal basis for processing
to provide you with information that you have requested e.g. a newsletter, bulletins; Consent - we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
to respond to specific queries you may raise regarding WPP and its operating companies; Consent - we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time. .
to provide you with better ways of accessing information from this website; Our legitimate interests - we use your personal information to help us to deliver the best online experience to you and other website users.
to process and consider your job application; Our legitimate interests - we use your personal information to assess your job application, and to keep you updated throughout the application process.

For how we use your information that is collected using cookies and similar technologies please see the "Cookies" page here.

Do we pass your information to third parties?

We may send your personal information to other group companies, affiliates and third parties to help us process your personal information for the purposes set out in this policy. Further details of our group companies can be found here.

We may disclose your personal information if we or any of our assets are the subject of a sale or similar corporate transaction. We will ensure that the third parties who receive your personal information are required to keep it confidential.

We may disclose personal information to third parties when we reasonably believe we are required by law, and in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual unlawful or otherwise prohibited activities, including, but not limited to, fraud.

How do we use your information for marketing?

We will only provide information to you that you have asked for via the website.

Where do we send your information?

We are a global company and therefore we may transfer your personal information to countries around the world including the US and other countries outside Europe. We will, where the country to which your data is transferred has not been found to provide an adequate level of protection, put in place appropriate safeguards (we use standard contractual clauses) to ensure your information is protected.

How long do we keep your information?

We will keep your information for a period of 12 months from our last date of last contact.

Cookies

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which we download onto your computer or device when you visit our website. We can recognize these cookies on subsequent visits, and they allow us to remember you. We may use information obtained from cookies or similar technology to give you better functionality and to help us improve the performance of Ogilvy.com. Below are the main types and categories of cookies that are used on our site.

Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential so that you can move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies services you have asked for cannot be provided. See list of cookies below.

Functional cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make to give you better functionality and personal features. See list of cookies below.

Performance cookies

These cookies help to improve the performance of Ogilvy.com. See our Cookie Policy for detailed list of cookies.

Third Party Websites

Our website links to third party sites which we do not operate or endorse. These websites may use cookies and collect your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. This privacy policy does not apply to third party websites and we are not responsible for third party websites.

How do we protect your information?

We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.

Your rights

You are entitled to ask:

1. for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and details about how we are processing your personal information;

2. to have any inaccuracies in your personal information corrected;

3. if we are processing your personal information by automated means and on the basis of your consent (see "How do we use it?", above), for us to provide your personal information to you in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us to provide your personal information directly to a third party in this format, and, if technically feasible, we will do so; and

4. to have your personal information erased, or for our use of it to be restricted (for example, if your preferences change, or if you don't want us to send you the information you have requested). Please contact us using the details set out below if you would like to exercise any of these rights.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the supervisory authority if you're not happy with how we've handled your personal information. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner's Office (http://www.ico.org.uk).

Protection for Children

This Site is not intended for users under the age of 13, and we have no intention of collecting personally identifiable information from children (i.e., individuals under the age of 13). If a parent or guardian learns that a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, that child's parent or guardian should contact us and send a request marked "Privacy - Urgent" if they would like the information submitted by the child deleted from our database. We will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.

Modern Slavery Act

The Ogilvy Group ("Ogilvy") does not tolerate any form of modern slavery or human trafficking in any part of our business. Ogilvy is a subsidiary of WPP, therefore please refer to WPP's Modern Slavery statement here: http://www.wpp.com/wpp/ sustainability/modern-slavery-act-statement

Ogilvy Supply Chain

Wherever possible, Ogilvy uses WPP "approved suppliers" who are appointed by WPP Group Procurement teams for commonly purchased goods and services. These "approved suppliers" are selected in accordance with the WPP Procurement Policy. If Ogilvy needs to use a supplier outside the "approved supplier" list, then it is the responsibility of Ogilvy to select suppliers in accordance with the process and due diligence requirements outlined in the WPP Procurement Policy.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, you can contact us at privacy@ogilvy.com. Our mailing address is: Ogilvy, 636 11th Avenue New York, NY 10036

Changes to this privacy policy

We review this privacy policy on a regular basis to ensure that it is up-to-date with our use of your personal information, and compliant with applicable data protection laws. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to revise this privacy policy at any time. The updated privacy policy will be posted on our website. You are encouraged to review this privacy policy from time to time.

This privacy policy was last updated on September 2019.

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