Privacy Policy
April 1, 2020
Introduction
This Privacy Notice explains how EY collects and uses personal data and outlines the rights you have regarding your personal data.
In this notice, the terms "EY," "our," "we," or "us" refer to the global organization of firms within Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity, or to one or more of such firms. The controllers of your personal data are one or more of the EY organizations listed here (see the list of EY firms and affiliates).
Some EY firms operating in countries outside the European Union (EU) have appointed an EU representative for the purpose of complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing personal data. Additional information and contact details for these representatives can be found here.
EY processes personal data for a variety of purposes. We collect personal data directly from you when you engage us to prepare your tax return, visit ey.com (our website), provide your contact details to subscribe to marketing communications, submit information for attending EY events, or apply for a position on the EY career website. Additionally, we process your personal data as part of delivering professional services to your employer or service provider, such as auditing your bank or handling the payroll for the company you work for.
Finally, we obtain your personal data from public sources such as social media. This Privacy Notice applies to all the above-mentioned situations.
Use the links below to get more detailed information on the various purposes for which we process personal data:
- Visitors to ey.com
- Entrepreneur Of The Year™
- Clients
- Individuals whose personal data we process in connection with services we provide to our clients
- Insolvency services
- Contacts in our customer relationship management (CRM) systems
- Participants in EY meetings, conferences, events, and training sessions
- Individuals using our applications
- Individuals visiting our social media pages, plugins, and services
- Individuals interacting with EY via email
- Individuals interacting with EY via voicemail
- Job applicants
- Former employees
- Suppliers
- EY/Ethics hotline
- Visitors to EY offices
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or if you would like to contact the person responsible for data protection at EY, please reach out to EY’s Data Protection team, who will direct your inquiry to the appropriate person or group within the organization.
What data is processed?
In this Privacy Notice, "personal data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, particularly by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, or an online identifier. Personal data also includes one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that person.
It also includes special categories of personal data (sensitive data), which allow us to determine or infer the following characteristics about an individual:
- Racial or ethnic origin
- Political opinions
- Religious or philosophical beliefs
- Trade union membership
- Genetic data
- Biometric data
- Physical or mental health
- Sexual life or sexual orientation
- Personal data relating to criminal convictions or offenses
Introduction
This Privacy Notice explains how EY collects and uses personal data and outlines the rights you have regarding your personal data.
In this notice, the terms "EY," "our," "we," or "us" refer to the global organization of firms within Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity, or to one or more of such firms. The controllers of your personal data are one or more of the EY organizations listed here (see the list of EY firms and affiliates).
Some EY firms operating in countries outside the European Union (EU) have appointed an EU representative for the purpose of complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing personal data. Additional information and contact details for these representatives can be found here.
EY processes personal data for a variety of purposes. We collect personal data directly from you when you engage us to prepare your tax return, visit ey.com (our website), provide your contact details to subscribe to marketing communications, submit information for attending EY events, or apply for a position on the EY career website. Additionally, we process your personal data as part of delivering professional services to your employer or service provider, such as auditing your bank or handling the payroll for the company you work for.
Finally, we obtain your personal data from public sources such as social media. This Privacy Notice applies to all the above-mentioned situations.
Use the links below to get more detailed information on the various purposes for which we process personal data:
- Visitors to ey.com
- Entrepreneur Of The Year™
- Clients
- Individuals whose personal data we process in connection with services we provide to our clients
- Insolvency services
- Contacts in our customer relationship management (CRM) systems
- Participants in EY meetings, conferences, events, and training sessions
- Individuals using our applications
- Individuals visiting our social media pages, plugins, and services
- Individuals interacting with EY via email
- Individuals interacting with EY via voicemail
- Job applicants
- Former employees
- Suppliers
- EY/Ethics hotline
- Visitors to EY offices
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or if you would like to contact the person responsible for data protection at EY, please reach out to EY’s Data Protection team, who will direct your inquiry to the appropriate person or group within the organization.
What data is processed?
In this Privacy Notice, "personal data" refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, particularly by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, or an online identifier. Personal data also includes one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that person.
It also includes special categories of personal data (sensitive data), which allow us to determine or infer the following characteristics about an individual:
- Racial or ethnic origin
- Political opinions
- Religious or philosophical beliefs
- Trade union membership
- Genetic data
- Biometric data
- Physical or mental health
- Sexual life or sexual orientation
- Personal data relating to criminal convictions or offenses