Privacy Policy

Introduction 

Hba (UK) Limited as the owners of this  website (hba, we or us) cares about the privacy of your personal information and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy (Policy) explains what information we collect about you and why, what we do with that information, and how we handle that information. 

For the purposes of the applicable data protection laws (the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), together with any implementing legislation, in particular, the Data Protection Act 2018), the company responsible for your personal information is hba. This Policy is incorporated into hba’s Terms & Conditions and applies to information obtained by us through your use of the information, software, products and services made available through the RiseAndThriveCareers website (Website). 

 

Collection of your Personal Information 

Hba collects information that, alone or in combination with other data, could be used to identify you (Personal Information), such as your e-mail address, name, physical address, telephone number, or employment information. If you make a purchase from Hba, we will collect and store your billing and credit card information. Hba may also collect anonymous demographic information which is not unique to you, such as your postal code and preferences (Non-Personal Information). Non-Personal Information is not linked to your Personal Information (for example, your IP address). 

Hba will collect your Personal Information in a number of ways, including when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through the other means set out below. 

 

Information you provide when you register for an account 

When you register for a Hba account, you voluntarily give us certain Personal Information, including your: 

  • name and e-mail address. 
  • billing information, if you make a purchase or pay subscription fees. This is required to complete a commercial transaction on or via the Website. 

 

Use of your Personal Information 

Hba collects and uses your Personal Information as necessary to perform our contract with you and for our legitimate business interests, including to: 

  • operate the Website and deliver the services. 
  • communicate with you about the services you use, as well as respond to requests for assistance, including account verification support if you’ve having difficulty accessing your account. Hba will send a welcome email following registration to all registered users. We also periodically send service updates to registered users. 
  • display user content associated with your account and make sure it is available to you when you use our services. 
  • understand and improve how our users use and interact with our services. 
  • publicly disclose aggregated statistics regarding our users’ use of our services. 
  • market our services to you. 

When you register with us and set up an account to receive our services, the legal basis for this processing is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract. When we process any payment made by you, we process your Personal Information to prevent or detect fraud (including fraudulent payments and fraudulent use of the Website) and for the collection of taxes and duties. The legal basis for this processing is compliance with our legal obligations. 

 

Data security & integrity 

Hba is committed to taking reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access. We do this by using a range of technical and organisational measures including measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your personal information, please let us know immediately. 

The Website is designed to secure the Personal Information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, with protections from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When Personal Information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. 

However, while we do our best to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the security of all data which is transmitted to the Website or to another website via the internet or similar connection. If we have given you (or you have chosen) a password to access certain areas of the Website, please keep this password safe.