Privacy Policy

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Machines And Cloud henceforth referred to as (‘MAC’) strives to comply with applicable laws and regulations related to personal data protection in countries where the company operates. This policy sets forth the basic principles by which the company processes the personal data of customers/clients, candidates, contractors, employees and other individuals, and indicates the responsibilities of its business departments and employees while processing personal data. The policy reflects Machines And Cloud’s commitment to protect the personal information and handle it responsibly to meet business, legal and regulatory requirements related to personal data.

Machines And Cloud complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework(s) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States. Machines And Cloud has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/

Machines And Cloud shall obtain consent from individuals when required or appropriate. Machines And Cloud should also clearly communicate any choices available when personal data is collected or used by a third party, or disclosed by Machines And Cloud to such parties.

Specifically, when consent is required or appropriate, Machines And Cloud shall:

• Request the consent of the individual using the type of consent (opt-out or opt-in) that is required or appropriate;
• Ensure that the choices provided to an individual are complete and clear (e.g., how to “opt-out”);
• Inform individuals of the consequences for failing to consent or to provide their information;
• Verify that Machines And Cloud’s use of individual personal data is consistent with consent obtained; and
• Obtain new consent if personal data will be used for a purpose other than originally disclosed to the individual.
• Inform the individual about the provision to withdraw the consent if required

Consent  should  be  obtained  in  accordance  with  EU-U.S Privacy Shield and Swiss-U.S privacy shield  laws  and  regulations  (e.g., explicit and/or implicit consent). Additional safeguards that may be required, along with the definition of sensitive or special category of personal data, may vary.

For sensitive information (i.e personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union member-ship or information specifying the sex life of the individual), Machines And Cloud shall obtain affirmative express consent (opt in) from individuals of such information is to be (i) disclosed to the third party or (ii) used for the purpose other than those for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individuals through the exercise of opt-in choice. In addition, Machines And Cloud shall treat as sensitive any personal information received from a third party where the third party identifies and treats it as sensitive.