privacy & cookie policy

Privacy Policy

Your Privacy is Important to Michael Illert. Michael Illert is an executive search and recruitment business, registered at the Chamber of Commerce Netherlands (KVK 85269670). By means of this Privacy Statement, Michael Illert wishes to inform you of its practices with respect to the collection and use of your personal information (“Personal Data”).

Your personal data

Who is Your Data Controller?

Michael Illert is the sole data controller with respect to your Personal Data.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, or if you wish to exercise any rights under this Privacy Statement, you can contact Michael Illert by e-mail at privacy@michaelillert.com.

To Whom Does This Privacy Statement Apply?

This Privacy Statement applies to everyone for whom Michael Illert processes Personal Data, for example:

• Visitors of our website;
• Michael Illert’s clients (and their employees);
• Michael Illert’s candidates and applicants;
• Recipients of Michael Illert newsletters and other mailings;
• Michael Illert’s suppliers (and their employees).

When Does Michael Illert Collect Your Personal Data?

Michael Illert may collect your Personal Data:

• When you register online with Michael Illert;
• When you submit your CV to Michael Illert;
• When you submit an application to Michael Illert;
• When you visit the websites of Michael Illert;
• When you subscribe to an online newsletter of Michael Illert;
• When you sign up for an event hosted by Michael Illert;
• When you contact Michael Illert with regard to, for example, information requests, questions, comments or complaints;
• Data received from job board partners;
• Data received from referral partners, business directories and social media platforms such as XING and LinkedIn.

What Kind of Personal Data Does Michael Illert Collect?

Michael Illert may collect the following Personal Data:

• A) Your (first, middle, last) names, (business/private) address, phone number, date of birth, e-mail address, gender; 
• B) Your curriculum vitae and any other information relating to your professional or educational background, including but not limited to application history, interview history, placement history, industry, job category, assessments, remuneration, type of contract (permanent/temporary); 
• C) Your contact with Michael Illert – such as a note of a call between you and Michael Illert, a chat record when you engage in a chat session with Michael Illert, an email or letter you send to Michael Illert or other records of any contact you have with Michael Illert.

On What Legal Grounds Does Michael Illert Process Your Personal Data?

To process your Personal Data as described above, Michael Illert relies on the following legal bases:

1. Performance of a contract (see Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. b) GDPR): the use of your Personal Data is necessary to perform the contract that you have with us.
2. Legitimate interests (see Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f) GDPR): the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, namely for security reasons (e.g. system integrity and fraud detection), administrative and legal purposes given that your interests in not having the data processed do not prevail.
3. Consent (see Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. a) GDPR): Michael Illert may rely on your consent to use your Personal Data for certain direct marketing purposes.

Why Does Michael Illert Process Your Personal Data?

Michael Illert processes your Personal Data for different purposes. Please find below the specific processing purposes, linked to the specific Personal Data that is collected in that respect (indicated by a letter corresponding with the section “What Kind of Personal Data Does Michael Illert Collect?”) and the specific legal ground(s) therefore (indicated by a number corresponding with the section “On What Legal Grounds Does Michael Illert Process Your Personal Data?”).

• Providing services to you in the field of career improvement and career guidance, such as but not limited to, services regarding recruitment, training, coaching, and services related thereto: A-C and 1, 2.
• Conducting market research, conducting retention and customer satisfaction surveys, conducting marketing activities (including through email newsletters, social media and onsite/offsite and online/offline advertisement), conducting sales activities (including analyzing your Personal Data and your use of Michael Illert services for making (personalized) offers and quotes: A-C and 3.
• Conducting legal processes, including (i) conducting legal proceedings, and (ii) collecting evidence for civil legal proceedings relating to you: A-C and 2.
• Complying with statutory obligations, including (i) provision of data to authorized authorities in the context of criminal investigations, (ii) complying with (applicable) data retention obligations, (iii) the provision to third parties of information concerning customers in connection with an infringement of these third parties’ rights; or (iv) complying with any request by you to exercise your rights under this Privacy Statement: A-C and 2.

Michael Illert uses aggregated information to analyze employment trends in various industries, for example the aggregate salary for certain job (categories). Such aggregated information cannot be used to identify an individual and, as such, does not qualify as personal data.

With Whom Can Michael Illert Share Your Personal Data?

Michael Illert only shares your Personal Data to the extent (i) such is necessary for the provision of its services to you; or (ii) such is necessary to (legally) protect its legitimate interests in compliance with applicable law; or (iii) required by law.

Michael Illert may also share your Personal Data with companies and/or organizations that engaged Michael Illert to fulfil vacancies on their behalf. Michael Illert will only share your Personal Data with companies and/or organizations of which Michael Illert knows, or has received confirmation that, or may reasonably expect that such company and/or organization will only process your Personal Data in accordance with applicable law. Upon receipt of your Personal Data, that company and/or organization becomes (joint) data controller of your Personal Data, as such organization determines the purpose and means of its processing.

Furthermore, Michael Illert may share your Personal Data with other third parties, who will process it on behalf of Michael Illert for the purposes stated above. Such third parties include, but are not limited to, IT service providers, survey service providers, data hosting providers and custodians. Michael Illert will not share your Personal Data with these third parties unless they have provided written assurances that the Personal Data shared will be protected in accordance with the provisions of this notice. Third parties will only be permitted to process your Personal Data for specified purposes and under our instructions.

International Data Transfers

In order for Michael Illert to provide its services, it may be necessary to transfer your Personal Data to a recipient in a country outside the European Economic Area. Where Personal Data is transferred out of the European Economic Area, and where this is to an organization, vendor or other third party in a country that is not subject to an adequacy decision by the European Commission, Personal Data shall -in all cases- be adequately protected under appropriate safeguards such as European Commission approved standard contractual clauses, an appropriate Privacy Shield certification or a third party’s Processor Binding Corporate Rules. Michael Illert is happy to provide you with more detailed information upon request.

What is the Michael Illert Retention Policy?

Michael Illert will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to perform the purposes of processing as stated in this Privacy Statement.

Which Technical and Organisational Security Measures Are in Place?

In accordance with applicable data protection legislation, in particular the GDPR, Michael Illert observes adequate procedures to prevent loss or any form of unlawful processing of your Personal Data. Michael Illert uses appropriate business systems and procedures to protect and safeguard the Personal Data. Michael Illert also uses security procedures and technical and physical restrictions for accessing and using the Personal Data on our servers. Only authorized personnel are permitted to access Personal Data in the course of their work.

What Are Your Rights?

In accordance with applicable data protection legislation, especially Art. 15 through 21 GDPR, you have several rights regarding your Personal Data and the processing thereof. You have the right to (ask us to) correct, supplement, delete or block your Personal Data for convenience, if it is incomplete, incorrect or is being processed in contravention of this Privacy Statement or any statutory provision. You also have the right to request Michael Illert to inform you of any Personal Data it holds relating to you. Furthermore, you have the right to receive your Personal Data, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit that Personal Data to another controller.

If you have any requests regarding your rights, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact Michael Illert using the contact details provided at the top of this Privacy Statement.

Please note that under certain circumstances, Michael Illert’s statutory obligations or legitimate interests may take precedence over your rights as described in this section. For instance, in line with the GDPR and applicable member state data privacy laws, there can be statutory, contractual or other legal retention obligations of Michael Illert for certain Personal Data which release us from our obligation to delete your Personal Data under certain circumstances. If this is the case, and if, as a result thereof, Michael Illert cannot (fully) comply with your request, Michael Illert will inform you thereof.

Please also note that certain requests may affect our provision of services to you, your access thereto or may result in Michael Illert not being to provide you with services at all.

Use of Cookies

This section explains how Michael Illert uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites, michaelillert.com and de.michaelillert.com (collectively, the “Website”). 

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help enhance your browsing experience, enable certain functionality, and allow us to collect usage data to improve our Website.

Types of Cookies We Use

Our Website uses several types of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

• These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable core functions such as secure navigation and access to protected areas of the Website.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

• These cookies collect information on how visitors use our Website (e.g., pages visited, time spent on the site) and help us understand and improve our users’ experience. We may use tools such as Google Analytics for this purpose.

Functionality Cookies

• These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Advertising/Targeting Cookies

• These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. They may track your browsing habits on our Website and across other sites. Third parties, including Google, Facebook, and Zoho, may set these cookies.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, our Website also uses cookies set by third parties. These include:

• Google: (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdSense)
• Facebook: (e.g., Facebook Pixel)
• Zoho: (e.g., Zoho SalesIQ)

These third-party cookies are subject to the respective third parties’ privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how your data is used.

Consent and Withdrawal of Consent

Your personal data

You are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time by giving us written notice. Upon receipt of such a notice, Michael Illert will -without undue delay- stop processing your Personal Data to the extent possible by law.

If you would like to unsubscribe from group emails, please send an email to privacy@michaelillert.com.

If you would like to delete your personal data, please send an email with the request to privacy@michaelillert.com.

Cookie Consent and Management

When you first visit our Website, a cookie consent banner will appear. This banner allows you to accept all cookies.

Consent

By continuing to use our Website or by clicking “Accept” on the consent banner, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

Managing Your Preferences

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time. Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. For further guidance, please refer to your browser’s help documentation or use the cookie management tool provided on our Website.

Supervisory Authority

The supervisory authority for Michael Illert is:

Dutch Data Protection Authority: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Postbus 93374, 2509 AJ DEN HAAG, Telephone number: (+31) – (0)70 – 888 85 00, Fax: (+31) – (0)70 – 888 85 01.

Changes to the Privacy Statement

Michael Illert reserves the right to amend the privacy statement and will post any revisions on its website. Michael Illert advises you to check this webpage regularly to see if any changes have been implemented.

This Privacy Statement was most recently changed on 01-04-2025.