Visitors to our websites
What personal data do we collect?
When visiting www.pwc.com or any other PwC site that links to this privacy statement (collectively, the “Websites”), you are primarily in control of the personal data you provide to us. When you browse our Websites, register for an account or send us an email through the Websites, the personal data we collect typically includes:
- personal details (e.g. name, title, location);
- access details/account password (only when registering for an account);
- job title and employer organisation (only when registering for an account);
- contact details (e.g. email address, contact number, postal address);
- IP address and browsing details; and
- details about your query/your request.
We ask that you do not provide special categories of personal data to us (such as race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; trade union membership; physical or mental health; genetic data; biometric data; sexual life or sexual orientation; and criminal records) when using our Websites.
How do we use your personal data?
We use personal data for the following purposes:
- for security purposes
We use personal data to authenticate your identity and prevent any unauthorised access to our Websites.
- to manage premium accounts
If you want to access our premium content we require you to register for an account with us. We may link the personal data you provide when you register for an account with the other information we know about you (e.g. information from cookies, third party data, details on any other accounts you hold with us).
We use your personal data to manage access to our restricted services, to understand what you are accessing in our Websites and tailor content that we think you might be interested in, or to manage our relationship with you (or your employer).
If you do not provide the required personal data, you will not be able to register for an account or access the premium content.
You can deactivate your account at any time via the registered user section on the Websites.
If you have other registrations with PwC or have provided your information to PwC through other means (such as subscribing to newsletters), those registrations will be maintained. You can find further details about how to exercise your rights in the ‘Your rights’ section of this privacy statement.
- for performance management and analytics of our Websites
We use personal data to understand how visitors use our Websites and to improve the user experience. This could include conducting benchmarking and data analysis, including demographic analysis of users, and analysing how features and functions are used on our Websites.
- monitor compliance with the terms & conditions of use and acceptable use policies of our Websites
We will monitor usage of our Websites, including monitoring messages on bulletin boards, discussion or message forums to ensure that users comply with our terms & conditions of use and acceptable use policies.
- to manage and respond to any requests you submit via our Websites
Where you submit a request via our Websites, we will use your personal data to review your request and ensure we respond appropriately.
How long will we keep your personal data?
We will retain your personal data on our systems only for as long as we need it, given the purposes for which it was collected, or as required to do so by law.
Accessing third party websites
This privacy statement does not extend to external websites accessed through hyperlinks. Please review the privacy statement of any third party websites prior to disclosing your personal data.
Our use of cookies
Some of the personal data that is collected on our Websites and used for the purposes above is obtained using cookies and other similar technologies. You can find more information about the cookies we use on our Websites by reading our cookie notice.
