Privacy Policy

Hogan Assessment Systems knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting the Hogan Assessment Systems Web site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

What Personal Information About Customers Does Hogan Assessment Systems Gather?

The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at Hogan Assessment Systems. Here are the types of information we gather:

Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you.

Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies." We use them to store your login information. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience at Hogan Assessment Systems if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist.

E-mail Communications: If you do not want to receive e-mail or other mail from us, please unsubscribe or contact us at privacy@hoganassessments.com.

What About Cookies?

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as login information, and storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits.

Does Hogan Assessment Systems Share the Information It Receives?

Information about our customers is an important part of our business. We do not share customer information with anyone outside of Hogan Assessment Systems without asking for permission from our customers.

How Secure Is Information About Me?

We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.

We do not reveal your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

What Information Can I Access?

Hogan Assessment Systems gives you access to the following information about you for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. This list will change as our Web site evolves.

Your Account
Your Shopping Cart
Your Recent Purchases
What Choices Do I Have?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase.

The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, you will not be able to save your password.

The Federal Trade Commission provides useful information about online privacy on its own Web site.

Children

Hogan Assessment Systems does not sell products for purchase by children. If you are under 18 years of age, you may use Hogan Assessment Systems only with involvement of a parent or guardian.

Information You Give Us

You provide information when you search, buy, bid, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire, or communicate with us. For example, you provide information when you search for a product; make an order; provide information in Your Account (and you might have more than one if you have used more than one e-mail address when shopping with us) or communicate with us by phone, e-mail, or otherwise. As a result of those actions, you might supply us with such information as your name, address, and phone number; credit card information; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including address and phone number; people (with addresses and phone numbers) listed in your Hogan Shipping Address Book; content of reviews and e-mails to us.

Automatic Information

Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; purchase history; the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date and time; cookie number; products you viewed or searched for. If you have any other questions about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at privacy@hoganassessments.com.

Safe Harbor Program Back

Overview: Hogan Assessment Systems, Inc. (HAS) respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its clients, employees, vendors, business partners and others. HAS strives to collect, use and disclose Personal Information (as defined below) in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business, and has a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices. HAS abides by the Safe Harbor Principles developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued by the Department of Commerce on July 21, 2000. This Safe Harbor Privacy Policy (the "Policy") sets forth the privacy principles that HAS follows with respect to transfers of Personal Information anywhere in the world, including transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the United States.

HAS adheres to the privacy principles of the Safe Harbor Program administered by the United States Department of Commerce and as described below. Information regarding the Safe Harbor Program can be found at the program’s website: http://export.gov/safeharbor.

Company Background: As noted above, Hogan Assessment Systems, Inc. pledges to conduct its business according to the EU Safe Harbor and has adopted the following Privacy Policy applicable to personal information that it may receive related to the processing of personal information for HAS’ company clients’ employee selection and employee development Human Resource needs.
HAS provides testing and consulting services as a service provider to global companies to assess job related personality characteristics and information to assist organizations in determining job applicant fit and areas of employee development. We collect or receive personal information from testing candidates who are presented with an “Informed Consent” notice/link prior to submitting personal data and beginning the test administration process. We use personal information in order to perform these testing services on behalf of our clients and to communicate the results of the testing. Providing personal data such as age, gender, and ethnicity is voluntary, however, providing personal data such as participant’s name is required to process test data and to ensure that the participant’s results can be distinguished from others. HAS will handle all personal information collected and received in connection with delivering its services as pledged and outlined in the Privacy Policy herein below.
 

Privacy Policy Elements:

  • Safe Harbor. We adhere to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Safe Harbor principles for personal information collected in connection with the delivery of our consulting and testing services. HAS implements high level security protocols to ensure the protection of personal information collected.
  • Personal Information Collected. The personal data that we collect or receive on test participants may include: First and Last Name, age, Gender, Ethnicity, and email address (Not all information we request is required by participants and all required personal information fields are marked.) For candidate verification and identification purposes, we may collect all or part of a government-issued or an employee identification number. When tests are administered, we collect and score test responses and then derive a test score and generate a report about your personality characteristics. HAS does not require participant to provide sensitive information, as defined by the Safe Harbor, in connection with processing participant data and delivering its customer services.
  • Aggregation of Non-Person-Specific Data. We may statistically aggregate in non-person-specific form test responses and other information collected for HAS internal research purposes. Such aggregated non-person-specific information may be used to enhance, develop or improve our assessment batteries, test products, test processing, scoring norms and other related products and services. By beginning the test process, you give your consent to this non-person-specific data aggregation and the use and transmission of this aggregated statistical data as outlined herein.
  • Transfer of Information to HAS Clients. By completing the testing process, you give your consent for your personal information to be transmitted to our. Our clients require this personal data so that (a) tests can be correctly administered; (b) can be processed and administered; and (c) our clients receive accurate transmission of your test records. For further information about how the sponsor may use your personal information, please contact the company for whom you are taking the assessment tests.
  • Other Transfer of Information. In addition to transmitting certain personal data about you to our client, we may disclose personally identifiable information in the following situations: (a) in response to a subpoena, court order or legal process, to the extent permitted and required by law; (b) to protect your security or the security of other persons, consistent with applicable law; (c) in connection with a sale, joint venture or other transfer of some or all of the assets of HAS.; (d) to organizations, including independent testing centers, who are working as our contractors or agents and who are committed or obliged to protect your privacy in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy. By beginning the assessment process, you give your consent for your personal information to be transmitted in the situations outlined above. All HAS Clients are responsible for complying with national and international protocols covering data use and transfer.
  • Independent Testing Centers. Certain client projects involve the administration through independent testing centers. These centers may provide unrelated services and may collect and use personal data for other purposes under different terms and policies. If you have any questions or concerns about an independent testing center’s collection or use of any of your personal information, please talk to the independent testing center directly. If you are not able to adequately address concerns about information collected about you through independent testing centers, please contact us at http://www.hoganassessments.com/ContactUs.aspx.
  • Access to Data. HAS will not provide results to individuals taking the assessments. The dissemination of results is the sole responsibility of the requesting organization. Individuals taking the assessments are not guaranteed access to their individual results.
  • Information Access and Corrections. To access and correct the personal information that we have collected under this policy, please contact our Customer Service Department or send us an email at CustomerService@hoganassessments.com. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before amending any of your personal information in our databases.
  • Protection of Personal Information. We use reasonable precautions to protect personal information from unauthorized use, access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. These precautions include appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures. We provide a secured transmission method for the electronic transmission of personal data through Secured Socket Layer (SSL) 128 bit encryption. In order to safeguard individual results, the website contains only the assessment items, not the assessment programs (which are held by HAS and its clients). It is impossible to process results through the website. Results can only be processed by downloading the raw data, decrypting the raw data, and scoring these data with appropriate programs. Until that time, responses to assessment items are merely encrypted alphanumeric strings with no discernible meaning. Individuals taking the assessments are provided a username and password to access the website assessments. In addition, the raw data are encrypted. Each HAS client using the web site is provided with a secure method of data transfer from the internet to their organization.
  • Resolution of Concerns. If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we have handled personal data, please contact us at HoganPrivacy@Hoganassessments.com. If we are unable to satisfactorily address your concerns or if a dispute arises, HAS will cooperate with the EU Data Protection Authorities and the Department of Commerce to resolve any complaints and disputes arising in connection with its privacy policy. The EU Data Protection Authorities may be reached through the United States Council of International Business at 212-354-4480.

Information from Children
HAS’ testing services are not directed to children or anyone under the age of seventeen (17). will not knowingly collect, maintain or use any personally identifiable information about anyone under the age of seventeen (17).

Information Received from Internet Service Providers Through This Web Site
HAS does not link IP addresses to personally identifiable information; however, we reserve the right to link IP addresses and other information supplied by the ISP to personally identifiable information in order to protect the integrity of our system and for security purposes.

CookiesCookies are small text files that a Web site transfers to your computer’s browser. Cookies are used by HAS to measure traffic patterns, personalize content and control security. The cookies we use supply non-personally identifiable information, but they may identify your computer, browser and Internet specifications.

Transmission of Information
The Internet is a global environment. By using this site and sending information to us electronically, you consent to transborder and international transmission of any data that you may choose to supply us. Information transmissions to this site and emails sent to us may not be secure. Given the inherent operation and nature of the Internet, all Internet transmissions are done at the user’s own risk.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting an updated Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes or updates.

How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Privacy@Hoganassessments.com. You may also contact us through one of our Customer Service Center: