Last Updated: May 22, 2025

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY POLICY

Notice to California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) provides California residents with new rights concerning their personal information. The CCPA gives consumers certain rights to request McDermott + Bull to disclose the types of private information we collect about our California candidates, and from what sources.

In November of 2020, California voters approved Proposition 24, the CPRA, which amended the CCPA and added new privacy protections that began on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, consumers have new rights.

The CCPA defines “personal information” to mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a consumer or household. Personal information does not include information that is publicly available, de-identified or aggregate information.

Your Right to Know Personal Information Collected + Disclosed

If you are a California resident, you may ask McDermott + Bull to disclose the personal information we have collected about you prior to your request. This right includes the right to request any or all the following:

  • The categories of personal information collected.
  • Specific pieces of personal information collected.
  • The categories of sources from which McDermott + Bull has collected personal information.
  • The purposes for which McDermott + Bull uses the personal information.
  • The categories of third parties with whom McDermott + Bull shares the personal information for cross-contextual behavioral advertising.
  • The categories of information McDermott + Bull sells (if applicable) or discloses to third parties.
  • Personal data collected by McDermott + Bull, whether collected directly or indirectly, including through or by a service provider or contractor.

We collect, and have collected, the following categories of Personal Information, as listed in the CCPA and amended by the CPRA:

  • Identifiers (name, email address, postal address, telephone number, preferred name, suffix, honorifics).
  • Government-issued identifiers (social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, tribal ID number, other type of state or foreign identification number)
  • Government reporting and/or benefits information (race, color, sex/gender, age (40 and older), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military, or veteran status).
  • Audio/visual and olfactory information (voice recordings/audio information, video recordings, photographs, CCTV records, voicemails, face/visual information).
  • Professional or employment-related information (job title(s), professional or employment-related information, employment history).
  • Education information (information that is not “publicly available personally identifiable information” as defined in the California Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99).
  • Financial information (financial account numbers, insurance account numbers, payment card data, consumer reporting data, credit scores).
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement).
  • Geolocation data.
  • Inferences (profile reflecting a candidate’s preferences):
    • Preferences
    • Characteristics
    • Psychological trends
    • Predispositions
    • Behavior
    • Attitudes
    • Intelligence
    • Abilities
    • Aptitudes
    • Racial origin and ethnicity
    • Financial status and history

For information on the sources of these categories of Personal Information, please refer to the “Sources of Information Collection” section in this Policy.

We have disclosed the following categories of Personal Information, as listed in the CCPA, to third parties for our operational business purposes:

  • Identifiers (name, email address, postal address, telephone number, preferred name, suffix, honorifics).
  • Government-issued identifiers (social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, tribal ID number, other type of state or foreign identification number)
  • Government reporting and/or benefits information (race, color, sex/gender, age (40 and older), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military, or veteran status).
  • Audio/visual and olfactory information (voice recordings/audio information, video recordings, photographs, CCTV records, voicemails, face/visual information).
  • Professional or employment-related information (job title(s), professional or employment-related information, employment history).
  • Education information (information that is not “publicly available personally identifiable information” as defined in the California Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99).
  • Financial information (financial account numbers, insurance account numbers, payment card data, consumer reporting data, credit scores).
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement).
  • Geolocation data.
  • Inferences (profile reflecting a candidate’s preferences):
    • Preferences
    • Characteristics
    • Psychological trends
    • Predispositions
    • Behavior
    • Attitudes
    • Intelligence
    • Abilities
    • Aptitudes
    • Racial origin and ethnicity
    • Financial status and history

We have disclosed your personal information to trusted service providers for business purposes. These include:

  • IT service providers
  • Payment processors
  • HR and payroll providers
  • CRM and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
  • Background and screening services (with consent)
  • Legal or regulatory authorities, if required by law

All vendors are bound by contractual obligations to use your data only as instructed and to maintain its confidentiality.

For information on our purpose for collecting the above categories of Personal Information, please refer to the “Information Use” section of this Policy.

Right to Request Deletion of Personal Information

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request that we delete the personal information about you that we have collected and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable candidate request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records unless an exception applies. Many of the categories of personal information we collect are exempt from the CCPA, including the right of a candidate to request the deletion of the personal information when a candidate acts as a job applicant to a client of McDermott + Bull or the emergency contact of such candidate that acts as a job applicant to a client of McDermott + Bull.

McDermott + Bull is not required to comply with a request to delete if it is necessary for us to maintain the personal information in order to, for example, complete a transaction; detect security incidents; protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for that activity; exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right to free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law; comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; comply with a legal obligation, or otherwise use the personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which the candidate provided the information.

Right to Correct Inaccurate Personal Information

If you are a California resident, you have the right to correct inaccurate information about you that we have collected and retained. Once we receive and confirm your verification candidate request, we will correct (and direct our service providers to correct) your personal information from our records unless an exception applies.

If you would like to correct inaccurate personal information, you may contact one of McDermott + Bull’s team members by calling (866) 982-2030. You may also submit the request through our website form by clicking here. We will respond to your request within 45 days.

Right to Limit the Use + Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information

If you are a California resident, you have the right to request McDermott + Bull to only use your sensitive personal information (i.e., your social security number, financial account information, your precise geolocation) for limited purposes. Once we receive and confirm your verification candidate request, we will limit (and direct our service providers to limit) your sensitive personal information unless an exception applies.

Right to Opt-Out of Sale of Personal Information

If you are a California resident, you have the right to direct a business that sells (or may in the future sell) your personal information to stop selling your personal information and to refrain from doing so in the future.

The CCPA defines “sell” to mean selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a California resident’s personal information to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.

The personal information you provide is used solely by McDermott + Bull and is never sold or given to third parties for any purpose without your approval.

After you visit our site and/or use our services, you may receive advertisements about McDermott + Bull’s services when you visit other websites (i.e., social media sites, search engines or other websites that are unrelated to McDermott + Bull). This happens because we use third-party vendors to provide you with information about our services based upon your interactions with our website. These third-party vendors may work with additional providers in their relationship network that help provide the advertising services the third-party vendors provide to us. Note, we use these third parties only to show you ads about McDermott + Bull’s services (i.e., we do not use third parties to advertise any other company’s products or services to you).

Our third-party vendors and, if applicable, providers in their relationship network, may use the information they collect for purposes that are unrelated to showing you ads about our services. When this information is used for a purpose other than showing ads about our services or other services we have requested, it may constitute a “sale” of personal information under the CCPA.

We have sold the following categories of Personal Information, as listed in the CCPA, to third parties for our operational business purposes within the preceding 12 months:

  • Identifiers (name, email address, postal address, telephone number, preferred name, suffix, honorifics).
  • Audio/visual and olfactory information (voice recordings/audio information, video recordings, photographs, CCTV records, voicemails, face/visual information).
  • Professional or employment-related information (job title(s), professional or employment-related information, employment history).
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement).
  • Geolocation data.
  • Inferences (profile reflecting a candidate’s preferences):
    • Preferences
    • Characteristics
    • Psychological trends
    • Predispositions
    • Behavior
    • Attitudes
    • Intelligence
    • Abilities
    • Aptitudes
    • Racial origin and ethnicity
    • Financial status and history

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

To submit a request to not sell or share personal information, please click here: Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.

Right to Non-Discrimination

McDermott + Bull cannot deny services, charge you a different price, or provide a different level of service just because you exercised your rights under the CCPA. However, if you refuse to provide your personal information to McDermott + Bull or ask us to delete or stop selling your personal information, and that personal information or sale is necessary for McDermott + Bull to provide you with our services, we may not be able to complete that transaction.

Authorized Agents

California residents may use an authorized agent to submit a request to know or delete on a candidate’s behalf. If you use an authorized agent to submit a request to know or request to delete, we may require:

  • The authorized agent provides proof of your written permission.
  • You verify your identity with us.

These requirements do not apply if you have provided the authorized agent with a power of attorney to California Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465.

Data Retention

At McDermott + Bull, we are committed to protecting the personal information of our candidates, clients, and partners. We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the specific purpose for which it was collected and to uphold the privacy and confidentiality of our relationships.

We maintain personal information for the following reasons:

  • To support active and future executive search and advisory engagements
  • To maintain accurate business records and documentation of interactions
  • To comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations
  • To uphold legitimate business interests, including maintaining a pipeline of executive talent

We follow these general guidelines for data retention:

  • Candidate Information: Retained for as long as the individual may be considered for relevant opportunities or unless otherwise requested for deletion.
  • Client Information: Retained for the duration of the business relationship and any applicable legal or operational requirements.
  • Interview and Discussion Summaries: Retained only as long as necessary to support engagement documentation and talent assessments.

We regularly review our records to ensure that personal data is not kept longer than necessary and is securely deleted or anonymized when it is no longer needed.

Submit a Request to Access or Delete Your Information

If you would like to access your profile to view the personal information we have collected or if you would like to request to delete your profile, you may contact one of McDermott + Bull’s team members by calling (866) 982-2030. You may also submit the request through our website form by clicking here. We will respond to your request within 45 days.

We may ask for further verification to ensure data protection. Once we have confirmed your identity, we will delete your profile and send an update once completed.

You may only make a verifiable request to know twice within a 12-month period.

You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

Children’s Data Privacy

McDermott + Bull does not knowingly collect information from children under 18. In the rare event that information is collected in connection with HR functions (such as dependent information for employee benefits), that data is used solely for the purpose it was provided and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

In accordance with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

  • We do not sell or share the personal information of individuals under 18 years of age.
  • If we ever need to process data from individuals under the age of 13, we will obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting or using that information.
  • For individuals aged 13 – 17, we will seek affirmative opt-in consent from the individual.

Changes to This Policy

McDermott + Bull may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date and notify you if required by law.