Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and its affiliated companies (“Cognizant” “we” or “us”) are firmly committed to protecting your privacy. You should understand what we do with data relating to you (“personal information”) which we collect when you visit this website (cognizant.com), our country-specific sites or any other websites to which this Cognizant Website Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) applies (collectively, the “Sites”). As a global company, Cognizant has a number of legal entities in different jurisdictions which are responsible for the personal information which they collect independently and which may be processed on their behalf by Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation and its affiliates. The data controller for personal information collected from a visitor to the Sites is Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation, 211 Quality Circle, College Station, Texas, United States of America or the affiliate specified on the Site that references this Privacy Notice.
We may supplement this Privacy Notice to address specific situations. All supplemental notices should be read together with this Privacy Notice.
You do not need to register to use the Sites. However, if you voluntarily register with a Site or submit your personal information to one or more of our Sites in order to receive information from us (e.g., copies of white papers, investor kits, alumni correspondence) or to attend conferences or web sessions organized by us, or if you contact us using the forms or contact details on one of our Sites, or if you log into certain Cognizant web-based applications, you may provide us your identity information and contact details (i.e., your first and last name, physical address, telephone number, e-mail address), professional details (professional title, seniority level, employer, department, your expertise, administrative assistant’s name or contact information), the name and contact details of your emergency contact (if you sign up to attend events conducted by our marketing teams), your LinkedIn account details, your marketing preferences, and other personal data that you may wish to share with us.
We will not sell your personal information to anyone outside the Cognizant group of companies. However, we may need to disclose your personal information to third parties in the following instances:
Other Cognizant group companies: Cognizant is a global company and your personal information may be shared with or accessed by other companies within the Cognizant group who will use your personal information for the purposes and in a manner set out in this Privacy Notice.
Service providers: We will disclose your personal information to companies that provide services to us, such as companies that assist us in operating our Sites and vendors that assist us with marketing campaigns. The service providers are required to keep your personal information confidential and are not permitted to use your personal information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for us.
Annex: Additional information for the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act and the UK Data Protection Act (“GDPR Annex”)
This GDPR Annex complements and supplements the main body of the Privacy Notice and covers the processing of personal information subject to EU Regulation 2016/679, also known as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act and the UK Data Protection Act. In case of any conflicts between the main body of the Privacy Notice and the GDPR Annex, the GDPR Annex will have precedence.
We will notify you of any material changes or additions to this Privacy Notice and will provide you with a copy of any amended Privacy Notice(s) by use of your e-mail address provided to us, or by any other suitable means.
If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your personal information or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact our Data Protection Officer at dataprotectionofficer@cognizant.com. In particular, you may reach out to us with questions or concerns relating to:
You do not need to register to use the Sites. However, if you voluntarily register with a Site or submit your personal information to one or more of our Sites in order to receive information from us (e.g., copies of white papers, investor kits, alumni correspondence) or to attend conferences or web sessions organized by us, or if you contact us using the forms or contact details on one of our Sites, or if you log into certain Cognizant web-based applications, you may provide us your identity information and contact details (i.e., your first and last name, physical address, telephone number, e-mail address), professional details (professional title, seniority level, employer, department, your expertise, administrative assistant’s name or contact information), the name and contact details of your emergency contact (if you sign up to attend events conducted by our marketing teams), your LinkedIn account details, your marketing preferences, and other personal data that you may wish to share with us.
This CCPA Annex integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of this Privacy Notice and applies solely to consumers residing in the state of California, United States of America, who visit or use the Sites (“consumers” or “you”). In case of any conflicts between the main body of the Privacy Notice and the California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA” Annex, the CCPA Annex will have precedence.
This section provides additional details about the personal information we collect about California consumers and the rights afforded to them under the CCPA.
Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this notice.
You do not need to register to use the Sites. However, if you voluntarily register with a Site or submit your personal information to one or more of our Sites in order to receive information from us (e.g., copies of white papers, investor kits, alumni correspondence) or to attend conferences or web sessions organized by us, or if you contact us using the forms or contact details on one of our Sites, or if you log into certain Cognizant web-based applications, you may provide us your identity information and contact details (i.e., your first and last name, physical address, telephone number, e-mail address), professional details (professional title, seniority level, employer, department, your expertise, administrative assistant’s name or contact information), the name and contact details of your emergency contact (if you sign up to attend events conducted by our marketing teams), your LinkedIn account details, your marketing preferences, and other personal data that you may wish to share with us.
We will not sell your personal information to anyone outside the Cognizant group of companies. However, we may need to disclose your personal information to third parties in the following instances:
Other Cognizant group companies: Cognizant is a global company and your personal information may be shared with or accessed by other companies within the Cognizant group who will use your personal information for the purposes and in a manner set out in this Privacy Notice.
Service providers: We will disclose your personal information to companies that provide services to us, such as companies that assist us in operating our Sites and vendors that assist us with marketing campaigns. The service providers are required to keep your personal information confidential and are not permitted to use your personal information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for us.
The Cognizant Privacy Notice applies to the collection and use of personal information relating to clients, vendors, business partners, visitors, marketing contacts and other external individuals with whom we interact, primarily in an offline context.
The Candidate Privacy Notice applies to the collection and use of personal information relating to candidates who seek employment with us.
The Brazil LGPD Annex Privacy Notice (in Portuguese) is applicable to Brazilian residents and applies to the personal data we collect about you and the rights granted to you under the LGPD.
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