Privacy & Cookies Policy

Information We Collect

When you fill out a form on our site, you may be asked to enter your personal information (name, company name, email address, phone number). Please note that you have the option to visit our site anonymously.

There are three different ways in which visitor / user data is collected on our website:

Information shared by users for submitting a business inquiry through the Inquiry Submission form.
Information shared by users for applying for a job opening through the Resume Submission form.
Information shared by users for registering for QBurst Business Referral Program.
Information collected via cookies for the analysis of website usage.

We also collect certain information such as domain, IP address, type of operating system, and / or browser from website visitors as part of analysis of the usage of this site. This information is collected automatically. By accessing our site without turning off cookies, users grant unconditional consent to allow QBurst to collect this information.

How We Use the Information

QBurst shall process personal information collected through forms to communicate with prospective customers and respond to their inquiries by informing them of our services and products that could help their business.

Any personal data submitted on our website is considered classified and only available to authorized personnel who are required to keep the information confidential. Business inquiry details are handled by our internal business development team and used solely for the purpose for which the inquiry was made.

Information submitted by candidates while applying for jobs through our website will remain confidential. It may be used by our internal recruiters for the purpose of current and future openings with us.

Data submitted when registering for the Business Referral Program is used for identifying the affiliate member and revenue sharing. We may also send them marketing emails in addition to transactional emails.

Information collected automatically is used to help us serve you better. This data enables us to understand who visits our site, how often they visit, and what parts of the site they visit most often. We use this information to improve our web-based offerings and also to protect our site from hacking attempts.

Data Protection and Information Sharing

We may share your personal information within QBurst to respond to your business inquiry. We may also share your personal information with authorized third-party agents, who are required to keep the personal information confidential.

To ensure the safety of your personal information, we use secure servers and transmit data over Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Your data is stored in cloud servers of third-party providers that we engage. Restrictions on physical access to the data is managed by our cloud vendors.

If any of the servers are located in a country outside the EU region, your personal information may be transferred to countries outside the EU. When personal information is transferred to countries outside of the EU by our hosting providers, we take steps to ensure appropriate measures are in place to protect that information in accordance with applicable data protection rules.

By providing your personal information on this site, you are agreeing to this transfer. While we strive to keep your information safe, we cannot guarantee the security of information you choose to share with us and you do so at your own risk.

Withdrawal and Right to Opt Out

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can also ask for details of personal information we hold about you, get it corrected if inaccurate, and have it erased in certain circumstances. Please email us at dpo@qburst.com. However, if a request for deletion conflicts with our record-keeping policies, then the right to erasure does not override this.

Protection of Minor’s Identity

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children under the age of 18. Our website is directed to people who are at least 18 years old and we do not solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

Links to Third-Party Sites

This site may contain links to other sites. QBurst is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those websites.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Pages on this site use “cookies”, which are small files that the site places on your computer or mobile devices to make your experience more efficient. These files are used for customization the next time you visit us. Cookies help us maintain the performance of the website and allow us to remember your preferences and make improvements based on visitor statistics.

We also use cookies to track your activities on our website, such as the pages you visit and the actions you take. This information helps us track affiliate activity on the website.

Some of the cookies and tags are put there by third-party services whose software we have added to the site, and these can also impact your experience of other websites you may visit after leaving ours. Such cookies do not store any personally identifiable information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.

Categories of Cookies

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to your actions which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms or where they’re essential to provide you with a service you have requested. You cannot opt-out of these cookies. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but if you do, some parts of the site will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Name	Domain	Duration
csrftoken	www.qburst.com	1 year
sessionid	www.qburst.com	session
_qb_am_ref_id	.qburst.com	14 days
cookieConsent	www.qburst.com	1 year

Optional Cookies

We will ask your permission to place the cookies listed below on your device. If you opt out of them, some functions may not work properly. We will only use these cookies with your permission when you accept our use of the cookies. These are explained in more detail below.

Preference Cookies

These cookies store the user’s preferred language, region, currency, or color theme and enable our website to provide enhanced personalisation.

Name	Domain	Duration
li_gc	.linkedin.com	6 months
lidc	.linkedin.com	1 day

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies are not essential, but they are used to collect valuable information on how our website is being used. This information can help identify issues and figure out what needs to be improved on the site, as well as what content is useful to users. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not be able to use your data in this way.

Name	Domain	Duration
windowPagePath	www.qburst.com	1 day
_gid	.qburst.com	1 day
_dc_gtm_*	.qburst.com	1 minute
_ga_*	.qburst.com	1 year
_ga	.qburst.com	1 year
bcookie	.linkedin.com	1 year
CLID	www.clarity.ms	1 year
MUID	.bing.com	1 year
MR	.c.bing.com	1 year
SM	.c.clarity.ms	session
MUID	.clarity.ms	1 year
MR	.c.clarity.ms	7 days

Marketing Cookies

Third-party advertising and social media cookies are used to track users across multiple websites in order to allow publishers to display relevant and engaging advertisements. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Name	Domain	Duration
_gcl_au	.qburst.com	3 months
SRM_B	.c.bing.com	1 year
ANONCHK	.c.clarity.ms	10 minutes
_fbp	.qburst.com	3 months
lastExternalReferrerTime		Persistent
lastExternalReferrer		Persistent
AnalyticsSyncHistory	.linkedin.com	1 month
UserMatchHistory	.linkedin.com	1 month
bscookie	.www.linkedin.com	1 year
_zitok	.www.qburst.com	1 year

You can withdraw your consent to the use of cookies or manage your preferences by clicking Manage Cookies on the bottom of every page of our website. You can then toggle on or off the buttons as appropriate and save your settings. Your settings will normally expire in one year.

Managing Cookies

Virtually all modern browsers allow you to see what cookies you have got, and to delete them individually or delete all of them. You can set the browser settings to “Do not track” which will signal to the websites that you don’t want their tracking cookies. By not accepting cookies, some pages may not fully function and you may not be able to access certain information on this site.

Google Analytics provides a browser plugin to prevent their analytics cookies from being placed, or you can use your browser settings to disable analytics cookies.

Your Consent

If you continue to use this site without taking action to prevent the storage of information, you are effectively agreeing to our Privacy and Cookies Policy. Your consent applies to the following domains and their subdomains:

qburst.com
qburst.co.uk
qburst.in
qburst.com.au
qburst.co.jp
qburst.jp
qburst.ca

We may update our Privacy and Cookies Policy from time to time. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to be informed of how we use your information.