Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company.
The protection of your personal data is very important to us.
OQ and its affiliated companies (hereafter "OQ", "we" or "us") value the security of user data and compliance with data protection regulations.
The OQ website may contain links to third-party websites, to which this privacy policy do not apply. The information which may be collected by the operators of these sites is beyond our knowledge and influence.
You may obtain information in the data protection policies of the respective sites.
Following is detailed information regarding how your data is handled.
(1) Below, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that relates to your personal identity, for example name, address, email addresses.
(2) The controller, according to Article 4(7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is OQ Muscat Grand Mall, PO Box 241, PC 118, Muscat. Our data protection officer may be reached at dataprotection@oq.com, or our mailing address, OQ Muscat Grand Mall, PO Box 241, PC 118, Muscat.
(1) You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
(2) You have the right to revoke your consent at any time, which does not affect the legality of any processing which may have been done prior to revocation.
(3) In addition, you have the right to file a complaint against us regarding our processing of your personal data with data protection authorities.
(1) In the case of using the website merely for informative purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we will only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our servers. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following information that is technically necessary to display our website to you and to guarantee stability and security (legal basis is Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR):
(2) Use of cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are filed and stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.
Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string which websites and servers can use to relate the cookie to the specific internet browser on which the cookie is stored. This allows the visited sites and servers to distinguish the individual's browser from other browsers, which contain other cookies. A particular web browser can be recognized and identified by the cookie ID.
We use cookies in order to guarantee the functionality of our website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
You can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by changing the appropriate setting of your browser, thus objecting to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies which have already been set may be deleted at any time through the internet browser. This is possible with all commonly used browsers. However, should you decide to deactivate cookie setting in your browser, all of our website's functions may not be fully usable.
We also use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:
The transmission to third-party countries outside the European Economic Area is not intended.
To opt-out of these cookies (except the ones strictly necessary), click here.
(3) Use of social media
Social media features can be used on our website. When viewing one of these pages, a connection to the servers of the social media sites may be established. They will thus be informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you make a comment or rating, and you are logged into your account, it may be possible for the social media to register your visit to our website and match it to your user account. We would like to inform you that we, as the host of these pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data, nor of the use to which it may be put.
These services are provided by the following social media networks:
LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network.
The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA94043, USA.
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YouTube
Our website uses features of YouTube, a Google site.
The site operator is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
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Twitter
Our website uses functions of the Twitter network.
The provider is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
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Facebook
Our website uses functions of the Facebook network.
The provider is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States. If a person lives outside of the United States or Canada, the controller is the Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Each time you visit one of our pages that contains social media features, it connects to the respective network(s)’ servers, and the network is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. It is possible for these networks to associate your visit to our website with you and your user account. You can prevent this by logging out of your social media accounts. We would like to inform you that we, as the host of these pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data, nor of the use to which it may be put by these networks.
(4) Contact form
You have the possibility of using the contact form on our website to send us inquiries. We will save the following data from the form for the purpose of handling your inquiry and possible later correspondence: content of inquiry, subject of inquiry, date, and contact data you have provided (company, title, first and last name, street address, postal code, city, telephone number, fax number, email address). We will not share this information without your consent. The legal basis for the collection and processing of this data is Article 6(1) GDPR.
The data you provide in the contact form will remain with us until we are directed by you to delete it, or until you revoke your consent to store the data, or until the purpose of the data storage has been fulfilled (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – specifically retention periods – remain unaffected.
(5) Email contact
If you send us inquiries or information via email, your data (email address, contents of the email, subject of the email, date), including the contact data you provide (first and last name, telephone number, address) will be saved for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent. The legal basis for the collection and processing of this data is Article 6(1) GDPR.
The data you enter will remain with us until we are directed by you to delete it, or until you revoke your consent to store the data, or until the purpose of the data storage has been fulfilled (e.g., after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – specifically retention periods – remain unaffected.
(6) Employment
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to OQ. This consent will help you understand what data may be collected, how that data may be used and safeguarded, and with whom the personal data may be shared. It will also explain what additional screening may be required. Finally, by reviewing this consent and continuing with the application process, you will be agreeing to be truthful and honest.
OQ and its affiliates will store, process and use the personal data you provide to us within your uploaded documents and answers that you provide to the questions asked. We will use this information, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to review and process your application of employment.
Please do not provide sensitive or protected personal information, such as information about your gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation or health, unless specifically asked for the limited purposes provided in the application to meet applicable law. This information will not be used in making an employment decision.
The data your personally provide will be used for recruitment purposes, including:
Where we seek to monitor and implement measures to improve our recruitment initiatives and/or monitor compliance against our policies or applicable law, such as equal opportunities, we would use anonymized and aggregated data (e.g. total number of applicants and country of residence in a given period).
All data provided to us will be done on a voluntary basis.
Data that we may collect, includes, but is not limited to:
Please do not submit any confidential information or proprietary information that you have received from prior employers or is otherwise subject to contractual or legal limitations.
As an international company, OQ manages its people resources on a global basis, and authorized personnel may access your data in any country in which we operate. Your data will be shared with employees of OQ to the extent necessary to review your application of employment. The data in your application may be sent to the relevant OQ entity or entities, which may be in a country outside of your home country or the country for which you are applying for a position.
Data may also be shared with (1) agents, consultants or third parties who operate under a duty of confidentiality with us, (2) governmental, judicial or similar bodies to comply with applicable laws, (3) lawyers or solicitors in connection with legal proceedings or legal advice, (4) auditors and investigators in connection appropriate audits and investigations, and (5) any person to whom disclosure is allowed or required by applicable laws and regulations.
Please read the following statement carefully, then acknowledge that you have read and attest that you meet the requirements needed to continue your application for this position by providing electronic consent. Please note that your electronic consent will be considered the electronic equivalent of a hand-written consent to the fullest extent permitted by applicable local law.
By completing this application and submitting data, you consent to the collection, processing and use of your personal data in accordance with this notice. You expressly consent to the international transfer of your personal data. You also consent that OQ may share your information within with its affiliates and agents for the intended purposes.
You agree that you will not share, disclose, describe, use or misappropriate any confidential or proprietary information, documents or trade secrets belonging to you current or former employers, either during the recruitment process with OQ or during employment if hired by OQ.
In addition, you confirm that the information you submit during the entire job application process is both truthful and complete. False information provided in this questionnaire or during the recruiting process may result in a change in the terms & conditions of your employment if you are hired.
By clicking Accept and continuing with application process, you certify that you have read, fully understand and accept all terms of the foregoing statements. If you do not accept the terms of this Notice and Certification, you must click Decline.