Privacy
Valika Global website policy on the collection and use of personal information
Fraud alert – telephone scams, phishing emails and online employment scams.
Valika Global privacy policy
Valika Global respects the privacy rights of our clients and personnel, and is committed to protecting all personal information in our possession or control. We have adopted this Privacy Policy to guide how we collect, use and disclose the personal information we require in the course of fulfilling our professional responsibilities and operating our business. This Privacy Policy applies to all our entities (collectively referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Valika Global”, “we”, “our” or “us”).
Valika Global takes the privacy of our clients and our personnel very seriously. We have developed this Privacy Policy to clearly define our ongoing commitment to protecting the privacy rights of our clients and Valika Global’s personnel. Certain of the practices discussed in this Privacy Policy reflect requirements set out in Canadian federal and/or provincial privacy legislation. Valika Global’s policy is to at all times adhere to the requirements of applicable law and professional responsibilities, and to be responsive to our clients and personnel who expect us to respect their privacy and to protect their personal information.
For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, as more specifically defined by applicable privacy legislation.
Principle 1 – We are accountable for the personal information in our possession or control
Principle 2 – Valika Global will explain why we are collecting personal information at or before the time that the information is collected, subject to limited exceptions
Principle 3 – Valika Global will collect, use or disclose personal information about you with your consent except where collection, use or disclosure without consent is permitted or required by law
Principle 4 – Valika Global limits the amount and type of personal information we collect
Principle 5 – Valika Global will use and disclose your personal information only for the purposes for which we have your consent or as permitted or required by law. We will keep personal information only as long as necessary to accomplish these purposes
Principle 6 – Valika Global will endeavor to keep accurate the personal information in our possession or control
Principle 7 – Valika Global protects your personal information with safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information
Principle 8 – Valika Global will be open about the procedures used to manage your personal information
Principle 9 – At your request, Valika Global will advise you of what personal information we have in our possession or control about you, what it is being used for, and to whom and why it has been disclosed
We know that protecting the privacy of our clients, partners and employees is important. If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy and our role in protecting it, please contact us at info@valikaglobal.com or at 1-888-581-3063.
Fraud Alert
Fraud alert – telephone scams, phishing emails and online employment scams
Valika Global takes the protection of our clients’ and employment candidates’ privacy interests very seriously.
While Valika Global cannot take responsibility for the telephone scams, email scams or online employment scams perpetrated against our clients, employment candidates and other third parties, Valika Global is providing this notice so they remain alert and consider an appropriate response to a perceived scam.
How to recognize a telephone or email scam
A telephone scam occurs when an individual impersonates Valika Global personnel on the telephone or by way of text messages to request access to personal or confidential information for fraudulent purposes. An email scam occurs when a fake Valika Global email address is used to obtain personal or confidential information for fraudulent purposes. In addition, these “phishing emails” often contain harmful links and attachments which can grant remote access to a device.
How to recognize an employment scam
An employment scam occurs when a false job opportunity is created on an internet job board using Valika Global’s name, logo and/or referencing Valika Global personnel contact information for fraudulent purposes. Similar to phishing emails, these fake job postings often contain harmful links used to solicit personal or confidential information.
Protect yourself and your business
Verify the validity of the communication. Limit your communication to those Valika Global team members assigned to your engagement or employment application. It is uncommon for someone else at Valika Global to contact you for information. If you are contacted by someone who purports to be from Valika Global but whom you do not recognize, please contact your engagement partner, or Talent Attraction at info@valikaglobal.com in the case of recruitment matters, to verify the validity of the communication. If you do not currently have an engagement with Valika Global or the matter is not recruitment related, you can report the matter to us at info@valikaglobal.com.
Valika Global engagement and Talent Attraction teams will only send emails from specified email addresses. Valika Global will only send emails ending in the “@valikaglobal.com” domain name. If you receive an email that does not include this domain name, it is not from Valika Global.
Be aware of suspicious emails. If you don’t know the source of an email or if it looks suspicious, trust your instincts and do not open it. If you do open an email and the content contains suspicious links or unexpected attachments, do not further engage with it. In the event you accidentally click on a link or share personal or confidential information, consider contacting your organization’s IT department or law enforcement as soon as possible (including by consulting the RCMP’s website on scams and frauds at https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm).
Confirm the legitimacy of a job posting. If you are applying for a job, confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles at (insert link for Careers page).
Safeguard your devices. Check to make sure you have the most up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware software to ensure your mobile devices and laptops are securely protected.