Ernst & Young (Israel) Ltd. (“EY“) is committed to protect the privacy of the users of this website (“users” or “you“).
EY provides its customers consulting services in a variety of areas such as finance and insurance, hi-tech, life sciences, venture capital, infrastructures and energy, real estate, the public sector, retail and more (“the Services“). Through the Services, EY acts to improve the business capabilities and performances of its customers, improve customer and employee experiences, assist in integrating new technologies, advise on managing business risks and assimilating regulatory and other compliance systems. EY’s website (“the Website“) offers users information of the services rendered by EY and allows contacting EY for seeking services or applying to vacant positions at EY (“the Website’s Services“).
This privacy policy is designed to inform you of the methods we employ to manage, collect, store and use the information that you provide EY when using the Website. Moreover, this privacy policy sets forth the measures EY adopts to protect the safety and confidentiality of the information it collects and how to contact EY for questions and clarifications regarding EY’s privacy procedures.
Please note that this privacy policy is restricted to the information collected by EY from the users of the Website (through any electronic device used to obtain access to the Website, including and not limited to, personal computers, mobile computers, mobile phones or any other electronic device). By using the Website, you are expressing your consent to EY’s privacy policy.
When using the Website, EY may collect from users two types of information needed for providing the Website’s Services:
“Personal information” – information which can be used to contact or identify you. Some of this information personally identifies you, such as name, address, email, telephone number etc. This information is provided by you knowingly and willingly to receive information and services displayed on the Website.
“Nonpersonal information” – information which in itself does not allow identifying or contacting you but rather statistical and cumulative data. For example, the pages you watched, the services and offerings on the Website which interested you and more.
EY may collect nonpersonal information and use it for any purpose through one of the methods described below and automatically or in any other way through your use of the Website’s Services.
You are not legally obligated to provide EY the personal information described above but for optimal use of the Website’s Services, you are required to share your personal information on the Website. If you refuse to divulge part of your personal information, you may not be able to fully or optimally use the Website’s Services.
EY uses the information you provide as follows: (a) managing the system and providing the Website’s Services: EY may use your personal and nonpersonal information to provide you the Website’s Services and to manage, support, protect and improve the Website’s Services and resolve any technical issue in connection therewith, ascertain proper operation of the Website and contact you; (b) sending messages: EY may use your personal information to send you messages relating to the Website’s Services and to offer you instructions or help in connection with your use of the Website’s Services. Whenever you use the Website’s Services, EY may use your personal information to complete any required relevant action and contact you in connection with the Website’s Services or any other issue; (c) attaching anonymous information: as allowed by applicable law, EY may attach the different types of data collected from you with other types of data collected from you, from our customers and from our other business partners. The information will be attached anonymously and cumulatively in a manner that will not personally identify you by hashing. Such anonymous, statistical or cumulative, data will solely be used to improve our Services.
Delivering your personal information
You hereby understand and agree that EY may be required to provide personal information if required to do so by law or if EY deems that providing such information is reasonably necessary to avoid legal liability, comply with legal proceedings, including and without prejudice, subpoena, legal action, search warrant, or court order, or to protect the property and rights of EY or of any third party, to protect the safety of the public or of any person, or to prevent or cease an activity which is found to be illegal, unethical or suable or at a risk of being as such.
Use of cookies
The Website uses cookies for its ongoing and proper operation, including for collecting statistical data about the use of the Website, to adapt it to your personal preferences and for data security purposes. Cookies are small text files stored on the Website users’ device. They assist in remembering information of your visit to the Website, your actions and preferences (such as identification details, language, font size and other long-term display preferences) to save you time for having to reenter such information in your next visit or when browsing from one page to another. Cookies help make your next visit to the Website easier and more useful for you.
If you do not wish for EY to save such cookies, you may change your browser default definitions to disallow most cookies or manually remove cookies stored on your device. If you are unable to do so, please refer to your browser’s help page. Agreeing to cookies is your personal choice. However, please note that some of the Website’s Services may be disabled if you choose to disallow cookies.
In any event of accessing and collecting data, the personal information you provide will not be willingly delivered, rented, loaned, leased, sold or otherwise distributed to third parties (excluding business partners and/or other parties as specified in this privacy policy) and EY will not share your personal information with third parties for advertising purposes without your consent, unless as specified in the terms and conditions of this privacy policy. Please note that in the event of merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of EY’s assets or in the event of bankruptcy, EY may deliver or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including your personal information.
EY may and might share personal information with reliable third parties which assist EY in operating the Website, in managing its business or in providing the Website’s Services (including and not limited to maintenance services, database management, website analysis and service improvement). Such third parties may use your personal information only to the extent needed to perform their services to EY and are mandated to take reasonable precautions to protect the confidentiality of your personal information.
Storing your information
EY stores information collected in connection with the Website on outside servers, which offer a high level of data security for your information.
EY also uses various means of protection to keep your personal information safe. To minimize risk of unauthorized access or transfer, and to accurately manage data and verify proper use of personal information, EY assumes appropriate physical, electronic and administrative measures to store and protect the information that is processed. Nevertheless, there is no absolute guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not be able to circumvent such measures or use the personal information for inappropriate purposes.
Right to review information
You have a right to review your personal information that is stored on the Website and verify other details relating to your information that is held by EY by contacting ernstyounginfo@il.ey.com or via post at 144A Menachem Begin Road, Tl-Aviv.
Protecting the privacy of minors
EY is legally required to protect the privacy of minors and therefore parents and legal guardians are advised to take responsibility for children’s actions and interests online. EY does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
Changes to the privacy policy
EY retains the right to make changes to this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version of the privacy policy is the version that decides how your personal and nonpersonal information will be used. If EY decides, at its sole discretion, that certain updates of the privacy policy constitute a material change therein, it will inform you of such changes in a notice that will be advertised through EY’s Website. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, EY has no legal responsibility to inform users of immaterial changes to the privacy policy and therefore customers are advised to regularly visit this page to review the current privacy policy.
Contact us
For any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy or other issues regarding the Services or the Website, please contact ernstyounginfo@il.ey.com.
Last updated: Sep 2023.