Privacy Policy

Meridian Talent Group ("Meridian", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the confidentiality of the candidates, clients, and visitors who entrust us with their information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and safeguard personal information in connection with our executive search services and our website at meridiantalentgroup.com.

1. Who we are

Meridian Talent Group is a New York–based executive search firm serving U.S. hedge funds, FinTech companies, AmLaw 100 law firms, and management consulting practices. The data controller for personal information processed in connection with our services is Meridian Talent Group, with offices on Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017. For any privacy-related inquiry you can reach us at privacy@meridiantalentgroup.com.

2. Information we collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Candidate information: name, contact details, resume / CV, professional history, compensation expectations, references, work eligibility, and any information you choose to share with us in the course of being evaluated for a search.
• Client information: name, business contact details, role within the client organization, and information necessary to perform a search engagement.
• Communications: emails, messages, call notes, and meeting summaries exchanged with our consultants.
• Website usage: IP address, device and browser type, referring URL, pages viewed, and approximate location, collected via standard server logs and limited first-party analytics.
• Cookies: small data files stored in your browser. See section 7 below.

We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under the age of 16. We do not collect special categories of personal data unless you voluntarily provide them in the context of a specific search.

3. How we use information

We use personal information for the following purposes:

• To assess candidate suitability for executive search engagements with our clients.
• To present pre-qualified candidates to clients under engagement letters and confidentiality agreements.
• To communicate with candidates and clients about opportunities, market intelligence, and search progress.
• To operate, secure, and improve our website and services.
• To comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

4. Legal bases (EEA / UK)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we rely on the following legal bases under the GDPR / UK GDPR:

• Consent — where you have provided it, for example by submitting your CV through our website.
• Performance of a contract — where processing is necessary to deliver the search services we have been engaged to provide.
• Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for the proper management of our business, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override these interests.
• Legal obligations — where processing is required to comply with a legal duty.

5. California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion of personal information we hold about you, to correct inaccurate personal information, and to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise any of these rights, please email privacy@meridiantalentgroup.com.

6. Sharing of information

We share personal information only as needed to deliver our services:

• Clients — with candidate consent, we share candidate profiles with the specific client running a search.
• Service providers — limited operational vendors such as our hosting provider, email and productivity tools, and applicant-tracking software, all under written confidentiality obligations.
• Professional advisors — legal, accounting, and insurance advisors, where strictly necessary.
• Legal compliance — government authorities or courts, where required by law or to protect our rights.

We do not sell personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

7. Cookies and tracking

Our website uses a small number of cookies and similar technologies that are strictly necessary for site operation and basic, aggregated analytics. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser settings; some site functionality may be affected if you do so.

8. Retention

We keep candidate information for as long as it is relevant to the candidate's professional profile and ongoing search opportunities, and for as long as we have a legitimate business reason to do so. Client engagement records are retained in line with applicable accounting, tax, and contractual requirements. Server logs are kept for up to 90 days.

9. International transfers

Our infrastructure is located in the United States. If we transfer personal information from the EEA, UK, or other jurisdictions with cross-border restrictions, we rely on appropriate transfer mechanisms such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include TLS for data in transit, strict access controls, and limited retention. No method of transmission over the internet is fully secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your rights and choices

Subject to local law, you have the right to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you, to restrict or object to certain processing, and to data portability. EEA / UK residents may lodge a complaint with their local supervisory authority. California residents may use the rights described above. To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@meridiantalentgroup.com.

12. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, notify affected individuals by email. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

13. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact us at privacy@meridiantalentgroup.com or write to Meridian Talent Group, Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.