Effective Date: September 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how CARIAN (“The CARIAN Group Corporation”) (“CARIAN,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information in connection with our website, www.thecariangroup.com
(the “Site”).

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide: When you contact us or otherwise submit information through the Site, you may provide your name, email, phone number, company, role, and the content of your message.

Employment applications: Job applications are processed directly by our applicant tracking system provider, Ashby. Information submitted for employment is collected and processed by Ashby in accordance with their policies.

Automatically collected information: We may receive limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, and device information derived from standard server logs.

2. How We Use Information

We use personal information to: Respond to inquiries Review and process employment applications Operate, maintain, and improve the Site Comply with legal obligations

3. How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent personal information. We may share information: With service providers that support our operations under confidentiality obligations To comply with laws or legal processes In connection with a corporate transaction

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This Site does not currently use cookies or tracking pixels. If these are enabled in the future, this Policy will be updated to describe their use.

5. Data Security and Retention

We apply reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards. We retain information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy or as required by law.

Retention depends on factors such as the nature of the information, the purpose of processing, and legal requirements.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights to request: Access, correction, or deletion of your personal information Other privacy-related choices regarding your information    You can contact us using the details in Section 9. Additional information for California and EEA/UK residents appears later in this Policy.

7. International Visitors

The Site is intended for U.S. audiences. If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted here with a revised effective date.

9. Contact Us

CARIAN
285 Davidson Ave, STE 204
Somerset, NJ 08873
Email: privacy@thecariangroup.com

10. California Privacy Notice (CCPA/CPRA)

This section applies to California residents and supplements the information above.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect  

Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number

Professional or employment-related information: Job title, employer; for applicants, information submitted through Ashby

Internet or network activity information: IP address, date/time of access

Sources of Personal Information Directly from you Automatically via server logs when you use the Site From our service providers (e.g., Ashby for applicant workflows) 

Purposes for Collection and Use

As described in Sections 2 and 5 above, including responding to inquiries, processing applications, operating the Site, and complying with law.

Disclosure to Service Providers

We disclose personal information to service providers for business purposes to help us operate the Site and our business. We require service providers to protect the information and use it only for our instructions.

Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

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

Retention

We retain personal information as described in Section 5, based on the nature of the data, purpose of collection, and legal requirements.

Your California Rights

You may have the right to:

Request to know the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you 

Request deletion of personal information

Request correction of inaccurate personal information

Be free from discrimination for exercising your rights

How to Submit a Request

Email privacy@thecariangroup.com
or write to the postal address in Section 9, indicating you are a California resident making a privacy request. We will verify your request consistent with applicable law. You may authorize an agent to submit a request on your behalf; we may require proof of authorization.

11. EEA/UK Privacy Notice

If you are located in the EEA or UK, the following additional disclosures apply.

Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal information on the following legal bases:

Legitimate interests (e.g., responding to inquiries, operating and improving the Site)

Contract (e.g., taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, such as recruitment)

Legal obligations (e.g., compliance with laws)

Your EEA/UK Rights

You may have rights to request:

Access, rectification, deletion, restriction, portability, and to object to processing

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority

International Transfers

If personal information is transferred outside the EEA/UK, we implement appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, where required.

12. Applicant Information

Employment applications submitted through Ashby are collected and processed by Ashby as our service provider

We receive limited applicant information from Ashby to manage the recruiting process

Ashby processes applicant data in accordance with its own privacy practices and our instructions