Information We Collect
We may collect information you provide directly, including your name, email address, company, job title, country or region, submission details, profile update requests, event registration information, and messages sent through contact or guest author forms.
We may also collect technical and usage information, including IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, referring pages, search terms, newsletter interactions, and analytics events. If we use cookies, pixels, or similar technologies, they may help us understand readership, improve site performance, personalize content, measure campaigns, and support advertising or sponsorship reporting.
How We Use Information
We use information to operate TopCHRO, publish editorial content, manage CHRO profiles and rankings, respond to inquiries, review submissions, send newsletters and research briefings, improve the website, measure audience engagement, prevent abuse, comply with legal obligations, and support sponsored or partner content in a clearly labeled manner.
Newsletter and Email
If you subscribe to a TopCHRO newsletter, we use your email address to send editorial briefings, appointment news, research updates, event information, and relevant platform announcements. You can unsubscribe using the link included in our emails. Our newsletter program may be operated through Beehiiv or another email service provider.
Sharing Information
We may share information with service providers that help us host the website, manage content, send newsletters, process forms, analyze traffic, prevent spam, and operate business systems. We may also share information when required by law, to protect rights and security, in connection with a business transaction, or with your consent.
We do not knowingly sell sensitive personal data or biometric data. If our practices change, we will update this policy and provide legally required notices and choices.
Texas Privacy Rights
Texas residents may have rights under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, including the right to know whether personal data is being processed, access personal data, correct inaccuracies, delete personal data, obtain a portable copy where required, and opt out of certain processing for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or qualifying profiling.
To exercise privacy rights, contact us through the contact page or the privacy request page. We may need to verify your request before responding. If a request is denied, you may have the right to appeal the decision using the instructions we provide in our response.
Cookies and Analytics
We may use analytics tools and cookies to understand how readers use TopCHRO. You can adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies, though some site features may not work as intended. Where legally required, we will provide additional consent or opt-out controls.
Data Security and Retention
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No website or online service is completely secure. We retain information for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Children
TopCHRO is intended for professional and business audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
International Visitors
If you access TopCHRO from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States and other locations where our providers operate.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, use the contact page. Before launch, replace this text with the operating company name, mailing address, and dedicated privacy email.