Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 2, 2026

At STOOS Consulting (“STOOS,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), accessible from stoosconsulting.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect information gathered from visitors, clients, and consultants across our global operations in the MENA region, Africa, Europe, and Latin America.

1. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide it.

• Information You Provide: When you use our “Contact Us” or “Join Us” forms, we collect personal details such as your full name, email address, phone number, LinkedIn profile, professional expertise, and any documents you upload (e.g., Resumes/CVs).
• Log Files: STOOS follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement, and security monitoring.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data in various ways, including to:

• Evaluate the qualifications of experts and consultants for potential field projects.
• Respond to inquiries from client organizations, donors, and partners.
• Provide, operate, and maintain our website.
• Understand and analyze how you use our website to improve user experience.
• Find and prevent fraud.

3. Data Sharing and Third-Party Disclosure

As an international consulting firm, we respect your confidentiality. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties. However, for experts applying through our “Join Us” roster, we may share your professional profile and CV with relevant third parties, including donor organizations, UN agencies, and partner NGOs, strictly for the purpose of proposing candidates for project implementation.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. For experts submitting CVs to our database, we retain your data for a strict period of 2 years, unless you request its deletion sooner. After this period, your data will be securely deleted from our active databases.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Like any other website, STOOS uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

6. GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

7. International Data Transfers

Given our presence in conflict and post-conflict zones (including but not limited to Syria, Yemen, Ukraine, Sudan, and Colombia), your data may be processed in countries outside of your residence. We implement strict, secure protocols to ensure your data remains protected regardless of where it is processed.

8. Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. STOOS does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

9. Contact Us

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at: info@stoosconsulting.com.