LEGAL
Effective Date: July 14, 2026
Whaley Search Partners, LLC (“Whaley Search Partners,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect through our website, communications, and services; how we use that information; and when it may be shared.
By using this website or providing information to Whaley Search Partners, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
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Your name
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Email address
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Telephone or mobile phone number
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Company name, job title, and professional information
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Information submitted through client, company, executive, candidate, or general contact forms
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Resume, career history, qualifications, compensation information, or other employment-related information
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Information you provide through email, telephone calls, text messages, meetings, or other communications
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Any other information you choose to provide
We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit our website, such as:
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Internet Protocol address
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Browser and device type
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Pages visited and referring website
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Date and time of website activity
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Cookie, analytics, and similar website usage information
How We Use Personal Information
Whaley Search Partners may use personal information to:
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Respond to questions, inquiries, and contact requests
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Communicate with prospective and current clients, executives, candidates, and business contacts
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Provide retained executive search, leadership advisory, recruiting, and related professional services
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Evaluate professional qualifications and potential alignment with executive opportunities
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Manage client engagements and business relationships
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Schedule calls, meetings, interviews, and other conversations
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Send requested or consented-to email and text-message communications
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Maintain business and administrative records
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Operate, secure, analyze, and improve our website and services
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Prevent fraud, misuse, security incidents, or unlawful activity
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Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and professional obligations
We do not use personal information for purposes materially different from those described in this policy without providing appropriate notice or obtaining consent when required.
How Personal Information Is Shared
We do not sell personal information.
We may disclose personal information in limited circumstances, including:
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To service providers that help us operate our website, communications, information technology, scheduling, document storage, recruiting systems, accounting, or other business functions
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To clients or prospective clients when appropriate for an executive-search engagement and with appropriate authorization or consent
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To professional advisers, including attorneys, accountants, insurers, and consultants
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When required by law, subpoena, court order, regulation, or governmental request
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When reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of Whaley Search Partners or others
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In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction
Service providers are permitted to access information only as reasonably necessary to perform services for us and are expected to protect the information they receive.
SMS Privacy and Consent
No mobile information, mobile opt-in information, or text-message consent will be shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
SMS consent is not shared with third parties or affiliates.
The foregoing exclusions do not apply to information sharing with service providers acting on our behalf when necessary to provide the text-messaging service, such as telecommunications carriers and messaging-platform providers. Those service providers may use the information only to provide services on our behalf and not for their own independent marketing purposes.
We may use your mobile telephone number to communicate with you when you have provided the number directly, requested communication, or consented to receive text messages.
Your decision to consent to text messaging is voluntary and is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.
SMS Terms of Service
By opting into SMS communications from Whaley Search Partners through a website form or another consent method, you agree to receive text messages from Whaley Search Partners.
Messages may include:
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Responses to inquiries
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Conversational or one-to-one business communications
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Meeting and appointment coordination
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Interview scheduling and reminders
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Executive-search or recruiting-related updates
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Client-engagement communications
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Requested follow-up messages
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Other service-related or account-related notifications
Messaging frequency may vary.
Message and data rates may apply.
To opt out at any time, reply STOP to any message.
For assistance, reply HELP or visit www.whaleysearch.com.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing services.
After opting out, you may receive a final message confirming that your opt-out request has been processed.
Please visit:
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SMS Terms of Service:
Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This website, this Privacy Policy, these SMS Terms of Service, and any use of Whaley Search Partners’ website or electronic communications are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, together with any applicable federal laws.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, any dispute arising from or relating to this website, this Privacy Policy, these SMS Terms of Service, or electronic communications with Whaley Search Partners will be brought in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in North Carolina. By using this website or opting into SMS communications, you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
Separate executive-search engagements, leadership-advisory services, candidate representations, or other professional relationships may be governed by the specific written agreement applicable to that relationship.
If there is a conflict between this Privacy Policy or these SMS Terms of Service and a signed written agreement between Whaley Search Partners and another party, the signed written agreement will control.
Nothing in this section is intended to limit any rights or protections that cannot legally be waived under applicable law.
Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to operate the website, understand website traffic, improve performance, and protect the website from misuse.
You may be able to limit cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the operation of some website features.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect personal information. However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please do not submit highly sensitive information through a general website contact form unless specifically requested and an appropriate secure method has been provided.
Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, provide services, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and satisfy legal, regulatory, contractual, or professional obligations.
Your Choices
You may ask us to update or correct personal information that you have provided. You may also request that we stop sending nonessential communications.
To stop receiving text messages, reply STOP to any Whaley Search Partners text message.
To stop receiving nonessential email communications, use any unsubscribe option provided or contact us directly.
Certain information may need to be retained for legal, contractual, security, recordkeeping, or legitimate business purposes.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. Whaley Search Partners does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third parties.
You should review the privacy policies of third-party websites or services before providing personal information to them.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for businesses and adult professionals.
We do not knowingly collect personal information through this website from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, website practices, technology, legal obligations, or business operations.
The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Contact Us
Questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Whaley Search Partners, LLC
Email:
heather@whaleysearch.com
Telephone:
980-514-9200
Website:
https://www.whaleysearch.com