Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 7/23/2026

Last Updated: 7/24/2026


Honey Sparks Holdings LLC (“Honey Sparks Holdings,” “HSH,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information we collect through our website, communications, consulting services, recruiting activities, and other business operations.


Honey Sparks Holdings LLC conducts recruiting and talent acquisition services under its registered fictitious name, HSH Talent. HSH Talent is not a separate legal entity. References to “HSH Talent” in this Privacy Policy refer to Honey Sparks Holdings LLC.


This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and disclose it, how long we retain it, and the choices and rights that may be available to you.


1. Scope of This Privacy Policy


This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:

  • www.honeysparksholdings.com
  • Website forms and online applications
  • Email, telephone, and other communications
  • Consulting and advisory engagements
  • Recruiting and talent acquisition activities conducted through HSH Talent
  • Customer relationship management, applicant tracking, scheduling, document management, and related business platforms
  • Events, referrals, professional networking, and business-development activities

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, or services that maintain their own privacy policies.


2. Personal Information We Collect


The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us.


Information You Provide Directly


We may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Mailing or business address
  • Company or organization name
  • Job title
  • Professional biography
  • Messages, questions, and correspondence
  • Consultation or service-request information
  • Scheduling and appointment information
  • Billing, invoicing, and transaction information
  • Information submitted through website forms
  • Information provided during client or business engagements


Candidate and Recruiting Information


When you interact with HSH Talent, we may collect:

  • Résumés and cover letters
  • Employment history
  • Education history
  • Skills, credentials, and professional qualifications
  • Portfolio, demo reel, writing samples, or work-product information
  • Professional references
  • Job preferences
  • Desired compensation
  • Geographic and scheduling preferences
  • Work-authorization information
  • Interview notes and recruiter assessments
  • Candidate communications
  • Information received from referrals, professional networking platforms, clients, or publicly available professional sources
  • Information reasonably necessary to evaluate candidacy or facilitate recruiting services

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account credentials, medical records, government identification documents, or other highly sensitive information unless we specifically request it through an approved and secure process.


Client and Business Information


We may collect information relating to:

  • Hiring needs
  • Position descriptions
  • Organizational contacts
  • Business operations
  • Project requirements
  • Service preferences
  • Contract and engagement details
  • Recruiting or consulting communications
  • Payment and billing contacts


Information Collected Automatically


When you visit our website, we or our service providers may automatically collect:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages viewed
  • Date and time of access
  • Website interaction and navigation data
  • Cookie identifiers
  • Approximate geographic location based on IP address
  • Analytics and performance information


3. Sources of Personal Information


We may collect personal information from:

  • You directly
  • Your employer or organization
  • Clients and prospective clients
  • Candidates and job applicants
  • Referrals
  • Professional references
  • Recruiting and professional-networking platforms
  • Publicly available professional sources
  • Service providers and technology platforms
  • Business partners
  • Website analytics and cookie technologies


4. How We Use Personal Information


We may use personal information to:

  • Respond to inquiries
  • Provide consulting, advisory, and business-support services
  • Provide recruiting and talent acquisition services
  • Evaluate candidates
  • Match candidates with employment opportunities
  • Present qualified candidates to prospective employers
  • Communicate with candidates, clients, and business contacts
  • Schedule meetings, interviews, and appointments
  • Manage client and candidate relationships
  • Maintain recruiting and business records
  • Process contracts, invoices, and payments
  • Operate and improve our website
  • Administer customer relationship management and applicant tracking systems
  • Automate routine workflows and business processes
  • Analyze website performance and usage
  • Detect fraud, spam, misuse, or security threats
  • Protect our legal rights
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements
  • Comply with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations
  • Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
  • Support business continuity and internal administration


5. Legal Bases for Processing


Where applicable law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information, we may rely on:


Consent


We may process information when you have given consent, such as when you:

  • Submit a form
  • Request communications
  • Authorize us to present your candidacy
  • Subscribe to marketing communications
  • Accept optional cookies

You may withdraw consent where applicable. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.


Contractual Necessity


We may process information when necessary to:

  • Provide requested services
  • Take steps at your request before entering into an agreement
  • Perform obligations under a client, candidate, vendor, or service agreement


Legitimate Interests


We may process personal information where reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, including:

  • Operating our business
  • Providing consulting and recruiting services
  • Managing professional relationships
  • Identifying qualified candidates
  • Improving operations
  • Maintaining security
  • Preventing fraud
  • Protecting legal rights

We consider the potential impact on individuals before relying on legitimate interests.


Legal Obligations


We may process information when required to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, subpoena, audit requirement, or lawful governmental request.


Protection of Rights


We may process information when necessary to protect the rights, safety, property, or security of Honey Sparks Holdings, HSH Talent, our clients, candidates, business partners, or others.


6. HSH Talent Recruiting Activities


HSH Talent is the recruiting and talent acquisition brand of Honey Sparks Holdings LLC.

Submitting a résumé, application, or professional information does not guarantee:

  • An interview
  • Employment
  • Placement
  • A job offer
  • Compensation
  • Continued consideration
  • Any particular hiring outcome


Hiring decisions are made by the applicable employer.

We may share candidate information with prospective employers when:

  • The candidate has expressed interest in relevant opportunities
  • Disclosure is reasonably necessary to provide recruiting services
  • Disclosure is otherwise authorized or permitted by law


Where reasonably practicable, we seek candidate authorization before presenting identifiable candidate information to a prospective employer.

Candidates should review our separate Candidate Privacy Notice for additional information regarding recruiting-related processing.


7. Cookies and Analytics


Our website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Operate essential website functions
  • Remember preferences
  • Improve website usability
  • Measure website traffic
  • Understand visitor interactions
  • Detect security issues
  • Evaluate marketing effectiveness

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before placing non-essential cookies.

You may manage cookies through:

  • Your browser settings
  • Available cookie preference tools
  • The settings provided by third-party services

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Please review our separate Cookie Policy for additional information.


8. Artificial Intelligence and Automation


We may use automation tools to support routine business functions such as:

  • Scheduling
  • Workflow management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Applicant tracking
  • Email organization
  • Form routing
  • Record management
  • Administrative support
  • Drafting or summarizing non-sensitive business content

We do not intend to use automated systems as the sole basis for making final employment decisions on behalf of employers.

We do not knowingly authorize third-party providers to use confidential candidate or client information to train publicly available artificial-intelligence models unless that use is disclosed, contractually permitted, and legally authorized.

We may update this section as our technology practices evolve.


9. How We Share Personal Information


We may share personal information with:


Clients and Prospective Employers


Candidate information may be shared with employers or clients for legitimate recruiting, evaluation, interview, hiring, or placement purposes.


Service Providers

We may use service providers that support:

  • Customer relationship management
  • Recruiting operations
  • Applicant tracking
  • Email
  • Document storage
  • Website hosting
  • Analytics
  • Scheduling
  • Automation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Payment processing
  • Accounting
  • Legal and professional services

These providers may process personal information on our behalf and are expected to use it only for authorized purposes.


Business Partners and Advisors


We may share information with:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants
  • Insurance professionals
  • Consultants
  • Auditors
  • Contractors
  • Other professional advisors


Legal Authorities


We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • Comply with law
  • Respond to lawful requests
  • Enforce agreements
  • Protect rights or safety
  • Prevent fraud
  • Investigate security incidents
  • Establish or defend legal claims


Business Transfers


Personal information may be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, subject to applicable legal requirements.


10. Third-Party Service Providers


We may use third-party platforms to operate our business.

Depending on the services in use, these may include providers such as:

  • Zoho for customer relationship management, recruiting operations, email, business applications, automation, document management, or related services
  • Microsoft 365, where applicable
  • Google Workspace, where applicable
  • LinkedIn, where applicable
  • Payment processors such as Stripe, where applicable
  • Website hosting, analytics, scheduling, security, and communications providers

The specific providers we use may change over time.

Some providers may collect information under their own privacy policies when you interact directly with their platforms.


11. Zoho Data Processing


We use or may use Zoho products to manage business, client, candidate, recruiting, communication, and operational information.

Zoho may process personal information on our behalf as a service provider or data processor.


This processing may include:

  • Hosting information
  • Storing records
  • Managing communications
  • Supporting recruiting workflows
  • Providing security and fraud-prevention functions
  • Supporting automation
  • Maintaining system backups
  • Providing technical support
  • Enabling data exports, correction, access, or deletion

Zoho may use approved subprocessors to support its services.


Honey Sparks Holdings remains responsible for determining the purposes for which personal information is processed through our Zoho account and for configuring the services appropriately.


12. Sale and Sharing of Personal Information


Honey Sparks Holdings LLC does not sell personal information for monetary consideration. We do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms may be defined under applicable California privacy law. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of individuals under 16 years of age. Additional California disclosures are available in our California Consumer Privacy Notice.


13. International Data Transfers


Our business and service providers are based primarily in the United States. If you access our services from outside the United States, your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or another country where our service providers operate.


Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in your jurisdiction.

Where required, we may rely on legally recognized safeguards for international transfers, including:

  • Contractual protections
  • Standard contractual clauses
  • Data-processing agreements
  • Consent
  • Other lawful transfer mechanisms

Individuals in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland should also review our GDPR Privacy Notice, where available.


14. Data Security


We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information.

Depending on the systems and services involved, safeguards may include:

  • Access controls
  • Multifactor authentication
  • Password requirements
  • Role-based permissions
  • Encryption in transit
  • Encryption at rest where available and appropriate
  • Vendor due diligence
  • Security monitoring
  • Backups
  • Staff confidentiality obligations
  • Incident-response procedures

No method of electronic transmission, processing, or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.


15. Data Retention


We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • Provide services
  • Maintain candidate and recruiting records
  • Manage client relationships
  • Complete transactions
  • Meet legal and regulatory obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Enforce agreements
  • Protect legal rights
  • Maintain security and fraud-prevention records

Retention periods may vary depending on:

  • The type of information
  • The nature of the relationship
  • The purpose for which the information was collected
  • Applicable law
  • Contractual requirements
  • Potential legal claims
  • Individual requests

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable backup, archival, and legal-retention requirements. Additional information may be provided in our separate Data Retention Policy.


16. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information
  • Request confirmation that we process your information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion
  • Request restriction of processing
  • Object to certain processing
  • Request data portability
  • Withdraw consent
  • Opt out of marketing communications
  • Opt out of certain sale or sharing activities
  • Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information
  • Appeal the denial of a privacy request
  • Lodge a complaint with a privacy or data-protection authority
  • Receive information about categories of personal information collected, used, disclosed, sold, or shared

We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising an applicable privacy right.


17. Submitting a Privacy Request


Privacy requests may be submitted by emailing:

info@honeysparksholdings.com

Please include:

  • Your name
  • Your contact information
  • The nature of your request
  • Your relationship with Honey Sparks Holdings or HSH Talent
  • Enough information for us to identify relevant records

We may request additional information to verify your identity and protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by law, subject to identity and authorization verification. Some requests may be denied or limited when an exception applies. Where required, we will explain the reason for the decision and any available appeal process.


18. Marketing Communications


You may unsubscribe from promotional emails by:

Even after opting out of marketing, you may continue to receive non-promotional communications relating to:

  • Existing services
  • Candidate opportunities
  • Account administration
  • Transactions
  • Legal notices
  • Security matters
  • Requests you initiated


19. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Controls


Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” settings. Because there is no universally accepted standard for responding to all Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to every such signal. Where required by applicable law and technically supported, we may recognize legally valid opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control.


20. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content


Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites, platforms, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, or content practices of third parties. You should review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing personal information.


21. Children’s Privacy


Our website and services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our recruiting services are generally intended for adults who are legally eligible to seek employment. If we learn that we collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.


22. State-Specific Privacy Notices


Additional rights and disclosures may apply depending on where you reside.

Please review our separate:

  • California Consumer Privacy Notice
  • Florida Digital Privacy Notice
  • GDPR Privacy Notice
  • Cookie Policy
  • Candidate Privacy Notice
  • Privacy Rights Request information

These notices supplement this Privacy Policy and should be read together with it.


23. Changes to This Privacy Policy


We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

  • Our services
  • Our technology
  • Our vendors
  • Our data practices
  • Applicable law
  • Regulatory guidance

The revised policy will be posted on our website with an updated “Last Updated” date. Material changes may be communicated through additional methods where required by law.


24. Contact Us


Honey Sparks Holdings LLC

Doing Business As HSH Talent

Email: info@honeysparksholdings.com

Website: www.honeysparksholdings.com


Questions, concerns, or privacy requests may be directed to the email address above.