Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 31, 2023

A^3 by Airbus LLC and its affiliates (“Acubed”) respect your privacy and work hard to protect it.

This Global Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains:

  • what information we collect about you;
  • how we how we use and share that information; and
  • how we protect your information and your rights and choices regarding its collection and handling.

This Policy applies to all information collected or submitted on the Acubed website www.acubed.com as well as any other information we may collect and process in the course of conducting our business (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing the Services, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in this Policy.

This Policy includes the following sections – please click-through to learn more:

Data Controller:

The data controller for the information you provide or that is collected through the Services is:

A^3 by Airbus LLC

601 W. California Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Important Note Regarding Minors:

By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. Individuals under 18 (or the applicable age of majority in the place where the Services are accessed) may not use our Services except through their parents or guardians. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from minors, except from their parents or guardians. If we become aware that an individual submitting information is under 18, we will delete such information as soon as reasonably practicable. If you become aware that a minor has provided us with personal information, please contact us as indicated in the “Contact Us” section of the Policy.

I. Policy Overview

Acubed collects information from users of our Services in order to provide the Services and enhance the user experience on our website and other online platforms.

The practices described in this Policy are subject to applicable laws in the places in which we operate. This means that we only engage in the practices described in this policy in a particular country or region if permitted under the laws of those places. In addition, where specified, certain aspects of this Policy only apply to particular geographic regions. Please contact us if you have questions regarding our practices in your country or region.

II. Types of Information We Collect About You

A. Information You Provide to Acubed

Certain parts of our website or other Services may allow you to provide personal information to us voluntarily: for example, you may provide us with your name, job title and contact information if you contact us through the website. You may also provide us with personal information when you partner with us on one of our projects, submit an inquiry to us, or correspond with us by email, mail or otherwise, or attend one of our events. This may include, for example, your nationality and Visa status for purposes of complying with applicable export control regulations.

We use this information primarily to respond to your inquiry or request, to communicate with you about such matters, to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to manage and administer our projects and opportunities.

We only require you to provide information that is necessary for us to perform the function for which you have provided it, although you can choose to provide us with additional information that may enhance your experience with our Services.

If you are providing personal information in connection with a job application, please review our Applicant Privacy Policy, which provides additional details about what information we collect about you in order to process your application.

B. Information Acubed Collects When You Access Our Services

In addition to any information you provide to us voluntarily, we also collect the following additional information automatically when you access our Services:

  • Your Internet Protocol address
  • Referral information (such as whether you arrived at our website from a search engine)
  • Web pages you access and actions you take on the Service
  • Browser type
  • Information about your device, including the type of mobile device or computer and operating system
  • Date and length of your visit

In addition, when you complete one of our online forms, communicate with us through our Services, communicate with us on a third party (e.g., social media) platform, or otherwise contact us by email, phone or text, or visit one of our sites, we may collect and store certain information including:

  • Date, time, and contents of the message
  • Your name and contact information
  • Your affiliation or company information
  • Type of communication
  • Purpose of the communication, and the action we took in response to your request
  • Any action you take when you receive a communication (for example, whether you register to attend an event that we offer, or request to receive documentation)
  • Where applicable for compliance with law, your nationality and/or immigration status

C. Cookies

Cookies are small files that may be downloaded on your device when you access and use our Services. They allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. They ease navigation, and increase the user-friendliness of websites and applications. Cookies can also be used to determine whether there has been any contact between us and your device in the past.

For information on how we collect and use cookies see our Cookies Policy.

III. How We Use and Share Collected Information

A. How We Use Collected Information:

The information we collect is used as described above and for the following purposes:

  • To Provide, Maintain, and Improve Our Services: This includes, for example, providing information about our company, developing new features, authenticating users, and sending project and service updates and administrative messages.
  • To Personalize and Improve the Services: This includes providing or recommending features, content, social connections, and referrals.
  • To Perform Internal Operations: This includes, for example, preventing fraud and abuse of our Services, troubleshooting software bugs and operational problems, conducting data analysis, testing and research, and monitoring and analyzing usage and activity trends.
  • To Comply with Applicable Laws and Regulations. This includes, for example, processing personal information for purposes of complying with U.S. Export Control regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
  • To Communicate with You: This includes, for example, using your contact information in order to send you email or other communications regarding the exciting new things happening at Acubed.

B. How We Share Collected Information

We may share your information with third parties as follows:

  • With vendors, consultants, advisors and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out data processing or other work on our behalf.
  • In response to a request for information issued by a competent authority if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or is otherwise required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process.
  • In connection with, during negotiations of, or as part of the implementation of any merger, sale of company assets, consolidation or restructuring, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by or into another company.
  • When needed to pursue or defend legal claims or respond to lawful subpoenas or warrants.

C. Legal Bases for Processing

  • We process your personal information with your consent, where doing so is necessary for the execution or performance of a contract, to protect your vital interests or those of another individual, to comply with our legal obligations, and where doing so is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party. Our legitimate interests include:
  • Providing and improving our Services.
  • Protecting our company, our employees, our Services, our users, and the public.
  • Detecting and preventing crime, fraud, or misuse.
  • Promoting and marketing our Services.
  • Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and our Terms of Service.

D. Cross-Border Transfer of Information

To facilitate our operations we may transfer, store, and process your information internally and with our partners and service providers based around the world. Laws in some countries may differ from the laws applicable to your country of residence and may not provide an equivalent level of protection. Where required, we have implemented appropriate solutions to protect cross-border transfers.

E. Third Party Websites and Social Media

You may have been directed to our Services through a third-party website or the website of another Airbus-affiliated entity. In addition, the Services contain links (for example, to view another service provider) and social networking buttons (for example, Facebook or Twitter) that link to other websites or services that are not owned, operated or controlled by Acubed. We have no control over and are not responsible for the data collection and/or handling practices of such other websites. The display through the Services of a link to a third party’s website or app does not imply our endorsement of such website or app.

We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Services and to read the privacy statements of each website or app on which you land after you click on a link or social networking button. This Policy does not address the information practices of any third party or other Airbus-affiliated entity. The inclusion of a link on the Service(s) to another website or service does not imply endorsement of that party’s data handling practices and does not imply that their practices are covered by this Policy.

IV. How We Retain and Protect Collected Information

A. Security

We limit access to information about our users only to those employees and authorized parties who reasonably need access to the information in order to perform their job responsibilities. We use commercially reasonable technical, organizational, and administrative measures to protect against unauthorized or unlawful access or processing and against accidental loss, theft, disclosure, copying, modification and destruction, or damage. Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee that transmissions of your information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat the security measures taken by us or our third-party service providers. Except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded or limited due to applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of your information due to causes beyond our control. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately as detailed in the Contact Us section, below.

B. Retention

We will retain the information we collect about you for as long as necessary to provide the Service or comply with a legal request. We will anonymize or securely dispose of the information in our custody after it is no longer needed so that it can no longer be attributed to a particular individual.

In certain jurisdictions, you can request to have all your personal information deleted entirely. Please note that if you request the erasure of your personal information:

  • We may retain some of your personal information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection.
  • We may retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may keep some of your information for tax, legal, and auditing obligations.

V. Your Choices

You have choices about the types of information we collect and share about you.

A. Use of Cookies

You can prevent cookies from being stored on your device by setting your cookie preferences through the “Cookie Settings” link on our website. You can also delete cookies already on your device at any time. To learn more about the available cookie options for a particular browser or device, please refer to the following links:

Please note that blocking or disabling certain cookies may interfere with your ability to use some parts of our Services.

B. Individual Rights

To the extent required by applicable law, we provide you with the ability to access, correct, export, delete, withdraw consent, object to the processing of, or suspend processing of your personal information. These functions will either be available within our Services or you can contact us to submit a request. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable regulations and upon presentation of appropriate proof of identity. Please note that some of the information we collect is required and removal of it may render you ineligible to use our Services.

VI. Additional Information for Users in Certain Jurisdictions

A. Europe and the United Kingdom

Cross-Border Transfers: Information collected within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) may be transferred, stored, and processed outside of the EEA for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Where we transfer store, and process your personal information outside of the EEA, we have put in place appropriate safeguards to ensure an adequate level of protection to the transferred information in accordance with applicable law. All transfers of personal information within the Airbus organization are covered by its Binding Corporate Rules. To obtain information about other safeguards we use for cross-border transfers, please contact us.

Data Protection Officer: Acubed’s data protection officer can be contacted at: dataprotection@airbus.com or Airbus SAS, Head of Data Protection, HAP, 2 rond-point Emile Dewoitine 31700 Blagnac cedex. France.

Right to Complain to a Supervisory Authority: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe we have processed your personal information in a manner inconsistent with your rights.

B. California Privacy Rights

The following disclosures are made pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”).

We have not sold personal information to third parties and we will not sell your personal information to third parties.

The below chart reflects the categories of personal information we have collected from California consumers over the past twelve months, the categories of sources from which the information was collected, the business or commercial purpose for which the information was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared that information. If you are a job applicant, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Policy for additional information.

Categories of Personal InformationSources of CollectionBusiness/Commercial Purpose for CollectionThird Parties Receiving Personal Information
Personal identifiers including your name, alias, signature, address, phone number, email address.Directly from the consumerWhen you interact with us through our website or otherwise, we may collect your personal information in order to respond to an inquiry or request, to communicate with you about such matters, to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and to manage and administer our projects and opportunities.Vendors, consultants, advisors and other service providers
Other personal information such as your nationality and immigration status.Directly from the consumerWe may be required to collect from you information regarding your national origin and immigration status to comply with applicable export control laws and regulations.N/A
Internet and other network activity information including online identifiers such as your IP address or device identifier, browsing history, search history, and information about your interactions with websites, applications, or advertisements.Third-party internet analytics tools, e.g., Piwik ProWe use third party services to collect IP addresses and other information from visitors to our website in order to improve website performance and user interaction with our services. For more information, see our Cookies Policy.N/A

“Consumers” (including You) have certain rights under the CCPA, subject to applicable limitations. These rights include:

  • The right to know about what personal information collected about You and the categories of third parties with whom we shared personal information, as well as the right to access it;
  • The right to delete personal information collected about you;
  • The right to correct any inaccurate personal information;
  • The right to opt-out of the sharing of personal information;
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising any rights under the CCPA; and
  • The right to limit the use and disclosure of “Sensitive Personal Information,” for example your social security number, financial account information, and genetic data.

If you wish to inquire regarding the exercise of these rights, please submit a request to legal@airbus-sv.com.

We do not discriminate against California residents who exercise their CCPA privacy rights.

VII. Changes to this Policy

We change and update this Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the policy will indicate when it was last modified. If we make significant changes in the way we treat your personal information, or to the Policy, we will provide you the updated Policy through the Services or by some other means, such as an email. We encourage you to periodically review the Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.

YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICES AFTER WE HAVE NOTIFIED YOU OF THE CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR CONSENT TO THE CHANGES.

VIII. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at legal@airbus-sv.com

You may also reach us at the following address:

A^3 by Airbus LLC

601 W. California Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Terms of Use

Last Updated: December 04, 2019

Welcome to A^3 by Airbus LLC (“Acubed”)! The following terms govern your use of our website and other products and services (“Services”).

By accessing, using, or obtaining any content, product, or services through the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and any other legal terms or policies that may be displayed on the website (collectively "Legal Terms").

If you do not accept all of these Legal Terms, you are not authorized to use the Service.

You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current Legal Terms because they are binding on you. We may change, revise, or add to these Legal Terms at any time by updating this posting. Unless otherwise stated, all changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Legal Terms, and will apply to all access to, and use of, the Service thereafter. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of a conspicuous notice or any modification will indicate that you have agreed to be bound by those Legal Terms.

Your use of the Service will be subject to the Legal Terms in effect at the time of your use.

1. General Terms

1.1. Condition of Use

As a condition of your use of the Service, you warrant that:

  • You are at least 18 years of age;
  • You possess the legal authority to create a binding legal obligation;
  • You will use the Service in accordance with these Terms of Use;
  • You will only use the Service in accordance with applicable laws; and
  • All information that you will supply to the Service will be true, accurate, current, and complete.

1.2. Modifications to the Service

Acubed reserves the right to withdraw or amend the Service in its sole discretion and without prior notice. We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the Service is unavailable at any time or for any period.

1.3. Errors, Inaccuracies, and Omissions

The website may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Acubed reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information if any information on the website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice.

1.4. Termination

Our website and other online services are provided free of charge to you. Acubed reserves the right to suspend or terminate the operation of, or access to, any part of the Service at any time in its sole discretion. In addition, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your individual access and use to any part of the Service at any time in our sole discretion.

1.5. Survival of Terms

The disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability, and the jurisdiction and applicable law provisions will survive any termination.

2. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. In addition to the other prohibitions set forth in these Terms of Use, you are prohibited from using the Services to infringe upon or violate Acubed's intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; or in any manner that could affect the functionality or the operation of the Service. You are also prohibited from using any manual or automated process to monitor or copy any of the content on the website without our prior written consent; and attacking the website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1. Ownership Rights

Acubed and its licensors own all right, title and interest in the Service and in all related US and foreign copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws and international treaties.

3.2. License

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, Acubed grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to access and use the Service only for your personal use and not for any commercial purpose. Acubed reserves all rights not expressly granted.

You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, or transmit any content or other aspect of our Services. You must not delete or alter any copyright, trademark and/or other proprietary rights notices displayed on the Service.

If you wish to use any part of the Service other than as set out in the Legal Terms, please address your request as indicated in the How to Contact Us section.

If you violate the Legal Terms, your license to use the Service will cease immediately and you will be required, at our discretion and at your cost, to return or destroy any copies of the content that you have made.

3.3. Trademarks

The trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade dress, logos, custom graphics, or icons (“Marks”) displayed on the Service are registered or unregistered Marks of Acubed, its affiliates or licensors. You may not use such Marks without the prior written permission of Acubed. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this website are the trademarks of their respective owners and are subject to their respective trademark policies.

4. Communications by Us

4.1. Electronic Communications, Agreements, Notices, and Disclosures

You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we send to you electronically will satisfy any requirement that such communication be in writing and, to the extent intended, such communication will be an enforceable and binding term or amendment to this agreement.

4.2. Commercial Communications

We may send you commercial communications, such as email newsletters, notice of new products or services, offers, etc. You may opt out of receiving these types of communications by selecting the link "opt out" or "unsubscribe" in the respective email, or by setting the option in your registered user account, or by contacting us as indicated in the How to Contact Us section.

4.3. Third Party Links and Third Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third party websites, which operate under different legal terms and privacy policies. We encourage you to read the legal terms and privacy policies for each such website. These other terms and policies will apply to you when you use these third party website or services. Acubed has no control over such third party websites. We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content available on or through any such website.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. EXCEPT OTHERWISE PROVIDED, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

NEITHER v NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS OR BUSINESS PARTNERS (COLLECTIVELY "ACUBED ASSOCIATES") MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, AVAILABLE, SECURE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. CONSEQUENTLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, ACUBED AND ACUBED ASSOCIATES' WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUDED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

6. Limitation of Liabilities

ACUBED, ACUBED’S ASSOCIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUS OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OR DOWNLOADING OF ANY PART OF THE SERVICE OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR LINKED TO THE WEBSITE, OR BECAUSE OF ANY ERROR IN THE CONTENT, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SERVICE.

BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, ACUBED, AND ACUBED ASSOCIATES' LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND ACUBED AND ACUBED ASSOCIATES' TOTAL LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM WILL NOT EXCEED $50.00 (US DOLLARS).

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Acubed and Acubed's Associates, and their respective employees, agents, officers and directors, and their successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Legal Terms or your use of the Service.

8. Force Majeure

Acubed will not be held liable for any delay or failure in performance due in whole or in part to any acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control.

9. Dispute Resolution

Acubed wants to address your concerns without needing a formal legal proceeding. Before filing a claim against Acubed, you agree to try to informally resolve the dispute by contacting us as indicated in the "How to Contact Us" below. We will try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you through email. If a dispute is not resolved informally within sixty (60) days after submission, you or Acubed may bring a formal legal proceeding.

10. Miscellaneous Terms

10.1. Governing Law

All matters relating to the Service or the Legal Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, applicable federal law, and laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law principles.

10.2. Entire Agreement

The Legal Terms constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Acubed with respect to the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Service. Any ambiguities in the interpretation of the Legal Terms will not be construed against the drafting party.

10.3. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Legal Terms or any rights or licenses granted herein without Acubed's consent. Acubed may assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.

10.4. Waiver

If any provision of the Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be deemed amended to achieve an economic effect that is as near as possible to that provided by the original provision, and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Such determination will not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.

10.5. Responding to Legal Process

Acubed may respond to and comply with any subpoena, warrant or other legal order issued by a court having jurisdiction over Acubed ("Legal Process") that Acubed believes to be valid. Acubed is not responsible for any direct or indirect losses that you may incur as a result of our complying with Legal Process.

11. How to Contact Us

This website is operated by Acubed.

All feedback, comments, questions, complaints, requests for service, request for support, and other communications relating to the Service should be directed to: legal@airbus-sv.com.

You may also reach us by mail at:

A^3 by Airbus LLC

Attn: Legal Department

601 West California Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Applicant Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 31, 2023

A^3 by Airbus LLC and its affiliates (“Acubed”) respect your privacy and work hard to protect it.

This Applicant Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains:

  • the type of information we (or third parties acting on our behalf) collect during our application and recruitment process;
  • why we collect this information and how we use it in connection with processing your application; and
  • how we protect your information and your rights and choices regarding its collection and handling.

Your use of Acubed Services including the Acubed website is also subject to our Global Privacy Policy.

I. Types of Information We Collect During the Application/Recruitment Process

We may collect information you provide directly to us during the application or recruitment process (as limited by applicable law), including:

  • Your name, address, email address, telephone number and other contact information;
  • Your resume or CV, cover letter, previous and/or relevant work experience or other experience, education, transcripts, or other information you provide to us in support of an application and/or the application and recruitment process;
  • Information from interviews and phone-screenings you may have, if any;
  • Details of the type of employment you are or may be looking for, desired salary, and other terms relating to compensation and benefits packages, willingness to relocate, or other job preferences;
  • Details of how you heard about the position you are applying for;
  • Any sensitive and/or demographic information you voluntarily provide during the application or recruitment process such as gender, information about your citizenship and/or nationality, medical or health information and/or your racial or ethnic origin.
  • Information related to any assessment you may take as part of the interview screening process.

In addition to any information that you provide to us directly, we may also collect the following additional information during the application or recruitment process:

  • Reference information and/or information received from background checks (where applicable), including information provided by third parties;
  • Information about your educational and professional background from publicly available sources, including online, that we believe is relevant to your application or a potential future application (e.g. your LinkedIn profile); and/or

II. How We Use and Share Collected Information

A. How we Use Collected Information

Your information will be used by Acubed for purposes of carrying out its application and recruitment process, which includes:

  • Assessing your skills, qualifications and interests;
  • Verifying your information and carrying out reference checks and/or conducting background checks (where applicable) if you are offered a job;
  • Communications with you about the recruitment process and/or your application(s), including, in appropriate cases, informing you of other potential career opportunities;
  • Creating and/or submitting reports as required under any local laws and/or regulations, where applicable;
  • Where requested by you and agreed to by Acubed, assisting you with obtaining an employer sponsored immigration visa or work permit if required;
  • Making improvements to our recruitment process including improving diversity in recruitment practices; and/or
  • Complying with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes or enforceable governmental requests, including export control regulations; and/or
  • Conducting research about your educational and professional background and skills and contacting you if we think you would be suitable for a role with us.

If you are offered and accept employment with Acubed, the information collected during the application and recruitment process will become part of your employment record.

B. How we Share Collected Information

The following individuals or third parties will have access to your personal information:

  • Acubed employees who “need to know” the information in order to consider your application or further the recruitment process. In addition, where you have been referred for a job at Acubed by an employee, we may inform that employee about the progress of your application and the outcome of the process. Further, if you have attended the same university/school or shared the same previous employer during the same period as a current Acubed employee we may consult with that employee for feedback on you;
  • Third-party software tools and service providers acting on Acubed’s behalf to perform one or more of the services described above including for the purposes of carrying out verification / background checks, as well as third-party platforms used to host and process your personal information. These service providers may be located outside the country in which you live or the country where the position you have applied for is located.
  • Third parties such as local authorities, courts and tribunals, regulatory bodies and/or law enforcement agencies for purposes of complying with applicable laws and regulations, in connection with a legal process, or when necessary to pursue or defend legal claims or respond to lawful subpoenas or warrants;
  • Other third parties with your consent (for example, where you have given us permission to contact your references).

To facilitate our operations we may transfer, store, and process your information internally and with our partners and service providers based around the world. Laws in some countries may differ from the laws applicable to your country of residence and may not provide an equivalent level of protection. Where required, we have implemented appropriate solutions to protect cross-border transfers.

C. Legal Bases for Processing Your Information

We collect and process your information where it is necessary in order to take steps, at your request, prior to our potentially entering into a contract of employment with you.

We may also seek your consent to process your personal information in specific circumstances, or process it where necessary to comply with a legal obligation or for purposes connected to legal claims. If we use your information to improve our application or recruitment process, we do so on the basis that it is in our legitimate interests to ensure we recruit the best possible candidates.

III. How We Retain and Protect Collected Information

A. Security

We limit access to your information only to those employees and authorized parties who reasonably need access to the information in order to perform their job responsibilities. We use commercially reasonable technical, organizational, and administrative measures to protect against unauthorized or unlawful access or processing and against accidental loss, theft, disclosure, copying, modification and destruction, or damage. Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee that transmissions of your information will always be secure or that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat the security measures taken by us or our third-party service providers. Except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded or limited due to applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of your information due to causes beyond our control. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (e.g., if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please contact us immediately as detailed in the Contact Us section, below.

B. Retention

If you apply for a position at Acubed and your application is unsuccessful (or you otherwise withdraw from the process or decline our offer), Acubed will retain your information after the application process concludes. We retain this information for various reasons, including in case we face a legal challenge in respect of a recruitment decision, to consider you for other current or future jobs at Acubed and to help us better understand, analyze and improve our recruitment processes.

If you do not want us to retain your information for consideration for other roles, or want us to update or delete it, please reach out to us using the contact information below. Please note, however, that we may retain some information if required by law or as necessary to protect Acubed against potential legal claims.

IV. Your Choices

You have choices about the types of information we collect about you.

To the extent required by applicable law, we provide you with the ability to access, correct, export, delete, withdraw consent, object to the processing of, or suspend processing of your personal information. To exercise your rights, please contact us to submit a request. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable regulations and upon presentation of appropriate proof of identity. Please note that some of the information we collect is required and removal of it may render you ineligible to pursue employment with Acubed.

V. Additional Information for Candidates in Certain Jurisdictions

A. Europe and the United Kingdom

Cross-Border Transfers: Information collected within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) may be transferred, stored, and processed outside of the EEA for the purposes described in this Policy. Where we transfer store, and process your personal information outside of the EEA, we have ensured that appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure an adequate level of protection to the transferred information in accordance with applicable law. All transfers of personal information within the Airbus organization are covered by its Binding Corporate Rules. To obtain information about other safeguards we use for cross-border transfers, please contact us.

Data Protection Officer: Acubed’s data protection officer can be contacted at: dataprotection@airbus.com or Airbus SAS, Head of Data Protection, HAP, 2 rond-point Emile Dewoitine 31700 Blagnac cedex. France.

Right to Complain to a Supervisory Authority: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe we have processed your personal information in a manner inconsistent with your rights.

Data Controller: The data controller for the information you provide or that is collected through the Services is:

A^3 by Airbus LLC 601 W. California Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086

B. California Privacy Rights

The following disclosures are made pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended (“CCPA”).

We have not sold personal information to third parties and we will not sell your personal information to third parties.

The below chart reflects the categories of personal information we have collected from California consumers over the past twelve months, the categories of sources from which the information was collected, the business or commercial purpose for which the information was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared that information. If you are a job applicant, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Policy for additional information.

Categories of Personal InformationSources of CollectionBusiness/Commercial Purpose for CollectionThird Parties Receiving Personal Information
Contact information including your name, address, email address, telephone number;Directly from the consumer or through third parties including recruiting agencies, online platformsProcessing and evaluating your application for employmentThird-party software platforms used to host and process your application
Your resume or CV, cover letter, previous and/or relevant work experience or other experience, education, and transcripts; Information from interviews and phone-screenings you may have, if any;Directly from the consumer or through third parties including recruiting agencies, online platformsProcessing and evaluating your application for employmentThird-party software platforms used to host and process your application
Details of the type of employment you are or may be looking for, desired salary, and other terms relating to compensation and benefits packages, willingness to relocate, or other job preferences;Directly from the consumer or through third parties including recruiting agencies, online platformsProcessing and evaluating your application for employmentThird-party software platforms used to host and process your application
Any sensitive and/or demographic information you voluntarily provide during the application or recruitment process such as gender, medical or health information and/or your racial or ethnic origin.Directly from the consumer or through third parties including recruiting agencies, online platformsProcessing and evaluating your application for employmentThird-party software platforms used to host and process your application
Other personal information such as your nationality, immigration and work authorization status.Directly from the consumer or through third parties including recruiting agencies, online platformsProcessing and evaluating your application for employment, including to comply with applicable export control and employment laws and regulations.Third-party software platforms used to host and process your application

“Consumers” (including You) have certain rights under the CCPA, subject to applicable limitations. These rights include:

  • The right to know about what personal information collected about You and the categories of third parties with whom we shared personal information, as well as the right to access it;
  • The right to delete personal information collected about you;
  • The right to correct any inaccurate personal information;
  • The right to opt-out of the sharing of personal information;
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising any rights under the CCPA; and
  • The right to limit the use and disclosure of “Sensitive Personal Information,” for example your social security number, financial account information, and genetic data.

If you wish to inquire regarding the exercise of these rights, please submit a request to legal@airbus-sv.com.

We do not discriminate against California residents who exercise their CCPA privacy rights.

VI. Changes to this Policy

We change and update this Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of the Policy will indicate when it was last modified. If we make significant changes in the way we treat your personal information, or to the Policy, we will provide you the updated Policy through the Services or by some other means, such as an email. We encourage you to periodically review the Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.

YOUR CONTINUED INTERACTION WITH US AFTER WE HAVE NOTIFIED YOU OF THE CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR CONSENT TO THE CHANGES.

VII. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at legal@airbus-sv.com

You may also reach us at the following address:

A^3 by Airbus LLC

601 W. California Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA USA 94086

Cookies Policy

Last updated: July 25, 2022

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that may be downloaded on your device when you access and use our website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions, and in turn, ease navigation and improve user-friendliness. Cookies can also be used to determine whether there has been any contact between us and your device in the past.

What do we use cookies for?

We use cookies to optimize the design of our website and other online services. This enables us to provide content that is more accurately suited to our users’ needs, and, in doing so, improve our services. Specifically, cookies are used by us for:

  • Performing functions necessary for the operation of the website
  • Improving website performance and delivery optimization
  • Improving user interaction with our services, including by tracking user preferences, traffic and referral information, user IP address and geographic location, average time on site, and other usage metrics

Which cookies do we use?

Below is a representative table with specific information about cookies used on our Website. The specific cookie sources may change over time.

Strictly Necessary Cookies : These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookie SubgroupCookiesCookies usedLifespanPurpose
acubed.airbus.comOptanonConsentFirst Party365 daysThis cookie stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category.
acubed.airbus.comOptanonAlertBoxClosedFirst Party365 daysThis cookie is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user.

Performance Cookies : These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Cookie SubgroupCookiesCookies usedLifespanPurpose
https://piwik.pro/stg_externalReferrerThird PartySessionStores the URL of the website from which the visitor was directed to the website
https://piwik.pro/stg_debugThird Party14 DaysDetermines if the Tag Manager’s debugger should be displayed. A cookie is removed after you close the debugger.
https://piwik.pro/stg_returning_visitorThird Party365 DaysUsed to determine if the visitor has been on the website before.
https://piwik.pro/stg_last_interactionThird Party365 DaysDetermines if the last session is still running or if a new one has started.
https://piwik.pro/stg_traffic_source_priorityThird Party30 minStores the way a visitor accessed the website.

How can you disable or delete cookies?

You can manage your cookie preferences, including to disable Performance Cookies, through the “Cookies Settings” link on our website. You can also prevent cookies from being stored on your device, or delete cookies already on your device, by managing your browser’s settings. To learn more about the available cookie settings for a particular browser or device, please refer to the following links:

Please note that using a new computer, using a different browser, upgrading certain browsers, or modifying or erasing a browser’s cookie file, may clear your cookie settings for our website.