Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 03/28/2025

This Privacy Notice describes the data practices of Global Science & Technology, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “GST” or the “Company”). We have created this Privacy Notice to explain how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process data in connection with your use of our services.

1. Overview

This Privacy Notice, including our Terms of Use, applies when you access or use GST.com, including subsidiary company websites and mobile-optimized sites, submit job applications via our careers pages, provide information by contacting us through our messaging fields or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”).

The terms of this Privacy Notice do not apply to those services or other websites that state that they are subject to a different privacy or data policy. This Privacy Notice also does not apply to GST’s processing of employee data.

2. Data We Collect

GST collects data directly from you and third-party sources for various business purposes, such as your name and contact information, as further described in this Privacy Notice. We may also collect analytics and other usage information based on your interaction with our Services. GST uses the information collected to operate our businesses and websites, communicate with and respond to you, and to comply with laws, rules and our policies, including our Terms of Use.

Information You Provide To Us

GST collects identifiers and other personal information that you provide to us, such as when you send us a message through our Contact Us pages. We may also collect information when you sign up to receive notifications or other communications from us. The types of information we collect directly from you may include:

  • Identification information, such as your name (first and last)
  • Contact information, such as your email address, mailing address and phone number
  • Applicant information, such as your educational and professional experience, and demographic information

GST processes this information for administration of job applications and to provide you with the information and services that you have requested, such as notification of recruiting updates and retainage fee schedules for applicable clients, as well as to alert you (under appropriate circumstances with your consent) of any business offerings that you might have interest in. We may also use this information to better understand our users’ needs and interests to help tailor our services.

Information From Third Parties

We work with third parties, including background screening vendors, to acquire data about you. This may include further employment information to authenticate your application or verify your credentials. We may also collect personal information in connection with data access or deletion requests submitted by authorized agents on your behalf, or through other publicly available sources.

Data Generated About You

GST uses cookies and other tracking technologies, such as Google Analytics, to automatically collect certain information about you when you interact with our Services. For example, our web servers track various technical details about your site visit, including:

  • Details about the devices that are used to access our Services (such as the IP address, type of operating system and web browser)
  • Dates and times of visits to, and use of, our Services
  • Information about how our Services are used (such as the content that is viewed or downloaded and how users navigate between our webpages)
  • URLs that refer visitors to our Services
  • Search terms used to reach our Services

We use this information for a variety of purposes, including authentication of job applicants, recording of user preferences and settings, responding to reports of technical issues with our Services, ranking the relevancy and accuracy of the content on our Services, and support of GST’s internal audit and fraud-prevention efforts. We may also use this information in aggregate form for purposes of internal, statistical analysis of website traffic and to promote GST jobs or events to appropriate users.

To learn more, please review the section on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies below.

3. How We Share Your Data

We do not sell your personal information to anyone. In limited circumstances, as generally described below, we may disclose your information within GTSC’s family of companies, to our service providers, and as required by laws, rules and our policies. If we need to share or otherwise process your data for purposes other than for which the information was originally collected, we will notify and seek your consent as appropriate.

We may share your personal information with:

  • GTSC affiliates and subsidiaries.
  • Service providers that perform services on our behalf, including:
    • Job applicant screening and support providers
    • Technology providers (including technology support, email and web hosting providers, marketing and advertising support providers, email and text communications providers)

Unless prohibited by applicable law, we reserve the right to transfer the information we maintain in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. If we engage in such a sale or transfer, we will — where required by applicable law — make reasonable efforts to direct the recipient to use your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Notice. After such a sale or transfer, you may contact the recipient with any inquiries concerning the processing of your personal information.

In addition, we may share your personal information to comply with legal and regulatory requirements and to protect against and prevent fraud, illegal activity (such as identifying and responding to incidents of hacking or misuse of our websites), and claims and other liabilities.

4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

GST uses cookies and similar technologies to operate and provide our Services, including to allow you to navigate between pages efficiently, record user settings and improve user experiences across our Services. We also use cookies in connection with our Services to help recognize user devices and stated user preferences. Below is some general information about cookies, and then more specific information about the types of cookies and other tracking technologies that GST may use.

General Information About Cookies

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating web domain on your subsequent visits to that domain. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain on your device after the browser is closed (for example to reference your user preferences when you return to the same site). Most web pages contain elements from multiple web domains so when you visit the website, your browser may receive cookies from several sources.

What Types Of Cookies Does GST Use?

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to operate our Services and to enable you to move around GST’s website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for, such as navigating between pages or accessing your member account page, cannot be provided.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

GST may use performance cookies to provide you with certain advanced website functionalities or to provide enhanced and more personal features in connection with providing our Services. This may include storing changes you make on your job applicant page or recognizing the platform from which you access the site. These cookies are not used to track your browsing on other sites.

We also use analytics cookies to analyze how our visitors use our Services and to monitor website performance. This allows us to provide a high-quality experience by customizing our offerings and quickly identifying and fixing any issues that arise. For example, we use Google Analytics to set performance cookies on our Services, in order to keep track of applicant activity and to assess which pages are most popular, which method of linking between pages is most effective, and to determine why some pages are receiving error messages.

Browser Controls

You have choices on how we use cookies and similar technologies. Please note that if you disable certain cookies, certain site functionalities and features may no longer be accessible and other Services may not be personalized to you. Below are some ways that you may be able to disable certain cookies or adjust your cookie settings.

You may adjust your browser setting to disable certain cookies by following the instructions for your browser as explained at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies. The “Help” or “Preferences” menu on most internet browsers contains information on how to disable cookies, or you can visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/. As described above, some of our Services may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.

Do Not Track. Most browsers also have a setting for Do Not Track (DNT) signals. DNT is a mechanism for allowing internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites through their browser settings. At this time, GST does not respond to DNT signals.

Mobile Device Controls

You may also be able to adjust your cookie settings on your mobile device. Some mobile device operating systems, such as Android and iOS, allow users to opt out of mobile advertising IDs for ads personalization. For more information on controlling your mobile cookie choices, please visit the Apple privacy control page for iOS devices and your settings in the Permission Manager for Android devices.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which the information was collected, depending on the purpose(s) for which the information was collected, the nature of the information, any contractual relationship that may govern the retention of the information, and our legal or regulatory obligations. If you request deletion of your GST member account, we will terminate your access to our Services. We will further destroy or choose to further retain personal information in de-identified or aggregated form, in accordance with applicable law.

6. How We Protect Your Information

GST maintains reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the information we maintain against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. All of the GST web servers are registered as secure servers using industry-standard certificate techniques. This enables all communication between our servers to be verified when services are requested between computers. However, no system is 100% secure. We cannot warrant the security of any information that you send us, and we cannot guarantee that your personal information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical or managerial safeguards.

7. Your Rights

You have choices about how your personal information is processed, including the right to access or delete it. If you want to check whether we have your personal information, or otherwise exercise your data rights, send us an email at [email protected] or call us at (703) 988-7784.

8. General Data Protection Regulation

If you are based in the EU or EEA and interact with us, the processing of your personal data (or personal information) may fall under the General Data Protection Regulation. We only collect and process personal information where we have one or more lawful grounds to do so. These include processing data to fulfill our contracts and provide requested services or features to you, for purposes of GTSC’s legitimate interests or those of other parties, to fulfill our legal obligations or based on consent.

Data Controller

GTSC is the data controller for the personal information collected in connection with the use of our Services in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom. Data controllers determine the purposes and means of processing personal data under GDPR Article 4.

Lawful Basis for Processing Data

We only collect and process personal information where we have one or more lawful grounds to do so. In this section, we identify the legal grounds on which we rely to process personal information under GDPR Article 6.

In some cases, GTSC processes personal information to fulfill our contracts with specific parties, such as to facilitate job applications and registrations. GTSC’s processing of certain personal information may also be necessary to comply with our legal obligations.

In other cases, GTSC has a legitimate interest to process the personal information that we collect, such as to develop, administer and support our products and services; to operate, evaluate and improve our business; to support our recruitment activities; to benefit the public interest; or to comply with export control regulations and other legal obligations. It may be also necessary for GTSC to process personal information to establish, exercise or defend against fraud, illegal activity, and claims and other liabilities, including by enforcing the Terms of Use that govern the Services we provide. GTSC will rely on legitimate interests as a basis for data processing where the processing of personal information is not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

If GTSC relies on consent for the processing of your personal information, we will seek such consent at the time we collect your personal information.

International Transfers

We may transfer your personal information to countries other than the country in which the data was originally collected for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. For example, if you are located outside of the United States, we typically transfer your personal information to the United States, where GTSC is located. We rely on legally provided mechanisms to lawfully transfer data across borders. In some cases, the countries to which we transfer personal information may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. In general, we will process your data in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was originally collected and will make the requisite disclosures where appropriate.

Concerns

If you have concerns, questions or requests about how we process personal data, you may send us an email at [email protected]. If you reside in the EEA, you have the right to file a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority. Please refer to list of National Data Protection Authorities for further information: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080. If you reside in the United Kingdom, you may file a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection/make-a-complaint.

9. Changes to This Privacy Notice

As laws, regulations and industry standards evolve, GTSC may make changes to our Services and may further revise this Privacy Notice from time to time. When we update this Privacy Notice, we will post the changes to this page and update the effective date on this page. In cases where we make changes that materially alter your privacy rights, we will provide additional notice as appropriate, such as by email or other contact information you have provided and given requisite consent for. We encourage you to review our Privacy Notice to stay informed.

10. How to Contact Us

You may contact us with questions, comments or complaints about this Privacy Notice or our data practices, or to exercise your privacy rights. Our contact information is as follows:

Albert Van Graves

Averett University
Longwood University
Dartmouth College

Albert has nearly 30 years of accounting and finance experience, most of which is in the government contracting services space. Prior to joining GTSC, he held senior financial positions at GDIT, FC Business Systems, BMT, etc., where he increased both project margins and accelerated project delivery through improved financial planning, cost and schedule control, earned value management, and by integrating disparate divisional policies, procedures and management tools.

Albert has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Averett University and earned a Bachelor of Science from Longwood University and a Certificate in Strategic Financial Leadership from Dartmouth College.

Farzana Kamili

North Carolina State University
George Washington University

Kamili is a seasoned contracts and procurement executive with over 25 years of experience supporting government, defense, technology, construction, and healthcare sectors. She currently serves as corporate director of contracts and procurement at GTSC, overseeing the full lifecycle of contract and procurement operations, from proposal development through closeout.

Her expertise spans strategic sourcing, compliance, risk mitigation, and vendor management, with a proven track record of leading initiatives that drive cost savings and operational efficiency. Kamili holds a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Policy and Administration from North Carolina State University and certifications in federal contracts and subcontracts management from George Washington University. She is a passionate advocate for process improvement and internal controls.

Pamela Egan

San Francisco State University
Minot State University

Pamela is a seasoned executive leader with over 15 years of experience in both strategic business management and contract operations. Her knowledge and experience in leadership, staffing, program and quality management allow her to focus on developing and implementing optimized business processes across the GTSC family of companies to ensure efficiency and effectiveness without sacrificing quality. Her career foundation was built upon becoming a respected expert on military quality-of-life programs and resources with 13 years of experience at installation, headquarters and DoD levels. Pamela resides with her husband in North Dakota and collectively they have six children and six grandchildren.

Samir Chettri, Ph.D.

Dr. Chettri is the Vice President, Operations at Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) and serves as the Senior Program Manager (since 2011), on GST’s SciTech II contract where he manages multiple work activities (WAs), e.g., the NOAA/STAR Ocean Science Technology and Applications (OSTA) program under the Satellite Oceanography and Climatology Division. On OSTA, the activities range from Sea Surface Temperature algorithm development, Coral Reef Watch, Ocean Color, Ocean Surface Vector Winds, and Sea Surface Altimetry. He is charged with task order processing, hiring, technical discussions with technical leads and responsible for and managing all accounting and reporting.

Dr. Chettri has substantial senior program management experience on-site at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and at the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research. His technical specialties are image processing for remote sensing and cloud computing applications to near real-time satellite data processing, Bayesian statistical methods, neural networks, pattern recognition, networking, and parallel processing.

Computer skills and expertise includes UNIX, Java, C, R, FORTRAN, Pascal, Perl, Python, Matlab, SciLab, KHOROS (object-oriented image processing package), PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine), PIOUS (Parallel I/O System), MySQL and Oracle.

Dr. Chettri received his Ph.D. in Applied Science from the University of Delaware in 1989. His earlier educational credentials include a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware (1985) and Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from University of Bombay, Bombay, India (1982).

Mary Provus

Strayer University

Mary is a seasoned human resources leader with extensive experience as a strategic business partner to leadership teams in organizations of varying sizes and industries. Throughout her career, Mary has managed all aspects of human capital management and built highly effective HR teams to support corporate growth by linking HR strategy to business objectives. She has managed HR functions in government contracting, nonprofit and public sector environments. At The Bowen Group, Mary is responsible for setting the strategic direction for human capital management and building HR systems that support organizational performance and growth. Mary also leads a team of talented HR professionals who are dedicated to building a culture and environment where our employees feel valued and can thrive in their careers.

Mary holds a SPHR and a SHRM-SCP certification. Mary has two adult children and resides in Northern Virginia. She enjoys biking, horses and being at the beach or anywhere in nature as much as possible.

Don Shoff

The Pennsylvania State University

Don has more than 40 years of extensive experience in accounting and finance for both private and publicly traded companies. After graduating from college and moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Don’s career turned to government contracting, and he has been heavily involved in this industry ever since.

Don has led professional managers and staff in all areas of the “back office,” covering a wide range of day-to-day activities, as well as leading strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions; treasury and banking; credit facilities and relationships; and private equity and public offerings.

Don lives in Virginia with his wife, Judi, who has two adult children and two grandchildren. He enjoys reading and attempting to play golf.

Robert Lech

California Polytechnic State University

Robert has been in the GovCon market for almost 25 years with experience spanning the entire business. He has significant executive experience with large-scale P&L and a proven track record in management and leadership resulting in significant growth impact. In his last role, he was responsible for a $240 million P&L and growth strategy providing professional services to all of DoD, including logistics, digital IT, advanced analytics and management advisory support services.

Robert is a graduate of Cal Poly in Computer Information Systems. The bulk of his career has been focused on large transformational solutions. Robert is married with three children and enjoys fishing and golf.

Raymond Roberts

University of Waterloo
Harvard Business School

Raymond has been a founder and operator of IT product development and professional services firms since the 1980s. While his initial focus was on providing financial and telecom solutions, Raymond turned his attention to government markets in the mid ’90s. An unrelenting innovator, he’s been a leader in bringing novel products to the market in health care IT and more recently in blockchain.

A graduate of University of Waterloo and Harvard Business School, Raymond has an extensive background in mathematics, computer science and business. Raymond lives in Loudoun County with his wife and two young children. He enjoys reading, skiing and motorbikes.