PRIVACY NOTICE TO JOB APPLICANTS
YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes the policies and practices of QSC, LLC and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies (referred to herein as “QSC,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) relating to how we collect, process and share your personal data (defined below) during the application process. For the personal data processing activities described below, QSC is the controller, and can be contacted below, as indicated in the “Contact Us” section. For more information on how QSC processes your data, please refer to the Privacy Policy on our website.
The creation of this Privacy Policy grows from our fundamental respect for your right to privacy and will serve to guide our relationship with you. We value the privacy and security of your personal data, which as used herein means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. It is important that you read this Privacy Policy, and any updates to this Privacy Policy that we may provide to you, so that you are aware of how we collect, process and share your personal data.
THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
We collect the following categories of personal data as part of the application process through this system:
• Personal contact details, such as name, title, address, telephone number, and email address;
• Application information, such as your qualifications, skills, education, employment history, references, and other information that may be in your resume, cover letter, and materials you provide to us when applying for employment; and
• Personal data you provide to us when using LinkedIn or similar social media networks.
We collect your personal data to evaluate your job application and candidacy for employment, to check your eligibility to work in the country in which you have applied, for background checks, and to comply with employment and other laws. We conduct background checks in accordance with the applicable legislation in the respective country.
If you become employed by QSC, QSC will notify you of additional categories of personal data that it collects, receives, and maintains for business purposes.
HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We share your personal data internally at QSC. Externally, we may share your personal data with government agencies, regulators, and where required by law. We may also share your personal data with service providers, such as background check vendors. We do not allow our service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes. We only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our written instructions.
HOW WE SECURE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We have implemented and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, and commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures, to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, in order to help protect your personal data from unauthorized access and exfiltration, theft, or disclosure. We will notify you if there is a breach of our security where required by law or deemed necessary.
RETENTION PERIOD FOR PERSONAL DATA
Your personal data will be retained for a period of time required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed, including for the purpose of satisfying legal, professional, contractual, regulatory, accounting or reporting obligations.
RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
You may have the following rights, under certain circumstances, while we are in possession of your personal data:
• Access your personal data;
• Rectification of your personal data;
• Erasure of your personal data;
• Restrict processing of your personal data;
• Object to the processing of your personal data;
• Right to object to automatic processing, including profiling;
• Portability of your personal data;
• Unsubscribe from marketing materials at any time;
• Withdraw consent at any time to any consent based processing activities;
• Lodge a complaint with relevant supervisory or other authorities; and/or
• Request information regarding the sharing of your personal data with third parties for the third party’s direct marketing purposes.
For questions regarding these rights, and whether you can exercise them, please contact us below.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
QSC has offices in the United States and globally. Your personal data may be transferred to these offices, as well as to our service providers who may process your personal data on our behalf. The privacy laws in some countries may not provide protections equivalent to those in your country of residence, and your government may or may not deem such privacy protections adequate. We may process your personal data in, or transfer your personal data to, the United States or other countries, which have been deemed to have an inadequate level of protection for personal data. By signing below, you consent to the transfer to, and processing, usage, sharing and storage of your personal data in the United States as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
CONTACT US
Our human resources department addresses questions and requests under this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions regarding this notice or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at careers@qsc.com.
Legal Basis for the Use of Data
Use of Personal Information
HOW WE DESCRIBE THE LAWFULNESS OF OUR PROCESSING
We kindly ask you to take note of our privacy policy. It is important to us that you have precise knowledge of how we process your personal data and to inform you is required of us by law.
The legal basis for processing the data that you provide to us in the application process is the employment contract that we wish to enter into with each other. This also applies to the data we obtain during the application process through the interviews we have with you and research we conduct.
If you provide special categories of personal data, which, under applicable law, is information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, genetic and biometric data, health data, and data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation, you do so freely. We will not ask you for or process such information.
You are not required to give us any information about yourself at all. However, without information, we cannot process your application or offer you a job.
You are submitting your data to QSC's recruiting platform. The information we collect includes (but is not limited to):
Your Name
Contact Details
Details about your qualifications
Employment History
Experience
And/or any other relevant information which is included as part of your CV/resume or your application.
QSC will use the information you provide with the purpose of:
1. Reviewing your information to consider your candidacy for the position you've applied to
2. To allow you to submit your CV/Resume, apply for jobs, or to subscribe to alerts about jobs you are interested in.
QSC will keep the information you provide in the recruiting system until the position you have applied to has been closed. After the job closes, your information will be purged.
If QSC is not able to offer you a job this time, we ask for your consent to store the information you have provided in the recruiting system for a period of 3 years. We will then be able to consider you for further positions and contact you. After this period, your data will be deleted.
To proceed, please select "I accept" at the box below.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by logging in to the career portal > Click on Dashboard > Data Request > Select the type of request from the drop down menu > then submit.