This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to your use of the Placement International website (www.placement-international.com) (or “Portal”) and any related services, applications, or tools provided by Placement International (“PI” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
“The Services” refer to all sites, social media, services, and tools covered by this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy has been created for our users in order to outline when and why Placement International collects their information, and how can users manage it. We respect privacy and we are committed to security.
By using our Services, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data under this Privacy Policy.
In regards to data gathered under the Placement International services, your data controller can be identified as The Placement International Group.
Representative of the Data Controller within the European Union territory is Placement Europe, S.L.
When you sign up on the Portal, we collect your name, your educational or professional background, your location, your email, and a password always according to your own privacy settings.
The information that we collect when you complete or edit your profile includes but is not limited to, your name, education, experience, email, phone, Skype account, nationality, current location, birthdate, graduation date, last degree, last experience title, last experience department, status (active or not), creation and registration date, last update, current status, profile completion, eligibility, and Tags. We also collect the documents you attach to your profile (via website or email), such as CV, cover letters, reference letters, medical history, videos, pictures, previous visa copy, passport copy, criminal background information, diploma copies, and signed documents. Providing further information about yourself further than what is requested on our Portal, is done on a voluntary basis. Should you decide not to share certain information while using our Services, this may affect some of the Services provided by the Portal, and your experience as a user may be restricted.
The data that we collect and that we share with your potential Host Companies in the event of scheduling an interview is the following: Your CV, and therefore all personal information included or mentioned in the particular document.
We may collect information when you use certain of our Placement applications or interact with third-party applications as well as respond to questionnaires and contests, click on ads, sign-up for promotions, or open emails, according to your Privacy setting account on our Portal.
The data that we collect and that we share with your potential sponsor in the event of assigning that particular sponsor to process your visa application is the following: Your personal information, such as name, school, last degree, the place you live in, and your email. They also have the right to collect documents such as your CV, diploma copies and signed documents, cover and reference letters, medical history, videos, pictures (that are accompanied in those documents), passport, previous visa copies, and criminal record information.
We may collect non-personal information on a strictly voluntary basis in the aim of improving our website and Services as well as customize your experience on the Portal. This information may be shared with third parties, but only in aggregate with non-identifiable information provided.
Placement International does not sell, rent, share, or otherwise provide your personal information to any third parties, apart from your sponsor our Host Companies, for marketing purposes without your consent.
Your Candidate Profile is only visible and accessible by our Registration, Marketing, Visa, Administration, Talent Search, and Host Company Managers departments, as well as our independent contractors and the information is by no means made public.
All information that you voluntarily provide on Social Media Portals, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram are accessed by our Marketing Department for promotional reasons and can be used to better enhance your experience with our Services. This information is only shared within the company and all traces of communication can be deleted, if you do request so.
We use and store your information, in order to:
The information is stored in our Candidate Profile. However, if you wish that we dispose of your profile and information, you may request that we do so.
Third-party users who have had access to your Candidate Profile information may have retained a copy of your profile or other content in their own files. Placement International cannot be held liable for the retention or future use of such information by third parties. However, all employees who end our partnership are obligated to erase all traces of our clients' personal information from personal devices and agree to not share or use any information for their personal use.
Placement International has a legitimate interest in processing your personal data for the fundamental purposes described above since such processing is necessary to deliver our Services to you.
As per the additional purposes of processing related to promotional activities and promotional profiling, Placement International is entitled by law or by the express consent you provide in connection with such purposes.
You can revoke your consent at any time, by addressing the corresponding revocation request to our Administrative department, to the postal or electronic addresses provided in this Privacy Policy. Please note that by revoking your consent you will be disabling the future processing of data, however, this will not be applied retroactively to data processing which has already been carried out by Placement International.
In case you revoke your consent, your revocation will not affect the legality of the data processing performed by Placement International to its revocation.
Placement International may, at any time hire national and international contractors for the sole purpose of managing information on our Portal, for recruitment and eligibility screening purposes. It will always enter into agreements with these individuals or entities that guarantee the safety and confidentiality of personal data, and according to current data protection regulations. In the event that contractors whose servers are located outside of the European Union have to process any personal data, they shall comply with the provisions established by the data protection regulations, within the European Union.
Placement International hires email marketing services from third-party providers who may be located outside the European Union. Placement International will only hire providers who guarantee their compliance with GDPR standards. These Services allow Placement International to collect information in order to track the openings of emails and the clicks on contents or links included in the emails, for marketing purposes. This information is collected in order to prepare statistical reports on the behavior of the recipients, optimize the best date and hour to send the email to recipients, as well as automate our email responses.
Placement International transfers some of your personal data to other users and to the Host Companies, or other companies which are in partnership with Placement International and who might be interested in your profile. Some of the processing is necessary to comply with the fundamental purposes in connection with the Services, so if you do not agree with such transfers, please do not create a Placement International account.
For more information about safeguards applied to international data transfers please contact the Administrative department at: admin@placement-int.com.
You have the right to edit, delete, or re-upload personal information and documentation on your Candidate Profile at any given time.
You have the right to request to stop receiving offers for our opportunities abroad at any time by sending an email to our Administrative department and requesting to lock your account.
You have the right, at any time, to request halt of communication and notifications over promotional material that is sent to you through your profile or via email.
Placement International may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We consequently encourage you to check the Site periodically for any changes or updates. In any case, we will contact you to communicate any modifications, which can substantially affect the contents of this Privacy Policy.
You may exercise the following rights at any time:
You must send a an email to the Administrative department at admin@placement-int.com, indicating the specific right that you wish to exercise, and attaching a copy of your ID or equivalent identification document. Please mention “Privacy Rights” as the subject of the email.
You may withdraw consent, at any time, without affecting the legality of the processing based on your consent.
Likewise, the user may lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Supervisory Authority, at any time, in the event that his rights are not properly addressed:
Spanish data protection agency
C / Jorge Juan, 6. 28001 - Madrid
https://www.agpd.es
Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
https://www.bk.admin.ch/themen/dschutz/index.html?lang=en
If you choose to close your Placement International account, your personal data will generally be deleted within 30 days of receiving the notification, except as noted below.
We retain your personal data even after you have closed your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our Terms & Obligations, or fulfill your request to "unsubscribe" from further messages from us. We will retain de-personalized information after your account has been closed.
Following your registration on the Site, and during your use of the Site, you may receive emails from Placement International services and product updates and with the sole purpose we have indicated in section 3 of this Privacy Policy.
We will include an email address and an unsubscribe link in each commercial communication so that you are able to unsubscribe from this type of communications.
When Users use the Site, we collect standard information such as their IP addresses and use such data in an anonymous and collective manner to analyze trends and more generally to improve the quality of the Site.
Children, under the age of 18, are strictly not eligible to use the Site and Services. We request that minors do not submit any personal information to us.
Placement International may make use of cookies to track site usage and trends and generally to improve the quality of the Site. You can remove or block cookies in your browser settings.
Access to your Placement International account and information is protected by a username and password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of this login information and for controlling access to your account.
The personal information you provide is stored on restricted servers and being applicable state of the art security measures according to international standards. However, please be aware that the Internet is not a fully secure environment and there is no guarantee that information may not be viewed, disclosed, altered, destroyed, or used for any improper purposes in breach of our safeguards or by causes beyond our control. In order to minimize this risk, we recommend that you change your password on a regular basis.
In the event that Placement International goes through a total or partial business acquisition or a merger with another company, the User information will be part of the assets transferred and the newly formed/buying company will have the right to continue to use the personal and other information provided, informing to the User and complying in any case with the General Data Protection Regulation.
Should you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Site in general, please contact us by email at admin@placement-int.com.
Last updated: Nov 14th, 2024
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