- According to the GDPR:
"personal data are any information which are related to an identified or identifiable natural person. The data subjects are identifiable if they can be directly or indirectly identified, especially by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one of several special characteristics, which expresses the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, commercial, cultural or social identity of these natural persons. In practice, these also include all data which are or can be assigned to a person in any kind of way. For example, the telephone, credit card or personnel number of a person, account data, number plate, appearance, customer number or address are all personal data."
- Under POPIA:
'personal information means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person, including, but not limited to (a) information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of the person; (b) information relating to the education or the medical, financial, criminal or employment history of the person; (c) any identifying number, symbol, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number, location information, online identifier or other particular assignment to the person; (d) the biometric information of the person; (e) the personal opinions, views or preferences of the person; (f) correspondence sent by the person that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence; (g) the views or opinions of another individual about the person; and (h) the name of the person if it appears with other personal information relating to the person or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about the person."
- In this Notice, references to "personal information" will include references to "personal data" and vice versa.
- If you require further information about the balancing test that OfferZen has undertaken to justify its reliance on the legitimate interest legal basis under the GDPR, please see Section 14 'How to contact us' for further details on how to contact us.
- We collect your personal data in the following ways:
- When you sign up for the OfferZen Service by setting up a candidate Profile - When you create an OfferZen candidate Profile and choose to use this OfferZen Service, we collect certain personal data in order to deliver the OfferZen Service to you on the basis of the contract between us and your consent. This includes your name, email address, IP address, personal identifier, UserID, cookie information (if you have consented to our Cookie Declaration), address, identification number, contact number, birth date, postal code, employment and education history, profile picture, current salary, daily contracting rate, payment details, social media handles, resumes, location, work or study permits, education transcripts, certifications, data relating to any previous circumvention of the OfferZen Service in contravention of OfferZen's terms and conditions of use and other information you choose to share with us.
Some of the personal data we will ask you to provide is required in order to create your Profile. We may ask you to provide additional or updated personal data from time to time in order to update or enhance your Profile.
- When you sign up for the OfferZen Service by creating an employer or member Account - When you create an OfferZen employer or member Account and choose to use this OfferZen Service, we collect certain personal data in order to deliver the OfferZen Service to you on the basis of the contract between us and your consent. This includes your name, a contact person, a contact email address, company/employer name, hiring location, number of employees, a contact phone number, profile picture, your job title, data relating to any previous circumvention of the OfferZen Service in contravention of OfferZen's terms and conditions of use and other information you choose to share with us.
You also have the option to provide us with some additional personal data in order to make your Account more personalized.
- When you sign up for the OfferZen Service by signing up for programmes offered by the OfferZen Foundation - When you sign up for or participate in a programme offered by the OfferZen Foundation and choose to use this OfferZen Service, we collect certain personal data in order for you to participate in the programme on the basis of the contract between us and your consent. This includes your name, identity number, sex, gender, ethnicity, racial identity, gender identity, IP address, phone number, email address, income level and accessibility requirements.
Eligibility for participation in programmes offered by the OfferZen Foundation is qualified and determined on the basis of the personal data collected which, of necessity, is sensitive personal data. As a result, OfferZen will ensure that this data will be treated in accordance with stricter rules as required by applicable laws.
- When you fill out one of our surveys or enter one of our contests - When you fill out an OfferZen survey or enter an OfferZen contest and agree to the terms of the survey or contest, we collect certain personal data needed in order for you to participate in the contest as well as personal data you choose to share with us in a survey. At a minimum, we will collect your name and email address. The exact personal data collected will vary depending on the contest or survey. Your personal data is used to allow you to participate in these contests or surveys on the agreed terms, being the contract between us and your consent.
- When you sign up for or attend our events - When you attend, or purchase a ticket for an OfferZen event and agree to the terms of the event, we collect certain personal data from you in order to manage and deliver the OfferZen event on the basis of the contract between us and your consent. This includes your name, email address and phone number.
Payment information for events is controlled and collected by third party service providers and not OfferZen.
When you agree to speak at an OfferZen event, we collect your profile picture, name, email address, telephone number, social media handles, personal biography, other information you choose to share with us.
- When you write content for the OfferZen blog - When you write content for the OfferZen blog, whether the content is published or not, we collect certain data from you in order to manage the blog and publish content on the basis of the contract between us. This includes your name, profile picture, location, social media handles, personal biography and other information you choose to share with us.
- When you interact with any of our promotional or marketing material or any OfferZen Service - when you interact with any of our promotional or marketing material or OfferZen Service, we collect certain personal data around your engagement in order to improve the OfferZen Service and the accuracy of our marketing and promotional activities. This includes Technical Data such as URL information, cookie data, your IP address, the types of devices you are using to access or connect to the OfferZen Service, unique device IDs, device attributes, browser type, language, information enabling digital rights management, operating system, and OfferZen application version. Further details about the technical data that is processed by us can be found in our Cookie Declaration available at www.OfferZen.com. This data is collected on the grounds of OfferZen having a legitimate interest in doing so.
As far as reasonably possible, we use anonymised and aggregated information for purposes that include testing our IT systems, research, data analysis, creating marketing and promotion models, improving the OfferZen Service, and developing new features and functionality within the OfferZen Service.
- Throughout your use of the OfferZen Service - when you use the OfferZen Service, we collect personal data about your use of the OfferZen Service. This includes:
- The dates and times of any interview requests you make or receive, the number of interview requests you make or receive, interviews you have had and the outcomes of these interviews, offers and employment contracts you make or receive and the details of these offers and contracts, offers you withdraw, accept or turn down and the related reasons, profiles you view, and your interactions with other OfferZen users. This may also include details of your use of certain OfferZen features. This data is collected on the basis of the contract between us.
- Matches between OfferZen Foundation Profile holders, interactions between them and the outcomes of these interactions. This data is collected on the basis of the contract between us.
- OfferZen event attendance and speaking engagements.
- OfferZen survey and contest participation and the outcome of these.
- User engagement, including messages you send and/or receive via OfferZen and your interactions with the OfferZen Customer Service team. This data is collected on the basis of the contract between us.
- Personal data collected that enables us to provide you with additional features/functionality - from time to time, you may also provide us with additional personal data or give us your permission to collect additional personal data e.g. to provide you with more features or functionality. You always have the option to change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time by requesting to delete your data.
- From third parties - we will receive personal data about you and your activity from third parties, including partners we work with in order to provide you with the best possible OfferZen Service (please see 'Sharing your personal data' below). We will use this personal data only where you have either provided your consent to this data being shared to the third party or to OfferZen or where OfferZen has a legitimate interest to use the personal data in order to provide you with the OfferZen Service.
- Personal data collected that enables us to provide you with services we provide together with our partners - from time to time, OfferZen will partner with third parties to deliver additional products, services or other value to persons who specifically sign up for these products, services or value. We will collect personal data about you when you sign up and we will use this personal data only where you have provided your consent to this data being shared with OfferZen's third party partner. At a minimum, we will collect your name and email address. The exact personal data collected will vary depending on the partner, additional service, product or value. Your personal data is used to allow you to sign up for or to be considered for any such service, product or additional value.
In order to make use of any such additional service, product or value, OfferZen will be required to share this data with its relevant partners and will ask you for consent before it does so.
We may display advertisements from third parties and other content that links to third-party websites. We cannot control or be held responsible for third parties' privacy practices and content. If you click on a third-party advertisement or link, please understand that you are leaving the OfferZen Service and any personal data you provide will not be covered by this Notice. Please read their privacy policies to find out how they collect and process your personal data.
Thank you for reading our Privacy Notice. If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact our privacy officer by emailing privacy@offerzen.com or by writing to us at the following address:
OfferZen B.V.
Amsterdam Arena Boulevard 65-71,
Amsterdam,
1101 DL,
The Netherlands
OfferZen B.V. is the data controller or authorised representative of the data controller for the purposes of the personal data processed under this Notice.
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