Privacy policy

Effective Date: October 1, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, process, share, and safeguard personal information about candidates that we collect in connection with Common Metal Recruiting Services ("Services"). This Policy also explains the rights and choices we offer with respect to our handling of the personal information.

Personal Information We Collect

In connection with operating our Services, we may collect personal and professional information about candidates, including through:

  • Data providers: Information that third-party data brokers make available to us.
  • Social media platforms: Information that candidates make available on those platforms including contact information and professional qualifications.

How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information, in our legitimate interests, to provide our Services, including to identify, evaluate and contact candidates for placement. We may also use personal information in our legitimate interests to comply with our legal obligations and protect ourselves against legal claims or disputes.

How We Disclose Personal Information

We may disclose personal information about candidates to the following recipients and in the following circumstances:

  • Employers: We may disclose information about candidates to potential employers in connection with providing our Services.
  • Affiliates: We may disclose information about candidates to our affiliates for potential placements.
  • Service Providers: We rely on vendors and service providers, such as providers of hosting and cloud computing services, other IT services, and other administrative services. These third parties may have access to or process personal information as part of providing these services.
  • Advisors: We work with various advisors, including tax consultants and legal advisors, with whom we may share personal information.
  • Legal: We may disclose personal information to law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, public authorities or pursuant to the exercise of legal proceedings if we are legally required to do so, or if we believe, in good faith, that such disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or request, to enforce our terms and conditions, to prevent or resolve security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property or safety of others.
  • Business Transactions: We may sell, transfer or otherwise share personal information in connection with a merger, acquisition or asset sale, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, including as part of any due diligence process.

Privacy Rights and Choices

As provided under applicable laws, we offer candidates the rights to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about them;
  • Request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we hold about them;
  • Request that we delete any personal information we hold about them;
  • Restrict the processing of the personal information we hold about them;
  • Object to the processing of personal information we hold about them;
  • Receive any personal information we hold about them in a structured and commonly used machine readable format or have such personal information transmitted to another company;
  • Withdraw consent they previously provided to us regarding the processing of their personal information at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before the individual withdrew their consent.

Please note that we may require candidates to verify their identity before we respond to their privacy request. In addition, we may have valid legal reasons to refuse a privacy request, and will inform candidates if that is the case.

To submit a request, please contact us using the details in the “Contact Us” section below.

International Data Transfers

If we transfer personal internationally, the countries to which may transfer this data may not provide the same protections as the data protection laws where the individuals are based. We will ensure that relevant safeguards are in place to afford adequate protection for the personal information we transfer, and we will comply with applicable data protection laws, in particular, where applicable relying on an EU Commission or UK government adequacy decision, on contractual protections for the transfer of personal information, or a derogation if available.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected and processed, in accordance with our retention procedures, and in accordance with applicable laws.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of personal information, the purposes for which we use personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Security of Personal Information

We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures designed to protect against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, alteration, and destruction of personal information we process. Unfortunately, data transmission over the Internet cannot be guaranteed as completely secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee its security.

Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes and Updates to This Privacy Policy

We will update this Policy from time to time. Please review this Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Inquiries

Candidates who wish to lodge a complaint about how we process their personal information, may contact us at build@commonmetal.com. build@commonmetal.com. In certain jurisdictions, candidates may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, including in their country of residence, place of work, or where they believe an incident took place. For example, candidates who are based in the UK may choose to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.

Contact Us

To submit questions or comments about this Policy, our privacy practices, or to exercise privacy rights, please contact us by email at build@commonmetal.com.