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Processing of (personal) data by the entity in charge of the online application process

Processing of (personal) data by the entity in charge of the online application process

    (v202204)

1. General  information

This data privacy statement, which refers exclusively to data collected as part of the online application process, is to inform you about how your personal data that is collected as part of the online application process is handled at our end.

2. The controller under data protection law

Visual Components Oy
Hatsinanpuisto 8, 02600 Espoo, FINLAND
+358925240800
info@visualcomponents.com

3. Contact person for data processing maters

Elena Bazhenova
Visual Components Oy
Hatsinanpuisto 8, 02600 Espoo, FINLAND
careers@visualcomponents.com

4. Personal data collected as part of the application process

Personal data means any information concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable individual. This includes information such as, for example, your name, address, telephone number and date of birth, but also data relating to your specific career etc. by reference to which a specific individual can be identified with reasonable effort.
The source of information saved in your register is primarily you as a job applicant. Other sources of information are used within the limits of the applicable regulations. We may use recruitment consultants if needed.
Should you include in your job application an URL or other access information about your LinkedIn or other social media profiles used for professional purposes you consent that we may collect information from such profiles to the extent that collecting data is necessary and related to your job performance taking into consideration the nature of the open position.


5. Fundamentals  and purposes of processing personal data collected from application documents  and during the application process

If you apply to us electronically, i.e., via e-mail or using our online form, we will collect and process your personal data for the purpose of executing the application process and preparing contracts. We process the following personal data in connection with the job applicant register:
    

  • basic information such as first  name, date of birth, language, username and other identifiers, password;

  • contact details such as private  email address, private phone number, home address;    

  • information regarding the position you apply for such as information of the nature and type of the employment and information of the contact persons designated for the application process, salary request, information of the beginning of the job. More specific details appear in the job search advertisement;

  • important information regarding your suitability that you have provided us in connection with the recruitment process and other information of yourself and of your background, such as photographs, information regarding study and education, occupation,  information regarding work history (such as employers, starting dates and durations of employment and nature of the duties), language skills, other special skills and competence, description of personal features, different kinds of certificates and evaluations and references to the portfolios, profiles in social media and other sources on the Internet and references [and information from any personality and aptitude assessments performed based on your consent];

  • information regarding the proceeding of the recruitment process such as information of agreed interviews or the interruption of the recruitment process;

  • other possible information that you have provided us voluntarily in connection with the recruitment process;

  •  information you have published for  professional purposes in social media such as a LinkedIn profile or information  we have separately collected based on your consent.

Providing your data is a requirement for us to be able to move forward in the application process. The basis for processing is your consent which you give us by applying.

6. Retention and protective measures

Only authorized HR staff and staff involved in the application process have access to your data. Each user has a personal username and password to the system. The persons processing data are bound by professional secrecy.
The data will be collected, stored and processed in the systems of a processer identified in the section 7 and the security measures enforced by the processor are described in its policy linked in section 7.
The personal data is stored for the purpose of filling the vacancy for which you have applied or processing your open application. Your data will be stored only for as long as it is necessary due to the purpose it was collected.
The personal data is stored for the purpose of filling the vacancy for which you have applied or processing your open application. Your data will be stored only for as long as it is necessary due to the purpose it was collected. We may store it up to two (2) years after the application process has been concluded for the purpose of fulfilling legal requirements and for facilitating defending ourselves against any claims arising from legal provisions. After this period, we will delete or anonymize your data. In case of anonymization, the data will only be available to us in the form of so-called metadata, without any direct personal reference, for statistical analysis (for example, share of male and/or female applicants, number of applications per specified period of time etc.).
The personal data from open applications and targeted applications, that we consider potential for other vacancies becoming open, we will store in our Talent Pool application for one (1) year after the submitting an open application or after the application process has been concluded for targeted applications in order to connect them with any other vacancies that may be of interest to you. This includes, for example, applications for apprenticeships or internships. Should you not be interested in this option, you may decline the storing and processing of your application and data in our Talent Pool by sending a message to: careers@visualcomponents.com.
Should you be offered and accept a position with us, we will store your personal data collected as part of the application process for at least the duration of your employment and the privacy policy applicable to our employees’ personal data will apply.
We evaluate the need to store personal data regularly considering the applicable legislation. In addition, we take care of such reasonable measures which ensure that no incompatible, outdated or inaccurate personal data, taking into account the purpose of the processing, is stored in the register. We correct or erase such data without delay


7. Disclosure of data to third parties

Data transmitted as part of your application will be transferred using TLS encryption and stored in a database. This database is operated by Personio GmbH, which offers a human resource and applicant management software solution. Their privacy policy is set forth in https://www.personio.com/legal-notice/. In this context, Personio is our processor under article 28 of the GDPR. In this case, the processing is based on an agreement for the processing of orders between us as the controller and Personio.
We may transfer personal data outside of the EU/EEA to our branch office. When personal data is processed outside the EU/EEA, we make sure that the importer of data has committed to use the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

Rights of data subjects

If we as the controller process personal data, you as the data subject have certain rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), depending on the legal basis and the purpose of the processing, in particular the right of access (article 15 of the GDPR) and the rights to rectification (article 16 of the GDPR), erasure (article 17 of the GDPR), restriction of processing (article 18 of the GDPR), and data portability (article 20 of the GDPR), as well as the right to object (article 21 of the GDPR). If the personal data is processed with your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent under article 7 III of the GDPR.

To assert your rights as a data subject in relation to the data processed during this online application process, please refer to our Contact person for data processing maters (see item 3).

8. Concluding provisions

We reserve the right to adjust this data privacy statement at any point in time to ensure that it is in line with the current legal requirements at all times, or in order to accommodate changes in the application process or other processes. In this case, the new data privacy statement applies to any later visits of this recruitment website or any later job applications.
In addition to this data privacy statement, please view our general data privacy statement at https://www.visualcomponents.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Data-Protection-Policy-v20250401.pdf

Processing of (personal) data by the operator of the recruitment website

General information

This recruitment website is operated by Personio SE & Co. KG, which offers a human resource and candidate management software solution (https://www.personio.com/legal-notice/). Data transmitted as part of your application will be transferred using TLS encryption and stored in a database. The sole controller of this data within the meaning of article 24 of the GDPR is the enterprise carrying out this online application process. Personio’s role is limited to operating the software and this recruitment website and, in this context, being a processor under article 28 of the GDPR. In this case, the processing by Personio is based on an agreement for the processing of orders between the controller and Personio. In addition, Personio SE & Co. KG processes further data, some of which may be personal data, to provide its services, in particular for operating this recruitment website. We will refer to this in more detail below.

The controller

The controller under data protection law is:
Personio SE & Co. KG
Seidlstraße 3
80335 München
Tel.: +49 (89) 1250 1004
Entry in the commercial register
Commercial register entry number: HRA 115934
Registration Court: Amtsgericht München
Data Protection Officer contact: privacy@personio.com

Access logs (“server logs”)

Each access to this recruitment website automatically causes general protocol data, so-called server logs, to be collected. As a rule, this data is a pseudonym and thus does not allow for inferences about the identity of an individual. Without this data, it would, in some cases, be technically impossible to deliver or display the contents of the software. In addition, processing this data is absolutely necessary under security aspects, in particular for access, input, transfer, and storage control. Furthermore, this anonymous information can be used for statistical purposes and for optimizing services and technology. In addition, the log files can be checked and analyzed retrospectively when unlawful use of the software is suspected. The legal basis for this is §25 subsection 2 Sentence 2 TDDDG. Generally, data such as the domain name of the website, the web browser and web-browser version, the operating system, the IP address, as well as the timestamp of the access to the software is collected. The scope of this log process does not exceed the common log scope of any other site on the web. These access logs are stored for a period of up to 7 days. There is no right to object to this.

Error logs

So-called error logs are generated for the purpose of identifying and fixing bugs. This is absolutely necessary to ensure we can react as quickly as possible to possible problems with displaying and implementing content (legitimate interest). As a rule, this data is a pseudonym and thus does not allow for inferences about the identity of an individual. The legal basis for this is §25 subsection 2 Sentence 2 TDDDG. When an error message occurs, general data such as the domain name of the website, the web browser and web-browser version, the operating system, the IP address, as well as the timestamp upon occurrence of the respective error message and/or specification is collected. These error logs are stored for a period of up to 7 days. There is no right to object to this.

Use of cookies

So-called cookies are used on parts of this recruitment website. They are small text files which are stored on the device with which you access this recruitment website. As a general rule, cookies serve the purpose of ensuring secure access to a website (“absolutely necessary”), implementing certain functionalities such as standard-language settings (“functional”), improving the user experience or the performance of the website (“performance”), or placing targeted advertisements (“marketing”). On this recruitment website, we generally use only cookies that are absolutely necessary, functional or performance-related, in particular for implementing certain default settings such as language, for identifying the job advertising channel, or for analyzing the performance of a job advert via which a user accessed this recruitment website. The use of cookies is absolutely necessary for providing our services and thus for the performance of the contract (article 6 (1) b) of the GDPR). Period of storage: up to 1 month or until the end of the browser session Right to object: You can determine via your browser settings whether you allow or object to the use of cookies. Please note that deactivating cookies may result in limited or completely blocked functionalities of this recruitment website.

Rights of data subjects

If Personio SE & Co. KG as the controller processes personal data, you as the data subject have certain rights under Chapter III of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), depending on the legal basis and the purpose of the processing, in particular the right of access (article 15 of the GDPR) and the rights to rectification (article 16 of the GDPR), erasure (article 17 of the GDPR), restriction of processing (article 18 of the GDPR), and data portability (article 20 of the GDPR), as well as the right to object (article 21 of the GDPR). If the personal data is processed with your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent under article 7 III of the GDPR. To assert your rights as a data subject in relation to the data processed for the purpose of operating this recruitment website, please refer to Personio SE & Co. KG’s Data Protection Officer (see item B).

Concluding provisions

Personio reserves the right to adjust this data privacy statement at any point in time to ensure that it is in line with the current legal requirements at all times, or in order to accommodate changes in the services offered, for example when new services are introduced. In this case, the new data privacy statement applies to any later visit of this recruitment website or any later job application.