The Talent Node takes the protection of your personal data seriously. In this privacy policy, we inform you about how we process personal data in connection with our website, our services, and recruitment and placement processes. The information required under Swiss data protection law includes, in particular, details about the responsible party, the purposes of processing, recipients, and, where applicable, disclosures abroad.

The Talent Node GmbH

Frau Linda Zahnd
Kettberg 25

8049 Zürich
Schweiz

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E-Mail: admin@thetalentnode.ch

Tel: +41 77 268 78 18

This privacy policy applies in particular to:

• Visitors to our website

• Candidates

• Customers and business partners

• People who are in contact with us as part of a recruiting or placement process

We process personal data particularly when you:

• you visit our website

• You contact us via a contact form

• you are applying for a job

• submit your CV or candidate profile to us

• when you use our services as a customer or business partner

Depending on the situation, we process the following personal data in particular:

• Name and surname

• E-mail address

• Telephone number

• professional details and qualifications

• CV, certificates and other application documents

• References, insofar as you provide them to us or we coordinate their collection with you

• Communication content

• further information that you voluntarily provide to us

When you visit our website, technical data may also be automatically collected, for example:

• IP address

• Date and time of access

• Browser type and browser version

• operating system

• visited pages and functions

• Referrer page, if transmitted

We process personal data in particular for the following purposes:

• Operation and provision of our website

• Processing inquiries submitted via contact form, email or other contact methods

• Conducting recruiting, search and placement processes

• Examination of the professional and personal suitability of candidates

• Contacting us regarding specific or potentially suitable job openings

• Maintaining and conducting business relationships with customers and partners

• Improving our services and internal processes

• Compliance with legal obligations

• Assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims

When you apply to us or send us your profile, we process your data for the purpose of assessing your suitability and carrying out recruiting and placement processes.

In particular, the following can be processed:

• Contact details

• Information on professional career

• Training and further education

• Certificates, diplomas and diplomas

• Application documents and correspondence

• Information from conversations or interviews

• References, provided you have given us your consent.

Important: Candidate profiles or application documents will only be passed on to potential employers or client companies after prior consent of the person concerned.

Provided you expressly consent, we can also store your application documents and candidate profile in our talent pool beyond a specific application process in order to contact you at a later date about suitable positions or projects.

Inclusion in the talent pool is voluntary and can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

We may disclose personal data to third parties to the extent necessary for our activities, in particular to:

• potential employers or client companies

• IT and hosting service providers

• Providers of recruiting, applicant management or CRM software

• Communication and collaboration tools

• external consultants or service providers in connection with our business processes

• Authorities or courts, provided there is a legal obligation

We ensure that such recipients only process personal data to the extent necessary for the respective purpose.

It may happen that personal data is transferred to recipients abroad or processed there, especially if we use service providers or software solutions with server locations outside of Switzerland.

If data is disclosed to countries without an adequate level of legal data protection, we will – where necessary – provide suitable safeguards, for example, through contractual safeguards. The requirement to provide information about the country of disclosure and, where applicable, the safeguards in place, also complies with the information obligation under Swiss data protection law.

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary for the respective purposes or as required by law.

The following generally applies to application documents:

• within the context of an ongoing application or placement process: for as long as this is necessary for the execution of the process.

• In case of a rejection without inclusion in the talent pool: usually up to 3 months after the application process has ended.

• With your explicit consent to the Talent Pool: up to 24 months or until you withdraw your consent.

The FDPIC generally stipulates that applications not considered should be retained for up to three months after notification of the rejection, without further consent.

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or unlawful alteration. Data transmitted via our website is generally encrypted.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to facilitate website use, provide content technically, and perform statistical analyses to improve our services.

Third-party analytics or tracking services may also be used, such as [Google Analytics / other tool, if actually used].

You can configure your browser to restrict or block cookies. Please note that this may limit certain functions of the website.

Under applicable data protection law, you have in particular the right to:

• To obtain information about the data processed concerning you

• to have incorrect personal data corrected

• Under certain conditions, you can request the deletion of your data.

• to object to the processing of your data

• to revoke consent given with effect for the future

You can send your inquiries to the contact address mentioned above at any time.

The Talent Node may amend this privacy policy at any time. The version published on this website is always the applicable one.