Skip to main content

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

https://algorithmwatch.org/en/privacy/

Version 2.3 of 13 January 2023

Job and fellowship applications

Thank you for your interest in our job vacancies. The protection of your personal application data is very important to us. Therefore we inform you in the following about the collection, processing and use of your data in the context of the email application, in accordance with the relevant data protection regulations.

Data collection

In the context of your email application, we will collect and process the personal application data listed below:
  • Name, first name
  • Address
  • telephone number
  • email
  • Application documents (letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, certificates etc.)
Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are voluntarily disclosed in the application process, their processing is also carried out in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR (e.g. health data or ethnic background).

Purpose of data collection / dissemination

The collection and processing of your personal application data is carried out exclusively for the purpose of filling positions within our organisation.
As a matter of principle, your data will only be forwarded to the employees* of our organisation responsible for the specific application procedure. Your application data will not be used or passed on to third parties beyond this.

Retention period of application data

Your personal application data will be deleted automatically six months after completion of the application process, except in the case of a justified revocation, so that we can answer any follow-up questions regarding the application and meet our obligations to provide evidence under the Equal Treatment Act.

Storage for future job advertisements

If we are unable to offer you a position that is currently vacant, but believe, on the basis of your profile, that your application may be of interest for future openings, we will store your personal application data in our talent pool for a period of twenty-four months, provided that you expressly consent to such storage and use.

Data subject rights

Please see below.

Data subject rights

You have the right:
  • pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR to demand information about your personal data we process. In particular, you can demand information about
    • the purposes of the processing,
    • the category of the personal data,
    • the categories of recipients to whom your data were or will be disclosed,
    • the planned storage period,
    • the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction or revocation of processing,
    • the existence a right to lodge a complaint,
    • the origin of your data, in so far as not collected by us,
    • and also about the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and where appropriate meaningful information about to details thereof;
  • pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR to demand immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data saved with us;
  • pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR to demand deletion of your personal data saved with us, in so far as the processing is not required for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, to comply with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
  • pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR to demand restriction of processing of your personal data, in so far as you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose deletion and we no longer need the data but you do to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
  • pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR to receive your personal data you have provided us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to demand transmission to another controller;
  • pursuant to Art. 7 Subs. 3 GDPR to withdraw your consent to us at any time. This means that we may no longer continue processing the data based on that consent for the future and
  • pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority for your habitual residence or place of work or our registered offices.
If you want to exercise your data subject rights, simply send an email to privacy(at)algorithmwatch.org

Right to object

You have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, insofar as there are grounds arising from your particular situation or it relates to objection to direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object which we shall heed without the stating of a particular situation.

Data controller

Postal address of the data controller:
AW AlgorithmWatch gGmbH
Linienstraße 13
10178 Berlin
Germany
If you want to exercise your right to object, simply send an email to privacy(at)algorithmwatch.org

Corrections

AlgorithmWatch will endeavour to keep your personal information accurate. If you require access to personal information we hold on you, wish to amend an inaccuracy, or have your information deleted from our files then please contact privacy(at)algorithmwatch.org.

Actuality and changes to this Data Protection Policy

This data protection policy is the latest version and amended as of 15 March 2019.
The further development of our website and online services or changes in statutory or public-authority requirements may render it necessary to amend this Data Protection Policy. The latest version of Data Protection Policy can be downloaded and printed out at any time from the website under https://algorithmwatch.org/en/privacy/

Questions

If you have any questions regarding our Data Protection Policy or require any clarifications, please contact us:
  • by Email: info@algorithmwatch.org
  • by phone: +49 (0)30 99 40 49 000
  • by mail: AW AlgorithmWatch gGmbH, Linienstraße 13, 10178 Berlin, Germany

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.