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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2024

1. Introduction

PlacementEU Recruitment Agency Ltd. ("PlacementEU", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit placementeu.com or use our recruitment services.

We comply fully with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Hungarian data protection legislation.

2. Data Controller

PlacementEU Recruitment Agency Ltd.
1234 Business Center, Budapest 1051, Hungary
Email: contact@placementeu.com
Phone: +36 1 234 5678

3. Data We Collect

• Identity Data: Full name, date of birth, nationality, gender.
• Contact Data: Email address, phone number, postal address.
• Professional Data: CV/résumé, work history, qualifications, references, skills.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, cookies, pages visited, time on site.
• Communications: Records of correspondence and form submissions.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• Matching candidates with suitable employment opportunities.
• Responding to enquiries and fulfilling service requests.
• Sending relevant job opportunities and updates (with consent).
• Complying with legal obligations.
• Improving our website and services via analytics.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

• Contract performance: Processing necessary to provide recruitment services.
• Legitimate interests: Running and improving our business.
• Consent: For marketing communications – you may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal obligation: Compliance with applicable laws.

6. Data Sharing

We may share your data with:

• Prospective employers (only with your explicit consent).
• IT and cloud service providers under data processing agreements.
• Regulatory authorities where required by law.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

We retain candidate data for up to 3 years after your last interaction with us, unless you request deletion or a longer retention period is required by law. Employer data is retained for the duration of the business relationship plus 6 years for tax/legal purposes.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR you have the right to:

• Access your personal data we hold.
• Rectification of inaccurate data.
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten").
• Portability of your data in a machine-readable format.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Withdraw consent for marketing at any time.

To exercise any right, email us at contact@placementeu.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH).

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Data is transmitted over HTTPS and stored on secured servers within the EU.

10. Cookies

We use cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page regularly.

12. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, please contact our Data Protection contact at contact@placementeu.com.