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

General

We are providing this privacy policy, which relates exclusively to the data collected during the online application process, to inform you about how we handle your personal data collected during the application process.

Responsible Party

The responsible party under data protection law is:

VARM GmbH
Ritterstr. 12-14
10969 Berlin
Tel.: +0800 5893434574

Managing Directors: Sebastian Würz, Christian Grüner
Content Responsible in accordance with § 55 Abs. 2 RStV: VARM GmbH

Entry in the Commercial Register

Registration number: HRB 251813 B
Register Court: District Court Berlin-Charlottenburg

You can reach our data protection officer as follows:
VARM GmbH, Ritterstr. 12-14, 10969 Berlin
Email: info@varm.earth

Personal Data in the Application Process

Personal data refers to information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as your name, address, telephone number, and date of birth, as well as data regarding your specific career history, which can be linked to a specific person with reasonable effort. Information that cannot be linked (directly or indirectly) to your actual identity is not considered personal data.

Basis and Purposes for Processing Personal Data in Applications and the Application Process

If you apply to us electronically, i.e., by email or through our web form, we collect and process your personal data for the purpose of handling the application process and carrying out pre-contractual measures.

By submitting an application on our recruitment page, you express your interest in joining our company. In this context, you provide us with personal data, which we use and store solely for the purpose of your job search/application.

In particular, the following data is collected:
  • Name (first and last name)
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • LinkedIn profile (optional)
  • Channel through which you became aware of us
Additionally, you have the option to upload relevant documents, such as a cover letter, resume, and certificates. These may contain further personal data such as your date of birth, address, etc.

Only authorized employees from the HR department or employees involved in the application process have access to your data.

Personal data is stored exclusively for the purpose of filling the vacant position for which you have applied.
Your data will be stored for a period of 180 days after the conclusion of the application process. This is generally done to fulfill legal obligations or to defend against potential claims arising from legal regulations. Afterward, we are obliged to delete or anonymize your data. In this case, the data is only available to us as so-called metadata without direct personal reference for statistical evaluations (e.g., percentage of female or male applicants, number of applications per period, etc.).

Furthermore, we reserve the right to store your data for inclusion in our "Talent Pool" for 2 years after the conclusion of the application process in order to identify other potential job opportunities for you. This also applies to applications for internships or apprenticeship positions. By accepting the privacy policy, you consent to the potential extended storage of your data and inclusion in our "Talent Pool."

If you receive an offer of employment from us during the application process and accept it, we will store the personal data collected during the application process for at least the duration of the employment relationship.

Transfer of Data to Third Parties

The data submitted as part of your application will be transmitted via TLS encryption and stored in a database. This database is operated by Personio GmbH, which provides HR management and applicant tracking software (https://www.personio.de/impressum/). In this context, Personio acts as our data processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The basis for processing is a data processing agreement between us, as the responsible party, and Personio.

Rights of Data Subjects

If personal data is processed by us as the responsible party, you, as the data subject, have certain rights depending on the legal basis and purpose of the processing, particularly the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), the right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR), the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR), and the right to object (Art. 21 GDPR). If the processing of personal data is based on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw this consent under Art. 7 III GDPR.

To exercise your rights regarding the data processed during this online application process, please contact our data protection officer (see section 2).

Final Provisions

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy at any time to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes in the application process or similar. For any future visit to this recruitment page or another application, the new privacy policy will apply.

In addition to this privacy policy, you can view our general privacy policy at https://www.varm.earth/datenschutz.

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.