Privacy Policy
SWILLIAM SINGLE MEMBER PRIVATE COMPANY (the “Company”) is a private company with registered offices in Athens at 55 Plataion Street, 10435. The Company is a specialized recruitment consulting company dedicated to supporting businesses in their search for talent.
At SWILLIAM SINGLE MEMBER PRIVATE COMPANY we value your privacy. The Company is committed to protecting any personal data you may provide to us. We strive to ensure compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law 4624/2019 regarding personal data protection, which came into force in Greece on 29.08.2019.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website and use our services in support of employers seeking to hire candidates. Additionally, it details your rights regarding the processing of your personal data.
“Personal data” is information about an identified or identifiable individual, as defined by the above applicable legislation, and includes information such as name, e-mail address, telephone number etc.
“Processing” means any act or set of acts, performed with or without the use of automated means, in relation to personal data or sets of personal data, such as the collection, registration, organization, structure, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval of information, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of disposal, association or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
The Company reserves the right to modify this Policy, without prior notice, to ensure compliance with the applicable legislation. Any modification shall come into effect from the time it is posted on the site. Consult our policy regularly to monitor any changes.
Below is the Company’s Policy concerning personal data and how we treat it.
A. Personal data we may collect
We collect various types of personal data to provide our services effectively. The information we may collect includes, but is not limited to:
- Personal identification information, such as name, email address, phone number, home address, citizenship and country of residence, date of birth, gender and photograph.
- Government issued identifiers, such as Tax Identification Number, Social Security Number, Social Insurance Number and Passport or Card ID number.
- Professional information, such as employment history, job titles, responsibilities, current compensation and benefits, and salary expectations.
- Educational background, such as degrees, certifications, institutions attended, and dates of attendance.
- Skills and competencies, such as technical skills, languages spoken, and other relevant qualifications.
- References, such as names and contact details of individuals who can provide professional references.
- Profile information, such as information about your preferences in receiving newsletters, your communication preferences and information about how you use our website(s), including the services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits and page interaction information
- Technical information, such as information collected during your visits to our website(s), the Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, device type; device and component serial numbers online activity on other websites, applications, or social media; communications to us or regarding us on social media.
- Personal data of other people: If you provide us with personal data about any person other than yourself, you must ensure that they have been made aware of how their personal data will be used by us, and that they have given their consent for you to disclose it to us and for you to allow us to use it.
- Other information: Any additional information you provide during the application process, interviews, or through our website.
B. How we collect personal data
The ways we collect personal data include the following:
- When you provide us with your information (CV) by applying for a job position or if you submit it without targeting a specific position.
- When you submit a question or comment through the “Contact Us” section on our website.
- Through monitoring your usage of our website and your communications with us via the website.
C. How we use your personal data
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To assess your qualifications and determine your suitability for job opportunities from our clients who are seeking talent.
- To keep you informed about your application status, interview scheduling, and other recruitment-related matters; to contact you to satisfy your requests and/or any kind of response to the questions and comments you have submitted to us; to send you updates, announcements, publications and newsletters regarding potential job opportunities; to conduct surveys on the quality of our service provision; to process any complaints.
- To analyze and improve our services and website functionality.
- To comply with applicable laws, including maintaining records, compliance checks or screening (e.g. anti-money laundering).
- To protect the security of our communications and other systems and to prevent and detect security threats, frauds or other criminal or malicious activities.
D. Where we store your personal data
The data we collect from you will not be transferred or stored in a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). All information you provide is stored on our secure servers within the European Union (EU). Even if we need to transfer personal data outside the EEA, we will take specific additional measures to ensure the relevant personal data is provided with essentially equivalent legal protection for your data.
E. Retention of personal data
We retain your personal data for the period of time necessary to fulfill the purposes, that it was collected for as outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements and, where required for us to assert or defend against legal claims, until the end of the relevant retention period or until the claims in question have been settled.
F. Data sharing and disclosure
We may share your personal information with:
1. Prospective employers: Upon assessing your qualifications, we will recommend you to your prospective employer if you are deemed suitable for the specific job position you applied for. If you have not applied for a specific position, we may recommend you for a position that we consider aligns with your qualifications and experience.
2. Internal staff: Employees within our Company who require access to your personal information.
3. Third-party service providers: Independent service providers who assist us in our service provision.
4. Legal authorities: If required by law or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or that of others.
For strategic or other business purposes, we may choose to sell or transfer all or part of our business. In connection with such a sale or transfer, we may share the information we have collected and stored with any parties involved in the transaction.
There may be instances where we share information that does not directly identify you, e.g. we might provide anonymous, aggregated statistics regarding your usage of our website.
G. Your rights
G.1. Under the applicable legislation (Article 15 and subsequent of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – GDPR and Articles 55 et seq of the Law 4624/2019) you have the following rights:
– The right to access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you as well as information about how we use it.
– The right to rectification: You have the right to review, correct, update, or modify your personal data.
– The right to erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data from our systems and records. In certain cases (such as when there is a contract, an obligation to process personal data imposed by law, or public interest), this right is subject to specific limitations or may not exist depending on the circumstances.
– The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following cases: a) when you contest the accuracy of the personal data and until verification is completed, b) when you oppose the deletion of personal data and request the restriction of its use instead of deletion, c) when the personal data is no longer needed for processing purposes, but is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and d) when you oppose the processing until it is verified that there are legitimate grounds concerning us that override the reasons for which you oppose the processing.
– The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our use of your personal data in certain circumstances. However, we may continue to use your personal data, despite your objection, where there are compelling legitimate grounds to do so or we need to use your personal data in connection with any legal claims.
– The right to data portability: This right allows you to obtain your personal data in a format that enables you to transfer that personal data to another organisation where the organisation is processing your personal data on the basis of consent or on the fulfilment of a contract. You may have the right to have your personal data transferred by us directly to the other organisation, if this is technically feasible.
– The right to withdraw consent: To the extent that processing requires your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. However, the withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
G.2. If such a request places us in breach of our obligations under applicable laws, regulations or our codes of practice, then we may not be able to comply with your request but you may still be able to request that we block the use of your personal data for further processing.
G.3. If you would like to exercise your rights above or if you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy please contact us at the following email: info@s-william.com. Should you exercise any of your above rights, the Company shall do its best to respond in writing within one (1) month.
G.4. If you believe that the processing of your personal data described above, is unlawful, you may also file a complaint with the Greek Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifissias Street, Post Code: 115 23, Athens, T: +30 210 64 75 600, F: +30 210 64 75 628, Email: contact@dpa.gr).
H. Security of your data
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
I. Links to other websites and social media
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, and advertisers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
J. How to contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you can reach us at the following email: info@s-william.com
