Privacy Policy

Overview of our privacy notice

  1. Summary
    Users' privacy is a key objective for us at JobRivals AB ("JobRivals"). We want our users to feel safe with our processing of their data. JobRivals is herewith in described as the data controller responsible for our processing of users' data as described in this Privacy Notice. The Privacy Notice is informative about how we ensure that users’ personal data is processed under applicable law. This Privacy Notice describes, amongst other things, which information we collect about our users, how personal data gets processed and for what purposes is it used. This Privacy Notice also describes your rights and how you can enforce them. We have summarized the most important information about our processing on this page. Full information on our processing can be found here at the end of the page. If you have any inquiry about this Privacy Notice, our use of your personal information or if you wish to exercise your rights, you are welcome to contact us via the contact details you find below.
  2. Scope
    This Privacy Notice applies to JobRivals’ processing of personal data in relation to you as a user as a candidate or an employer of JobRivals’ services, whose personal information we obtain in connection with our services.
  3. Type of personal data
    Personal data is all information which directly or indirectly can be referred to you as an individual or organization. Information regarding you which we may process is for example contact details, date of birth, gender, employment status, education level, results from JobRivals’ personality and logic tests, survey data and service usage data. The personal data we collect and process about you is mainly the information that you provide us with when you use our services, i.e. perform our different tests and assessments on i.e. your personality and logical abilities, and if you register a user account. We may also collect personal data about you from the company you are applying for, such as information about the job you are applying for.
  4. We use cookies
    JobRivals collects data through cookies in order to be able to analyse the usage statistics on our website, to improve our services and to be able to provide our services. In our cookie notice, we provide you with more detailed information on how we use cookies.
  5. Our use of your personal data
    At JobRivals, we use your personal data to be able to conduct our business in the best and most appropriate way. We use and process your personal data for the following purposes:
    • Assess your abilities and suitability for roles with the company you are applying for.
    • Provide you with reports of your abilities and your ability estimation.
    • Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the hiring process and procedures within the company you are applying for.
    • Maintain the integrity, increase accuracy and safety of our assessment processes.
    • To provide you with user-support with regard to JobRivals’ services.
    • Anonymize your personal data for product development to analyse candidate behavior.
    • Perform data analysis for product development and product testing.
    • Enable internal research and create statistical models of estimation of abilities and suitability for different roles.
    • Enable external research, for example through universities or other organizations.
    • Fulfilment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
    • For the purpose of a merger or acquisition.
    • Protect JobRivals from legal claims and utilize JobRivals’ legal rights

    If you choose to register an account with us, we will also process your personal data for these additional purposes:
    • Administration and provision of your user-account.
    • Keep your ability estimation for potential future use in other hiring processes.
    • Conduct user satisfaction surveys about our services.
    We do not use your personal data for any other incompatible purpose.
  6. Our sharing of your personal data
    We will share your personal data with the company you are applying for or with your employer, whichever is applicable. We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
  7. For how long will we process your personal data?
    We keep your data for up to 24months. We only keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected in accordance with this Privacy Notice. When we no longer need your personal data, we remove the data from our systems, databases, and backups. We may also be required to keep your personal data for other reasons, such as to comply with legal obligations or to safeguard our legal interest, or for any other important public interest.
  8. Your rights
    You have the right to receive information regarding which personal data we process about you and what we do with that data. You also have the right to a certain degree of control over your personal data. Therefore, in certain cases you have the right to receive your personal data, to have inaccurate data rectified or erased and request restriction of our processing. Furthermore, under certain conditions you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. If you consider that we process your personal data in an unlawful manner, you are always entitled to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
  9. Contact details
    If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice, our processing of your personal data, or if you want to exercise your rights, you can contact us in any of the following ways:
    Postal and visiting address: Gustavslundsvägen 147, 167 51 Bromma, Sweden
    Email: legal@jobrivals.com
    Telephone: +46 73-516 89 81
    Webpage: www.JobRivals.com

PRIVACY NOTICE

  1. About JobRivals
    This privacy notice (“Privacy Notice”) applies to JobRivals Labs’ processing of personal data in relation to you as a user of JobRivals Labs’ services, whose personal information we obtain in connection with our services. It describes how JobRivals AB, reg. no. 559422-9337, ("JobRivals"), as a data controller collects, uses, discloses, stores and otherwise processes your personal data. We respect your right to privacy, and we are committed to complying with applicable data protection rules and to safeguard your rights. We want to make sure that you are aware of what types of information we collect about you, how this information is used and how we protect it. This Privacy Notice describes, amongst other things, which information we collect about you, how your personal data is processed and for what purposes we collect and use the personal data. This Privacy Notice also describes your rights and how you can enforce them.
  2. Data Controller
    JobRivals is the data controller for the processing of your personal data and is responsible for ensuring that the processing is in compliance with applicable law. You find our contact details at the end of this Privacy Notice.
  3. What personal information do we use?
    1. Information you provide to us
      You may provide us with information about yourself when using any of our Products of Services.
      Depending on which Services you use, this information may include:
      • Contact and identification information: name, e-mail address.
      • Ability and suitability information: ability estimation, test results, survey results, etc.
      • Demographic information: native language, date of birth, identified gender, employment status, education level.
    2. Information we collect about you
      Depending on which Services you use, we may collect the following information about you, either yourself or through third parties such as the company you are applying for.
      Depending on which Services you use, this information may include:
      • Contact and identification information: name, e-mail address.
      • Ability and suitability information: ability estimation, test results, survey results, etc.
      • Information about job applications: information related to the job application such as job application id, job process id, organization ID, etc.
      • Performance information: information related to the job performance such as surveys.
      • Device information: information related to your device and your usage. This data may include technical data and related information about the device being used for our services, including device ID, unique push ID, IP address, browser type, operating system, application software and peripherals, usage patterns and page visits.
  4. How do We Use Your Information, for what purposes and with what legal basis?
    1. Our use of your personal data
      At JobRivals Labs, we use your personal data to be able to conduct our business in the best and most appropriate way. We use and process your personal data for the following purposes:
      • Assess your abilities and suitability for roles with the company you are applying for.
      • Provide you with reports of your abilities and your ability estimation.
      • Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the hiring process and procedures within the company you are applying for.
      • Maintain the integrity, increase accuracy and safety of our assessment processes.
      • To provide you with user-support with regard to JobRivals Labs’ services.
      • Anonymize your personal data for product development to analyse candidate behavior.
      • Perform data analysis for product development and product testing.
      • Enable internal research and create statistical models of estimation of abilities and suitability for different roles.
      • Enable external research, for example through universities or other organizations.
      • Fulfilment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
      • For the purpose of a merger or acquisition.
      • Protect JobRivals from legal claims and utilize JobRivals Labs’ legal rights.

      If you choose to register an account with us, we will also process your personal data for these additional purposes:
      • Administration and provision of your user-account.
      • Keep your ability estimation for potential future use in other hiring processes.
      • Conduct user satisfaction surveys about our services.

      In the tables below, you are provided with more information about e.g. why we process your personal data, which personal data we keep to achieve the purposes of the processing and for how long we keep your personal data.
      Purpose of processing Purpose of processing Personal data Legal basis Retention period
      Assess your abilities for use in a recruitment process Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals, the company you are applying for and you, as a candidate, have a legitimate interest in having completed this assessment to identify opportunities within the company you are applying for. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Assess your suitability for roles with the company you are applying for Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals, the company you are applying for and you, as a candidate, have a legitimate interest in having completed this assessment to identify opportunities within the company you are applying for. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Provide you with reports of your abilities and your ability estimation Ability Information Legitimate interest, as we assess that you have a legitimate interest in receiving a statement of your ability. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the hiring process and procedures within the company you are applying for Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Device information Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals and the company you are applying for have an interest in assessing and demonstrating effectiveness of process in conjunction with JobRivals. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Maintain the integrity, increase accuracy and safety of our assessment processes Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Device information, Demographic Information Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals, candidates and companies that you apply to have a legitimate interest in improving the accuracy of our tests and maintain the integrity of our assessments to provide you with a better assessment experience. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Provide you with user-support with regard to JobRivals’ services Contact and Identification Information, Information about job applications, Device information Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals and the company you are applying for have a legitimate interest in improving our services to provide you with a better assessment experience. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Anonymize your personal data for product development to analyse candidate behavior Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Device information, Demographic Information. Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest of developing our services and products. We ensure that the processing this involves is necessary to pursue that interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Enable service and product development Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Device information, Demographic Information. Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest of developing our services and products. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Enable internal research and create statistical models Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Device information. Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest in accurate statistical models. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Enable external research , for example through universities or other organizations Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Device information, Demographic Information. Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest in producing research. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Fulfilment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Demographic Information. Compliance with a legal obligation. Your personal data is kept for as long as necessary to comply with applicable legal obligation.
      For the purpose of a merger or acquisition Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Demographic Information Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest of developing our services and products. Compliance with a legal obligation 24 Months
      Protect JobRivals from legal claims and utilize JobRivals Labs’ legal rights Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications, Demographic Information JobRivals has a legitimate interest in protecting JobRivals from legal claims. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. Your personal data is kept for as long as necessary to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim in case of a dispute.
      Administration and provision of your user-account User information such as name, email address, user name, password. Performance of a contract. Your personal data is kept during the contract period (i.e. as long as you have an user-account and accept our terms of use).
      Keep your ability estimation for potential future use in other hiring processes Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals and you, as a candidate, have a legitimate interest in maintaining a record of your assessments for future use. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
      Conduct user satisfaction surveys about our services Contact and Identification Information, Ability and Suitability Information, Information about job applications Legitimate interest, as we assess that JobRivals has a legitimate interest of understanding the satisfaction and attitude towards our services. We ensure that this processing is necessary to pursue this interest, and that our interest outweighs your right not to have your information processed for this purpose. 24 Months
  5. How long do we keep your personal information?
    We only keep your personal data for as long as it is necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected in accordance with this Privacy Notice. When we no longer need your personal data, we remove the data from our systems, databases, and backups.
    In the tables above, you will find more information about for how long we keep your personal data for different purposes.
    Upon termination of your account, your data will be deleted. For technical reasons, your data might however be stored up until 30 days after the termination.
    At the latest, we keep your personal information for 24 months after your last activity with one of our Products or Services.
    We may be required to keep your personal data for other reasons, such as to comply with legal obligations or to safeguard our legal interests, or for any other important public interest.
  6. With Whom do We Share Your Personal Data?
    Your personal data will be processed by carefully selected service providers, e.g. providers of IT-services, or companies we cooperate with.
    We may also in certain cases be required to share your personal data with public authorities or other third parties in connection with audits, court proceedings or similar reasons.
    We will not sell your personal data to any third party.
  7. Where do we process your personal information?
    JobRivals processes your personal data primarily within the EU/EEA. In some cases, we may transfer your personal data to a country outside of the EU/EEA. If personal data is transferred to any such country, we will ensure that your personal data is protected and that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable law. When carrying out any transfer to a country that lacks an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we will use the standard contractual clauses issued by the European Commission as legal basis for the transfer. You find these here.
  8. Your Rights
    You may at any time contact us to exercise your rights, and our contact details can be found at the last page of this Privacy Notice. You have upon written request the right of access to the data relating to you. You also have the right to get data rectified, and under some circumstances the right to have your data deleted before the retention period expires. JobRivals is responsible for responding to your request to exercise your rights within one month from our receipt of your request. We are entitled to extend this period by two further months when necessary, taking into account the complexity of your request or if we have received a large number of requests. We will inform you of any such extension within one month of receipt of your request, together with the reasons for the delay and information about your right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. At JobRivals, we will take all reasonable and possible actions to notify any recipients of your personal data as regarding any rectification, erasure or restrictions carried out by us. At your request, we will also inform you of which third parties we have shared your personal data with. All information and communication, and all actions we carry out, is at no cost for you. If the action you request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, we are entitled to charge you an administrative fee to provide you with the requested information or carry out the requested action, or refuse to meet your request.
    You have the right to request:
    1. Access to your personal data
      This means that you have the right to request information on our use of your personal data. You also have the right to request a copy of the personal data being processed by us, at no cost. However, we may charge you a reasonable administrative fee to provide you with additional copies of such information. If you make your access request by electronic means such as email, we will provide you with the information in a commonly used electronic format.
    2. Right to data portability
      You have the right to receive the personal data that we process which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller if:
      We based our processing of that data on your consent, or we base it on fulfilment of a contract with you, and The processing is carried out by automated means. If technically feasible, you will also have the right to have that personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller.
    3. Human intervention
      You have the right to obtain human intervention with regard to what happens in JobRivals, to express your point of view, and to obtain an explanation of the decision reached after such assessment and to challenge the decision.
    4. Rectification of your personal data.
      We will at your request, or at our own initiative, rectify, anonymize, erase, or complement personal data that you or we discover is inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading. You also have the right to complete the personal data with additional data if relevant information is missing.
    5. Erasure of your personal data.
      You have the right to request that we erase your personal data and we must erase it if:
      the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, we use your personal data with your consent, you withdraw your consent and there is no other legal ground for the processing, you object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interest and there is no overriding legitimate ground for the processing, the personal data has not been lawfully processed, or we are required to erase the personal data due to a legal obligation. However, there might be requirements under applicable law, or other compelling reasons, that prevents us from immediately erasing your personal data. In such case, we will stop using your personal data for any other reasons than to comply with the applicable law, or the relevant compelling reason.
    6. Right to restrict processing:
      This means that we temporarily restrict the processing of your personal data. You have the right to request restriction of the processing when:
      you have requested rectification of your personal data, during the period of time we are verifying the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful, but you do not want the personal data to be erased, JobRivals Labs, as the data controller, no longer needs the personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, but you require us to retain the information for the establishment, exercise, or defense of a legal claim, or you have objected to a processing activity we base on our legitimate interests, during the time we determine whether our legitimate interests override your privacy rights.
    7. Your right to object to the processing
      You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data that we base on our legitimate interests. If you object to such processing, we will only continue with the processing if we have a compelling legitimate reason for the processing that outweighs your interests, rights or freedoms, or if continued processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim. You can always contact us for more information on the balance test that has been made.
    8. Your right to withdraw your consent
      When processing your personal data based on your consent, you always have the right to withdraw such consent at any time by contacting us. You will find our contact details at the end of this Privacy Notice.
    9. Your right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
      You have the right to lodge a complaint regarding our processing of your personal data with the supervisory authority in the country you live or work in. In Sweden, the Supervisory Authority is Datainspektionen, which also is our lead supervisory authority, and you can find more information at their website
  9. How we protect your personal information
    We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, and erasure.
    You shall always feel safe when providing us with your personal data. Therefore, JobRivals has implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, and erasure.
    In the case of a security breach that may significantly affect you or your personal data, e.g. when there is a risk of fraud or identity theft, we will contact you and inform you of what we will do and what you can do to reduce this risk.
  10. Cookie Notice
    JobRivals uses cookies and similar technologies, e.g. pixels. We use the data collected through cookies in order to be able to analyse the usage statistics on our website, to improve our services and to be able to provide our services. In our cookie notice, we provide you with more detailed information on how we use cookies.
  11. How do we update or amend this Privacy Notice?
    This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our collection and use of your personal data. You will be informed of any significant changes with reasonable prior notice (e.g. by email, or in the platform), but we also recommend that you review this Privacy Notice from time to time to ensure you are aware of any amendments.
    If you do not accept these changes you have the right to object to the processing before the changed Privacy Notice enters into effect.
    The latest version will always be available on our website (www.JobRivals.com).
  12. Contact Information
    Do not hesitate to contact us at JobRivals if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice, our processing of your personal data, or if you want to exercise your rights.
    JobRivals AB, reg.no. 559422-9337
    Postal and visiting address: Gustavslundsvägen 147, 167 51 Bromma, Sweden
    Email: legal@jobrivals.com
    Telephone: +46 73-516 89 81
    Web page: www.JobRivals.com