Hudson privacy policy – Swedish version 

Who are we? 

H International Search & Executive Management AB (registered in Sweden No. 556973-7520), named below as Hudson, is part of Hudson Nordic.  

About this policy. 

This privacy policy tells you what to expect when Hudson collects personal information about you. 

Hudson is committed to ensuring your privacy is protected. Should you provide us with personal information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that we will use that information only in accordance with this privacy policy. All our employees and agents who have access to, or are involved in the processing of, personal information respect the confidentiality of such personal information 

Hudson may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This version of the privacy policy is effective from 2020-04-24. 

When you agree to this Privacy Policy you will be providing us with consent to process your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Policy as set out below. 

What is covered by this policy? 

  • Legal basis for the processing of personal data 
  • Jobseekers: the information we collect and how we use it 
  • Employers: the information we collect and how we use it 
  • Visitors to our website 
  • Information collected by e-mail 
  • Security 
  • Retention of your personal information
  • Your right to withdraw consent to our processing of your information 
  • Your right to access information we hold about you. 

Legal basis for the processing of personal data 

The legal basis for Hudson’s processing of personal data is consent. 

Consent means that you have actively given your consent to our processing of their personal data. The consent is voluntary. You can, whenever you want, decide if you want your personal data to be processed or if you want to edit or withdraw your consent. 

Jobseekers: the information we collect and how we use it. 

When you apply for a job through our website or other means we will ask you to agree to the Hudson Privacy Policy and thereby give consent to the processing of your personal information. If you decline to agree to this Policy/give us this consent, we regret that we will not be able to assist you with your job search. 

To enable us to assist you in finding an appropriate job, we will gather personal information about you from your CV and our registration process. This includes, but is not limited to: 

  • Your name 
  • Your contact details including your personal email address and phone number 
  • Your career history 

On occasions we may also record sensitive information such as details of criminal convictions. If we register any details on criminal convictions, this will be removed once the recruitment procedure that you are involved in, has been completed. 

We hold and use this information in order to: 

  • Assist you in finding an appropriate job 
  • Communicate with you regarding job opportunities and the progress of any applications you make 
  • To provide your details to appropriate prospective employers. We will only share your information with named prospective employers with your permission. 
  • Provide you with job alerts relating to roles we think you might be interested in 
  • Provide you with help and advice to assist in your job search 
  • Provide you with information about general trends in the world of work 
  • Seek your feedback on our services 
  • Fulfil our obligations to our clients when you are offered employment. 

You have the right to withdraw your consent or amend your communications preferences at any time. You can request this by sending an email to gdpr@hudson.se or log in to our candidate portal with your email address via the following link: www.hudsonnordic.se/jobs/ 

We may share your personal information with the following: 

  • Customers that hire Hudson to help them with the recruitment(s) you have given your consent to participate in. It can be customers located in Sweden, the Nordics, Europe and globally. 
  • Our other Hudson Nordic entities in Denmark and Norway, in order to provide services for you. 
  • Trusted third parties who provide functions on our behalf, such as reference, qualification and criminal record checking services, psychometric evaluations and skills testing. These third parties are required to comply with our stringent undertakings relating to security and confidentiality 
  • Trusted third parties who provide us with research and emailing services. These third parties are required to comply with our stringent undertakings relating to security and confidentiality 
  • Regulatory or law enforcement agencies, when required by law to do so. 

We do not share your personal information with third parties who wish to use it for marketing purposes. 

Employers: the information we collect and how we use it. 

When you as an employer ask us to work with you, we will record information about you including but not limited to: 

  • Your name 
  • Your job title 
  • Your business contact information including your business email address and phone number 
  • Your organisation. 

We hold and use this information in order to: 

  • Provide the service you have asked us to provide 
  • Provide you with reports on the work we are undertaking on your behalf 
  • Advise you of relevant services and products 
  • Provide you with information about general trends in the world of work 
  • Seek your feedback on our services 

You have the right to amend your communications preferences at any time. You can request this by sending an email to gdpr@hudson.se 

We may share your personal information with the following: 

  • Our other Hudson Nordic entities in Denmark and Norway, in order to provide services for you. 
  • Trusted third parties who provide us with research and emailing servicesThese third parties are required to comply with our stringent undertakings relating to security and confidentiality 
  • Regulatory or law enforcement agencies, when required by law to do so. 

Visitors to our website. 

We use Google Analytics and cookies to gather general information about visitors to our websites in order to better understand how our websites are usedWe may share this general information with trusted third parties so they too may understand how our websites are used. 

If we hold an email address for you, we may occasionally use cookies to gather information about your personal use of our websites. This is in order to provide you with a tailored service. 

You may find further information about our use of cookies here: www.hudsonnordic.se/cookie-policy/ 

If you contact us through our website to submit an application, submit your CV, ask a question or download a report or document, we will ask you to agree that you accept the terms of this privacy policy and thereby give consent to the processing of your personal information. 

Our websites may contain links to external websites operated by other organisations. Those organisations may collect personal information from visitors to their site. Hudson cannot guarantee the content or privacy practices of any external websites and does not accept responsibility for those websites. 

Information collected by email. 

Hudson Nordic strive to process, collect and transfer as much personal data as possible to our GDPR compliant recruitment system and CRM. Personal data such as CV’s and cover letters will be transferred to our recruitment system and then deleted from our mailbox, in order to avoid saving unnecessary personal data in our mailboxes.  

In order to give candidates, customers and others, who spontaneously contacts us by e-mail, good service, we’ll save your e-mail for 24 months. After 24-months e-mails will be deleted automatically. Depending on the e-mail, the personal data we save could be:  

  • Email address 
  • Phone number 
  • Attached documents 
  • Other contact information 

The personal data we hold about you can always be deleted by request to gdpr@hudson.se. 

Security. 

Hudson is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of measures, including but not limited to, firewalls and SSL encryption in order to protect your personal information from: 

  • Unauthorised access 
  • Improper use or disclosure 
  • Unauthorised modification or alteration 
  • Unlawful destruction or accidental loss. 

Retention of your personal information. 

We will retain your personal information for 24 months from the date when you gave us your consent to process your personal data. 

After 24 months, your personal information will be deleted automatically, unless you actively give us your consent to process your data for another 24-month period. 

Your right to withdraw consent to our processing of your information. 

You have the right to withdraw your consent to Hudson processing your personal information at any time. You can request this by sending an email to gdpr@hudson.se or log in to our candidate portal with your email address via the following link: www.hudsonnordic.se/jobs/ 

If you withdraw consent, we will continue to store the information we hold about you but will not process this information.   

If you ask us to delete the information that we have registered about you, we will delete all information with the exception of your email address, first name and last name. This will enable us to record that you have withdrawn consent. In addition, where required by law, we may retain certain personal information about you to fulfil our legal obligations. 

You may withdraw consent or amend your communication preferences by sending an email to gdpr@hudson.se or log in to our candidate portal with your email address via the following link: www.hudsonnordic.se/jobs/ 

You can request the deletion of your information by sending an email to gdpr@hudson.se or log in to our candidate portal with your email address via the following link: www.hudsonnordic.se/jobs/ 

If you subsequently apply for a job through Hudson we will ask you to give your consent before we process your application. 

Your right to access information we hold about you. 

You have the right to access the information we hold about you at any time. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request and will provide you with our reasons for doing so. 

You may request to access the information we hold about you by emailing us at this address: gdpr@hudson.se or log in to our candidate portal with your email address via the following link: www.hudsonnordic.se/jobs/