This Privacy Statement and Consent to Use of Data applies to the personal data you enter in our CV database. The VELUX Group has a duty of care to protect your data privacy. VELUX A/S is responsible for this CV database. The personal data you enter in our CV database will be stored on a server in the UK and will be processed in compliance with Danish legislation, including the Act on Processing of Personal Data, with the exception of non-EU countries in which the VELUX Group operates and which may be comprised by other legislation.
This Privacy Statement and Consent to Use of Data pertains to the data collected by the VELUX Group and entered by you in our CV database; the manner in which they are processed; the purpose of such processing; information concerning any third parties to whom your personal data are disclosed; and other relevant information enabling you to protect your data.
CV databaseIf you apply for a job within the VELUX Group you will be required to enter certain personal details in our CV database as part of the application process.
The purpose of personal data processingThe VELUX Group uses the personal data you enter in our CV database for screening your qualifications in relation to vacancies within the VELUX Group, for giving you access to additional job opportunities, and for compiling statistics in anonymised form. In addition, the personal data you enter in our CV database will be used in troubleshooting technical problems, enhancing database content and maximising our system resources to ensure the efficient operation of our CV database and this part of our website.
Who has access to your personal data?The VELUX Group is a global organisation. In entering your personal data in the VELUX Group's CV database, you thereby expressly request, and consent to, the issuance and transmission of your personal data to all companies within the VELUX Group, including the VELUX Group's data processors, who may be located either within or outside of the EU at any given time, and who may offer a lower standard of data protection than in Denmark, regardless of whether you have indicated a preferred place of employment.
Only trusted employees in our HR departments and staff involved in individual recruitment within the respective companies of the VELUX Group are granted access to your personal data for the purpose of processing your data in conformance with the aforementioned purposes. Your personal data will be processed under strict confidentiality and will not be disclosed to any third party outside the VELUX Group. Exceptionally, if you apply for a job for which the job listing states that an external recruitment agency will be processing the job applications, your personal data will, however, be disclosed to that recruitment agency.
Required disclosure of personal dataYour data will be retained for six months, after which you will receive an email request for your consent to allow the VELUX Group to continue to retain your data.
Your registration in our CV database requires you to disclose certain personal data. We require your name and your email address. You must also select a password in order to be able to gain access to the personal data you have entered in our CV database. You may, at your option, provide us with other personal data such as your address, postal code etc. You may also, at your option, provide us with various data concerning work experience, previous employment, educational qualifications, professional and personal competencies and language skills.
If you are under the age of 18, we recommend that you talk to your parents or legal guardian before submitting an application to us. We will need your parents'/legal guardian's permission before offering you employment. We do not process sensitive data. For this reason, any personal data you disclose in our CV database should not include:
- information concerning any illness unless of relevance to the job you are applying for
- information about pregnancy
- information concerning ethnicity, political beliefs, religion, creed, trade union membership, state of health or sexual orientation
- information that might be construed as offensive or slanderous
- information that could not reasonably be construed as relevant in relation to a job profile
CookiesA cookie is a small text file which our server sends to your browser, and which is then stored on your computer. Cookies are used to support the operation of our CV database. By changing your browser settings, you can set your browser to not accept cookies or to ask your permission before accepting cookies. If you do not allow any cookie from us to be stored, you may experience delays or problems in using our CV database.
Editing of your personal data and consent withdrawalYou can be deleted from our CV database at any time. You do this yourself by logging in to your profile and then clicking "Deactivate profile". Please note that you will need to finally confirm the deletion when the system asks you to do so.
You can also review, amend and update your personal data and contact details at any time by logging in to your profile and clicking "Edit profile". You also have the right to object to our processing of your personal data and to rectify processed data if necessary. Please note that your data will be used for statistical purposes in anonymised form if and when you are hired by the VELUX Group and if and when you make your profile inactive in our CV database.
Protection of your personal dataTransmission of the data disclosed in our CV database is by a secure https connection to prevent unauthorised access to your personal data. The disclosed personal data will be processed and stored confidentially.
Amendments to this Privacy Statement and Consent to Use of DataThe VELUX Group may, at its discretion, revise and update this Privacy Statement and Consent to Use of Data from time to time. Revised versions will be posted on the internet. If we make substantive changes to the manner in which we use your personal data, we will publish a notice on this site, or, if deemed necessary by the VELUX Group, will advise you directly.
Contact detailsIf you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement and Consent to Use of Data, please contact VELUX A/S HROC-DK@velux.com.