Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

TDG Jobs values the trust our users and customers place in us when they give us access to their Personal Data. The Privacy Policy describes how we work to maintain that trust and protect that information. In particular, this Privacy Policy details how we collect, use and disclose personal and non-personal data you give to us when you access or use the online and/or mobile services, mobile applications and websites, and software offered by us.

TDG Jobs core mission is to help people get jobs and help Employers find great candidates.

1.1 Who is responsible for your information?

The TDG Jobs entity is responsible for your information - acting as a data controller or data processor pursuant to Data Protection Laws.

TDG Jobs as Controller

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “TDG Jobs”, “we” or “us” means: TDGJobs.com. TDG Jobs is the controller of all Personal Data processed pursuant to this Privacy Policy, except as otherwise expressly stated below in this section 1.1. Please also note that the contracting entity indicated in our terms of service may differ from the data controller indicated in this Privacy Policy.

TDG Jobs as Processor

TDG Jobs offers certain hiring services to Employers where TDG Jobs acts as a data processor, or similarly, under applicable data protection laws, and processes the personal data it collects from and about you only on the Employer’s behalf, subject to our Terms. This applies to our Candidate Import service, where we help Employers contact, interview and manage job applicants that do not apply through our Sites, and other service offerings that help Employers manage the hiring process.

If you have any questions about TDG Jobs’ processing of your personal data as part of these services, or to exercise any rights you may have with respect to such information, please contact the Employer to which you applied. The remainder of our processing activities covered by this Privacy Policy does not apply to Personal Data that we collect through these services.

1.2 Some Important Definitions

Personal data (“Personal Data”) refers to any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual, and non-personal data (“Non-Personal Data”) refers to any information that does not identify you as a specific individual. Please note that at all times TDG Jobs will adhere to the applicable statutory definition in determining what is and is not Personal Data for the purposes of this Privacy Policy. Where this Privacy Policy refers to “information” or “your information” this may include both Personal and Non-Personal Data.

The Sites are made available for use only by individuals searching for employment openings, or services or information related to their personal employment or job search (“Job Seekers”). Where applicable, the Sites may also be made available to individuals and/or organizations seeking information related to hiring or human resources or seeking to make available information regarding employment openings (“Job Listings” or “Job Ads”), on their behalf or other’s behalf, including but not limited to agencies purchasing for multiple parties (“Employers”).

1.3 The Scope of TDG Jobs’ Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers only data that we collect through the Sites, and not any other data collection or processing, including, without limitation, any third-party operators of web pages to which the Sites link, and any information that we collect offline or through any websites, products, or services that do not display a direct link to this Privacy Policy.

Occasionally, we may refer to this Privacy Policy in notices on the Sites, including special purpose web pages or mobile applications, including invitations for you to submit ideas to improve the Sites. TDG Jobs may amend this Privacy Policy at any time.

If you applied to a Job Listing, please consult the Job Listing for additional information applicable to you. Current and former TDG Jobs employees should contact their human resources coordinators for applicable policies.

1.4 Changes to the Privacy Policy

Please review the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page to determine when this Privacy Policy was last amended. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective on the “Last Updated” date indicated above. By using the Sites or providing information to us following such changes, you will have accepted the amended Privacy Policy. If TDG Jobs is going to use Personal Data collected through the Sites in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection, then TDG Jobs will notify users via email and/or by posting a notice on the applicable Sites for 30 days prior to such use or by other means as required by law.

2. What information do we collect about you?

Across the Sites we collect information:

• you choose to provide to us through our Sites e.g. contact details, resume details, location data;

• through your activity on our Sites e.g. information from your device and actions taken on the Sites, searches you run or jobs you click on;

• when you apply to jobs, use screener or assessment questions or automated phone screening, or log in from third party sites; and

• where you use chargeable services or are an Employer providing necessary Employer information, e.g., for verification purposes.

Full details of the types of Personal Data we collect from you and details of the legal basis for such collection are detailed in section 2 (below) of our full Privacy Policy.

4. Why do we collect this information?

We collect and use your information in order to help Job Seekers find jobs, to help Employers find candidates, and to provide and improve our services to you. To summarize, we use your Personal Data, where applicable, to:

• create your account and send you job alerts or other promotional materials;

• give you relevant search results and job recommendations;

• facilitate communication as part of the job search, application and interview process;

• make your resume available to third-parties, depending on your privacy settings (e.g. private or public resume);

• match Job Seekers with Employer Job Listings;

• prevent fraud, spam and other potentially fraudulent or illegal activities;

• facilitate payment, in connection with chargeable services;

• carry out automated processing in order to provide many of our services;

• enhance and optimize our services and security for Job Seekers and Employers by data sharing with our affiliates;

• improve our services, maintain product quality and protect users; and

• aggregate and share with third parties content posted on TDG Jobs intended to be publicly available.

Full details of the purposes for which we use your Personal Data are set out in sections 4, 5 and 9 of this policy.

5. Who is this information shared with?

Your information is shared with:

• TDG Jobs affiliates (employer partners);

• Employers and Job Seekers (e.g., if a Job Seeker decide to apply for a job);

• Third-party service providers who help us with our operations, e.g. for data storage or fraud detection.

Please see sections 4, 8, 9 and 11 of this Privacy Policy for more details.

6. How long do we store your information?

TDG Jobs stores your Personal Data until it is no longer necessary to provide our services, or until you ask us to delete your Personal Data. We may also be required to retain certain information in order to comply with local laws. If you wish to delete your Personal Data, you should submit a delete request. Please see section 2 of this Privacy Policy for further information on how long we store your data.

7. What are your rights with respect to your Personal Data?

TDG Jobs takes your privacy very seriously. We provide GDPR-type rights to all our users globally. This includes the rights to access your Personal Data; delete your Personal Data; get your Personal Data in a portable format; and the rights to restrict or object to certain processing of your Personal Data. Where our use of your Personal Data is based on your consent, you also have the right to withdraw that consent. Please see section 10 of our full Privacy Policy for further information in respect of your rights and how they can be exercised.

You also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority about TDGJobs’ use of your data as detailed in section 12 of our full Privacy Policy.

8. Contacting us

You may contact TDG Jobs. at PO BOX AN 19969, Accra-North, Ghana; or you may contact us via our Sites’ contact form.

To contact our Data Protection Officer please email support @ tdgjobs.com (remove spaces when sending email).