GDPR – Statement

Last Revised: 15th June 2022

How GPDR affects Intellect Select Limited, doing business as SquaREcruit, and its customers, and what we do to ensure compliance.
What is GDPR?

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of regulations that came into effect on May 25, 2018 that enhance the data privacy rights of EU individuals and unify data privacy protections within the EU. The scope of the GDPR covers companies operating in the EU, as well as companies operating outside the EU who offer services to, or monitor the behaviour of, EU residents.

How does GDPR apply to SquaREcruit?

The GDPR sets out obligations on :

1) Data Controllers, or those that determine the purpose and means of the processing of personal data of EU residents, and 2) Data Processors, or those that process personal data of EU residents on behalf of Data Controllers.

2) Data Processors, or those that process personal data of EU residents on behalf of Data Controllers.

SquaREcruit is a Data Processor with respect to the personal data processed and/or collected in SquaREcruit's Recruitment Automation Software. SquaREcruit processes the personal data collected in these products on behalf of its customers, and those customers are either Data Processors as well or the Data Controllers of said data. As a Data Processor, SquaREcruit processes said data only on the instructions from its customers.

SquaREcruit is a Data Processor with respect to the personal data processed and/or collected in SquaREcruit's Recruitment Automation Software. SquaREcruit processes the personal data collected in these products on behalf of its customers, and those customers are either Data Processors as well or the Data Controllers of said data. As a Data Processor, SquaREcruit processes said data only on the instructions from its customers.

What is SquaREcruit doing to be compliant with GDPR?

SquaREcruit is committed to GDPR compliance across our products to ensure our compliance. We have reviewed our systems, processes, policies and documentation and updated them where necessary.

What should customers of SquaREcruit do?

When SquaREcruit acts as a Data Processor on a customer’s behalf, our customers as Data Controllers are responsible for ensuring that their use of our services is in compliance with the GDPR. Please consider the following :

The GDPR requires Data Controllers to have a contract with their Data Processors. The GDPR sets out what needs to be included in the contract (in general called a Data Processing Agreement)

The GDPR requires Data Controllers to have a legal basis for processing personal data and requires them to provide information to people about how their personal data is processed

The GDPR requires Data Controllers to retain personal data no longer than necessary for the purpose it was obtained for. Depending on the usage of SquaREcruit's services, customers may need to conduct data maintenance to be compliant with the GDPR.

Please don't hesitate to contact us support@squarecruit.com