ABB respects your right to privacy
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At ABB, respecting your data privacy rights is a top priority. This notice explains why and how we collect personal
data about you, how we process such data, and what rights you have regarding your personal data.
Your Personal Data
ABB refers to ABB Ltd and its subsidiary companies. For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the
controller of your data will be the ABB affiliate where you are applying for a position. For further information,
please click here to see a list of all ABB affiliates.
This notice applies to all such companies.
We have obtained your personal data via ABB’s career portal.
In some cases, we will also process your personal data indirectly from third parties, such as background check
providers, recruitment agencies through which you have applied for a job, and other administration services
providers.
In some cases, we will also process personal data from publicly available sources such as employment- and
business-orientated social networking services (such as LinkedIn and Glassdoor) and career fairs.
Data Protection Officer
ABB’s Data Protection Officer can be reached through the following email address: privacy@abb.com.
What we need
We collect and use personal data in connection with the recruitment process at ABB. We may collect the following
categories of personal data:
Personal details and identification data such as name, gender, personal and business address,
personal telephone number, personal email address or other contact details, date and country of birth, photo,
citizenship and nationality.
Skill and experience details such as qualifications and certifications including current and
previous positions, education and training courses, resume/CV, education records and work achievements. In some
cases: contact details of referees and results of capability assessments and interview assessment/feedback and any
other personal information you choose to disclose to us as part of your job application.
Depending on the position, we may perform internal/external assessments, where we collect additional
data such as assessment performance data, assessment score, phone interview recordings/notes and video interview
recordings/notes.
In some countries, we further need to process data concerning your trade union membership; religion and
philosophical beliefs and criminal records (only when required by the local law or
where this is used to secure equal opportunity and treatment for all candidates and employees in ABB, in accordance
with the local law). If we run a background check on you as a part of the recruitment process, we will only process
such data in accordance with applicable law.
Data necessary for the employment contract conclusion and onboarding process of the successful candidates
only such as the applicable personal identity number (tax, citizenship, social security or possibly
other type of individual number applicable for you due to your country); data of your related persons (name of
spouse/partner, children, etc.); signature; bank account details; emergency contacts; insurance data; driving
license number; training records; clothing and shoe size where necessary.
In some countries, during the onboarding process we need to process your health data and data regarding your racial
or ethnic origin (only when required by the local law or where this is necessary to secure equal opportunity and
treatment for all candidates and employees in ABB, in accordance with the local law). Respectively, any
category of personal data mentioned above will not be processed, if such processing is prohibited according to
applicable provisions of national law.
For further details on the personal data that we collect in your country, please submit a request to privacy@abb.com.
Why we need it
The personal data we collect is used for the following purposes:
- Your job application for a specific position within ABB or joint venture of ABB and a third party, which we
process as part of the precontractual measures fulfilment to establish employment and related contracts (in
order to take steps prior to entering into an employment contract);
- Evaluation of your application, based on legitimate interest of ABB or a joint venture of ABB and a third party,
is based on finding the most suitable candidate for the opened job position, therefore ABB has to conduct
assessments and interviews, which correspond also with your interest in finding the job that suits you best;
- Your job application for the purpose of potential future recruitment purposes within ABB or a joint venture of
ABB and a third party, on the basis of your consent.
- In case of employment contract conclusion – to undertake steps necessary to fulfill controller obligations
resulting from the employment contract and applicable legal provisions such as confirming that you meet internal
and legal requirements relevant to the position, creation and signing of the employment contract and other
employment documentation, creation of necessary accounts in our information systems; providing you access to the
ABB premises; providing mandatory notifications to governmental authorities; providing you work uniform and
personal protection equipment where necessary; and performing an onboarding session necessary to provide you
with equipment, training and information required for the position you have been recruited.
- In case of employment contract conclusion, on your request we can also process your data as required for
performance of the contract in scope of some employment related services (e.g. relocation services or obtaining
required visa and work permit).
- Carrying out audits, reviews and compliance checks to monitor the quality of the recruitment process, including
compliance with ABB’s corporate policies and legal requirements, responding to complaints, processing
related questions and exercising or defending legal claims, on the basis of legitimate interest of ABB or a
joint venture of ABB and a third party.
You may obtain a copy of our legitimate Interest assessment of why we process your personal data by visiting www.abb.com/privacy. For more information regarding the purposes above,
please submit a request at privacy@abb.com.
We collect only your personal data which we need for these purposes. The use of your personal data provided during
your job application will be limited to a need basis and shared only with the employees and third parties that are
directly involved in the recruitment processes for the specific position.
Your application may be rejected in case your profile is incomplete and/or inaccurate. Accurate personal data,
correct contact details and a complete profile is required to contact you and process your job application.
What do we do with it
We only share your personal data with employees and third parties that are directly involved in the recruitment
process. We share your personal data with the following ABB affiliates and third parties for the following purposes
as part of the processing activities:
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Recipient name or category
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Recipient location
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Purpose
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Safeguards in place to protect your personal data
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ABB Ltd
(EU ABB affiliate)
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CH, Zürich
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Storing the personal data on our servers.
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This affiliate is located in Switzerland, which is considered to provide adequate protection for
personal data as per the EU Commission decision
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ABB affiliate inside Europe
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EU
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Share your application with the affiliates that are directly involved in the recruitment process for
the specific position and any future recruitment processes based on your consent.
In case of employment contract conclusion we need to share your data with entities responsible for
creation of necessary accounts in our information systems, maintaining servers and systems used for
storing and sharing employees personal data in scope of purposes described in this notice.
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This affiliate is located in EU, which is considered to provide adequate protection for personal data
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ABB affiliate outside Europe
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Non-EU
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Share your application with the affiliates that are directly involved in the recruitment process for
the specific position and any future recruitment processes based on your consent.
In case of employment contract conclusion we need to share your data with entities responsible for
creation of necessary accounts in our information systems, maintaining servers and systems used for
storing and sharing employees personal data in scope of purposes described in this notice.
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This affiliate is within the ABB organization and the legal mechanism for the transfer are EU Model
Clauses and Binding Corporate Rules when become effective
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Third parties inside EU (including ABB business partners and joint ventures with third parties,
software providers, HR assessment providers, law firms and governmental agencies)
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EU
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Share your application with the third parties that are directly involved in the recruitment process
for the purpose of enabling the online recruitment platform, sourcing and assessing the candidates,
issuing, work permits, visas and other legally required documents.
In case of employment contract conclusion, we need to share your data with entities responsible for
enabling you the access to ABB premises; providing mandatory notifications to governmental
authorities, arranging medical examination of prospective employees and conducting background or
reference check.
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This third party is located in EU, which is considered to provide adequate protection for personal
data
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Third parties outside EU (including ABB business partners and joint ventures with third parties,
software providers, HR assessment providers, law firms and governmental agencies)
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Non-EU
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Share your application with the third parties that are directly involved in the recruitment process
for the purpose of enabling the online recruitment platform, sourcing and assessing the candidates,,
issuing work permits, visas and other legally required documents.
In case of employment contract conclusion, we need to share your data with entities responsible for
providing you access to the ABB premises; providing mandatory notifications to governmental
authorities arranging medical examination of prospective employees and conducting background or
reference check.
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This third party is located outside EU, which is not considered to provide adequate protection for
personal data hence the legal mechanism for the transfer are EU Model Clauses or their equivalent.
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Potential or current acquirers of ABB businesses or assets
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EU and non-EU
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For evaluation of the business or assets in question or executing the transformation/merger of the
companies.
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Where the potential or current acquirer is located outside EU, which is not considered to provide
adequate protection for personal data, the legal mechanism for the transfer are EU Model Clauses or
their equivalent.
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If required, we will share your personal data with third parties in the country for which you have applied for the
job or with third parties in countries that are directly involved in the recruitment process for the relevant
position for which you have applied. This can be the case when you apply for a position in a country different to
the country in which you are based. The purpose is for the creation and organization of a visa and work permit.
In case you are applying for a position outside the EU, your data will be transferred out of the EU to the country
where you are applying for the particular position. The EU Commission considers that this country does not provide
adequate safeguard for your personal data, therefore we use European model clauses to protect your personal data.
Profiling and automated processing of your data
We may use automated methods to make a decision based on your personal data. The logic used to make this decision is
based on the minimum requirements of the job profile and whether your experience and background meet these
requirements. The potential consequences and significance of this automated decision making are that your
application may be rejected in case your profile does not meet the minimum requirements of the job description. In
case we use automated methods, you have a right to obtain human intervention or to express your point of view and to
contest the decision by submitting a data subject request at www.abb.com/privacy.
We can also use automated methods to analyze your personal data submitted on our recruitment platform and build the
profile of our candidates (profiling). The profile will be only used to assess our candidates in a unified manner,
ensuring greater consistency and fairness of the recruitment process. The profiling outcome is an additional
feedback for the recruiter and does not preordain the results of the recruitment process.
After your application, irrespective of whether you have been hired or not, we may send you an email asking you to
participate in a survey related to the recruitment process. Your participation in such a survey is voluntary.
How long we keep it
We will only retain your personal data obtained via this process as long as our legitimate interest or your consent
remains valid. In general, although there may be limited exceptions due to local legal requirements (such as tax or
commercial law), your personal data will be processed for up to 24 months. This retention period starts with every
log-in to your account.
In case of employment contract conclusion, we will process your personal data for the duration of this contract.
Based on mandatory legislation, ABB must keep certain personal data for a minimum period of time. For example,
employment contracts and information about salary payments and reimbursements need to be kept for a minimum period
based on local corporate and tax legislation.
After the retention period, your personal information will be deleted.
For more information regarding specific retention periods that apply to your personal data, please submit a request
at privacy@abb.com.
What are your rights?
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located and in which your personal data is processed, you may have the
following rights:
- correct any error in your personal data or update it,
- access your personal data and receive a copy of your personal data that we hold,
- delete your personal data that we no longer have a lawful ground to use,
- port your personal data to a new supplier (if applicable),
- object to the processing of your personal data based on the legitimate interests grounds (provided our reasons
for the processing don’t outweigh any prejudice to your data privacy rights),
- restrict how we use your personal data whilst a complaint is being investigated, or
- withdraw consent, whenever we have asked for your consent for processing of your personal data.
You may make such request at www.abb.com/privacy. In certain circumstances,
we may need to restrict the above rights to safeguard the public interest (e.g. the prevention or detection of
crime) and our interests (e.g. the maintenance of legal privilege).
If you wish to make a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, you may contact our Group Data
Protection Officer at privacy@abb.com, or submit your complaint at www.abb.com/privacy.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data against the law, you may
also contact the Data Privacy Authority in your country of residence or work or where you believe an infringement of
data privacy laws may have taken place.
Join our recruitment mailing list
We would like to use your email address to inform you about open positions at ABB, specified to the country and area
you are interested in. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any future
communications or by completing the form at www.abb.com/privacy.
Further information
By submitting your application, you confirm that your personal data therein is accurate and up-to-date. Further, you
confirm that you have read and understood this privacy notice and you are aware that by submitting your application
you consent for us to process your personal data to review and assess your application (in the event we rely on a
consent) or to do the same in order to take steps to prepare your employment contract.