JOB APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE AT COLLECTION

Last Updated: 11/01/2022
Effective Date: 11/01/2022

 

This Job Applicant Privacy Notice ("Privacy Notice") applies solely to individuals who apply for a job ("Applicants" or "you") at Peruvian Connection (referenced within this Privacy Notice as "Peruvian Connection," "we," "us," or "our"). We developed this Privacy Notice to provide you with information on our practices in connection with the personal information we collect from you in connection with your application for employment at Peruvian Connection. If you visit our website and/or purchase our products, we may also collect information about you that is unrelated to your application for employment at Peruvian Connection. More information about such data collection and privacy practices, as well as additional information about California privacy rights, can be found in the Peruvian Connection United States Website Privacy Policy.

"Personal information" is information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with you. Any terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Privacy Notice have the same meaning as those terms in the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA").

 

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect the following categories of personal information from you or others in the course of your application for employment at Peruvian Connection:

• Identifiers, such as name, postal address, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, or other similar identifiers.
• Personal Information Categories Listed in the California Customer Records Statute, such as name, signature, address, telephone number, education, employment, employment history. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories.
• Characteristics of Protected Classifications under California or Federal Law, such as veteran or military status, or information concerning any special needs requiring accommodation for physical or mental disability if an interview is offered and such an accommodation is requested by an Applicant.
• Internet or Other Similar Network Activity, such as browsing history, search history, or information on an Applicant’s interaction with a website, application, or recruiter.
• Professional and Employment-Related Information, such as resumé, curriculum vitae (CV), and/or application for employment, including career interests, work preference, salary expectations, availability, goals, recruiting source, experience, skills (e.g., languages, software knowledge, retail experience), work history (e.g., company name and contact information, supervisor name, job title, employment dates, description of work, reason for leaving), certifications, licensure, professional registrations, training, volunteer experience, hobbies and interests.
• Non-Public Education Information, such as course of study, years completed, degree or diploma, graduation status, or other educational records that are not publicly available.

 

II. PURPOSES FOR WHICH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS USED

We may use the above-described categories of personal information for one or more of the following business or commercial purposes:

• To recruit and hire employees, including processing and evaluating employment applications, resumés, and CVs, considering Applicants for potential positions or opportunities with Peruvian Connection, and communicating with Applicants
• To determine eligibility for employment, including confirming and ensuring Applicant’s ability to work in the United States
• To verify Applicant’s references, work experience, and qualifications for potential employment at Peruvian Connection, to the extent permissible under applicable law
• To consider you for employment opportunities and and/or to conduct an interview with you
• To provide reasonable accommodations for interviewees if required to accommodate special needs identified by Applicants
• To provide Applicants with career-related information or other requested information, including email alerts and other notices concerning an Applicant’s application or potential Peruvian Connection employment opportunities, as applicable
• To conduct organizational planning and development, including budgeting, project administration, workforce management, and planning
• To detect and protect against security incidents and malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or violations of Peruvian Connection’s policies or the law; for fraud and crime prevention; and for information protection and cybersecurity
• To conduct budget planning and administration
• To comply with applicable legal, compliance and/or regulatory obligations (including, for example, to ensure compliance with applicable non-discrimination laws)
• To protect our legal interests, including defending our rights and property
• To respond to law enforcement requests, to meet obligations in legal proceedings and government investigations, and as otherwise required by applicable law, court order, or government regulations
• To provide information pertinent to an actual or potential merger, acquisition, or other reorganization
• As necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Peruvian Connection, its customers, or others
• To administer background checks, and other investigative consumer reports if we offer you a position, subject to applicable law
• To manage any on-boarding process or procedures
• To reimburse you for any travel expenses relating to interviews and/or on-boarding

 

III. RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Peruvian Connection will retain your personal information for the time period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which your personal information was originally collected or received and to meet our legal obligations.

 

IV. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to address changes in our practices, and as technologies and laws change. If we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will revise the Last Updated date identified at the top of the first page. Any changes will become effective upon our posting of the revised Privacy Notice on the CAREERS page of our United States website. If we make material changes to how we treat the personal information that falls within the scope of this Privacy Notice, we will notify you through a prominent notice on the CAREERS page of our United States website.

 

V. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, any complaints, or need assistance relating to your personal information, you may contact us via email at HR.privacy@peruvianconnection.com by calling us at 1-913-845-6011, or by writing us at the following address: Peruvian Connection, attention Privacy Officer, Canaan Farm, Box 990, Tonganoxie, KS 66086.