PRIVACY POLICY
APPLICABLE TO THE SWOP WEB PORTAL AND THE SWOP APPLICATION
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it contains your rights with regard to House of Invest NV (hereinafter referred to as: HOI).
This policy is an appendix to the ‘General Terms and Conditions applicable to the SWOP Web Portal and the SWOP Application’.
1 – General
This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is processed when using the SWOP Web Portal and the SWOP Application (see also the ‘Terms and Conditions applicable to the SWOP Web Portal and the SWOP Application’) and the applications offered on it, being ‘MyTests’ , ‘MyCV’ and ‘MyProfile’. The processing takes place under the responsibility of House of Invest NV, with registered office at Beversesteenweg 576, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium, registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (LER Ghent, division Kortrijk) under number 0552.778.551.
HOI aims to comply with ‘the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (commonly known as the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’)’, with ‘the Law of July 30, 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, transposing, supplementing and implementing the European Regulation 2016/ 679 of April 27, 2016 on the protection of personal data’, as well as with ‘the anti-spam provisions of Book XII of the Code of Economic Law concerning the “law of the electronic economy” (if applicable)’.
2 – Date of last revision
Date of last revision: October 17, 2022.
This Privacy Policy may be reviewed or updated periodically. To keep you informed of the latest changes, we will update the revision date each time the Privacy Policy changes. The amended Privacy Policy is effective on the date of last revision. Revisions are always published on the Web Portal/App.
3 – Personal data you provide to us
– Electronic identification data:
Such as for example: IP address;
– Via Cookies: see article 10.3 and 10.4;
You are not obliged to provide your personal data with HOI, but you understand that the provision of certain services becomes impossible if you refuse the processing.
Do not forget to inform HOI about a change to your personal data if this information is relevant to HOI. You can report this change via the contact details of HOI mentioned in point 14.
4 – Personal data that we collect indirectly
HOI sometimes processes public data, e.g. data that is subject to a publication obligation, such as the publication of your appointment as director of a company, or data that you have made public yourself, such as information on your website or on your LinkedIn page, or data that are well known in your area or have appeared in the press.
5 – Purposes of the processing
5.1. General Purposes:
HOI will only use the collected personal data for the following purposes:
During a visit to the Web Portal, the App and/or the Website:
When registering on the Web Portal and/or registering on the App as a User/Proposed Candidate:
When registering on the App as a Networker:
When using the applications MyCV, MyTests, MyProfile:
When solicitating for a Vacancy offered via the App:
5.2. Direct Marketing:
The personal data can also be used for direct marketing (including promotions and marketing campaigns in the context of the service). Direct marketing related to HOI’s services may be sent to existing customers of HOI and its affiliates, based on our legitimate interests to ensure the smooth operation and growth of our business. In any case, these legitimate interests may not and will not outweigh your privacy interests.
The User can withdraw its consent for the use of his personal data for direct marketing at any time, without justification and without charge (see Articles 7 and 12 regarding the withdrawal of your consent).
5.3 Transfer to third parties:
5.3.1
HOI may share the personal data it processes with other companies within the House of HR group (which includes various companies active in the field of personnel mediation and human resources). All companies within the House of HR group are located within the European Economic Area. More information regarding the House of HR group and its affiliates can be found here: https://www.houseofhr.com/companies.
If HOI shares personal data with other companies within the House of HR group, this is done in the context of cooperation within the group and/or services within the group to improve, facilitate and simplify the activities and services of HOI and the relevant company of the House of HR group, (for example ICT services, accounting, analytics and statistics, debtor management, (possible) direct marketing, etc.).
In certain cases, HOI may act as joint controller for the processing of your personal data with other companies of the House of HR group. This means that they jointly determine the purpose and means of processing your personal data. In this case, they are jointly responsible for compliance with applicable data protection laws. However, HOI remains your main point of contact, also for the exercise of your rights in relation to your personal data (for more information on the exercise of your rights and the contact details of the DPO of HOI, see Articles 7 and 12).
5.3.2
HOI may also provide the personal data to third party service providers who provide technical and operational support and to third party service providers (such as, but not limited to, lawyers, accountants, etc.) in general insofar as this is necessary for the professional services and/or contributes to the corporate governance structure and/or if they are obliged to do so on the basis of a statutory provision or a court decision.
HOI can also provide personal data to a third party employer whose Vacancy is offered through the App, it being understood that the User must first have applied for such Vacancy of the third party employer.
HOI will not sell, rent, share or otherwise make your personal data commercially available to third parties, except as described above or with your prior consent.
5.4 Transfer to third countries:
HOI may transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area to process the data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, to a country that does not provide an adequate level of protection, HOI guarantees that it will take all measures to protect your personal data, including the implementation of contractual provisions that provide sufficient guarantees for the protection of the data that is transferred internationally.
5.5 Legal requirements:
In rare cases, HOI may be required to disclose your personal information pursuant to a court order or to comply with other mandatory laws or regulations. HOI will make reasonable efforts to inform you in advance of this, unless this is subject to legal restrictions.
6 – Duration of processing
The personal data is stored and processed by us for a period that is necessary in function of the purposes of the processing as described in article 5 and in function of the contractual relationship between HOI and you, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law:
If the period required to achieve the purposes referred to in Article 5 of this Privacy Policy is about to expire, HOI can always ask you for permission to keep the data for longer. In that case you can always contact us at dpo@houseofhr.com or you have the right to withdraw your consent under article 7.6 of this Privacy Policy.
7 – Your rights
You have rights with regard to your personal data. Some of those rights have specific scope, specific conditions or exceptions. We will explain some of those rights in more detail.
7.1 Right of access and inspection:
You have the right – at any time and free of charge – to take cognizance of the personal data that HOI processes about you, as well as the right to request information about the method of processing. You are also entitled to one copy of the data being processed.
7.2. Right of correction, deletion and limitation:
You are free to provide your personal data to HOI.
In addition, you always have the right to request us to correct, supplement or delete all or part of your personal data. You are aware that refusal to provide personal data or to request deletion of personal data may mean that certain services and products cannot be provided.
You can also ask to restrict the processing of your personal data.
7.3 Right to be forgotten:
This right gives you the option to have your personal data processed by HOI permanently deleted.
7.4 Right to object:
You also have a right to object to the processing of your personal data for serious and legitimate reasons.
In addition, you always have the right to object to the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes. In such case, you do not need to give reasons.
7.5 Right of free data transfer:
You have the right to obtain your personal data that are processed by us in a structured, common and machine-readable form and/or to transfer them to other responsible parties.
7.6 Right to withdraw consent:
To the extent that the processing is based on your prior consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent.
7.7 Exercise of your rights:
You can exercise your rights by contacting the DPO of HOI, Mr Thomas Martens, on +32 (0)51 460 500 or by e-mail to dpo@houseofhr.com.
7.8 Right to lodge a complaint:
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For Belgium this is:
Data Protection Authority, Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels;
Phone: +32 (0)2 274 48 00;
Fax: +32 (0)2 274 48 35;
Email: contact@adp-gba.be;
Website: https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/burger/acties/contact.
8 – Security and confidentiality
We have developed security measures that are adapted technically and organisationally to avoid the destruction, loss, falsification, modification, unauthorised access or notification to third parties by mistake of personal data collected, as well as any other non- permitted processing of this data.
HOI has ensured that when it engages third parties for the processing of personal data, these third parties are bound by the same rules.
You must adhere to the security rules at all times, including by preventing unauthorised persons from gaining access to your login and code. You are therefore solely responsible for the use made from your computer, IP address and your identification data of the Web Portal/App, as well as for their confidentiality.
In order to process your personal data, we grant access to your personal data to our employees and independent agents. We guarantee an identical level of protection by imposing contractual obligations on these employees and independent agents. This means that our employees and independent agents are bound by confidentiality and only those for whom it is necessary for the performance of their duties have access to your personal data.
9 – Link to other website and/or social media
The Web Portal/App may contain references to other websites and applications. HOI is not responsible for the processing of personal data through these other channels.
HOI can only advise you to check the Privacy Policy and the conditions of these websites and applications.
This Privacy Policy only applies to this Web Portal/App and to the three applications offered on the Web Portal/App, namely MyTests, MyCV and MyProfile.
10 – Cookies
10.1 What are cookies?
A “cookie” is a small file send by Accent’s server and placed on the hard drive of your computer/smartphone. The information stored on these cookies can only be read by us and only for the duration of the visit to the App.
10.2 Why do we use cookies?
Our App uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish your usage preferences from those of other app Users, which helps us to provide you with a better user experience when you use the App and also allows us to optimise our App.
As a result of recent legislative changes, all apps targeting certain parts of the European Union are required to ask for your permission to use or store cookies and similar technologies on your computers or mobile devices. This Cookie Policy gives you clear and complete information about the cookies we use and their purpose.
10.3 The Webportal only uses the following cookies:
Cookies | Specifications | |
Functional cookies | These cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the website will not function properly. | |
1. | Name | OptanonConsent |
Function | auth0.com/docs – Set by OneTrust’s cookie consent solution. The cookies are used to store the information about the user’s consent on the basis of which the cookies will be set on the browser. | |
Type | Sessie | |
Retention period | 24 hours |
10.4 Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the collected data to track and monitor the use of our services. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the information collected to contextualise and personalise the advertisements of its own advertising network.
You may choose not to make your activity on the service available to Google Analytics by installing the ‘Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on’. The add-on prevents Google Analytics from sharing JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) information with Google Analytics about visiting activity.
For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit Google’s Privacy and Terms and Conditions webpage: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=nl.
10.6 Your consent:
You can refuse or block cookies by changing the configuration parameters of your navigation system. Switching off cookies can mean that you can no longer make use of certain functionalities of the Website.
Should you have further questions or comments with regard to the processing of your personal data, don´t hesitate to contact us by post.
You can also find more information about cookies at: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/. You can find more information about online behavioural advertising and online privacy here: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/
11 – Applicable law and competent court
This Privacy & Cookie Policy is controlled, explained and implemented in accordance with Belgian law that applies exclusively.
12 – Contact us
If you have any questions, please contact the DPO of HOI, Mr Thomas Martens, at +32 (0)51 460 500 or by e-mail to dpo@houseofhr.com.
You can also reach us at:
House of Invest NV
Beversesteenweg 576
8800 Roeselare
België
E-mail: hello@swop.com
Tel: 051 46 05 00
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE TO THE SWOP WEB PORTAL AND THE SWOP APPLICATION
Article 1 – Contact details
House of Invest NV
Beversesteenweg 576
8800 Roeselare
BTW BE0552.778.551
E-mail: hello@swop.com
Tel: 051 46 05 00
Article 2 – Definitions
The terms, hereinafter indicated with a capital letter, have the following meaning in these general terms and conditions:
Article 3 – Applicability
3.1 Applicability Web Portal
The Web Portal facilitates the User’s registration options with the various applications offered by HOI and/or by another entity within the House of HR group. Once a User has created an account on the Web Portal, the User shall be able to log in with the same Registration Data to various other applications offered within the House of HR group.
3.2 Applicability App
Finding a job is child’s play via the App. On the basis of the Profile Data provided by the User himself, suitable Vacancies are offered to the User free of charge.
By swopping to the right, the User can apply for the relevant Vacancy, by swopping to the left he can skip the Vacancy and the next suitable Vacancy is offered.
If the User swipes to the right and applies for a particular Vacancy offered through a Powerhouse, he shall be contacted within 48 hours for an interview by an employee of the House of HR group. By applying for the Vacancy offered through a Powerhouse, the User explicitly agrees that his Profile Data are made available to the relevant Powerhouse through which the Vacancy is offered.
If the User swipes to the right and applies for a particular Vacancy offered through a third-party employer, the third-party employer shall be informed by an employee of the House of HR group of the solicitation by sharing the name, surname, telephone number and email address of the User and the User shall:
The third-party employer who has registered on SWOP Recruiter shall, once the User has applied for the Vacancy offered by such third-party employer, be informed of this solicitation by updating the User’s Profile Data that shall appear on the portal of the third-party employer. This is a free tool offered by HOI to connect the User and the third-party employer as quickly as possible.
Also the third party-employer who has not registered on SWOP Recruiter, but whose Vacancy is made available in the App, shall be informed if a User solicitates for such Vacancy via the contact information of the third party-employer mentioned in such Vacancy. This is a service offered by HOI free of charge in order to connect the User and the third-party employer as quickly as possible. The contact details of the third-party employer mentioned in the Vacancy shall only be used for this purpose.
3.3 Applicability Web Portal and App
By registering as a User on the Web Portal/App, the User explicitly acknowledges having read and accepted these General Terms and Conditions.
These General Terms and Conditions must not contain any deletions and take precedence over all others. They can always be consulted on the Web Portal/App. Any deviation from the General Terms and Conditions must be agreed in writing with HOI.
Article 4 – Object
4.1 Object Web Portal
By registering as a User on the Web Portal, the User shall save a lot of time and effort. Registering once on this Web portal means that the User can log in with the same Registration Data to various applications offered by the House of HR group.
Every User who registers on the Web Portal must provide at least his Registration Data, so that the Web Portal can pursue its objective and this because of the legitimate interest that HOI has in the context of carrying out its activities.
In the event that the User registers with the same Registration Data on another application offered by the House of HR group, these Registration Data shall be automatically recognised, after which the User shall be asked whether his known Profile Data may be shared with the application on which he wishes to register. In addition, the User shall have to agree separately with the general terms and conditions and the privacy policy applicable to the application on which the User wishes to register.
In addition, the Web Portal offers without any obligation a number of ‘own’ applications, in particular MyTests, MyCV and MyProfile. These applications are further explained in the articles below.
In order to use the applications, the User must in any case create an account on the Web Portal.
4.2 Object App
The App developed by HOI makes the search for a suitable job easier.
Every User who wishes to use the App shall be able to provide certain Profile Data when using the App, so that the App can pursue its objective and this because of HOI’s legitimate interest in carrying out its activities.
Article 5 – Intellectual property rights – Right of use
All intellectual property rights belonging to the Web Portal and the App (as well as any adjustments and/or extensions) are and shall remain with HOI. The Web Portal and the App is owned by HOI.
Trademarks, logos, images, photos, animations, videos and text on the Web Portal/App are the intellectual property of HOI and cannot be reproduced, used, published, distributed, sold or displayed without the express, prior written permission of HOI .
User acknowledges this fact.
HOI grants a non-exclusive right to the User to use the Web Portal/App in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions.
For the User, this right of use commences the moment the User registers on the Web Portal/App.
If the User violates these General Terms and Conditions and/or wrongly uses and/or misuses the Web Portal/App, HOI reserves the right to immediately deny the User access and use of the Web Portal/App and/or block him and /or to remove him, without prior notification being necessary.
HOI may, at its own discretion, make changes to the Web Portal/App. HOI shall inform the User in a timely manner about the processing of the updates and/or upgrades insofar as they are important for the use of the Web Portal/App. This is always at the discretion of HOI.
Article 6 – Availability and registration use of the App
HOI may, without prior notice, disable access to or restrict its use to the Web Portal/App to the extent necessary for maintenance or modifications or improvements to be made to the Web Portal/App or for any other reason, without that this entails any right to compensation from the User vis-à-vis HOI.
The User’s behaviour on the App is registered. The purpose of registering the User’s behaviour is to optimise the functionality of the App and to make improvements where necessary.
Article 7 – Liability
HOI only commits itself to an obligation of means and does not guarantee any result with regard to the effective finding of a job by the User.
The information on the Web Portal/App is of a general nature. The information is not adapted to personal or specific circumstances of the User, and can therefore not be regarded as personal, professional or legal advice to the User.
HOI makes every effort to ensure that the information provided is complete, correct, accurate and up-to-date. HOI takes the necessary steps to protect the User’s data, which the User has provided in the Web Portal/App, as well as reasonably as possible against loss, theft and unauthorised access.
Despite these efforts, inaccuracies may occur in the information made available.
If the information provided contains inaccuracies or if certain information on or via the Web Portal/App is unavailable, HOI will make all reasonable efforts to rectify this as soon as possible.
However, HOI cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of the information on the Web Portal/App or for direct or indirect damage resulting from inaccuracies in the information made available.
If you should identify inaccuracies and/or unlawful use in the information made available via the Web Portal/App, you can contact the administrator of the Web Portal/App. This can be done via the contact information stated in Article 1 of the General Terms and Conditions.
The content of the Web Portal/App (including any links) may be adapted, modified or supplemented at any time without notice or notification. HOI does not guarantee the proper functioning of the Web Portal/App and cannot be held liable in any way for malfunctioning or temporary (un)availability of the Web Portal/App or for any form of damage, direct or indirect, that would result from accessing or using the Web Portal/App.
HOI cannot under any circumstances be held liable to anyone, directly or indirectly, in a special or other way, for damage attributable to the use of the Web Portal/App, in particular as a result of links or hyperlinks, including without limitation, of all losses, work interruptions, damage to programs or other data on the computer system, of equipment, software or other of the User.
The Web Portal/App may contain hyperlinks to websites or pages of third parties or refer to them indirectly. Placing links to these websites or pages in no way implies an implicit approval of their content. HOI expressly declares that it has no control over the content or other features of these links/websites and can in no way be held liable for their content or features or for any other form of damage resulting from their use.
The User acknowledges and accepts that the Web Portal/App can never be perfect or 100% free of imperfections and that not all imperfections will (can) be repaired, although HOI will make all reasonable efforts to do so.
Article 8 – The Networker
The Networker shares a Vacancy offered through Accent with a Proposed Candidate by means of a link. Using that link, it is possible for a Proposed Candidate to apply for a Vacancy offered through Accent.
The Networker receives a Networker fee for each Proposed Candidate proposed by him and who is employed by or through Accent and this on the cumulative condition that:
The Networker fee is equal to the amount stated in the App for the relevant Vacancy. The Networker fee is only allocated to the Vacancies offered through ACCENT, not to the Vacancies offered through another Powerhouse or through a third-party employer. If several Proposed Candidates are employed by Accent or are recruited by a customer through Accent, the Networker is entitled to a Networker fee for each of these Proposed Candidates.
The Networker is paid based on the data he has provided in the App (see also article 13 of the Privacy Policy). Neither HOI nor Accent can under any circumstances be held liable for possible erroneous pay-outs, if these could be due to incorrect personal data provided by the Networker.
Article 9 – MyTests
In the Web Portal/App, tests are offered to the User. It concerns the ‘Company Culture Test (What do I want)’ and the ‘Personality Test (Who Am I)’. These tests help both the User and the future employer to search and find the right person for the right company. One test examines what the User considers important in the workplace, while the other test tries to determine who the User is as a person. At the end of both tests, the User receives an analysis and description in PDF of what can be derived from his test results.
The User is free to choose whether or not to participate in the tests. The tests are offered via a separate application in the Web Portal/App. By participating in these tests, the User explicitly agrees that his test results can be shared with HOI and other entities within the House of HR group from which he wishes to use a particular application. In addition, a potential employer can consult the User’s MyTests results via SWOP Recruiter, it being understood that the test results are only made available to employers where the User has applied for an open Vacancy. The User has the free choice to share these tests with other third parties.
Article 10 – MyCV
An application is offered on the Web Portal and the App that draws up a Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the User on the basis of the information that the User provides to the application. The information that the User must provide includes his education, his experience, a number of open questions (including the question about his greatest achievement to date, etc). On the basis of this information, MyCV makes a CV available to the User in PDF format. Certain fields must be filled in by the User, others are optional. The mandatory fields must be provided so that MyCV can pursue its objective.
MyCV is offered via a separate application in the Web Portal/App. The use of MyCV in conjunction with MyProfile has a reinforcing effect. By making use of MyCV, the User explicitly agrees that the Profile Data provided in the application MyProfile are used to feed the MyCV application. In addition, the User can also choose to add the ‘Personality Test’ to his CV in the application MyCV.
The User can freely choose whether he wishes to use MyCV. By using MyCV, the User explicitly agrees that his data in MyCV are shared with HOI and other entities within the House of HR group from which he wishes to use a particular application. The User is free to share the CV generated via MyCV with other third parties.
In addition, a potential employer can consult the User’s CV via SWOP Recuiter, it being understood that the CV is only made available to employers where the User has applied for an open Vacancy.
Article 11 – MyProfile
This application is offered on the Web Portal and is also completely non-binding. In addition to the Registration Data that the User must enter to create an account, the User has the option to complete his Profile Data in this application. None of the fields must be obligatory filled in by the User.
In case the User fills in one or more of the optional fields, there will also be a synergy here with the other applications. The use of MyProfile in conjunction with MyCV also has a reinforcing effect here. The data entered in the MyCV application feeds the MyProfile application.
By using this application, the User explicitly agrees that his data are shared with HOI and other entities within the House of HR group from which the User wishes to use a particular application.
Article 12 – Applicable law and competent court
The agreement between the parties is governed, interpreted and executed in accordance with Belgian law which is exclusively applicable.
Article 13 – Privacy Policy
The Privacy Policy is an integral part of these General Terms and Conditions.
By creating an account on the Web Portal and/or registering/using the App/MyTests/MyCV/MyProfile, the User acknowledges having read the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy can always be consulted on the Web Portal/App.
Article 14 – Other provisions
The Dutch version of the General Terms and Conditions takes precedence over any translations.
If any provision of the Terms and Conditions is invalid or unenforceable, this shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions. The invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed superseded by an alternative valid and enforceable provision that most closely reflects the parties’ original intent, as permitted by applicable law.