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Last Updated: April 15, 2024
This U.S. Applicant Privacy Statement explains how APi Group US, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States (“APi Group US”) collect and use personal information in connection with recruitment and pre-employment activities. The purpose of this Statement is to give you information about how APi Group US collects, processes, stores and otherwise uses information about you as an applicant (“personal information”) in connection with recruitment and pre-employment activities.
Please note that our websites will contain Website Privacy Notice(s). That notice should be read as a companion to this Statement, and the provisions of both will apply to you if you visit our websites. In the event of a conflict between such documents, this Statement will govern any matters related to your application for employment and related activities.
This Statement is intended to cover applicants for positions with APi Group US only.
- WHAT APPLICANT INFORMATION DOES API GROUP US COLLECT, AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES?
We collect and use the following categories of personal Information, for the following purposes:
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Identifiers and employment information: such as your name, marital status, employee/Staff ID, business email address, business address, business landline, citizenship, nationality, visa status, passport data, driver’s license number, national insurance or other social security number, bank details, , background check information, resume/CV, and application form; |
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Contact details: such as date and place of birth, emergency contact details, gender, home address, telephone number and email address. |
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Professional and employment-related information: such as professional qualifications, prior employment history, education history, additional information included in your resume/CV, references, and, if we offer you a job, additional background information such as credit history, drug screening and eligibility information (as permitted by law). |
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Interview information: notes collected by interviewers and other professional assessment information. |
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Sensitive Personal Information. Certain personal information that we collect about job applicants may be considered to be sensitive (“Sensitive Personal Information”) within the meaning of applicable state privacy laws, including Social Security number; driver's license number; racial or ethnic origin; trade union membership, veteran status, health and medical information (including where required, drug screening results), , and/or criminal history. We use Sensitive Personal Information for pre-employment screening to help decide whether to offer you employment, to evaluate APi Group US’s progress in achieving its diversity hiring goals, to ensure equal opportunity monitoring and reporting, to meet legal obligations, including providing workforce accommodations, and for disability and workplace safety tracking administration.
- WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
We generally receive personal information directly from you or from third parties, such as employment or recruitment agencies, background check providers, references, or other publicly available databases and sources.
As described above, some of the information we collect from you may be considered Sensitive Personal Information, as defined by applicable state laws. We only collect, use, and disclose such Sensitive Personal Information for purposes of compliance with legal obligations and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
- HOW DO WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We may disclose personal information third parties as follows:
- APi Group Affiliates. We may transfer Personal Information to, or otherwise allow access to such data by other APi Group affiliates globally (“APi Group Affiliates”), which may use, transfer, and process the data as necessary for the following purposes: to maintain and improve effective administration of the workforce; to maintain a corporate directory; to communicate information about the business; to maintain IT systems; to monitor and assure compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and applicable laws; and to respond to requests and legal demands from regulators and other authorities, including authorities in the United States.
- Communication with third parties. As necessary in connection with business operations, work contact details and communication contact details may be transferred to existing or potential business partners, suppliers, customers, end-customers or government officials and other third parties.
- Regulators, authorities, and other third parties. As necessary for the purposes described above, Personal Information may be transferred to regulators, courts, and other authorities (e.g., tax and law enforcement authorities), independent external advisors (e.g., auditors), insurance providers, pensions and benefits providers, and internal compliance and investigation teams (including external advisers appointed to conduct internal investigations).
- Acquiring entities. In the event that any APi Group US company is sold or transferred in whole or in part, your Personal Information may be transferred to the new company or potential new company as part of the transfer itself or as part of an initial review for such transfer (i.e. due diligence), subject to any rights provided by applicable law, including jurisdictions where the new company or potential new company are located.
- Data processors. As necessary for the purposes described above, Personal Information may be shared with one or more third parties, whether affiliated or unaffiliated, to process Personal Information under appropriate instructions ("Data Processors"). The Data Processors may carry out instructions related to workforce administration, IT system support and maintenance, payroll and compensation, training, compliance, audit, and other activities, and will be subject to contractual obligations to implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to safeguard the Personal Information, and to process the Personal Information only as instructed.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Subject to certain exceptions, as a California resident, you have the right to: (i) request deletion of your Personal Information; (ii) request correction of inaccurate Personal Information; (iii) to know/ access the categories of Personal Information that we collect about you, including the specific pieces of Personal Information; and (iv) the right to know the categories of Personal Information disclosed for a business purpose. We do not collect, nor disclose Personal Information for any commercial purposes. We do not “sell” or “share” Personal Information, as those terms are defined by California Privacy Law.
Submitting a Verifiable Request. If you are an applicant in California and wish to request the exercise of these rights as detailed above or have questions regarding the Personal Information collected or shared with third parties, please send an email to Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg==|Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg== with the subject line “California Privacy Rights Request.” When submitting your request, please include the specific nature of your request, referring to the specific right you wish to exercise, as well as your first and last name, email address, and zip code or mailing address. We may apply any exceptions or other conditions available under law when responding to correction, deletion, or other requests.
Authorized Agents. To the extent that you elect to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, they must provide appropriate documentation, including written signed permission from you. We may also require you to directly verify your identity with us and to confirm you have given an agent permission to act on your behalf. Agent requests must be submitted to Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg==|Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg== with the subject line “California Privacy Rights Request.” When submitting the request, please include the specific nature of the request, referring to the specific right you wish to exercise, as well as your first and last name, email address, and mailing address.
We will not retaliate against you based upon your request to exercise your rights under California's privacy law.
Your Personal Information will not be kept in a form that allows you to be identified for any longer than is reasonably considered necessary by us for achieving the purposes for which it was collected or processed or as it is established in the applicable laws related to data retention periods. Your Personal Information will, in any case, be retained in accordance with APi Group’s Records and Information Management Policy.
- CONTACT US
If you have concerns or questions regarding this Statement or if you would like to exercise your rights as a data subject, please contact us at Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg==|Y2V2aW5wbEBuY3Z0ZWJoY3ZhcC5oZg==.