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Privacy policy Microbas Precision AB

Information regarding processing of your personal data

The purpose of this privacy notice is to provide information on how Microbas Precision AB (“we”) process your personal data.

We respect your privacy and duly protect the personal data we process about you. All processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). The following describes how we collect, process and share your personal data. In Part I of this privacy notice, you find different categories of data subject and may find specific information applicable to each category of data subjects. In Part II, you find information applicable to all categories of data subjects, such as your rights as a data subject.

PART 1.1

WEBSITE VISITORS

1.1 What personal data will be processed?

We collect and process personal data that your web browser makes available whenever you visit a Microbas website, including Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser language, geographical location data, date and time, cookies, and information about accessed pages. If you contact us through this website, we will also process your name and email address that you submit to us.
For more information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy available at www.microbas.com.

1.2 What are the purposes and legal grounds of processing your personal data?

We process your personal data:

a) in order to make the website available to you and to improve, develop, and enhance the usability of the website; and

b) if applicable, in order for you to download logos and images, to obtain information from us and/or in order for you to contact us.

The processing of your personal data for the purposes described in (a) and (b) above is based on Microbas’ legitimate interest, as we wish to make the website available to you and to improve, develop and enhance the usability of the site in order to satisfy your needs and improve our support of the website, as well as to provide information to you as requested. The personal data being processed is of simple nature and the processing is limited and does not affect personal integrity to a large extent. Furthermore, we believe there is a mutual interest in the purposes described. Based on these factors, we have performed a balance of interest assessment and have concluded that our legitimate interest to make the website available to you and to improve, develop and enhance the usability of the site, outweighs your potential interest in not having your personal data processed for these purposes.

You are always entitled to object to our assessments. You can read further about your rights in Part II, Section 2 below.

1.3 For how long is your personal data stored?

We store the personal data as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the personal data has been collected. You may always request that we delete your personal data sooner, read more about your rights in Part II, Section 2 below.

2. BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS

2.1 What personal data will be processed?

If you act as a representative or point of contact of a company or organization with whom Microbas has a business relationship (e.g., a customer, collaboration partner, manufacturer, distributor, CRO), or with whom Microbas is contemplating establishing a business relationship with, or if you otherwise interact with us (e.g., email us or participate at an event organized by us), we may collect and process the following personal data about you:

  • contact information (name, email and telephone number)
  • position and company/organization if you represent a company/organization
  • any personal data you may provide us in your role as a business representative
  • CVs and information on work experiences, if applicable


The personal data listed above will be collected directly from you or from the organization/company that you represent. We may also collect your personal data from publicly available sources.

2.2 What are the purposes and legal grounds of processing your personal data?

We process your personal data:

c) in order to manage our (actual or potential) business relationship and administrate our interaction; or

d) for the purpose of ensuring high standards of our business partners and people we collaborate with.

The processing of your personal data for purpose (a) stated above is based on our legitimate interest to manage our (actual or potential) business relationship and interact with you. The personal data which is processed is of simple nature and the processing is limited and does not affect personal integrity to a large extent. Furthermore, the processing is necessary for us to conduct our business. Based on these factors, we have performed a balance of interest assessment and have concluded that our legitimate interest to manage our (actual or potential) business relationship and interact with you, outweighs your potential interest in not having your personal data processed for these purposes.

The processing of your personal data for purpose (b) stated above is based either on our legitimate interest to ensure high standards or our business partners and people we collaborate with, or on our legal obligations in relation to clinical trials and other parts of our business.

You are always entitled to object to our assessments. You can read further about your rights in Part II, Section 2 below.

3. JOB APPLICANTS

3.1 What personal data will be processed?

If you apply for a position with Microbas (as an employee or as a consultants), directly through Microbas’ or through any of Microbas’ third-party service providers (e.g., recruitment agencies), we may collect the following personal data in connection with the recruitment process in order to evaluate if you are a suitable candidate for the position:

  • contact information (e.g., name, address, email and telephone number)
  • personal identity number
  • pictures (if shared as part of your application)
  • information regarding prior working experience and education
  • information regarding prior work performance (e.g., received from references or your past employers)
  • information received during interviews
  • CV and application, and any information provided by you in any documents provided in connection with your application
  • financial information (e.g., credit records)
  • results from personality and cognitive ability tests and analysis; and
  • if applicable for the advertised position and your potential employment, information that you have passed a health test
  • if applicable for the advertised position and your potential employment, a report from a screening and background check performed by an external service provider.

We collect personal data directly from you. However, we may collect personal data about you from external parties, e.g. from recruitment agencies, background check service providers, prior employers and other business partners, and publicly accessible sources such as national tax authorities and other public agencies or authorities.

3.2 What are the purposes and legal grounds of processing your personal data?

We process your personal data in order to:

(a) To interact with you during the recruitment process

(b) To review if you are a suitable candidate for the advertised job or position you apply for

(c) To request credit information

(d) To carry out statistical analysis of job applicants to Analyze for example the number of female/male applicants, etc.

(e) To process potential claims relating to the recruitment process (e.g. discrimination claims, etc.)

(f) To draft an employment contract that will be concluded if you are hired

(g) If applicable for your potential employment, to see that you are not using drugs or have other health issues making you unfit for the advertised job or position you apply for

(h) If applicable and if your explicit consent has been obtained, to store your information if we wish to contact you for future positions.

The processing of your personal data for purposes (a) to (g) is based on our legitimate interest, as further outline in detail below.

The legitimate interest in relation to purposes (a) and (c) is to evaluate if you are a suitable candidate for the advertised position which is also to your advantage. In order to do so we must review certain information regarding, for example, your prior experience and financial position. We only review and request information that is necessary for such purpose.

We also have a legitimate interest to process your Personal Data for purpose (d) since we would like to ensure that we attract all types of individuals in order to maintain diversity and to take appropriate actions considering the results of the analysis. The personal data collected for statistical analysis will be compiled in an aggregated form which does not enable your identification.

In case you would like to challenge our decision taken in connection with our recruitment process as described in purpose (e), it is essential that we have documented our decisions in order to be able to motivate our decision and to defend potential legal claims.

The processing of your personal data for purpose (f) is based on the necessity of such processing to conclude an employment contract with you, in the event you are offered employment.

The processing of your Personal Data for purpose (h) is based on your explicitly given consent to such processing, which we will ask for if applicable. You can always withdraw your consent. You can read further about your rights in Section 7 in the below.

3.3 For how long is your personal data stored?

Your personal data will only be stored as necessary for the purpose and as long as permitted or required under applicable laws and regulations. For instance, this means that your personal data set forth in Section 5.1 will be stored for the following specified periods:

  • Your CV, contact information, information regarding prior working experience and education, interview notes, results from intelligence and personality tests will generally be deleted when the recruitment process is completed. However, if you are one of the last candidates, we will save your documents for up to two (2) years, for defending potential legal claims, e.g. relating to discrimination. If you have provided your consent in Appendix 1, we may also store some of this information for a longer period.
  • Your credit records will not be saved after collection, and we will only note that we have received it and will not retain any information regarding your financial position.
  • The personal data used for statistical purposes will be deleted once the results are compiled. The compiled results will be saved in an aggregated form which does not enable identification of you.
  • The results from drug tests and health checks will not be saved, as we will only note that the tests and checks have been carried out.


PART II

1. WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

1.1 We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against loss, unlawful access, etc. The number of persons with access to your personal data is limited. Only individuals associated with Microbas that need to process your personal data in accordance with the purposes above will have access to your personal data.

1.2 We may also share your personal data with external parties that carry out services on our behalf or that we otherwise collaborate with to the extent necessary for the purposes identified herein, such as IT-suppliers, collaboration partners such as recruitment agencies that process personal data for the purpose of evaluating candidates, your previous employers or other business partners if you are a job applicant, providers of PR and communication services, and providers of CRM-systems. Your personal data may also be shared with third parties working for Microbas as consultants, but only to the extent necessary for the purposes listed in this privacy notice. Furthermore, your personal data may be shared with regulatory and governmental authorities if required under applicable laws and regulations or otherwise for the purposes set forth herein.

1.3 Your personal data may be transferred to a country outside of EU/EEA which may have a lower level of protection than within the EU/EEA. When transferring personal data to countries outside the EU/EEA, we use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to ensure sufficient levels of protection for your personal data. The standard contractual clauses can be found via the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/model-contracts-transfer-personal-data-third-countries_en.

2. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?

2.1 Microbas Precision AB, Reg. No. 556395-0400, address Tippvägen 4, SE-281 41 Hässleholm, Sweden, is responsible for your personal data being processed correctly and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The email address to the data controller is privacy@microbas.se.

2.2 You are entitled to know what personal data we process about you and you can request a copy of such data. You are entitled to have incorrect or misleading personal data about you corrected and, in some cases, you may request that we delete your personal data. You are also entitled to object to certain processing of your personal data, and request that the processing of your personal data be limited.

2.3 If you have questions regarding how we process personal data about you, you are most welcome to contact us at privacy@microbas.se or by mail to the address above.

2.4 If you have any objections or complaints about the way we process your personal data, you have the right to file a complaint with the applicable Data Protection Authority.

3. CHANGES

If any changes are made concerning the processing of your personal data, we will publish an updated version of this privacy notice on this site.