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Candidate data

Your data, in plain language

We use your information to manage your application and support your job search. We keep the recruitment record in Recruit CRM.

Version 1.4. Last updated 25 September 2026.

What we use your information for

Recruitment. That means responding to you, managing an application, discussing a suitable role and supporting you through the process. We do not use your information for unrelated purposes.

If you apply for a role, we use your application for that role. Applying is your request to handle your application for that specific role. It is not GDPR consent, a global lawful basis, or permission to present you for another company or role.

When we share it

We do not present your identifiable profile to a hiring company unless you have given us explicit written permission for that company and role. A direct application is limited to that role; it is not permission to introduce you elsewhere.

Recruit CRM helps us store and manage the recruitment record. That is different from introducing you to a hiring company. The full privacy statement explains the service providers and international transfers involved in delivering the service.

AI supports the process

We may use AI tools to help organise information and support our recruitment work. AI does not make recruitment decisions for Solvism. A person remains responsible for the process and its decisions.

You can ask how AI was used with your information. Our AI and hiring page and privacy statement give the detailed information.

Manage your information

Email jonathan@solvism.nl to ask for access, a correction, deletion, or a change to your consent. After checking your identity, we can send a secure Recruit CRM link so you can update your profile yourself.

We normally reply within one month. You can also ask us to stop using your information while we resolve a concern.

See your information. Ask for a copy of the information we hold and how we use it.

Correct or update it. Ask us to correct it, or email us for a secure Recruit CRM link so you can update your profile yourself.

Change your consent. Ask us to change or withdraw a consent that you gave.

Delete it. Ask us to delete your information. We will explain if the law requires us to keep a small part of it, for example a placement record.

Object or restrict use. Ask us to stop or pause a use of your information while we look into a concern.

How long we keep it

For records Solvism controls, the periods below apply. When a hiring client controls your application record, the vacancy-specific notice gives its retention period.

For a current recruitment process, we keep the record for the length of the process plus 90 days. We do not currently extend that period for future roles. A placement record is kept for seven years because Dutch tax and accounting law requires it.

For profiles we have saved but never contacted, we have not yet defined when the retention period starts. You can ask us to delete your profile.

We are preparing an optional future-roles consent that would have its own stated period and expiry process. It is not active yet. The full privacy statement explains the current periods and the different rules when a hiring client controls an application record.

Fair treatment

We aim to treat every candidate fairly and assess people on information relevant to the role. If you think we have not done that, please email jonathan@solvism.nl so we can review it.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.