About this statement

This Recruitment Privacy Statement describes how Salt Stream, Sweden collects, uses and protects personal data in connection with recruitment. It applies to our career website, application form and communications with candidates. If you do not agree with the processing described here, please stop using the application form. We may update this statement when our website, business or legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on this page. Our recruitment services are not intended for persons under eighteen or the applicable minimum employment age.

Personal data collected during recruitment

We may process your full name and contact details; education, qualifications, certifications, skills, professional experience and employment history; CVs, cover letters, work samples and application documents; recruitment assessments, tests and surveys; right-to-work information; salary expectations; information needed for reasonable adjustments; references and referrals; photos; information from sources such as LinkedIn; your answers to recruitment questions; information from recruitment partners; background-check information where legally permitted; and any additional information you choose to provide. Interview recordings and transcripts are processed only with your consent or another lawful basis.

When we collect personal data

We collect personal data when you apply through our website, upload documents, communicate with our recruitment team, or use a third-party source such as LinkedIn to share information. We may also contact candidates using information from public websites or other lawful third-party sources.

Purpose and legal basis

We process personal data to assess whether you meet the requirements of a role, manage the recruitment process, communicate with you, comply with legal obligations such as right-to-work checks, protect and enforce our rights, and take steps before entering an employment contract. Depending on the circumstances, the legal basis is your consent, steps prior to a contract, a legal obligation or our legitimate interest in efficient, secure recruitment and assessing candidate suitability. By submitting your application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate.

Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you provide consent by checking the box in the application form and submitting your personal data. You are not required to provide information, but without certain information we may be unable to assess or progress your application. You may withdraw consent at any time with future effect. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out lawfully.

Data retention

Applicant personal data is retained for six months from the date a decision is made on the application. After this period, Salt Stream may ask for new consent to retain your data for future opportunities. If you accept employment, relevant recruitment data becomes part of your personnel file and is retained according to applicable legal requirements.

Special categories of personal data

We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data during recruitment. Where strictly necessary and legally permitted, limited health or disability information may be processed with appropriate safeguards to provide reasonable adjustments. If you voluntarily provide sensitive information, you authorise Salt Stream to process it only for lawful recruitment purposes and to the extent permitted by law.

Use of AI-enabled systems

AI-enabled features may support documentation, transcription, summarisation, search, drafting or translation of recruitment-related information. CVs and written answers may be summarised solely for administrative convenience and remain subject to full human review. AI features are not intended to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects. Interviews are recorded or transcribed using AI only with your consent or another lawful basis. Recruitment decisions remain the responsibility of human recruiters, and appropriate oversight is applied.

Recipients, transfers and third parties

Salt Stream does not sell personal data or disclose it to unauthorised third parties. We may share data with Salt Stream group companies for recruitment purposes, trusted contractors and service providers acting on our instructions, and public authorities or legal advisers where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights. Processors are subject to appropriate contractual and security obligations. Where data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we use safeguards required by applicable law.

Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, use, alteration or destruction. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Please do not send sensitive information by ordinary email. If you believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, contact Salt Stream immediately at contact@saltstream.com.

Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for functionality and user experience. You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies, but doing so may affect the functioning of the website or application form.

Your privacy rights

Subject to applicable exceptions and limitations, you may have the right to access your personal data, request correction or deletion, restrict or object to processing, request data portability, withdraw consent with future effect and lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. To exercise your rights or ask questions about this statement, contact Salt Stream, Sweden at contact@saltstream.com.