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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Negative Zero Ltd ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, process, and protect your personal data when you apply for the Associate Program.

2. The Data We Collect

When you submit an application, we collect the following information:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name.
  • Contact Data: Email address, phone number, LinkedIn/Portfolio URLs.
  • Professional Data: CV/Resume content, location/travel availability, current employment situation.
  • Application Data: Your responses to our application questions.
  • Technical Telemetry: IP address, user-agent, timezone, screen resolution, and browser language. This is collected to prevent abuse (e.g., rate limiting) and ensure the security of our systems.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data for the purpose of recruitment and evaluating your suitability for the Associate Program. The legal basis for processing your data is your explicit consent, provided when submitting the application form, and our legitimate interests in managing our recruitment process.

4. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. If your application is unsuccessful, we may retain your details for up to 12 months to contact you about future opportunities, unless you request otherwise.

5. Your Legal Rights

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.
  • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at privacy@negativezero.com.