The policy states that Greenhouse requires affirmative express consent before disclosing or repurposing sensitive categories of personal information, including health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, and sexual life data.
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This provision establishes an opt-in consent requirement for sensitive personal information that applies regardless of geographic jurisdiction, providing a baseline protection for sensitive data categories that aligns with GDPR Article 9 requirements and extends a similar protection to non-EEA users.
Under this clause, Greenhouse requires affirmative express consent before disclosing or using sensitive personal information such as health data, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, or sexual life information for purposes beyond those originally collected. This protection applies to data received from third parties where that third party has identified it as sensitive.
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Compare across platforms →"In any event, unless Greenhouse has affirmative express consent from you, Greenhouse will not (i) disclose sensitive information (i.e., personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or information specifying the sex life of the individual), or (ii) use sensitive personal information for a purpose other than those for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you through the exercise of opt-in-choice. Greenhouse will treat as sensitive any Personal Information received from a third party where the third party identifies and treats it as sensitive.Excerpt from Greenhouse's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes an opt-in consent requirement for sensitive personal information that applies regardless of geographic jurisdiction, providing a baseline protection for sensitive data categories that aligns with GDPR Article 9 requirements and extends a similar protection to non-EEA users.
Under this clause, Greenhouse requires affirmative express consent before disclosing or using sensitive personal information such as health data, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, or sexual life information for purposes beyond those originally collected. This protection applies to data received from third parties where that third party has identified it as sensitive.
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