Testfounder Privacy policy

Updated December 2022

Testfounder B.V., a Dutch limited liability company registered with the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under no. 77597249 (“Testfounder”, “we,” “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, share and protect data that identifies or is associated with you (“personal data”) in relation to our website www.testfounder.com including the services offered on such website (the “Platform”), and your choices about the collection and use of your information.Testfounder operates an employee and applicant (“Candidates”) testing platform that allows employers and customers (“customers”) to instruct Candidates to take aptitude, personality and skills tests through the Platform. Our Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the Platform (“Users”). In order to use our testing platform Testfounder needs to process certain personal data of its Users. This Privacy Policy applies to all acts of processing of personal data where Testfounder acts as a controller in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Before accessing or using the Platform, please ensure that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy.

1. What kind of information do we collect?

Please find below the types of personal data we may require from you and which we process in order to provide our services on the Platform:

CompanyContactCountry
Personal Data
Company
Personal Data
full name
gender
address, postal, code, city, state
e-mail address
date of birth
your username and password when you register for an account
video recording
demographic data (optional)
IP address
career-related information (e.g. education, job history)
the answers you give to test questions
communications between you and us
subscriptions/preferences

2. For what purposes do we use your personal data?

We use your personal data to help us provide and support (the services on) our Platform. Here is how:

  1. Service provision:

    2. we use the information to carry out and administer the tests you book or take;

  2. Communication:

    3. sending emails, newsletters, and other messages to keep you informed of the Platform. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link. We also use the personal data to deal with inquiries and complaints made by you relating to the Platform and to address your questions, issues, and concerns;

  3. Website monitoring:

    4. to check the Platform and our other technology services are being used appropriately and to optimize their functionality;

  4. Platform optimization:

    5. improve, test, and monitor the effectiveness of our Platform and diagnose or fix technology problems;

  5. Managing suppliers:

    6. who deliver services to us;

  6. Statistics:

    7. to help you efficiently access your information after you sign in and to remember information so you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Platform;

  7. Development:

    8. develop and test new products and features.

  8. Benchmarks:

    9. use aggregated and anonymized test scores and aggregated demographics to provide benchmarks to our customers and improve our services.

    We only process your personal data for the above purposes and ensure that it is only available to those who have a legitimate need to know and would require access to it.

3. Our legal grounds for using your personal data

We will process your personal data for a number of reasons:

  1. You have given us consent; Where we are processing personal data with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
  2. We require to process personal data for the performance of the contractual relationship with you;
  3. We need to process personal data to comply with the legal obligations we are subject to in The Netherlands or in other jurisdictions, which include such obligations as accessing, preserving and sharing your personal data in response to a legal request such as a search warrant, court order, or subpoena;
  4. processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests. Our legitimate interests are:
    1. managing our business and relationship with you or your company or organization;
    2. understanding and responding to inquiries and User feedback;
    3. understanding how our Users use the Platform;
    4. identifying what our Users want and developing our relationship with you, your company or organization;
    5. improving our Platform and offerings;
    6. managing our supply chain;
    7. developing relationships with business partners;
    8. sharing data in connection with acquisitions and transfers of our business;
    9. If we have a good faith belief it is necessary to (i) detect, prevent and address fraud and other illegal activity and (ii) to protect ourselves, you, and others, including as part of investigations.

4. With whom do we share your personal data?

Other than with our sub-processors, we share your information with the following parties:

  1. Customers:

    2. With our (prospective) customers we share information of Candidates in case customers administered tests to them or in case candidates agree to share test results with specific customers.

  2. Test authors:

    3. We share aggregated candidate test feedback to subject matter experts who have developed tests for product improvement.

  3. Suppliers:

    4. Who support our business including IT and communication suppliers, outsourced business support, business intelligence, marketing, and advertising agencies, and back-up vendors. Our suppliers have to meet minimum standards regarding information security and they will only be provided data in line with their function.

5. Safety and security

Testfounder has taken appropriate technical and organizational measures by using the latest technologies to protect your personal data against loss or unlawful processing. We keep on improving our safeguards to help keep the information collected through the Platform secure and take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your account. In addition, we use state-of-art encryption technologies. It will also be good to know that we are SOC2 type 2 certified. We request you to also do your part to help us. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to emails between you and us, at all times. We are not responsible for the functionality, privacy, or security measures of any other organization.

6. Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR you have the following rights in respect of your personal data that we hold:

7. Third-party applications, websites, and services

We are not responsible for the practices employed by any applications, websites, or services linked to or from our Platform, including the information or content contained within them. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Platform to another application, website, or service, the Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party applications, websites, or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party application, website, or service, including those with a link on our Platforms, are subject to that third party’s rules and policies. In addition, please be informed that we are not responsible and do not have control over any third parties you authorize to access your account. If you are using a third-party app, website, or service and you allow them to access your account you do so at your own risk.

8.How long do we keep your data?

We generally keep your information only as long as needed to provide the services on our Platform. We will retain your information as necessary to comply with legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements. The retention period for candidate data that is available to customers (e.g. name, email address, and test scores) is 2 years. Webcam pictures taken as an anti-cheating measure are retained for 6 months. Video recordings of candidates answering custom questions are retained for 2 years. Information we receive about you may be accessed, processed, and retained for an extended period of time when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations concerning possible violations of our terms or policies, or otherwise to prevent harm.

9. Where will your information be held?

Your information will be held on servers in the European Economic Area. We will take steps to protect your information in line with locally applicable data protection requirements. Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your country, where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Where we transfer your personal data to a country that does not have an adequate level of data protection safeguards, rest assured that we have implemented the required supplementary security safeguards. If you are located outside the European Economic Area and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to the European Economic Area.

10. Children

Our Platform does not seek to address anyone under the age of 16 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. We conduct our verification tests with the aim of also establishing we are not dealing with Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under age 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may modify or update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.