“Mouser” (referred to as “we”, “us”, “our” or “Mouser” in this policy) is the “data controller” of all personal information that is collected and used concerning Mouser job applicants.

The data protection rules require that personal information we hold about you must be:

• Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way.
• Collected by us only for valid purposes that we will clearly explain to you in this policy and not used in a way that is incompatible with those purposes;
• Relevant and limited to the purposes that we will tell you about, and sufficient to meet those purposes;
• Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;
• Kept only for as long as necessary not to exceed 6 months (from the closure of the recruitment campaign) unless otherwise required by law.
• Kept securely.

Personal data means any information relating to you, which allows us to identify you, such as your name, contact details, education, qualifications and work experience. We only collect that personal data which we need to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy and we will not retain it for any longer than is necessary (six months at a maximum, from the closure of the recruitment campaign).

The information you provide us during the recruitment process is used to assess your suitability for employment. Our use of this information during this process is based on your consent. We may collect personal data from you at the application stage, when shortlisting applications for an interview, during the interview and the assessment of your profile for the position, and when making a conditional and / or final employment offer.

We will perform employment history and reference verification. All checks are fair, consistent and limited to information directly relevant to the position applied for and in pursuance of our legitimate business interests. Specifically, we may collect the following categories of information (or everything you provide us with):

• Personal details including name, contact details, and a photo;
• Previous experience and employment entitlements, education, qualifications, CV, licences and answers to questions relevant to the position you have applied for;
• Information provided when completing assessments or profile questionnaires and/or notes taken during an interview;

We will share your CV with the Mouser management involved in the hiring process. We do not share your personal information outside of Mouser.

If you are successful, we will securely retain the personal data you provide during the application process as part of your employee file for the duration of your employment plus ten years for all payroll-related documents and six years for all other documents following the end of your employment.

If you are unsuccessful at any stage of the recruitment process, the information you have provided is deleted within 6 months from the closure of the recruitment campaign unless otherwise required by local law. We retain your information in case any queries or issues arise in relation to the recruitment process. Additionally, if a suitable position were to arise within Mouser within the 6-month time-period, we will invite you to reapply.

Mouser has a Data Protection Office responsible for the oversight of data privacy, security and protection. If you have any questions concerning how we handle your personal data or this policy, please contact us directly at DPO@mouser.com.

You have the following rights to your personal data under general data protection and privacy practice to:

• Request information about whether we hold personal information about you, and, if so, what that information is and why we are holding/using it.
• Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
• Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you.
• Request erasure of your personal information. Mouser will remove your information from the employment application process at your request. Mouser will delete your CV after 6 months (from the closure of the recruitment campaign).
  • This request will also remove you from further job application processing and we shall consider your consent withdrawn from further processing and data collection in the employment process.
• A request to transfer (data portability) your personal information in an electronic and structured form outside of Mouser is non-applicable in this process.
• You have the right to complain to a data privacy supervisory authority.

If you want to exercise any of these rights, then please contact our Data Protection Office via email DPO@mouser.com. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal information (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is another appropriate security measure to ensure that personal information shall not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

Residents of California should refer to our Applicant/Employee CCPA Notice for additional information about how Mouser treats your privacy and personal information.

Our Job Applicant Data Protection Policy may change from time to time and any changes shall be posted to this policy.