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    STRIVE - Privacy Policy 2025

    Last updated: Feb 13, 2025

    1. Who We Are

    We are STRIVE, a recruitment platform specializing in linking student applicants with potential employers. Our mission is to help students realize their potential by connecting them to the best startups in Finland.

    2. Why We Process Your Personal Data

    We process your personal data to:

    • Facilitate the recruitment process by sharing your contact details and relevant information with potential employers.
    • Enhance your experience on our platform by providing personalized job recommendations.
    • Communicate with you regarding your applications and any updates or opportunities that may be relevant to you.
    • Communicate with you regarding your applications and any updates or opportunities that may be relevant to you.

    3. Legal Basis for Processing

    Our legal basis for processing your personal data includes:

    • Consent: By agreeing to this document, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes outlined above.
    • Consent: By agreeing to this document, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes outlined above.
    • Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of the services you requested, such as linking you with potential employers,
    • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and improving our platform and services, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights.

    4. Who Will Receive Your Data

    Your personal data may be shared with:

    • Potential employers who use our services to find suitable candidates.
    • Third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform and providing our services (e.g., hosting services, IT support). These third parties are bound by contracts that ensure compliance with GDPR standards, including data security and confidentiality obligations.
    • Regulatory and legal authorities if required by law.

    5. Data Storage Duration

    Your personal data will be stored for a maximum of 5 years, unless otherwise required by law or necessary for the performance of a contract. We will regularly review the necessity of keeping your personal data and delete it securely when no longer needed.

    6. International Data Transfers

    If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that the transfer is carried out in compliance with GDPR requirements. This includes using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other appropriate safeguards.

    7. Your Data Protection Rights

    As a user of our platform, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:

    • Right to Access: You can request access to your personal data that we hold.
    • Right to Correction: You can request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
    • Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain conditions.
    • Right to Restriction: You can request the restriction of processing your personal data in certain circumstances.
    • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or other specific reasons.
    • Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

    8. Withdrawal of Consent

    If you have given your consent for the processing of your personal data, you can withdraw your consent at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us at sam@striveforstartups.com. Please note that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

    9. Automated Decision-Making

    Currently, we do not make decisions based solely on automated processing. If this changes, we will inform you about the logic involved, as well as the significance and consequences of such processing. You will also have the right to contest the decision and request human intervention.

    10. Data Protection Officer

    If required, we will appoint a Data Protection Officer to oversee compliance with GDPR and ensure the protection of your personal data.

    11. Contact Us

    If you have any questions or concerns about this agreement or our data processing practices, please contact us at: alex@striveforstartups.com & artem@striveforstartups.com Address: Puumiehenkuja 5, 02150, Espoo, Finland

    Address: Puumiehenkuja 5, 02150, Espoo, Finland