Honeywell Group is committed to the protection of your personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations, 2019 (NDPR).

This Privacy Notice explains how Honeywell Group collects and processes your personal data in this application or process, as necessary during the recruitment and/or hiring process which may culminate in entering into a contract with you, in order to progress your application.

Who will be collecting your personal data?

Honeywell Group Limited, a company registered in Nigeria with registered number “RC 211043" whose registered office is at 6B Mekunwen Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria is responsible for processing your personal data on behalf of itself or the relevant employing or engaging company within Honeywell Group.

What personal data will Honeywell Group be collecting about you?

We process personal information relating to individuals who apply to work for, or who attend a recruitment event and/or undertake an assessment (‘Applicants’) in the following categories:

Human Resources and personnel management

• Applications for employment, results of interviews and assessments:

• Personal contact details;

• Management reporting and analysis including statistical analysis and surveys regarding the quality of the   recruitment process;

• Internal audits and investigations;

Pre-screening of Applicants

We carry out screening of all Applicants who we intend to make an offer of employment, engagement or internship to (as the case may be) and prior to any offer being confirmed for the purposes of:

• Verifying the information that an Applicant provides during the screening/interview process. This will include verifying information with current/previous employers and educational institutions.

• Screening Applicants against publicly available or government issued sanctions lists and media sources. This is to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, to protect Honeywell Group’s assets and employees/contractors and specifically to ensure that Honeywell Group can comply with trade control, anti-money laundering and/or bribery and corruption laws and other regulatory requirements.

Personal data regarding suspected and actual criminal behaviour, criminal records or proceedings regarding criminal or unlawful behaviour may be processed as part of the pre-employment/pre-engagement screening but only for the purposes of ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and/or to the extent permitted or required by local law.

Special categories of data (‘sensitive personal data’)

For the purposes of recruitment, personal data regarding health data may be processed only as strictly required and as permitted or required by Nigerian law for the purposes of the recruitment process, assessing eligibility for positions/fitness to work and provision of facilities in the workplace to accommodate health problems. In addition, in order to ensure equal employment opportunities as permitted or required by the Nigerian law and government policies we may gather data regarding Applicants, their nationality, racial and/or ethnic origin.

For what purposes do we process personal data of Applicants?

Personal data of Applicants is only processed:

• In order to take steps at the request of the Applicant prior to entering into a contract;

• Where it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which the relevant Honeywell Group company/companies is subject to and to ensure compliance with local employment, social security laws and regulations;

• Where it is necessary for the legitimate interests of Honeywell Group (such as ensuring compliance with legal obligations other than those related to employment or social security, the protection of Honeywell Group assets, reputation and Honeywell Group employees and contractors) except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the Applicant; or (only if legally required) with the explicit consent of the Applicant.

In those cases where processing is based on consent, and subject to applicable local law which provides otherwise, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect the validity of the processing prior to the withdrawal of consent.

Who will we share the personal data with?

Your personal data is exclusively processed for the purposes referred to above (or for a secondary purpose where it is closely related, for example such as storing it in line with our Data Retention Policy) and will only be shared on a strict need to know basis with:
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• Other companies within the Honeywell Group of companies, including to those which may be located outside of your location.

• Authorized third party agents, service providers and/or subcontractors of Honeywell Group in particular authorised third parties who carry out reference and background checks on behalf of Honeywell Group.

• A competent public authority, government, regulatory or fiscal agency where it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation to which the relevant Honeywell Group company/companies is subject to or as permitted by applicable local law.

Transfers of personal data

Where the personal data is transferred to companies within Honeywell Group and/or to authorized third parties located within or outside of Nigeria we take organizational, contractual and legal measures to ensure that the personal data is exclusively processed for the purposes mentioned above and that adequate levels of protection have been implemented in order to safeguard the personal data in line with the requirements of the NDPR. These measures include Binding Corporate Rules for transfers among Honeywell Group companies and National Information Technology Development Agency ("NITDA") approved transfer mechanisms for transfers to third parties in countries which have not been deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection as well as any additional local legal requirements. You can request a copy of these by contacting [email protected]

Security of your personal data

Given the nature of the Honeywell Group your personal data may be transferred to other companies within the Group. Where that happens, we take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected in line with Honeywell Group internal rules and applicable law. If required by local law we will seek your consent to such transfer.

We have implemented technology and policies with the objective of protecting your privacy from unauthorised access and improper use and will update these measures as new technology becomes available, as appropriate.

How long do you hold my personal data for?

We hold personal data of unsuccessful Applicants for no longer than two years after the recruitment process or assessment has completed.

In all cases information may be held for a) a longer period of time where there is a legal or regulatory reason to do so (in which case it will be deleted once no longer required for the legal or regulatory purpose) or b) a shorter period where the individual objects to the processing of their personal data and there is no longer a legitimate purpose to retain it.

If you are successful in your application, the personal data gathered through the recruitment process will be retained in line with the Privacy Notice- Employees’, Dependants’ and Contractors’ Personal Data which you will be provided access to or a copy provided to you upon commencement of employment, engagement or internship.

What are the consequences of not providing my data?

Personal data requested and provided by applicants is required for entering into a contract with you.  Failure to provide us with the information requested which is limited to that required for these purposes will negatively affect your chances of being selected for any potential employment, engagement or internship.

Your rights

We aim to keep our information about you as accurate as possible. Applicants can access their personal data, request correction, or deletion of the personal data or request that the processing of their data is restricted. Please contact www.honeywellgroup.com/contact

Who can I contact for more information?

If you have any issues, queries or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data please contact us at [email protected] or Honeywell Group Head, Company Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs at Honeywell Group headquarters, Ikoyi, Lagos.

If you are unsatisfied with the handling of your personal data by Honeywell Group, then you have the right to lodge a complaint to your own data protection authority or National Information Technology Development Agency ("NITDA"). Please visit nitda.gov.ng/nit/ for more information.

Cookies and similar technologies

Honeywell Group may use cookies and similar technologies that aim to collect and store information when you visit a Honeywell Group website. This is to enable Honeywell Group to identify your internet browser and collect data on your use of our website, which pages you visit, the duration of your visits and identify these when you return so that we improve your experience when visiting our website(s). You can control and set your cookies preferences by setting your browser settings – for more information, please refer to the Honeywell Group Cookie Policy at www.honeywellgroup.com/cookie-policy

Changes to this Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice may be changed over time. This Privacy Notice was last updated on 15th November 2019.

Your privacy is important to us, and we want to communicate with job applicants in a way which has their consent, and which is in line with the Nigerian law on data protection. In line with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulations, 2019 (NDPR), we require your consent with respect to the processing of your personal data. Personal data required by Honeywell Group for the purposes herein may include: name, gender, date of birth, address, phone number, educational qualifications, passport photograph, disability information, medical report, curriculum vitae and other related data.  Please note that we will be using the information provided in the above form to reach you

By clicking on “accept”, you are confirming that you:

• Have read, understand and accept Honeywell Group’s Talent Acquisition policy

• Consent to Honeywell Group holding and processing your personal data in order to review your application for suitability for the role you applied for or any other relevant roles that may become available.

• Consent to Honeywell Group assessing your suitability for employment by processing or obtaining your medical records or conducting relevant criminal or educational background checks on you.

• Honeywell Group can contact me by phone, email or text.

Honeywell Group recognizes your rights as guaranteed under the NDPR with respect to your personal data including your rights to request for and access your personal data collected by Honeywell Group, withdraw consent at any time, object to automated decision making and request for deletion of your personal data, amongst others.  You can grant consent to all the purposes; one of the purposes or none of the purposes. Where you do not grant consent or subsequently withdraw your consent, we will not be able to use your personal data; (so for example we may not be able to let you know about forthcoming job openings and activities); except in certain limited situations, such as where required to do so by law or to protect members of the public from serious harm. Please note that all processing of your personal data will cease once you have withdrawn consent, other than where this is required by law, but this will not affect any personal data that has already been processed prior to this point.

You can find out more about how we use your data from our Privacy Notice which is available from our website.You can exercise any of your rights at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or Group Head, Company Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs at Honeywell Group headquarters, Ikoyi, Lagos.

If you are unsatisfied with the handling of your personal data by Honeywell Group, then you have the right to lodge a complaint to your own data protection authority or National Information Technology Development Agency ("NITDA"). Please visit nitda.gov.ng/nit/ for more information.

Note: This Consent Form relates to personal data collected for candidate sourcing or recruitment purposes within the Honeywell Group. Thus, reference to Honeywell Group includes all entities/subsidiaries within the Group.