3. Processing activities
3.1 Operations of website and profiles on social media
In order to provide website visitors with relevant, secure and well-functioning website, and to help us make our pages and postings on social media more relevant, we process personal information about visitors to our website and our pages on social media (LinkedIn).
When you visit our profiles on LinkedIn, the provider of the platform collects personal information about you. This information is made available to us as anonymized statistical information. As far as this processing is concerned, we are joint controllers with the provider of the platform. Further information is available on
LinkedIn Pages Joint Controller Addendum.
3.1.1 Categories of personal data
• Electronic identification data (IP address, mac-addresses and other information identifying the user and/or the device used for browsing)
• Information on device type, operating system and browser used
• Information on preferences indicated by the user (e.g., language or location preferences)
• Search history
• Information on how the user moves around on our website and social media pages, including links the user clicks on and sub-pages visited.
The data is collected through the use of cookies and other tracking technologies, including tracking technologies provided by LinkedIn.
For further information on the information collected by LinkedIn, please see
LinkedIn Privacy Policy.
3.1.2 Legal basis for the processing
The legal basis is article 6(1), para. (f), of the GDPR, as the processing is necessary to pursue our legitimate interest in providing a relevant, secure and well-functioning website, and our legitimate interests in understanding the interests for our social media pages and postings.
3.1.3 Recipients of personal data
As mentioned above, we are joint controllers with LinkedIn in relation to the information they collect to provide us with statistics for visits to our sites and interactions with our postings.
Furthermore, data is shared with our IT suppliers (data processors), who store the data for us and process the data in accordance with our instructions.
3.1.4 Retention
The retention period depends on the specific cookie. Please refer to our cookie policy for further information, including information on the purpose of each specific cookie, as well as information on how long the information is retained.
For information about retention of the information collected by LinkedIn, please refer to
LinkedIn Privacy Policy.
3.2 Recruitment
We process personal data about job candidates for positions with us in order to identify the candidate we assess as the best fit for the position in question.
3.2.1 Categories of personal information
• Name
• Contact information
• Information on educational background, including diplomas
• Information on current and prior occupation, including appraisals and other statements from prior employers
• Information on specific competencies, e.g. languages spoken, certifications, etc.
• Results from tests taken during the recruitment (personality and skills tests)
• Information available on the publicly available parts of your profiles on social media
• References that you allow us to contact
• Any other information provided by you
For certain positions, we may also require a copy of your criminal record (straffeattest).
Except for references, we will obtain the information directly from you or from publicly available sources.
3.2.2 Legal basis for the processing
The legal bases of our processing of non-sensitive personal data are:
• Your consent where this is required, for example to obtain information from references you allow us to contact. This legal basis is set out in Article 6(1), para. (a), of the GDPR.
• Conclusion of a contract with you or performance of a contract, which you have concluded. This legal basis is set out in Article 6(1), para. (b), of the GDPR.
• Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation, as the processing is necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interest in selecting the candidate, we assess to be the best fit for the position in question.
3.2.3 Recipients of personal data
We may disclose your personal data to professional advisors supporting us in the recruitment process, e.g., external recruiters and law firms.
Furthermore, data is made available to our IT suppliers (data processors), who store the data for us and process the data in accordance with our instructions.
3.2.4 Retention
Where the recruitment process leads to the candidate being employed by NitroVolt, the information is transferred to the personnel file and stored in accordance with the retention rules described in the privacy notice for current and prior employees.
For other candidates, the information is deleted within 6 months from the end of the month, where the relevant recruitment process was concluded, unless we ask for the candidates consent to keep the information for longer, in which case we store the information in accordance with the consent provided by the candidate.
Unsolicited applications are stored for 12 months from the end of the month, they are received, unless we ask for the candidates consent to keep the information for longer, in which case we store the information in accordance with the consent provided by the candidate. We may store the information for a longer period if this is required to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim.
3.3 General business administration
In order to handle queries and other interactions with other persons than the categories covered in sections 3.1 –3.2 above, we process personal data about such other persons.
3.3.1 Categories of personal data
• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Address
• The reason for NitroVolt to interact with the person (e.g., a query from the person) and any information relevant to this interaction such as communication between the parties.
3.3.2 Legal basis for the processing
The legal basis of our processing of non-sensitive personal data depends on the specific reason for the interaction and may be:
• Conclusion of a contract with you or performance of a contract, which you have concluded. This legal basis is set out in Article 6(1), para. (b), of the GDPR.
• Article 6(1), para. (f), of the GDPR, as the processing is necessary for a proper and professional handling of queries and other interactions with stakeholders and others, with whom we may be interacting.
3.3.3 Recipients of personal data
Depending on the reason for the interaction, we may disclose information to other third parties where necessary for proper handling of the matter. This could include insurance companies, external advisors or public authorities as appropriate.
Furthermore, data is made available to our IT suppliers (data processors), who store the data for us and process the data in accordance with our instructions.
3.4.4 Retention
If the relationship involves financial transactions, we will retain the information for five years from the end of the year of the latest transaction.
For other situations, we will retain the information for three years from the end of the year of the latest interaction. We may store the information for a longer period if this is required to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim.
5. Your rights
When we process personal data about you, you have the following rights:
• Withdrawal of consent: Where the processing is based on your consent, pursuant to Article 6(1), para. (a) or Article 9(2), para. (a) of GDPR, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You may do so by contacting us, using the contact information in section 2. Please note that withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out prior to the point in time of withdrawal.
• Access: You have the right to receive a confirmation as to whether we process personal data about you. If we do, you also have the right to receive a copy of the data we process about you along with other information about the processing.
• Rectification: You have the right to have incorrect or incomplete personal data about you rectified or completed.
• Erasure: In special circumstances, you have the right to have personal data about you erased, before the time for our ordinary erasure.
• Restriction: In certain cases, you have the right to restriction of processing of your personal data. If the right applies, we may then only process the data – except for retention – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another person or for reasons of important public interest.
• Data portability: In certain cases, you have the right to receive a copy of the personal data you have provided in a structured commonly used and machine- readable format.
• Object to the processing: Where the processing is based on article 6(1), para. (f), of the GDPR (our legitimate interest), you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. In particular, you have an unconditional right to object to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of direct marketing.
If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at the email address provided in section 2.
Please be aware that certain conditions and/or restrictions may apply for some of the rights; it depends on the specific circumstances relating to the processing activities. Therefore, we might not be obliged or able to fulfil your request.
Your request will be processed in accordance with the legislation in force at the given time. To the extent necessary, we will contact you and ask for additional information required to handle your request correctly.
If you would like to learn more about your rights, please visit the website of the Danish Data Protection Agency,
www.datatilsynet.dk