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Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026 · Governing law: Federal Republic of Germany / EU GDPR
Future Talents GmbH (“Future Talents”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our platform and services.
Contents
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
When you register as a candidate or employer, we collect information such as your full name, email address, phone number, postal address, date of birth, nationality, and professional details including work history, qualifications, and skills.
Usage Data
We automatically collect information about how you interact with our platform, including IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This helps us improve our services and user experience.
Communications
We retain records of communications between you and Future Talents, including messages sent through our platform, emails, and any feedback or support requests you submit.
2. How We Use Your Information
Service Delivery
We use your personal information to match candidates with employment opportunities, facilitate communication between candidates and employers, process applications, and manage your account.
Development Programs
Information you provide helps us tailor our training and development programs to your specific needs, career goals, and destination country requirements.
Communications
We may use your contact details to send service-related notifications, updates about your application status, relevant job opportunities, program announcements, and newsletters (where you have opted in).
Legal and Compliance
We may process your data as required by applicable laws and regulations, including data retention obligations under German and EU law.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Employer Partners
With your explicit consent, we share your professional profile, qualifications, and application materials with prospective employers in Germany and the European Union who are part of our partner network.
Service Providers
We engage third-party service providers for hosting, analytics, payment processing, and communication services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the services they provide to us.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
No Sale of Data
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
4. Data Retention
Active Accounts
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.
Placement Records
Records related to successful placements may be retained for up to 7 years to comply with German commercial law requirements and to support any future reference or employment verification requests.
Anonymisation
After the applicable retention period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised so it can no longer be linked to you personally.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR
Right of Access
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We will respond to such requests within 30 days.
Right to Rectification
If any of your personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request that we correct or update it.
Right to Erasure
You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal obligations that require us to retain specific records.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or where processing is based on legitimate interests.
6. Data Security
Technical Measures
We implement industry-standard security measures including TLS encryption for data in transit, AES-256 encryption for data at rest, regular security audits, and access controls to protect your personal information.
Organisational Measures
Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel who need it to perform their job functions. All staff handling personal data receive regular data protection training.
Breach Notification
In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours and inform affected individuals without undue delay.
8. Contact and Complaints
Data Protection Officer
For any privacy-related queries, requests, or concerns, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@futuretalents.com or by post at Future Talents GmbH, Friedrichstraße 123, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Supervisory Authority
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit).
This policy is reviewed annually. We will notify you of material changes by email or via a notice on our platform.
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