2.1. The Executor undertakes to provide the Applicant with access to the System for the purpose of interviews (including technical interviews) and surveys, participation in video and audio recordings, for the purpose of finding a job and other forms of employment for the companies LLC "ASTON", LLC "ASTONLAB", LLC "ASTRATRADE", Astoninnovations LLC, LLC "CODER X", their counterparties, consultants, partners, affiliates, and other legal entities. For these purposes the Applicant hereby consents to the processing and lawful transfer and distribution of their personal data, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including to the persons specified in this clause.
2.2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be considered as the establishment of agency relationships, partnership, joint activity, personal employment or any other relationships between Executor and Applicant that are not expressly provided for in this Agreement.
2.3. By accepting the Agreement, the Applicant consents to the processing of their personal data by the Executor based on this Agreement. The Executor is a personal data operator regarding the Applicant's personal data. In processing personal data, the Executor is guided by the legislation of the Russian Federation and its Personal Data Processing Policy.
2.4. "Personal data processing" means any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) performed using automated means or without such means with personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, updating (modification), extraction, usage, transfer (provision, access), including cross-border transfer, blocking, deletion, destruction of the Applicant's personal data.
Under no circumstances should the Applicant provide personal data to the Executor if he/she objects to their processing according to this Agreement.
2.5. The Executor processes the following personal data of the Applicant:
- full name (surname, first name, patronymic);
- phone number, residential address, email address, other contact information;
- data listed by the Applicant in the public domain—within the resume or further provided when using the System.
Including:
- data contained in the resume;
- data of video and audio interview recordings and their transcriptions;
- results of interviews (including technical ones) and surveys;
- data on professional skills, competencies, experience, and other voluntarily supplied data;
- contents of recommendations, portfolio, projects;
- video images and voice recordings of the Applicant.
2.6. The Executor processes the Applicant's personal data for the following purposes:
- identifying the Applicant as a party to this Agreement;
- providing access to the System's functionality;
- supporting the Applicant in employment and providing the opportunity for interviews and surveys;
- carrying out information support;
- assessing the Applicant's skills, competencies, level of training and technical knowledge;
- conducting research and data analysis aimed at improving the System.
2.7. The Applicant has the right to access personal data, update, block and delete them, appeal the Executor's actions or inaction or decisions made solely on the basis of automated processing of their personal data, withdraw consent, and object to processing by submitting an appropriate request. The request must include full name, contact phone number, applicant's email address, date of request, and applicant's personal signature.
2.8. The Executor takes all necessary measures to protect the Applicant's personal data from unlawful access, modification, disclosure, use, or destruction.
2.9. The Executor provides access to the Applicant's personal data to its employees and to the persons specified in Clause 2.1, as well as their employees who need it for official duties or to achieve the purposes identified in the Agreement, as well as their clients and counterparties, including outside the Russian Federation. The Executor may use the information provided by the Applicant, including personal data, and transmit it to third parties to ensure compliance with Russian law, to protect the rights and interests of the Applicant, Executor, or third parties (including for identifying, investigating/prosecuting, and/or ceasing illegal actions).
2.10. The Executor is not liable for any possible misuse or disclosure of the Applicant's personal data due to:
- technical failures in software, servers, or computer networks;
- System malfunctions related to intentional or unintentional misuse by third parties;
- transfer by the Applicant of access credentials, passwords, or any information including interview recordings in whole or part to persons not authorized to have such information;
- violation of System information security;
- violation of service agreements by Executor's counterparties.
2.11. The Executor undertakes not to provide any Applicant's personal data to individuals or legal entities claiming possible misuse of such information (unsolicited advertising, "spam", transferring information to other persons, etc).
2.12. For the purposes stated in the Agreement, the Executor may involve third parties in processing the Applicant's personal data. By accepting the Agreement, the Applicant consents to such processing.
Transfer of personal data for processing to third parties is subject to compliance by such parties with confidentiality and other requirements.
2.13. The Executor processes statistical information about the Applicant's current connection, as well as cookies, and equipment settings, to ensure proper functioning of the System, collect statistics, and improve the user experience under this Agreement—with which the Applicant agrees.
The Executor does not match connection data with personal data enabling identification.
2.14. Unless proven otherwise by the Applicant, any action taken for authorization is deemed performed by the Applicant themselves.
In case of unauthorized access to the System by a third party using the Applicant's credentials, the Applicant must immediately inform the Executor by any available means.
2.15. The Applicant is prohibited from using the System with third-party data for which they do not have the right to use.
2.16. The Applicant hereby consents that the Executor shall record interviews (including technical ones) and surveys, including in video/audio format. Recording, analysis, transcription, textual decoding, transfer to persons mentioned in Clause 2.1. and playback by Executor or third parties is performed during such interviews without any additional consent required.
2.17. Questions from the Executor and answers from the Applicant thereto cannot be regarded as the sole criterion for employment or other engagement. Reports generated after interviews or surveys will be available to the Executor and persons referenced in Clause 2.1, but not to the Applicant.
The Applicant may refuse to undergo any interview or survey.
2.18. The Applicant confirms awareness that the Executor does not pay any fees or remuneration to the Applicant for executing this Agreement.
2.19. The Applicant understands and agrees that information provided during interviews and surveys through the System may be accessible to other System users due to the System's architecture, functionality or settings.
2.20. Submission/disclosure of personal data by the Applicant through the System during interviews and surveys may occur by filling out forms/questionnaires or automatically from video/audio recordings, transcriptions, or publicly disclosed internet data.
2.21. The Applicant agrees that all information, including personal data provided via the System—during interviews (including technical ones), surveys, video and audio recordings—may be transferred for analysis and processing to any artificial intelligence system (OpenAI (ChatGPT), WhisperAI, GigaChat, etc.) without special consent, for the purposes of:
- preparing a comprehensive Applicant report for employment/engagement opportunities;
- providing information support and recommendations.
The Executor is not responsible for actions by right holders of the aforementioned AI systems after they receive the Applicant's data.
2.22. The Applicant agrees to receive questions and requests from the Executor, including but not limited to recommendations, portfolios, project descriptions, with responses and/or results retained by the Executor.
2.23. The Applicant agrees that their personal data (including audio/video recordings) may be transferred across borders to assist in employment/engagement, subject to regulations on trans-border data transfer in force at the time.