PRESS METAL PRIVACY NOTICE
JOB APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE
INFORMATION GATHERING AND USAGE
PRESS METAL may collect, store, use and otherwise process certain individually identifiable data about you as a job applicant
(“Personal Data”) to the extent permitted by applicable law, includes but not limited to your:
Name, contact information, gender, citizenship, date of birth, current organization and position information, expected
compensation, photo, log-in information for PRESS METAL applications, background check information, education history
and other formal training and certifications, language skills and other characteristics, skills, experience and certifications,
executed documents in connection with your application, interview assessment forms, and/or other personal data for the
purposes of your application.
PRESS METAL may collect Personal Data from you through PRESS METAL Career portal or any other relevant platforms (for
example, LinkedIn), together with any information contained within any document you upload and provide to us, to support
your application, as well as a number of sources, including public records, former employers, your referees (as provided to
us), recruitment agencies, educational institutions, external consultants, and such other permissible or authorized sources.
Where applicable for the purpose of your application for employment, we may also require you to provide Personal Data
relating to your referees, spouse(s), family members or other dependents, and where necessary for our own internal
reference and records, with your consent, information relating to your previous salary or pay (including the relevant
documentation or records). To the extent that you have provided (or will provide) Personal Data about your referees,
spouse(s), family members or other dependents, it is your responsibility to inform such individuals about the processing of
their Personal Data by PRESS METAL for the purposes and in the manner described in this Privacy Notice. You must also
inform them about their rights of access, rectification and deletion in accordance with applicable law and must obtain their
consent, where necessary, to the processing and transfer of their Personal Data as set out herein, and where you have
provided (or will provide) Personal Data about your previous salary or pay or any relevant confidential information, it is your
responsibility to obtain your previous employer's consent, where necessary, to the disclosure of the salary or pay or
confidential information as set out herein.
PRESS METAL will not collect, use or process any Personal Data that is prohibited by applicable law. The type of Personal
Data actually collected by PRESS METAL may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and in some jurisdictions PRESS METAL
might not collect all of the categories of Personal Data listed above.
Moreover, in addition to the Personal Data listed above, PRESS METAL in accordance with applicable law and PRESS METAL'
policies, may also collect limited sensitive Personal Data that includes but not limited to: (i) physical and/or medical health
information including vaccination status (for pre-employment physical examination approval, and health and safety risk
assessment); (ii) racial or ethnic origin (as legally required by third party payroll providers); (iii) information in relation to
criminal convictions (processed as part of the application process); (iv) information about religious beliefs; and (v)
information about political opinions (“Sensitive Personal Data”).
Unless otherwise expressly stated, Personal Data would for purposes of this Privacy Notice include reference to Sensitive
Personal Data.
Reference to “PRESS METAL” herein refers to Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (PRESS METAL) and its subsidiaries and
controlled companies. The expression “PRESS METAL” is used for convenience where references are made to PRESS METAL
group of companies in general.
The companies in which Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad (PRESS METAL) has direct or indirect shareholding are
distinct legal entities. This may also include reference to joint venture companies in which PRESS METAL is a non-controlling
co-venturer, and associated companies (as and where applicable).
We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes of the recruitment process and/or otherwise in connection with your
potential employment, our internal record keeping, maintenance and updating of any information database(s), and for
verification purposes and security screening or background monitoring (where permitted by local legislation).
We may provide and/or transfer your personal data to other companies within the PRESS METAL group of companies in
respect of your application for employment as well as to determine your suitability for employment within PRESS METAL and
its group of companies, whether within or outside the jurisdiction where PRESS METAL is located, where your consent has
been obtained. A list of the companies and affiliates in the PRESS METAL group of companies Group and their jurisdiction
can be found on PRESS METAL' website.
PRESS METAL may use your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, but only where you have given us your express
consent to do so by means of a specific opt-in to direct marketing.
Transfers out of the EEA:
Any transfer of Personal Data from within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to a country outside of the EEA that has not
been recognised by the EU Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of the General
Data Protection Regulation will be made subject to “appropriate safeguards” being in place to ensure the protection of your
Personal Data.
Appropriate safeguards refers to data transfer agreements based on the EU Commission standard contractual clauses for the
transfer of data to third countries.
In the absence of an adequacy decision and where appropriate safeguards are unavailable, transfers may take place on the
basis of your consent. In such a situation, we will inform you of the possible risks associated with such a transfer.
Alternatively, we may transfer your personal data where necessary:
(i) for reasons of public interest, or
(ii) in connection with a legal claim.
For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provision shall apply also in case we carry out onward transfer of Personal Data to
any other PRESS METAL group of companies outside of the EEA (including those established in countries that have not been
recognised by the EU Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of the GDPR).
We may also provide your Personal Data to third-party credit agencies, employment agencies, security screening agencies,
medical examiners, or your referees to carry out background checks as part of the recruitment process, enforcement or
regulatory authorities as required by applicable law, and/or otherwise in connection with your potential employment.
Unsuccessful Application
If your application is unsuccessful, we will keep your personal data only for a reasonable period based on our business needs
and in accordance with our internal policies and procedures.
Successful Application
If your application is successful, we will process your personal data for purposes regarding employment with us, in
accordance with our Employee Privacy Notice.
In any other case, we will retain your personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes stated herein unless a
longer retention period is permitted or required by any applicable law. We will take all reasonable steps to destroy, or erase
from our systems, all data which is no longer required.
Should there be a new purpose for the collection of your Personal Data, we shall inform you accordingly and obtain your
consent to the same, where necessary.
If you choose not to provide us with your Personal Data or if you provide insufficient, invalid, incorrect or inaccurate Personal
Data to us or decline to provide the Personal Data we require, we may not be able to process your application and it may
impact your ability to be employed.
PRESS METAL will not disclose information provided by you to third parties without your consent other than as described in
this Notice or in our full Privacy Statement on PRESS METAL' website.
For further information regarding the storage and transfer of your personal data, your rights in relation to your personal data,
and the contact details of our privacy officer, please read our full Privacy Statement on PRESS METAL' website.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We reserve the right to update and amend this Privacy Notice from time to time. You are advised to check any amendments
to this Privacy Notice via PRESS METAL Career Portal. If we amend this Privacy Notice, the amendment will only apply to
personal data collected after we have posted the revised Privacy Notice.
How You Can Contact Us
Any questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Notice are welcomed and should be addressed to:
Recruitment Team, Group HQ Human Resources Department
Address : Suite 61 & 62, Setia Avenue, No.2, Jalan Setia Prima S U13/S,
Setia Alam Seksyen U13, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Email Address : hr.recruitment@pressmetal.com
