Privacy Policy for Applicants
H&M Fashion USA, Inc.. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group works to protect your privacy when applying for a job with us. In this policy, you obtain information about how we treat and protect the personal data which you disclose to us.
We register the details and the data you give us in connection with your application. This also includes information which we receive together with your application, for example information about previous employers.
H&M Fashion USA, Inc. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group has a policy of not requesting, sensitive information from job applicants. Thus, do not provide sensitive information e.g. race/ethnic origin, political views, religious/philosophical convictions, trade union membership, health, sexual orientation when submitting your application or any other information protected by federal, state or local law. H&M Fashion USA, Inc. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all federal, state, and local laws regarding employment.
When you submit a job application at the same time you consent to our processing your personal data in a recruitment process.
Your data will be used in order to assess your application, validate your responses, potentially to validate your references, and other information you have provided. We will also use your data in order to reply to your application and to invite you to an interview if your profile fits a vacant position.
Your information is processed in the United States of America but stored in the Netherlands H&M Fashion USA, Inc. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group is responsible for your personal data and is subject to the personal data legislation in the United States of America. Only those persons who are involved in recruitment will have access to your data in a recruitment matter. Services from carefully screened third parties may be used in the recruitment process as deemed necessary by H&M Fashion USA, Inc. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group.
We have taken technical and organizational measures to protect your data against, loss, manipulation or unauthorized access. We continuously adapt our security measures to ongoing technical developments. Your personal data remains active in our database for 18 months after the most recent activity.
You are entitled to contact us and review the personal data which is registered concerning you. If it is incorrect, incomplete or irrelevant, you can request that the data be corrected or deleted at any time.
Contact H&M Fashion USA, Inc. including other subsidiaries of the H&M Group if you have any questions about your application or your personal data. Contact details are available under “Contact us”.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is saved to, and, during subsequent visits, retrieved from your computer or mobile device. H&M uses cookies to enhance and simplify your visit. We do not use cookies to store personal information or to disclose information to third parties. There are two types of cookies: permanent and temporary (session cookies). Permanent cookies are stored as a file on your computer or mobile device for no longer than 12 months. Session cookies are stored temporarily and disappear when you close your browser session. We use permanent cookies to store your choice of start page and to store your details if you select "Remember me" when you log in. We use session cookies when you use the product filtration function, to check whether you are logged in or if you put an item in your shopping bag. You can easily erase cookies from your computer or mobile device using your browser. For instructions on how to handle and delete cookies please look under "Help" in your browser. You can choose to disable cookies or to receive a notification each time a new cookie is sent to your computer or mobile device. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of all our features.
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H&M Fashion USA, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Officer
110 5th Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10011
USA
Phone +1-212-564-9922
Fax +1-646-495-7467
Email: info.us@hm.com