Candidate Privacy Notice
Last updated: 27 September 2026
Who we are
- Novalify OÜ (Registry Code 17594328), Sepapaja tn 6, 15551 Tallinn, Estonia, is responsible for the personal data you submit through Novalify Careers.
What we collect
- Identity and contact details: name, email, phone, country and city.
- Professional details: current title, experience, LinkedIn and portfolio links, expected salary, notice period and joining date.
- Your CV, portfolio and any cover letter or screening answers.
- Records created during recruitment: stage changes, interview schedules, evaluation notes and emails sent to you.
- Technical data used to protect the service, such as IP address, to prevent spam and abuse.
Why we collect it
- To assess your suitability for the role you applied for, or for future roles if you join the Talent Pool.
- To contact you about your application and arrange interviews.
- To meet legal obligations and to defend legal claims.
- Legal bases: steps taken at your request before entering a contract, our legitimate interest in recruiting, and your consent where requested.
Who can access it
- Only authorised Novalify recruitment staff: HR administrators and recruiters; hiring managers for roles they are responsible for; and interviewers for interviews assigned to them, with limited information.
- Trusted service providers who host our systems and send emails, under data-processing terms. We do not sell your data.
Files and documents
- CVs and portfolios are stored in private storage under randomised file names. They are never publicly listed or linked.
- Staff access files through short-lived, signed links. We will never ask you to send passwords or sensitive identity documents by email.
How long we keep it
- Applications are kept for up to 12 months after the recruitment process closes, then deleted or anonymised, unless you are hired or a longer period is required by law.
- Talent Pool profiles are kept for up to 24 months unless you ask us to remove them sooner.
Your rights
- You can ask to access, correct, delete or restrict your data, object to processing, receive a copy, or withdraw consent at any time.
- Contact novalify@gmail.com with your reference ID. You can also complain to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon).