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This Privacy Policy provides information about the personal data processed by company(ies) that are part of the Shell group ("Shell" or "we") in relation to individuals who are candidates for a vacancy or who attend a recruitment event or undergo an assessment at Shell. This includes potential employees, interns, and contractors.

For those hired as an employee, intern or contractor, the Privacy Policy – Shell Group Employee, Contractor and Dependents will apply.

Like this Privacy Policy, personalized and supplemental privacy policy statements and notices may also contain information about how Shell processes your personal data. In such cases, we will communicate to you about such privacy policies separately.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data is processed, for what purposes, how long it is retained, how to access and update it, as well as the choices available about your personal data and where to find more information.

Except for educational events organised by Shell that are designed specifically for children, we do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 18 years of age. If you are under 18 years of age, please do not submit your personal data, such as name, address and e-mail address. If you wish to contact Shell and this requires us to submit your personal data (such as for education or innovation events), please ask your parent or guardian to do this on your behalf.

We process personal information about individuals who apply for a job or who attend a recruitment event and/or undergo an assessment ("Candidates").

This includes personal contact information, date of birth, whether you have a legal right to work in the country in which you have applied, your job application, your qualifications and experience, interview results and assessments.

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Human Resources, personnel management, execution of business processes and internal management - resource planning and recruitment;
  
• Health, safety and security – protection of an individual's life or health, occupational health and safety, protection of Shell assets and employees, authentication of individual status and access rights;
  
• Legal and/or regulatory compliance – compliance with legal or regulatory requirements;
  
• Management of reports and analysis - statistical analysis and research on the quality of the recruitment process.
  

We may also process your personal data for a secondary purpose, to which it is directly related, such as: 

• storage, deletion or confidentiality of your personal data;
• audits, investigations, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, insurance issues, litigation, and claims defense;
• statistical, historical, or scientific research.

All applicants must answer questions that are necessary to ensure that individuals can sign a contract with Shell under the law if they are successful in their application. In addition, for graduate hires, we use an online assessment tool that rates individuals on their suitability for employment, based on automated decision-making to ensure objectivity. In such cases, you will be notified of this and a member of the Shell recruitment team will be able to review these automated decisions. With the exception of hiring graduates or as specifically informed to you through personalized privacy policy notification during the recruitment process, no profiling or automated decision-making will take place to determine suitability or eligibility for employment or contractor hiring.

We process personal data of Candidates only:

• to take action, at the request of the Candidate, prior to entering into a contract;
• where necessary in order to comply with a legal obligation to which the relevant Shell company(ies) is subject to ensure compliance with applicable employment and social insurance laws and regulations;
• where necessary for the purposes of Shell's legitimate interests (such as ensuring compliance with legal obligations other than those relating to employment and social insurance laws and regulations, the protection of Shell's reputation and assets, employees and contractors), unless the Candidate's interests or fundamental rights or liberty override such interests;
• (only where required by law) with the explicit consent of the Candidate.

• Other companies in the Shell group of companies, including those that may be outside your location;
• Shell's authorised third-party agents, service providers, external auditors and/or subcontractors, in particular authorised third parties who carry out reference and background checks on Shell's behalf;
• Competent public authority, government, regulatory or tax agency where it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation to which the Shell company(ies) is subject or as permitted by applicable law; or
• Any person to whom Shell intends to assign any of its rights and/or duties.

If you choose to interact with Shell through a social network managed by Shell ("Shell Social Network"), such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn, your personal data (name, profile picture and your interest in Shell), depending on the privacy settings set on the social media platform, will be visible to everyone who visits your personal page and also to Shell. You may delete at any time any information made available on these sites in your social media platform account. Shell does not monitor your activity on the different social networks you use. If you send a message to Shell via a social network messaging service, that message will be retained for a maximum of one month after it is received. Please contact Shell if you are unable to take action in relation to the Shell Social Network - see the section below.

When your personal data is transmitted to companies that are part of the Shell group and/or authorised third parties located outside your country, we take organisational, contractual and legal measures to ensure that it is processed solely for the purposes mentioned above, and that adequate levels of protection have been put in place to preserve it. Among these measures are the Binding Corporate Rules for transfers between the Shell group and, for Shell companies in the European Union, transfer mechanisms approved by the European Commission for transfers to third parties, as well as any other local legal requirements. You can find a copy of Shell's Binding Corporate Rules at www.shell.co.mz/privacy.html or by contacting us at privacy-office-SI@shell.com

We have implemented technologies and policies to protect your privacy from unauthorized access and misuse, and we will update these measures as new technologies become available, where appropriate.

How long is my personal data retained?

Subject to different retention periods set out in your location's data privacy policy, we retain the personal data of non-employment Candidates for a minimum of six months and a maximum of two years after the recruitment process or assessment, but retention periods may be subject to your location's privacy policy.

If your application is successful, personal data collected during the recruitment process will be retained in accordance with the Privacy Policy - Personal Data of Employees, Dependents and Contractors, available on your local website.

What are the consequences of not providing your data? 

The personal data requested and provided by Candidates is necessary in order to comply with legal requirements and/or to enter into a contract with you (or in the case of a contractor, your employer/service provider). Failure to provide the requested information, which is limited for the necessary purposes, will negatively affect your chances of being selected for any potential employment, hiring, or internship.

Shell may use cookies and similar technologies that assist in the collection and storage of information when you visit a Shell website. The purpose is to enable Shell to identify your internet browser and collect data about your use of our website, which pages you visit, the duration of your visits, and to identify you when you return, so that we can improve your experience when visiting our websites. You can control and manage your cookie preferences by adjusting your browser settings or by using Shell's cookie preference tool on Shell websites - for more information, please see Shell's Cookie Policy at www.shell.co.mz/cookie-policy.html

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. We advise you to regularly review this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. This Privacy Policy was last updated in June 2021.