Recruitment Privacy Notice
What we collect
Information you provide in your application: contact details, academic and professional background, answers to screening and role-specific questions, and documents such as your CV, writing samples, cover letter and certificates.
Why we process it
Solely to assess your suitability for the position you applied for, communicate with you about your application, and run interviews and practical assessments. Applying does not make you a ResearchCenterLab member, and we never request recruitment payments.
Legal basis
We process applicant data with your consent and to take steps at your request before a possible employment contract, in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and related regulations.
Storage and access
Applications and documents are stored in private, access-controlled storage. Only authorized recruitment administrators can view them. Documents are never shared as public links or email attachments.
Retention
Unsuccessful applications are retained for up to 12 months after the recruitment exercise closes, then deleted. Records of selected candidates move into employment records.
CV autofill
If you choose "Autofill Application From My CV", your CV is read inside your own web browser using rule-based text matching. The extracted text is not sent to any AI provider, is not used to train any model, and is discarded once the form fields are filled. Only the fields you review and submit, and the CV file itself, are saved. You can always skip autofill and enter details manually.
Optional demographic information
Gender and race questions are entirely voluntary and are not a condition of applying. We collect them only with your separate, explicit consent, solely to produce aggregated recruitment-diversity statistics. We never infer gender or race from names, photos, CVs or automated analysis. Answers are stored in a separate, access-restricted record that is not shown to reviewers, not used in shortlisting or ranking, and not included in recruitment exports; only the Super Administrator responsible for privacy-compliant reporting can access them. Demographic records are deleted together with the application (at most 12 months after the exercise closes). You can withdraw consent at any time — without affecting your application — by emailing contact@researchcenterlab.org with your application reference, and we will delete your answers.
Your rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data, or withdraw your application at any time, by writing to contact@researchcenterlab.org with your application reference.
Your responsibilities
Do not submit confidential documents you do not have permission to share. Ensure all information and claimed contributions are accurate and genuine.