Privacy Policy
Learn how Sanad collects, uses, protects, and handles your personal data across our digital recruitment and employment platform in full compliance with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).
1. Introduction
Welcome to Sanad (“Sanad,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
Sanad is a digital recruitment and employment platform designed to connect recruiters, recruitment professionals, and companies operating in or hiring for the Saudi Arabian market. Through our mobile application, website, and related digital services (collectively, the “Platform”), users may create profiles, publish or discover employment opportunities, search for candidates, communicate with other users, and access recruitment-related services.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your Personal Data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, retain, and protect Personal Data when you use the Platform.
2. Who This Privacy Policy Applies To
This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data collected from or about:
3. Data Controller
The entity responsible for processing your Personal Data is:
4. Personal Data We Collect
4.1 Account Information
When you create an account, we collect:
4.2 Candidate Information
If you use Sanad as a candidate or job seeker, we may collect:
- Curriculum vitae / resume
- Employment & work experience
- Education, degrees & certifications
- Professional licenses & skills
- Languages & proficiency
- Career preferences & notice period
- Expected salary & location preferences
- Linked professional portfolios / LinkedIn
4.3 Recruiter Information
Recruitment agency details, experience, candidate interactions, and communications.
4.4 Company Information
Commercial registration (CR), company size, industry, authorized representative contacts, and vacancies.
5. Device, Location & Cookie Technologies
Device & Technical: IP addresses, browser and device types, operating system, network identifiers, error logs, and session diagnostics to ensure platform performance and security.
Location Information: Where permitted by your device settings, approximate or precise location helps recruiters and employers display relevant local job opportunities.
8. How We Use Personal Data
Account Management
To create, verify, and maintain secure user accounts and professional profiles.
Recruitment Services
To facilitate connections between candidates, recruiters, and companies hiring in KSA.
Job Matching & Scoring
To calculate screening question scores and match candidates with relevant job vacancies.
Platform Security & Fraud Prevention
To detect, prevent, and respond to unauthorized access, fraudulent submissions, and scams.
Notifications & Updates
To send application updates, status changes, alerts, and customer support messages.
Legal & Regulatory Compliance
To comply with Saudi labor regulations, PDPL requirements, and governmental requests.
9. Legal Basis for Processing
Sanad processes Personal Data in strict accordance with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and its implementing regulations under the following lawful bases:
- Consent: When you voluntarily submit your CV, create a profile, or opt-in to communications.
- Contractual Necessity: To fulfill recruitment agreements between users, recruiters, and companies.
- Legal Compliance: To satisfy statutory reporting, commercial law, and regulatory mandates in KSA.
14. Data Retention, Security & Cross-Border Transfers
Security Safeguards
We employ role-based access controls, TLS encryption in transit, secure database vaults, and continuous intrusion monitoring.
Cross-Border Transfers
Where cloud infrastructure operates across borders, data transfers adhere strictly to standard contractual clauses under the Saudi PDPL.
18. Your Rights Under Saudi PDPL
Under the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law, you hold comprehensive rights regarding your personal data:
25. Employer & Recruiter Responsibilities
Companies and recruiters using Sanad must use candidate details solely for bona-fide recruitment, observe strict confidentiality, refrain from unauthorized data reselling, and comply with all applicable employment and data protection regulations.
Questions Regarding Your Privacy?
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data rights under Saudi law, our Data Protection team is here to assist.