1. Introduction
We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
We will:
- always keep your personal data safe and private;
- never sell your personal data; and
- allow you to manage your marketing choices at any time.
This privacy notice sets out how we handle your personal data when you use the Revolut GlobalHire platform as a Consultant.
This notice only applies to personal data only.
2. About us and our role
Revolut Ltd. (“we”, “us” or “our”) is the company responsible for collecting, and using, your data.
If you are a consultant using the Revolut GlobalHire platform ("Consultant") under the Revolut GlobalHire: Consultant Platform Terms of Use, our data protection role depends on the data we're processing:
- we act as an independent controller when we verify your identity (including the biometric identity check) and when we keep the platform secure; and
- for your employment data, we act as a processor on behalf of your Employer of Record provider ("EoR provider") and the Revolut GlobalHire Customer.
Your EoR provider is your legal employer and acts as an independent controller of your personal data. The Revolut GlobalHire Customer also acts as an independent controller of your personal data.
If you have concerns about how we use your personal data, you can contact us at dpo@revolut.com
3. What personal data do you collect about me?
We collect various types of personal data from and about you to provide Revolut GlobalHire. This always includes:
- Contact information: name, address, email address, phone number.
- Communication data: records of communications with us (e.g., emails, chat logs, phone calls), feedback you provide.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, usage data of our platform, cookies and similar technologies.
- Representation information: details of your contract with the Revolut GlobalHire Customer.
- Identification data: name, date of birth, nationality, passport/ID details, your image in photo or video form and facial scan data extracted from your photo or video (known as "biometric data"), and visa/work permit information (where required for legal compliance or project eligibility).
- Sanctions screening data: we screen your name against official sanctions lists only. This also includes the records of any review we carry out of a possible match. We carry out this screening as an independent controller, for our own regulatory compliance, and separately from any checks the Revolut GlobalHire Customer carries out;
- Contract and invoice data: work completed and related data such as completion dates, invoicing periods, and tax rates.
- Financial information: bank account details (for payment purposes), tax identification numbers (for example, TIN, NIP, VAT number), billing rates and payment history; and
- any other information you provide us.
You may provide us with personal data when you:
- fill in any forms;
- correspond with us;
- respond to any of our surveys;
- create a Revolut GlobalHire account;
- use our products or services; and
- contact us for other reasons.
We collect personal data from various sources:
- Directly from you: when you register on our platform, complete your profile, apply for projects, communicate with us, or provide documents.
- Revolut entities: if you hold a Revolut account, we will receive your KYC status, ID document details (first name, last name and date of birth), address, gender, internal referral code and risk score from Revolut entity providing you with financial services. This data is used to facilitate your identity verification and onboarding to Revolut GlobalHire.
- From the Revolut GlobalHire Customer: to provide you with the invitation to join the Contractors Platform, the Revolut GlobalHire Customer may provide us with certain information from you.
- Automatically: through your use of our website and platform, via cookies and tracking technologies. Whenever you use our website, we collect the following information:
- technical information, including the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, the browser type and version, the time zone setting, the operating system and platform, the type of device you use, a unique device identifier (for example, your device's IMEI number, the MAC address of the device's wireless network interface, or the mobile phone number used by the device), mobile network information, your mobile operating system and the type of mobile browser you use.
- information about your visit, including the links you’ve clicked on, through and from our website (including date and time), services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling and clicks), and methods used to browse away from the page.
4. How do you use my personal data?
We have explained the purposes for which we use your personal data, as well as our lawful bases for doing so, in the table below.
What we use your personal data for | Our legal basis for using your personal data |
To onboard you to Revolut GlobalHire (if applicable) and verify your identity during onboarding | Keeping to contracts and agreements Legitimate interests Consent (when applicable) |
To provide you with Revolut GlobalHire (if applicable) products and services (including, for example, to manage and administer our relationship with you) | Keeping to contracts and agreements Legitimate interests Consent (when applicable) |
Where we verify your identity using a biometric face scan, we rely on your explicit consent.
5. What are my rights?
You have certain rights in relation to your personal data under applicable data protection laws. These include the right to:
- access personal data which we hold about you
- ask us to correct your personal data if you think it's wrong
- ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
- object to us processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests
- ask us to restrict how we use your personal data in certain circumstances
- ask us to transfer personal data to you or another company in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format in certain circumstances
- withdraw your consent (where you have previously given us this)
Please note that not all of these rights are absolute and we may not be required to comply with your request where exemptions apply under applicable data protection laws.
You can exercise any of your rights as described in this notice and under applicable data protection laws by contacting Revolut’s Data Protection Officer through dpo@revolut.com.
Depending on where you are located, you may also have the right to complain to your local data protection regulator if you are unhappy with the way we handled your data.
6. Do you share my personal data with anyone else?
We may share your personal data with our third party service providers, such as our data hosting providers, communications service providers and ID verification services providers to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes set out above.
We may also share your personal data with other Revolut entities to facilitate your identity verification and onboarding to other Revolut products.
7. Do you transfer my personal data internationally?
Revolut is located in the United Kingdom and our main data hosting facilities are located in the United Kingdom (“UK”) and European Union (“EU”). By using Revolut GlobalHire, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in the UK and EU. It’s possible we may also need to transfer your personal data to other countries internationally to achieve the purposes set out in clause 4 (How do you use my personal data?) above.
If we transfer your personal data outside the EU or UK, please rest assured that we will always take all necessary steps to make sure that your personal data is protected. This includes entering into Standard Contractual Clauses with third party recipients of your data or transferring it to third parties in countries which are recognised as having an adequate level of protection for personal data.
If you would like more information, please contact us by sending an email to dpo@revolut.com.
Where required by applicable laws, your acceptance of this privacy notice will constitute your consent to your personal data being transferred outside your home country.
8. How long will you keep my personal data for?
We will keep your personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes set out in clause 4 (How do you use my personal data?) above. However, we may need to retain your personal data for a longer period to the extent required by applicable laws.
9. How do you protect my personal data?
We recognise the importance of protecting and managing your personal data. Any personal data we process, including sensitive data, will be treated with the utmost care and security.
We use a variety of physical and technical measures to:
- keep your personal data safe
- prevent unauthorised access to your personal data
- make sure your personal data is not improperly used or disclosed.
Electronic data and databases are stored on secure computer systems with control over access to information using both physical and electronic means. Our staff receives data protection and information security training. We have detailed security and data protection policies which staff are required to follow when they handle personal data.
While we take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data will be kept secure from unauthorised access, we cannot guarantee it will be secure during transmission by you to our website or other services. We use HTTPS (HTTP Secure), where the communication protocol is encrypted through Transport Layer Security for secure communication over networks, for all our web services.
10. Updates
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. If we make any material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you by email before the change becomes effective.