Types of data processing at Remote

Remote is delivering various services to clients such as Employment services (EOR), Human Resource Information Services (HRIS), Contractor Management, Contractor of Record, Global Payroll, Freelancer hub, Remote Recruit.
Based on the purpose of the services, Remote is processing different categories of personal data of individuals via the Remote platform on employ.remote.com (“Platform”).

We have listed in this article the main categories of personal data we process for each service:

• Remote as controller
• Remote as processor

Remote as controller

Delivering Employment services (EOR), Remote employs individuals to provide their services to a client. These individuals are hired by Remote entities around the world and the employees are subject to the applicable national employment and data protection laws. In order to fully comply with all relevant national regulations as an employer, Remote is obligated to process personal data of the employees that mainly consist of identification data and data related to the employment relationship between Remote and the employee.
To run the Employment services (EOR), Remote also processes some personal data of individuals acting on behalf of the client (representatives, company admins, etc.). The data is necessary to manage and fulfill the business relationship between the client and Remote and consists of basic identification data, contact data, communication data, etc.

Delivering Contractor of Record service, Remote engages individuals to complete services and deliverables to Remote clients. To run this service, Remote processes personal data of the individuals including personal identification data, contract data, contact data, background checks results which may include data relating to criminal convictions and offences, etc.

Remote Recruit and Freelancer Hub services are delivered by Remote to job seekers and freelance contractors. Remote is acting as controller under GDPR regarding the personal data of Remote Recruit registered users and the freelance contractors using Freelancer Hub.

More information about Remote personal data processing activities as controller is available here and at Remote’s data processing addendum (DPA) to the Terms of service.

Remote as processor

Where Remote delivers Human Resource Information Services (HRIS), Contractor Management and Global Payroll to Clients, Remote acts as processor under GDPR. Clients invite their own employees and contractors to register on our Platform and Remote processes their personal data on behalf of the clients.
For the HRIS service, Remote processes personal data of employees including: personal identification data, address data, administrative data, emergency person contact details, contract data, time off data, feedback data, employment data, custom fields data, data in documents, data concerning health, data from invoices, bank account data and time settings, background checks results which may include data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
For the Contractor Management service, Remote processes personal data of contractors including: personal identification data, address data, administrative data, emergency person contact details, contract data, time off data, feedback data, employment data, custom fields data, data in documents, data concerning health, data from invoices and bank account data, background checks results which may include data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
For the Global Payroll service, Remote processes personal data of employees including: payment & tax data, global payroll employees job data, time off data, personal data from powers of attorney and data concerning health, personal identification data, address data, administrative data, emergency person contact details, contract data, feedback data, employment data, custom fields data, data in documents, data from invoices and bank account data,background checks results which may include data relating to criminal convictions and offences.
Please note that due to the development of our services, additional categories of personal data could be processed by Remote which is provided by our clients or their registered employees/contractors on the Platform.
More information about Remote personal data processing activities as processor is available at Remote’s data processing addendum (DPA) to the Terms of service.