Legal info regarding Candidate account

Personal data registration on cgg.com

When you submit registration information and/or your resume, CGG uses your personal information for the following purposes:

  • selection and recruitment;
  • to assess available positions that suit your profile;
  • conducting statistics and reports.

The information marked by an asterisk is compulsory.

When you submit your resume and activate it in our database, you resume is then available for all CGG recruiters.

If you do not want your resume to be viewable, you can simply deactivate it in your Candidate account. Your resume is in this case still in the database, but is not available for recruiters. You can use your resume to apply to jobs posted by CGG. In this case, only the recruiter that posted the job will receive your resume.

Data storage duration

The information submitted will be displayed for a period of 36 months in our resume database.

Data use

Your personal information may be disclosed to all CGG recruiters worldwide for recruitment and staffing purposes.

Your personal information will not be disclosed to non-CGG entities, unless we are required to do so by law.

Access and modification

You have a right to access personal information pertaining to you and to update, correct or delete your personal information.

You may amend your data yourself simply by connecting to you Candidate Account with your username and password.

You may always withdraw your consent and ask for your Candidate account to be deleted simply by contacting us by e-mail at Infojobs@cgg.com.

Cookies

The use of Candidate account’s functionalities may need the use of cookies.

We predominately use “session” cookies which are not stored on your hard drive. Session cookies expire after two hours of inactivity or when you close your browser.

Cookies only register information linked to your settings in the Candidate account (resumes, apply online process, job search agents, …)

You may have the ability to accept or decline cookies at any time. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may modify your browser setting to decline all cookies if you prefer. Alternatively, you may be able to modify your browser setting to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

If you choose to decline cookies, however, that may hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on the web site.

The main browser types are listed below. If you have a different browser type, please refer to the ‘Help’ file or your handbook.

Windows PC

Internet Explorer 6.0

Choose Tools and then Internet Options
Click the Privacy tab
Move the slider to choose your preferred settings
The default setting is medium and the menu allows you to select the level of "filtering" on the basis of (a) the source of the cookie and (b) whether the source has a privacy policy
For more specialized cookie settings click on Advanced

Internet Explorer 5.0

Choose Tools and then Internet Options
Click the Security tab
Select Internet, then Custom Level
Choose one of the options

Internet Explorer 4.0

Choose View and then Internet Options
Click the Advanced tab
Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of the three options (accept or reject cookies or warn before accepting cookies)

Internet Explorer 3.0

Choose View, then Options and Advanced
You can click on the Warn Before Accepting Cookies command

Mozilla

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Mozilla Firefox 0.7

Click on Tools, then Options
Select the Privacy icon in the left-hand panel
Click on Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Netscape Navigator 7

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Netscape Navigator 6

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Netscape Navigator 4

Go to the task bar and click Edit
Click Preferences and Advanced, and then choose your options in the Cookies box

Opera

Click on the File menu on the Opera tool bar
Go to Preferences at the bottom of the File menu
Click Privacy and select one of the available options

Apple Macintosh

Internet Explorer 5 (MacOS X)

Choose Preferences from Explorer menu
Select Receiving Files options
Select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Internet Explorer 5 (MacOS 9)

Choose Preferences from Edit menu
Select Receiving Files options
Select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Mozilla

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Netscape Navigator 7

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Netscape Navigator 6

Choose Preferences from the Edit menu
Select Privacy & Security, then select Cookies
Choose your preferred settings

Safari 1.0 (MacOS X)

Choose Preferences from Safari menu
Select Security icon
Cookie settings are shown in window
Choose your preferred settings

Data Storage

Your data is submitted to la Companie Générale de Géophysique www.cgg.com but is hosted and stored in a database on servers situated in the United Stated owned and maintained by Monster Worldwide Technologies LLC, a Delaware corporation whose principal place of business is at 622 Third Avenue, New York 10017, New York, USA. You can contact Monster Worldwide Technologies, LLC via its French subsidiary Monster Worlwide, société par actions simplifiée, registered at the RCS of Nanterre under number 422 315 051, headquarters located in 110-114 rue Jules Guesde 92300 Levallois Perret, France. Telephone : +33 (0)1 41 06 20 20.

Safe Harbor

Monster participates in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Framework arising out of the U.S. implementation of the European Union Data Protection Directive. They have certified adherence to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles for each of the Monster Sites. For more information about the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles and to view their certification, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor web site. If you would like to contact them directly about the Safe Harbor program, please send an e-mail to safeharbor@monster.com.