Northrop Grumman Human Resources (HR) Information System Job Applicant Privacy Notices
We at Northrop Grumman respect your concerns about privacy. The Privacy Notices below describe the types of personal information we collect, how we use the information, with whom we share it and the choices available to you regarding our use of the information.
Asia Pacific
Australia Privacy Notice
Australia Privacy Notice
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
Australia
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title, division, military rank)
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Providers |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Avature |
Recruitment |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Docusign Inc. |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Makesure |
Reference Check |
Australia |
Manpower |
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
Australia |
Qualtrics |
Applicant Surveys |
United States |
SterlingCheck |
Applicant Background Investigations |
Australia |
Workday
|
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
United States |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Applicant Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Global Data Subject Access Form
Japan Privacy Notice
Japan Privacy Notice
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicant Privacy Notice
Japan
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
Employment information (e.g. employer, title)
Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Provider |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Sterling Check |
Applicant Background Screening |
Canada, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US |
Workday |
Job Application Processing |
United States, Ireland, New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Employee Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect Your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates To This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Global Data Subject Access Form
South Korea Privacy Notice
South Korea Privacy Notice
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
South Korea
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title)\
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies, and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Provider |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Sterling Check |
Applicant Background Screening |
Canada, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US |
Workday |
Job Application Processing |
United States, Ireland, New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You also have the right to reject, object, or request explanations regarding decisions made solely by automated systems, including artificial intelligence systems, that process personal information and substantially impact your rights. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Employee Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by either the European Commission or the United Kingdom as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect Your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates To This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Global Data Subject Access Form
Europe
Poland
Poland
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
Poland
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title)
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Provider |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Workday |
Job Application Processing |
United States, Ireland, New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You also have the right to reject, object, or request explanations regarding decisions made solely by automated systems, including artificial intelligence systems, that process personal information and substantially impact your rights. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Employee Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by either the European Commission or the United Kingdom as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect Your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates To This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
United Kingdom
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title, division, military rank)
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
The legal basis of applicant data processing is deemed necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject or to take steps to enter into a contract. For successful applicants we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Providers |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Avature |
Recruitment |
United States |
AWS/Restart |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
Black Codher |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
Codingame |
Technical Assessment |
France |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Docusign Inc. |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
FDM |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
ITS Software Systems Ltd. Trading as Eploy |
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
United Kingdom |
Optilearn |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
QA |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
Sterling Check |
Applicant Background Investigations |
Canada, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US |
With You With Me |
Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Provider |
United Kingdom |
Talent Solutions |
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
United Kingdom |
Workday
|
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
United States, Ireland and New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You also have the right to reject, object, or request explanations regarding decisions made solely by automated systems, including artificial intelligence systems, that process personal information and substantially impact your rights. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Applicant Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Middle East
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
Saudi Arabia
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title)
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Provider |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Sterling Check |
Applicant Background Screening |
Canada, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US |
Workday |
Job Application Processing |
United States, Ireland, New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Employee Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by either the European Commission or the United Kingdom as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
Applicant information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the Commission of the European Community in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect Your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates To This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Global Data Subject Access Form
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Northrop Grumman HR Information System
Applicants Privacy Notice
United Arab Emirates
Last Updated: 01 October 2023
We at Northrop Grumman (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Northrop Grumman”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Notice describes the information practices of the Northrop Grumman affiliate to which you are applying for employment. It also describes the types of information we maintain, how we may use the information, how we secure it, with whom we may share it and the choices and rights available to you regarding our use of the information.
This Notice is only a supplement to Northrop Grumman’s general website privacy policy, which can be found here.
Information We Maintain
We collect certain information about you, including personal information that Northrop Grumman maintains in its Human Resources (“HR”) personnel records (“Applicant Information”). Applicant Information includes the following:
- Business contact information (e.g. name, office location, department, mailing address, direct business phone number, business email address and applicant user ID)
- Contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and email address)
- Employment information (e.g. employer, title, division, military rank)
- Other personal information (e.g. citizenship, immigration status, passport verification, security clearances, disability status, civil or criminal court history, driving & vehicle licensing history)
- C.V. information (e.g. employment history, work authorization information, salary history, education history, certifications)
- If you are successful with your application we collect employee dependents names and employee dependents dates of birth (where applicable) for the provision of employee benefits
- Other personal information found in content that users provide.
How We Use the Information We Maintain
Northrop Grumman will use the Applicant Information you provide with your application for purposes of considering you for a position at Northrop Grumman, and if you are offered a job or become employed by Northrop Grumman, for employment-related purposes. This may include conducting background investigations that are necessary.
By applying for a position, you agree that we may use your personal information for recruitment and if you are hired, employment-related purposes. Your personal information will not be shared with others for non-recruitment or employment purposes except as consistent with our general website privacy policy. Failure to provide your personal information will prevent us from contacting you and evaluating your application for the job.
Legal Ground for Our Use of the Information
We will use Application Information for the above purposes to the extent necessary to take steps to enter into a contract or for the performance of a contract with the data subject. For successful applicants, we will conduct background investigations that are necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Northrop Grumman as the controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.
Information We Share
Applicant Information is handled strictly on a need-to-know basis. Individuals with access to Applicant Information may include members of our Human Resources team as well as hiring managers. If offered a position, we may share your Applicant Information with our Northrop Grumman affiliated companies and third parties who perform services on our behalf. This includes Northrop Grumman affiliates and service providers located in countries other than the country in which the personal information was collected. These service providers may also collect some of your information (e.g., your personal contact information) directly from you but they are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements.
For a list of relevant service providers, please see below:
Service Providers |
Service |
Country of Processing |
Adobe Sign |
eSignature Facility |
United States |
Development Dimensions International (DDI) |
Assessment Screening for M1-M3 roles |
United States |
Sterling Check |
Applicant Background Investigations |
Canada, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom and US |
Workday
|
Employment/contractor Application Processing |
United States, Ireland and New Zealand |
In exceptional circumstances, we may also share your personal information with local suppliers and delivery services in order to send you work supplies or other goods and materials (related to your employment or contractor position) through the post to your personal address.
We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government entities, and (iii) in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual criminal offenses.
Your Rights
Once you have applied for a position, you may request access to correct or update your personal information. A new C.V. or resume may be submitted when applying for other positions. If you wish to have your Applicant Information deleted or object to processing at any time, please click this link: Global Data Subject Access Form. To aid us in locating your Applicant Information, please be sure to include your name and contact information in your request. You also have the right to reject, object, or request explanations regarding decisions made solely by automated systems, including artificial intelligence systems, that process personal information and substantially impact your rights. You can exercise these rights by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. In addition, you have the right to make a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data Transfers
We may transfer your Applicant Information to countries other than the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.
If you are located in the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements by protecting your Employee Information when it is transferred to countries outside of the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland that have not been recognized by either the European Commission or the United Kingdom as providing an adequate level of data protection. The steps we take include concluding data transfer agreements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the United Kingdom’s International Data Transfer Agreement with the relevant data recipient or ensuring that the data recipient has implemented Binding Corporate Rules. You may obtain a copy of these agreements by contacting us as indicated in the “Contact Us” Section below.
Northrop Grumman and its U.S. subsidiaries have certified that they comply with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission regarding the collection, use and retention of personal information transferred from the EU and Switzerland to the United States, respectively. Click here to view our EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles Privacy Notices and our participating U.S. subsidiaries. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
Applicant Information that is shared with third party processors in Canada is done so under the adequacy decision granted by the European Commission in 2001 declaring that Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”) provided an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organizations in Canada.
If you are located outside the EEA, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you acknowledge that we may transfer the information to countries in which the laws may not offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your own country.
How We Protect your Information
We maintain appropriate technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect your Applicant Information against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. We also require our service providers with whom we share your Applicant Information (see the “Information We Share” section above) to do the same.
Data Retention
Northrop Grumman may retain your Applicant Information only for evaluation for employment in connection with the application process for a period of 12 months from the end of the recruitment process for the job position you applied for. If your application is successful, Northrop Grumman will retain your Applicant Information for as long as is necessary in connection with any employment relationship.
Updates To This Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our privacy and data protection practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Notice by indicating at the top of the notice when it was most recently updated.
How to Contact Us
If you have any general questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, please email us at privacy@ngc.com or write to us at:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Attn: Corporate Communications/Privacy
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
If you would like to exercise your data subject rights, please click the link below:
Global Data Subject Access Form