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Generac Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice

Last Updated: December 9, 2025

  1.  INTRODUCTION

    Thank you for considering a career opportunity with Generac Power Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Generac”, “us”, or “we”). We want you to be familiar with how we collect, use, and disclose information.

    This Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice (“Candidate Notice”) explains:

    • What information we collect during our application and recruitment process and why we collect it, including information from direct applicants, referrals, third party recruiters, and individuals or leads who have expressed interest in career opportunities with us or receiving career-related updates and job opportunities through our online recruitment system and careers website;
    • How we use that information; and
    • How to access and update that information.

    If you are a California resident, please read the supplement to this notice at  14.2.1 below. If you are applying for a job with a Generac entity in the European Economic Area or the UK, please also read the supplement to this notice at 14.2.2 below.

    If you are an agency or recruiter acting on behalf of a candidate or otherwise providing personal data of a third party, please ensure that you have the right to provide such data to us and provide a copy of this Candidate Notice to any third party whose personal data you provide to us.

    At Generac, our success is intrinsically linked to the professional growth and personal well-being of our employees. We believe that strong families and communities are essential pillars of achievement.

    With over 65 years of history, Generac has been at the forefront of energy innovation. From pioneering the home standby generator market category to our current evolution as an energy technology solutions company, we continuously push boundaries. Our commitment to innovation drives us forward.

    As a leader and one of the largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, our work touches millions of lives. Generac employees are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as integral members of our global team. Our challenging goals foster knowledgeable professionals dedicated to sustaining Generac’s success.

    Join us in our fast-paced, agile work environment, where your contributions make a tangible difference in people’s lives and your own. Together, we will continue to shape the future of energy.

    When we use the term “personal data” in this Candidate Notice, we generally mean any information — or combination of information — that can reasonably identify you or be linked to you. The exact definition of personal data can differ depending on the law that applies.

  2.  WHO WE ARE

    The Generac entity that is responsible for the processing of your personal data as described in this Candidate Notice and that acts as the controller of such personal data is the Generac entity that is indicated as “Company” in a job posting. That “Company” determines “why” and “how” your personal data is collected and used. A list of the Generac entities that may act as the controller can be found here.

    A reference to “Generac”, “we”, “our” or “us” is a reference to the relevant Generac “Company” that is the controller of your personal data.

  3. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

     

    CATEGORY OF PERSONAL DATA

    DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION

    Application Data

    Personal data provided by you or the person who referred you. This includes:

    • Personal identifiers and contact information such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, date of birth, and any other contact information;
    • Data contained in your resume or CV (e.g., work experience and qualifications, the school you attended and dates of attendance, the highest level of education and degrees) and other documents related to the application or recruitment process (e.g., cover letter, academic qualifications, and transcripts);

      Information about the type of employment you are looking for or may be interested in, including targeted compensation, benefits, and other job preferences;

    •  

      Publicly available information from publicly available sources relevant to the hiring process, e.g. your LinkedIn profile; and

    • Other information provided by you in the application, hiring, and recruitment process  

    You may volunteer your previous salary and/or financial and benefit package as part of the recruitment process but we will not ask for this information.

    Account Data

    Personal data such as your username and password for our online recruitment system and/or talent community system.

    Interview Data

    Personal data collected from interviews.

    Travel Data

    Personal data we process if Generac is arranging travel for on-site interviews or reimbursing you for applicable travel-related expenses.

    Background Check Data*

    As permitted by applicable law, information received from internal and external reference and background checks, including criminal records at offer stage only (if applicable for the position you have applied for).

    The results of a background check may include personal data we do not already have about you.

    Citizenship and Immigration Data*

    As permitted by applicable law, information related to your immigration status, visa requirements, and other right-to-work information (e.g., country of birth, passports, and residency permits).

    Voluntary Demographic Data*

     

    In some countries, and only if law allows, we may ask you to share certain demographic information voluntarily.   This information could include race, ethnicity, or veteran status, which we use for compliance with anti-discrimination laws.

    We also may ask for other details like your age, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity,  disability, or accommodation needs—but providing this information is always optional 

    If you choose to share the information above, it will not affect our hiring decision, unless specifically required by law. We use information to help us to evaluate and improve our recruitment efforts.  

     

    Security Data 

    Data such as your image and video footage captured by closed circuit television (CCTV) when you visit our locations for an interview as permitted by applicable law in some countries.  

    Other Personal Data

      Data that you choose to voluntarily provide in connection with your application and interview or any other communications with us or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, data that you make publicly available such as contact information, your education and work experience information (e.g., when you share information via social media or job search and career networking sites), to the extent permitted by applicable law.

    *There may be instances in which the personal data that you provide to us, or we collect is considered “special” or “sensitive” personal information under the data protection laws of some jurisdictions.

 

  1. HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

    We collect most of the personal data directly from you, for example, from your application that you submit to us. However, we may also collect personal data about you during the application, recruitment and hiring process or from third parties such as references, recruiters, social media sites (e.g., LinkedIn) and publicly available resources (e.g., job search and career networking websites).

    We may also collect your personal data through service providers and other third parties that collect it on our behalf, such as communications providers, scheduling providers, and application providers, or from background and credit reference agencies (where permitted or required by law). Additionally, when you visit Generac’s careers site, we may use cookies, web beacons, tags, and scripts to measure traffic data and enable you to sign-in. For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, please see our Cookie Notice.

    If you do not provide us with your personal data, we may not be able to process your job application, or assess your suitability for a particular role, meet our legal obligations or manage our business. We will let you know when we ask for information that is legally required or part of a contract. 

  2.   PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH WE RELY

    We are committed to the lawful processing of your personal data in accordance with data protection laws. Certain jurisdictions require us to have a valid legal basis for processing personal data. In most circumstances, we rely on:

    • Our legitimate interests (where they are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms).
    • To fulfill a contract with you (or to take steps before entering into a contract with you).
    • To comply with our legal obligations. In certain circumstances, we may rely on your consent, which may be implied (e.g., where you have volunteered information for use by us) or express (in accordance with applicable law).

    Where we ask for your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time for any processing activities that we conduct based solely on your consent. Please see Section 11 (Your Rights Relating to Your Personal Data) below to learn more about your rights, including your right to withdraw consent. If you are a California resident, to learn more about your rights please also read the supplement to this notice at 14.2.1 below. If you are applying for a job with a Generac entity in the European Economic Area or the UK, to learn more about your rights please also read the supplement to this notice at 14.2.2below. 

    To make it easier to understand the purposes for which we use your personal data and, where required, the legal basis on which we rely, we have organized this information into categories in the table below.

    PURPOSE FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

    CATEGORY OF PERSONAL DATA

    LEGAL BASIS (WHERE REQUIRED)

    To create, operate, and manage our recruitment and talent community systems
    • Application Data
    • Account Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely managing job applications for positions with Generac

    To communicate with you as part of the application, hiring and recruitment process
    • Application Data
    • Account Data
    • Interview Data
    • Other Voluntary Personal Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely communicating with applicants and managing job applications for positions with Generac

    To process and assess your application, including evaluating your qualifications, skills, interests and suitability for the job applied for and/or other opportunities at Generac
    • Application Data
    • Interview Data
    • Other Voluntary Personal Data
    • Our legitimate interests, namely considering candidates for current and future employment opportunities with Generac and ensuring we recruit and hire qualified candidates
    • To take steps before entering into a contract with you

    To verify your information, including through vetting such as reference checks and, where applicable, background checks
    • Application Data
    • Background Check Data
    • To take steps prior to entering into a contract with you
    • Consent (for certain background checks in certain jurisdictions)
    • Compliance with legal obligations (for legally required background checks in certain jurisdictions)

    To book travel for on-site interviews or reimburse for travel-related expenses, where applicable
    • Travel Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely providing accommodations to facilitate the interview process

    To calculate proposed salary and to assess eligibility for certain benefits
    • Application Data
    • Interview Data

    To take steps prior to entering into a contract with you

    To consider you for, and inform you about future job opportunities
    • Application Data
    • Account Data
    • Interview Data

    Consent (to send career-related updates and job opportunities that match a candidate’s interest)

    To prepare your employment agreement if you are offered a job at Generac
    • Application Data
    • Citizenship and Immigration Information

    To take steps prior to entering into a contract with you

    To inform the referrer of the status and final outcome of your application (if you were referred)
    • Application Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely to facilitate our referral program

    To assist you with obtaining necessary immigration visa or work permit (if requested by you)
    • Application Data
    • Citizenship and Immigration Information
    • Our legitimate interests, namely providing immigration support
    • Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject

    To determine your eligibility to work
    • Citizenship and Immigration Information

    Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject

    To suggest suitable opportunities for you at Generac (where we have identified you as a potential candidate from information that we've collected from public sources)
    • Other Voluntary Personal Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely recruiting candidates for employment opportunities with Generac

    To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes or enforceable government requests (e.g., immigration and visa laws and requirements and federal and state laws related to reasonable accommodations)
    • Application Data
    • Interview Data
    • Background Check Data
    • Citizenship and Immigration Information
    • Voluntary Diversity and Demographic Data

    Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject

    To fulfill our obligations to relevant government authorities
    • Application Data
    • Background Check Data

    Compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject

    To evaluate and improve our diversity and inclusion strategy
    • Voluntary Diversity and Demographic Data
    • Consent (on a voluntary basis, except where collection is required by law)

    We will de-identify and aggregate this information, where possible

    To monitor and improve our application process and our recruitment and talent community systems, including to run analytics on and analyze our candidate base, hiring practices or tends or to identify qualification or skills shortages
    • Application Data
    • Account Data
    • Interview Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely assessing and managing applications for positions with Generac and reviewing and updating our application process

    To monitor our locations using CCTV
    • Security Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely ensuring the safety and security of our offices, employees, members and guests, investigating, detecting and preventing suspicious activity and crime at our locations, protecting our rights and the rights of others

    To respond to your enquiries and requests
    • Application Data
    • Account Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely managing applications and improving the application process.

    To create and submit reports as required by applicable law or regulation (e.g., complying with reporting requirements of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or Office of Contracting Compliance Programs or similar agencies)
    • Voluntary Diversity and Demographic Data

    Compliance with legal obligations to which we are subject

    To establish, defend or exercise legal claims in an employment tribunal or any other court of law, including legal claims management
    • Application Data
    • Account Data
    • Travel Data
    • Interview Data
    • Background Check Data
    • Citizenship and Immigration Information
    • Voluntary Diversity and Demographic Data
    • Security Data
    • Other Voluntary Personal Data

    Our legitimate interests, namely, defending any actual or potential legal claims, pursuing remedies available to us and limiting our damages, complying with judicial proceedings, court orders or legal processes and handling complaints
  3.  HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

    We take the protection of your personal data seriously. We limit access to your data to people who require it to perform their jobs and share it only trusted third parties who have a legitimate purpose for accessing it. Your personal data may be shared with:

    Generac employees where it is necessary for them to undertake their duties with respect to our application, recruitment and hiring process.     Generac group companies to administer our relationship with you and for purposes consistent with this Candidate Notice.   Our third-party dealers (entities that own and/or operate a Generac location under a license or similar agreement with Generac) if the job posting is for a position with a dealer. Generac acts as an independent controller in relation to our dealers and we are not responsible for the privacy or data security practices of our dealers, which may differ from those explained in this Candidate Notice.  
      References as part of the recruitment process (provided we obtained your consent, where required).     Third-party service providers that assist us in administering our application, recruitment and hiring process     Credit and criminal background check companies (where this is our legal obligation or necessary for our legitimate interest).  

    Professional advisors who perform functions on our behalf, such as lawyers, bankers, auditors; and

      business transaction where we engage in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, sale of some or all of our assets or stock, financing, public offering of securities, acquisition of all or a portion of our business, a similar transaction or proceeding, or steps in contemplation of such activities.  

    Government, regulatory authorities, and other organizations (such as the police or other law enforcement agents) as required or authorized by law or other regulatory requirements in jurisdictions in which we operate.
      We may also share your personal data: (I) at your direction or with your consent or (ii) in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect or defend our rights, interests or property or that of our employees, agents, members, customers and other third parties, (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our business operations, (d) enforce our Terms and Conditions, policies and agreements, (e) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of you, other individuals or the public, or (f) protect against legal liability.
  4.   INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA

    Because of the global nature of our business, we share personal data internationally with Generac group companies or service providers when conducting the activities described in this Candidate Policy, including the United States where we are headquartered. These jurisdictions may have data protection laws that differ from the laws where you reside, and in some cases, may not be as comprehensive or protective. Although the data protection laws of certain jurisdictions may differ from those where you reside, we take appropriate steps, such as implementing standard contractual clauses, relying on adequacy decisions and other international transfer agreements or frameworks approved by regulators and governments, to ensure your personal data is handled as described in this Candidate Notice and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

  5.   RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA 

    If your application is successful and you become an employee of Generac, where permitted by local law, the personal data we collect during the application, hiring, and recruitment process may be transferred to your personnel file and stored in accordance with our internal policies, which you will receive access to at the start of your employment.

    If your application is unsuccessful (or you withdraw from the process or decline our offer), we will retain your information for a period after your application. We retain this information for various reasons, including in case we face a legal challenge in respect of a recruitment decision, to consider you for other current or future jobs at Generac and to help us better understand, analyze, and improve our application, hiring and recruitment process.

    Where you have given us your consent to process certain Voluntary Demographic Data , we may de-identify and aggregate this information and store it in a form that does not personally identify you, for the purpose of monitoring and improving our application, hiring and recruitment process.

    If you do not want us to retain your information for consideration for other roles, or want us to update it, please contact us using the details provided in Section 13 (Contacting Us) below. Please note, however, that we may retain some information if required by law or as necessary to protect ourselves from legal claims.

  6.   SECURITY RELATING TO PERSONAL DATA 

    We use appropriate technical and organizational measures aimed to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, and unauthorized disclosure or access. Such measures take into account the nature of the personal data and the processing and the threats posed. Where we share your personal data with third parties, we instruct them in writing to hold your data securely and in line with the requirements of applicable data protection law. Third parties must implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of your data.

    While we endeavor to implement generally accepted security measures, no method of storage or transmission is 100% secure. In the event of a security incident, we will notify regulators and/or you as required by applicable laws and regulations. Such notice may come in the form of an email, postal mail, in-app notification or an electronic notice posted online or through our products and services.

  7.   AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

    Currently, we do not make any decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects (“Automated Decision-Making”). In the event our position changes, we will update this Candidate Notice and inform you as required by applicable data protection laws.

  8.  YOUR RIGHTS RELATING TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

    11.1 Your Rights

    Depending on where you live, you may be able to exercise certain rights in relation to your personal data. These rights may include the right to:

    • Obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is being processed by us, and where that is the case, access to such personal data (and related details);
    • Obtain rectification of inaccurate personal data and to have incomplete personal data completed, or, to the extent required by applicable law, to have personal information annotated if we do not make the rectification;
    • Obtain erasure or deletion of your personal data;
    • Obtain restriction of our processing of your personal data or object to processing of your personal data;
    • Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit such data to another controller where feasible;
    • Know about the existence of Automated Decision-Making and to not be subject to Automated Decision-Making;
    • Withdraw your consent at any time, to the extent we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing your personal data (without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on such consent prior to your withdrawal or processing based on reliance on a legal basis other than consent);
    • Lodge a complaint with the relevant authority; and
    • Obtain additional information about the suitable safeguards and means we rely upon with regard to international transfer of personal data as described in Section 7 (International Transfers of Personal Data) above.

    You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of your rights described in this Candidate Notice. Please note that these rights may be subject to further conditions, limitations and/or exemptions under applicable data protection laws. If any of the rights listed above are not provided under law for your jurisdiction, we have absolute discretion in providing you with these rights.

    11.2 How to Exercise Your Rights

    To exercise your applicable rights, please contact us by using the information in Section 13 (Contacting Us) below.

    To protect your privacy and maintain security, we may ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity and residence before granting you access to your personal data or complying with your request. We will contact you if we need additional information in order to process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity or rights to the data, we may not be able to provide you with data rights until you are able to provide us with proper documents. Where permitted by law, we reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee to cover administrative costs incurred in responding to your request, for instance, if your request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.

    Under certain data protection laws, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof you have authorized it to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us.

    11.3 Your Preferences for Email Communications (Talent Community)

    We encourage you to join our talent community to stay in the know! When you do so, we may send you email communications about career-related updates and job opportunities that match your interests. If we process your personal data to send you these communications, you can manage your preferences in several ways. You can use the unsubscribe link in each email you receive from us to opt-out or you can manage your notification preferences within the talent community platform, which can be accessed via the portal on the top right in the header on the careers website. Please be sure to save any changes you make. Please note that opting out of these communications does not opt you out of receiving transactional communications from us such as communications about your application status.

    You can also contact us using the information in Section 13 (Contacting Us) below to assist with the management of your preferences.

  9. CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

    From time to time, we may update or modify this Candidate Notice, in our sole discretion, to reflect changes in legal and regulatory requirements and our business practices. The updated Candidate Notice will be posted to this website with a change to the “Last Updated” date (located at the top of this Candidate Notice). We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed, especially before you provide personal data. In circumstances where we make updates or modifications to this Candidate Notice that materially alter your privacy rights, if we have retained your contact information we will provide additional notice, such as via email or with in-service notifications, as required by law. The updated Candidate Notice will take effect immediately after being posted or as otherwise notified by us. Your continued relationship with us or your continued use of our website after any such updates take effect will constitute acknowledgment and (as applicable) acceptance of the updated Candidate Notice.

  10. CONTACTING US

    To exercise your applicable rights as described in Section 11 Your Rights Relating to Your Personal Data, or if you have questions or concerns relating to this Candidate Notice or privacy-related issues, please email us at privacy@Generac.com or send a letter to the address below. When you contact us, please indicate which country and state/province in which you reside.

    Generac Holdings, Inc.
    Attn: Data Privacy, Legal Department
    PO Box 8
    Waukesha WI 53189

  11. SEPARATE AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVACY NOTICES AND POLICIES

    Please see each section below for more information on our separate and/or supplemental privacy notices and policies that may govern how we process your personal data in certain circumstances.

    14.1. Global Privacy Notice

    This Candidate Notice applies solely to the processing of personal data in connection with our application, hiring, and recruitment process. For more information on how Generac collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal data in connection with use of our products, services, and websites, please see our Global Privacy Notice.

    14.2 Supplemental Privacy Notices

    These Supplemental Privacy Notices supplement the information contained in this Candidate Notice. Please see each section below for more information and/or supplemental privacy notices that apply to our processing as indicated below.

    14.2.1 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY

    In this section, we provide information for California residents, as required under California privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which requires that we provide California residents certain specific information about how we handle their personal information, whether collected online or offline.  Under the CCPA, “personal information” is any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household.

    Notice at Collection.  The following sub-sections below, read together, are intended to comply with our obligations for Notice at Collection under the CCPA: “Categories of Personal Information We May Collect or Disclose”, “Purposes of Collection, Use, and Disclosure”, and “Retention”.

    Scope.  This section applies to “personal information” as defined by the CCPA, whether collected online or offline, in our capacity as a business. This section does not address or apply to our handling of publicly available information or personal information that is otherwise exempt under the CCPA. This section also does not apply to personal information we collect about independent contractors or current or former full-time, part-time and temporary employees and staff, officers, directors or owners of Generac; different notices apply. For more information about our information practices generally, see our Global Privacy Notice.

    Categories of Personal Information We May Collect or Disclose.  The table below sets out generally the categories of personal information (as defined by the CCPA) about California residents that we may collect and disclose to others for a business or commercial purpose (and have collected in the last 12 months).  We may disclose each category of personal information listed below to our services providers who perform services on our behalf and with other third parties where required by law or as otherwise authorized or directed by you. Our collection and disclosure of personal information about a California resident will vary depending upon the circumstances and nature of our interactions or relationship with such residents.

    The CCPA defines “sale” as disclosing or making available personal information to a third party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, and “sharing” includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third party for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not sell or share personal information, including or personal information about individuals we know are under age sixteen (16).

    Categories of personal information

    Identifiers and similar information, such as real name, alias, postal address, email address, phone number, unique personal identifier or online identified tied to the browser, application or device, Internet Protocol (IP) address, or other similar identifiers.

    Internet, Network, and other Usage or Activity Information, in connection with the use of our accounts, systems, or services, such as Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, clickstream data, search terms or history, and information regarding a resident’s interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement, including access logs and other activity information related to your use of our website and related job candidate services.

    Geolocation

    Audio, Video and other Electronic Data, such as audio, electronic, visual, thermal, or olfactory.

    Professional, employment-related, and education Information, such as education history or background or employment history, qualifications, licensing, or disciplinary record information provided in connection with the application and recruitment process, emails sent or received in connection with the application or recruitment process, content you create, upload, or otherwise provide in connection with the application or recruitment process, as well as personally identifiable information we may otherwise collect, which is not publicly available, through reference checks, background checks and information from publicly available sources, including online, that may be relevant.

    Sensitive Personal Information including government-generated identifiers, such as social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.

    Characteristics of Protected Classification Characteristics under California or Federal Law including demographic information, such as your age, sex, gender identity, and language(s) spoken. If you choose, you may also provide additional protected classification characteristics under California or federal law like race or ethnic origin, trade union membership, veteran status, or disability in support of our anti-discrimination efforts and reporting obligations or where otherwise required by law.)

    Sensitive Personal Information including health information, such as medical or accommodation data requests, if you choose to provide it in connection with the application or recruitment process.

    Inferences drawn from the information above, except that we do not draw inferences from Sensitive Personal Information.

    Sources of Personal Information.  In general, we may collect the categories of personal information identified in the table above from the following categories of sources:

    • Directly from individuals;
    • Referrals and references;
    • Job agencies and recruiters;
    • Government agencies or public records;
    • Publicly available information;
    • Vendors and service providers, representatives, and agents;
    • Social media platforms; and
    • Internet service providers and operating systems & platforms.

    For more information, please see Section 4 How We Collect Your Data above.

    Purposes of Collection, Use, and Disclosure. We use the categories of personal information listed above for the purposes set forth in Section 5 Purposes For Which We Process Your Personal Data and the Legal Basis on Which We Rely above. For ease of reference, we repeat those purposes below:

    System Administration – Create, operate, manage, and make sure our recruitment and talent systems are working as intended.

    Employment Agreement Preparation – Draft employment agreements for successful candidates.

    Candidate Communication – Communicate during application, hiring, and recruitment process.

    Future Opportunities – Consider and inform candidates about future roles.

    Candidate Support – Respond to inquiries and requests

    Use of service providers – Share information allowing service providers to perform services on our behalf, in compliance with this provide notice and other appropriate confidentiality and security measures (e.g., help with background checks (where applicable).

    Travel Coordination – Arrange or reimburse travel for interviews.

    Anti-Discrimination – Support bias-free strategies.

    Opportunity Matching – Suggest roles based on publicly available candidate data.

    Security Monitoring – Monitor locations using CCTV.

    Application Assessment – Evaluate qualifications, skills, and suitability for roles.

    Process Improvement and Analytics – Understand, monitor, enhance recruitment systems and processes, and analyze trends.

    Information Verification – Conduct reference and background checks.

    Legal Compliance – Comply with laws, regulations, and government requests

    Work Eligibility Verification – Confirm legal eligibility to work.  

    Legal Claims Management – Establish, defend, or exercise legal claims

    Immigration Support – Assist with visa or work permit requests  

    Regulatory Reporting – Submit reports required by law (e.g., EEO compliance).

    Referral Status Updates – Inform referrer about application outcome application (if referral applies).

    Government Reporting – Fulfill obligations to government authorities.

    Compensation & Benefits Review – Calculate proposed salary and benefit eligibility.

    Protecting Against Security Threats, Abuse, Illegal Activity, and Violations – Detect, prevent, and respond to security incidents, and for protecting again other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity. For example, to protect our services, we may receive or disclose information about IP address that malicious actors have compromised.  

    When we receive or process de-identified data, we will keep and use it in de-identified form and will not try to re-identify it, unless the law allows it.  For more information, please see Section 5 Purposes For Which We Process Your Personal Data and the Legal Basis on Which We Rely and Section 6 How We Share Your Personal Data above.

    Retention.  We retain the personal information we collect only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above or otherwise disclosed to you at the time of collection. For more information, please see Section 8 Retention of Personal Data above.

    Sensitive Personal Information.  We only use and disclose sensitive personal information described in the Categories of Personal Information We May Collect or Disclose  section above as reasonably necessary (a) to perform our services requested by you, (ii) to help ensure security and integrity, including to prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents, (iii) to detect, prevent, and respond to malicious, fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal conduct, (iv) to verify or maintain the quality and safety of our services, (v) for compliance with our legal obligations, (vi) to our service providers who perform services on our behalf, and (vii) for purposes that are not for inferring characteristics about you.  We do not use or disclose your sensitive personal information other than as authorized by the CCPA (pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 1798.121 and § 7027(m) of the CCPA regulations).

    California Resident Rights. California law grants California residents with specific rights regarding personal information. Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, California residents have the following rights with respect to their personal information:

    • Right to Know. You have the right to request: (in) the categories or personal information we collected about you; (ii) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; (iii) our business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information; (iv) the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information; and (v) a copy of the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
    • Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you.
    • Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
    • Right to Opt Out of Sales and Sharing. You have the right to opt-out of “sales” and “sharing” of your personal information, as those terms are defined under the CCPA. Because we do not sell or share your personal information, this right is not available.
    • Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information. You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information beyond the purposes authorized by the CCPA; thus, this right is not available.
    • Right to Non-Retaliation. You have the right not to be subjected to retaliatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described in this section.
    • Submitting CCPA Requests. California residents may exercise their CCPA privacy rights as set forth below: 

    When you submit a request, please provide your full name and the email you use to interact with us (e.g., the email you used to submit your application). We will take steps to verify your identity and request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records.  In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your identity, or where necessary to process your request.  If we are unable to verify your identity after a good faith attempt, we may deny the request and, if so, will explain the basis for the denial.

    You may also designate someone as an authorized agent to submit requests and act on your behalf.  Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization in their first communication with us, and we may also require that the relevant individual directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent.

    For more information about our privacy practices, you may contact us as set forth in Section 13 (Contacting Us) above.

    14.2.2 APPLICANTS and CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA OR THE UK

    Your Rights

    Subject to any specific conditions provided under applicable law, you have the following rights in respect of your personal data:

    • Right to Access.You have the right to request access to and a copy of any of your personal data that Generac may hold, and to obtain information about the processing of that data. 
    • Right to Rectify. Generac will take steps in accordance with applicable legislation to keep your personal data accurate, complete and up to date. You are entitled to have any inadequate, incomplete or incorrect personal data corrected (that is, rectified). You also have a responsibility to ensure that changes in personal circumstances are submitted to Generac so that we can ensure that your personal data is up-to-date.
    • Right to Erasure. You are entitled to have your personal data erased under specific circumstances, such as where you have withdrawn your consent, where you object to processing based on legitimate interests and we have no overriding legitimate grounds (see below) or where personal data is unlawfully processed.
    • Right to Restriction of Processing. You have the right to restrict our processing of your personal data (that is, allow only its storage) where:
    • you contest the accuracy of the personal data, until we have taken sufficient steps to correct or verify its accuracy;
    • the processing is unlawful, but you do not want us to erase the personal data;
    • we no longer need your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require such personal data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
    • you have objected to processing justified on legitimate interest grounds (see below), pending verification as to whether Generac has compelling legitimate grounds to continue processing.

    Where your personal data is subject to restriction, we will only process it with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

    • Right to Withdraw Consent. In the event your personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
    • Data Portability. Where we are relying (as the legal basis for processing) upon your consent, or the fact that the processing is necessary to perform a contract to which you are party or to take steps at your request prior to entering a contract, and the personal data is processed by automated means, you have the right to receive all such personal data which you have provided to Generac in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and also to require us to transmit it to another controller where this is technically feasible.

    Right to Object to Processing Based on Legitimate Interest Basis - where we are relying upon our legitimate interests to process personal data, you have the right to object to that processing based on grounds related to your particular situation.  If you object, we must stop that processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or we need to process the personal data for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.  Where we rely upon legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing, we believe that we can demonstrate such compelling legitimate grounds, but we will consider each case on an individual basis.
    • Lodge a Complaint. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, place of work or place of alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable law.

    International Transfers

    Transfers to Generac group entities in the United States will be made pursuant to European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK equivalent. Transfers to third parties or suppliers outside the EEA or UK may be made pursuant to the European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK equivalent or other legally acceptable mechanisms that ensure an adequate level of protection, such as Binding Corporate Rules or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Where applicable, you are entitled, upon request to privacy@generac.com, to receive a copy of the relevant contract including the appropriate safeguards (for example, Standard Contractual Clauses and any supplementary measures) that have been taken to protect your personal data in connection with such transfer. 

     

  12. OTHER IMPORTANT PROVISIONS

    15.1 Not Part of any Offer of Employment

    This Candidate Notice does not form part of any offer of employment, and we may amend it at any time to reflect any changes in the way in which we process your personal data. If you are hired by Generac, personal data collected in connection with your application may be incorporated into Generac’s human resources system and may be used to manage the new-hire process; any such data may become part of your associated file and may be used for other employment-related purposes consistent with applicable law.

    15.2 De-identified Data

    We may use de-identified data. De-identified data is data that does not directly identify an individual.

    15.3 Non-Generac Group Companies

    This Candidate Notice does not address, and we are not responsible for the privacy, data, or other practices of any entities other than the Generac group companies (except as otherwise provided in this Candidate Notice), including dealers, recruiters, and social media sites.

    15.4 Third-Party Links

    Our website may contain links to other websites, including links to job postings for positions with our dealers. This Candidate Notice does not address, and Generac is not responsible for, the privacy, data, or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service to which this website links. The inclusion of a link on this website does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by Generac or our affiliates. We encourage you to read the legal notices posted on those sites, including their privacy policies.