Last updated: October 2025

1. Introduction

As a global professional services business with law at its core, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy and security of the personal information in our care. This policy explains how we collect your personal information, what we do with it and your rights in respect of it. We have a separate Cookie Policy which sets out similar information relating to the cookies that we use.

When we say 'we', 'our', 'us' or 'Pinsent Masons' in this policy, we are referring to all or any of the entities which make up the international Pinsent Masons group, as the context requires.

For the full global Privacy Policy, including jurisdiction-specific detail, see pinsentmasons.com/legal-notices/privacy-policy.

2. Who and where we are

Pinsent Masons provides legal and other professional services globally via a number of entities. These include Pinsent Masons LLP, its subsidiaries and any affiliates which practise under the name Pinsent Masons.

This careers website is operated in connection with Pinsent Masons Netherlands LLP and recruitment activity for Pinsent Masons in the Netherlands. Depending on the context, Pinsent Masons LLP or another Pinsent Masons entity may be the data controller of your personal information.

Pinsent Masons Netherlands LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (OC435603), registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (CCI 82365016), with offices at Crossover, Gelrestraat 42–44, Amsterdam.

2.1 Data controller

We are the data controller of the personal information that we process — the organisation which determines how your personal information is processed and for what purposes. Most of Pinsent Masons’ main IT systems are located in the UK or EU and controlled by Pinsent Masons LLP. Pinsent Masons LLP is typically the data controller of personal data processed for centralised services, including this website’s global recruitment systems where applicable.

2.2 Contacting us

You may contact our Privacy specialists with any questions about this policy, or our privacy practices more generally, at privacy@pinsentmasons.com. You may also exercise your rights by emailing that address.

3. Transfers across our business and to suppliers

Our global presence means that your personal information may be transferred across the business worldwide due to shared IT systems, datacentres and cross-border working practices. Transfers within the Pinsent Masons group are covered by an intra-group agreement applying contractual protections and other appropriate safeguards required under applicable data protection law, including standard contractual clauses where required.

We also use suppliers and service providers (for example IT, cloud, recruitment and marketing providers) who may access personal information we process. Where personal data is processed outside the EEA in countries that do not provide an adequate level of protection, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

4. Whose personal information do we process?

In connection with this website and our recruitment activity, we may process personal information of:

• visitors to this website and users of our online services;
• people who contact us, register interest, or subscribe to communications;
• job, work placement or vacation scheme applicants; and
• other individuals whose information is provided in connection with an application or recruitment process.

5. How we process your personal information

We only process personal information where permitted by law — for example with your consent, where necessary to take steps at your request to enter into a contract, to pursue our legitimate interests (in a way that is not detrimental to you), or to meet legal and regulatory obligations.

5.1 Website visitors and contacts

If you use this website, submit a form, or contact us, we may process identification and contact information, technical information (such as IP address and browsing data), and any other information you provide. We use this to respond to you, operate and improve the site, keep it secure, and — where allowed — send relevant communications.

5.2 Applicants

If you apply for a role or placement with us, we may process personal information including your name, contact details, CV and application materials, education and employment history, interview notes, assessment results, right-to-work information, and other information you or third parties (such as referees or recruitment platforms) provide.

We use this information to:

• run our recruitment and selection processes;
• assess suitability and eligibility;
• manage interviews, assessments and onboarding where applicable;
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
• monitor equal opportunities where we are legally permitted to do so.

Special category personal data (for example diversity or health information) is only processed where permitted by law, typically with your consent or where necessary for employment and social protection obligations.

6. New and novel technologies

We may use technology tools, including artificial intelligence or cloud-based services, to support recruitment administration, document review, translation, security and similar processes. Before adopting such tools we carry out due diligence focused on confidentiality, security and ethical use. Where outputs are used in decision-making, appropriately qualified people remain involved as needed.

7. How long we keep your information

We retain personal information in line with applicable law and our retention practices. Retention depends on the purpose of processing, legal obligations, and potential claims. Applicant information is typically kept for as long as needed to complete the recruitment process and for a limited period afterwards, unless a longer period is required or you join us.

8. Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to:

• be informed about how we use your personal information;
• request access to a copy of your personal information;
• request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• request erasure or restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• object to processing based on legitimate interests, or to direct marketing; and
• receive your information in a portable format in certain circumstances.

To exercise these rights, email privacy@pinsentmasons.com.

9. How to make a complaint

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve your concern. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the Netherlands this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens; in the UK this is the Information Commissioner’s Office.

10. Links to other websites

This website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy notices.