The Equitable Bank, SSB

Privacy Policy for Job Applicants


We are committed to privacy and the protection of the personal information of all our customers, employees and job applicants. This document is intended to provide you with the information necessary to understand our practices as they relate to your relationship and interactions with The Equitable Bank. 


Information We Collect

When you apply for a job with us, we may collect certain information from and about you in order to evaluate and process that application. This information may include: 

  • Contact information, such as name, telephone number, physical address, email, and username 
  • Previous work experience, compensation, education, degrees, language, and other skills and employment-related information
  • Professional and other work-related licenses, permits, and certifications
  • Awards and professional memberships 
  • Work authorization status
  • Information relating to references 
  • Information from social media sites if you choose to link your application to a social media
  • Any other information you elect to provide to us (e.g., employment preferences, willingness to relocate, and desired salary)

Sensitive Personal Information

Certain types of information are considered sensitive personal information in certain jurisdictions. This includes the following: information on race, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, age, gender identity, sex, life or sexual orientation, criminal convictions and offenses, marital status, medical or health information (including disability status), genetic or biometric information, religious or philosophical beliefs, background check information, veteran status, Social Security number, and date of birth. 


We do not collect your Social Security number until we are interested in hiring you and your date of birth will be obtained only after you are hired and start working for us. Depending on the stage of an application, in addition to the information you provide to us, we may obtain information about you from other third parties, such as platforms used to collect application information, recruiters, references, former employers, credit bureaus, motor vehicle records, and law enforcement agencies. This information is not obtained from all job applicants and is dependent upon the job you are applying for.


How We Use Information

The information that you submit during the job application process may be used for personnel recruitment, management, and planning purposes including the following: 

  • Analyze your qualifications for the job you applied for or future jobs that may match your profile
  • Communicate with you regarding your job application, your inquiries and requests, other job openings, or important notices
  • Conduct criminal history, background, and employment checks, if we are interested in hiring you 
  • Support our efforts to maintain a diverse workforce
  • Comply with or monitor our compliance with any applicable law or regulation

We may use and share information in an aggregated or de-identified manner at our discretion, including for research, analysis, government reporting, modeling, marketing, and improvement of our services.


Accuracy of Information You Provide

You are responsible for the information you provide and ensuring that it is honest, truthful, accurate, and not misleading in any way. 


How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances: 

  • Vendors and Service Providers. We may share your information with vendors and service providers that we believe need the information to perform a professional function for us, including background checks and confirming prior work experience, education and degrees, other employment-related information, and work-related licenses, permits, and certifications.
  • Legal. We share information where necessary to comply with applicable law, to respond to requests from law enforcement agencies or other government authorities or third parties, as permitted by law, and without your consent when it is necessary to protect      our customers, employees, or property; in emergency situations; or to enforce our rights under our terms of service and policies.

Retention

We retain information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, for legitimate business reasons, or as required by law. We may need to keep your data for longer than our specified retention periods to honor your requests or to comply with legal or other obligations.


Security

We implement the appropriate organizational, technical, and physical security measures and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the personal information entrusted to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us through one of the options listed below.


Changes to our Job Applicant Policy

We reserve the right to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this policy from time to time without prior notice. We will post those changes on this page in addition to updating the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of this policy. Modifications will become effective immediately upon being posted.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or our information handling practices, please contact us at:


The Equitable Bank

Human Resources

2290 N. Mayfair Road

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

414-476-6434

humanresources@equitablebank.net


Last Updated:  6/2025