How can a company deal with the changes that 2020 brings?
We live in a time where changes are accelerating every day. Uncertainty of the markets, volatility of business, changes in production models or new awareness of consumption, added to digital disruption, globalisation and the new workforce, mean that companies must carefully plan how to face the coming years. There are many challenges coming from different angles but, according to the experts, only companies that are flexible and adaptable will be able to survive in the years ahead.
In current times of entrepreneurship and accelerators, ideas can arise overnight and change the world. With this era of hyper-connectivity, new companies emerge everyday that are capable of being more competitive and efficient than those with a more traditional structure. And all of them have revolutionised the old and work in a different way. Connectivity, collaboration and innovation are at the heart of their business strategy. Agile companies that take advantage of technological progress, adapt quickly and know how to attract the market.
Work culture has also changed. Work is an activity that is done, not simply a place to go. In fact, going to the office to work isn't necessary in many cases, but it still has a role as the place where experiences are shared and socialisation and collaboration are created, which are crucial components for innovation. Rigid schedules and vertical structures are not always efficient and workers well-being will have priority.
Companies that don't innovate, gamble on design or bring anything different from their competition won't have a place. In the innovation industry, the fourth revolution, it's vital to reorganise and redefine the productive and commercial processes based on new technological advances. Design, innovation, creativity and research are the values that will make a company standout and competitive. The most valued work will be whichever is approached jointly, from different perspectives and in a collaborative manner. The time to launch a business or a product are increasingly limiting, and greater efficiency and group flexibility is needed.
Attracting talent is the new business challenge. Younger generations are looking for much more than a salary. Well-being, collaboration, project work and personal development are among the many things that play a role when it comes to finding the best candidates and being able to offer them a work experience that adds value to their decision to stay. This is an upward trend that will continue to grow in the future where only companies that manage to focus on the employee's well-being and work space will have their long-term commitment alongside their talent.
Talent comes from different generations. The workforce is more diverse, bringing together different ages, backgrounds and cultures, and has a strong female presence. So much so, that it is estimated that one billion women will enter the labour market in the next decade. In addition, technology is already allowing people to work from any place and time meaning that companies can be international with a global and mobile workforce.
Essentially, there aren't big or small companies, there are relevant and irrelevant brands. There are brave and fearful brands. There are brands with values and those without. In the 20th century the big companies ate the small ones, in the 21st century, the fast eats the slow. Companies need to be resilient whilst being able to respond and adapt to changing circumstances through foresight, flexibility, agility and adaptation.
In order to be so, work methods are also evolving. It changes the way companies organise their teams, in offices that enhance the performance of their employees, creativity, communication and connection between people. In short, workplaces align the brand and the culture and encourage working on the basis of a new philosophy: Smart Working.
Smart Working is a flexible, people-focused philosophy that provides a framework for smart, agile work in which furniture plays a key role. It focuses the work more so on results, rather than processes, increases company efficiency and reduces the organisation's operational costs. A way of arranging work that empowers people and changes work culture through two key values: trust and flexibility.
About our Privacy Policy and personal data processing
This Privacy Policy explains what types of personal data ACTIU collects from its clients, contacts, suppliers, collaborators and candidates for job offers, why it collects said data and for what purposes. By way of definition, personal data is any information that can be used to identify a specific (natural) person. The personal data that you are going to provide us will be incorporated into a file owned by our company for the purposes and in the terms set forth below.
This processing is subject to REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), as well as ORGANIC LAW 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights and its implementing regulations, in the event that said data refers to Spanish citizens.
Data Controller
The Data Controller responsible for processing your personal data is ACTIU BERBEGAL Y FORMAS, S.A. (ACTIU).
Address: Parque Tecnológico Actiu, Autovía CV-80, salida Onil-Castalla, 03420 Castalla (Alicante).
Company Tax Code: A03137874..
Telephone: +34 966 560 700
You can contact the Data Protection Officer for any questions related to the processing of your personal data at: lopd@actiu.com
What types of personal data does ACTIU collect?
ACTIU collects the data that is strictly necessary to manage the relationships established with its clients, contacts, suppliers and collaborators. In any case, the data collected will be adequate and not excessive for the purpose for which it is processed, and it will be processed fairly and lawfully, and with due care.
The type of information that we could collect will depend on the type of relationship that ACTIU establishes with each user. In general, the most common categories are the following:
Purposes of personal data processing. Why do we need your personal data?
If we collect your personal data, we may need it for various reasons and depending on ACTIU's activities, including the following:
The personal data that you provide through the forms enabled on the website or any other means of contact will be processed in order to respond to your questions and requests. When necessary, we will send your request internally to the corresponding department for it to be managed correctly.
We will use your data to send you communications of interest if you have subscribed to our newsletter, communication of events, offers or any other type of service provided by ACTIU.
The personal data that you provide when you maintain a relationship as an ACTIU client will be processed for the following purposes: client management, product sales, order processing, compliance with tax and accounting obligations, sending quality surveys and communications of interest. In this regard, this group of data subjects also includes the data that is provided of contact persons at companies that is necessary to maintain the relationship.
Lawfulness: The legal basis for the processing of your data is the existence of a contractual relationship and ACTIU's legitimate interest in sending you communications of interest in relation to its sales prospecting activity to generate new business opportunities and customer loyalty, as well as to improve its services.
The personal data that you provide us with when you maintain collaborative relationships and/or as an ACTIU supplier will be processed for the general management of suppliers (registration of suppliers, management of contracts, orders and payments, etc.), for compliance with tax and accounting obligations, and to maintain a database of contacts for future contracts and/or collaborations.
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is the existence of a contractual relationship.
The personal data that you provide us with when you sign up for a contest or event will be processed to manage the event (registrations, participation, voting, giveaways, event logistics, publication of information and images and related activities), and to send information related to the event or communications about future events and activities of interest. Keep in mind that, if you register to participate in an event, ACTIU may share basic information about the participants (name, company and email address) with other participants in the same event for the purposes of communication, exchange of ideas and networking.
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is the consent that you give us when you register for the contest or event and ACTIU's legitimate interest in keeping you informed in regards thereto.
In these cases, a specific Privacy Policy may be established depending on each event, which you will be informed of at the time of registration.
ACTIU may invite you to participate in questionnaires and surveys. These questionnaires and surveys will generally be designed in such a way that they can be answered without adding any personal data. If, despite this, you include any personal data in a questionnaire or survey, ACTIU may use it to improve its products and services.
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is the consent that you give us when you complete the survey or questionnaire and ACTIU's legitimate interest in improving its products and services.
To access the facilities of the ACTIU GROUP companies, we may request that you identify yourself in the visitor log. The purpose of the processing of your data is to control visitors and manage external personnel who access the buildings.
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is ACTIU's legitimate interest in controlling access to its facilities and their security.
ACTIU has closed-circuit video surveillance cameras. The purpose of processing your image is the video surveillance and security of its facilities.
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is ACTIU's legitimate interest in protecting the security of our facilities.
The data that you provide us when you apply for a job offer or when you send us a curriculum vitae (CV), will be processed for the following purposes:
Legal standing: The legal basis for the processing of your data is your own consent, which is granted by sending your resume and accepting the privacy conditions
At ACTIU we will process your personal data with strict confidentiality, promising to keep it secret and guaranteeing the duty to protect it, adopting all the necessary measures to prevent its alteration, inappropriate loss, unauthorised processing or access, misuse, access, disclosure or destruction, in accordance with the legal obligations that apply to us as the controllers of your personal data. To protect this personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices.
Data retention
The data will be kept, in the case of clients or suppliers and their employees, for the duration of the contractual relationship and, subsequently, during the legal terms established by law for the prescription of contractual obligations, as well as for issues related to accounting and tax legislation. In all other cases, the data will be kept based on the conditions established for its collection, for the amount of time that is required to achieve the purpose for which it has been processed or until you withdraw your consent, object to the use of the data or inform us of your wish to erase it from our database.
In the case of images captured by our video surveillance systems, said images will be kept for a maximum period of one month.
In the case of sound, video and other image recordings, they may be kept for educational, informational and/or promotional reasons (internally and externally) for a longer period of time, especially if they have been published on portals, networks or other media. In such case, the personal data will be restricted to that which is strictly necessary for the maintenance of said information.
Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you violate our terms of service.
When your consent is required to communicate your personal data to third parties, in the data collection forms we will inform you of the purpose of the processing, of the data to be communicated as well as the identity or sectors of activity of the possible recipients of your personal data.
Data processing by third parties
We inform you that ACTIU's service providers may have access to your data when necessary for the management of the services provided or contractual relationships established with ACTIU, as well as for the maintenance of its systems (financial entities, data storage, computer support and systems maintenance, and legal, tax or accounting consulting services). Some of these companies could be located outside the European Union, so we will make sure that these providers comply with the guarantee requirements demanded by the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data. If you wish to request information about the providers with access to your data, you can contact us at lopd@actiu.com.
In the event that you contact us through one of our forms, either to request information of any kind or to purchase any of our products or services, in order to answer your questions or analyse your needs in a personalised way, we can answer you directly or through the members of our network of distributors or collaborators in your place of residence.
All the entities referred to in this section will use this data for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions specified in this Privacy Policy.
ACTIU undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data provided, as well as to apply the security measures provided for in Spanish and European regulations, and to require third parties to whom the data is communicated to adopt identical measures.
Location of the information
All personal data related to the organisation and management of events is stored in computer apps and on secure servers, as well as in specific electronic folders accessible only to authorised persons. ACTIU's systems and servers are password protected and require an authorised username and password to access them. The information is stored securely to safeguard the confidentiality and privacy of the data it contains. Paper documents are kept in secure cabinets or files.
Likewise, all persons who handle personal data within ACTIU sign a declaration of confidentiality.
User rights
Your rights as a user in relation to the personal data that you have provided us with (commonly known as ARCO-POL rights) are the following:
These rights differ depending on the local data protection laws in each country, state or territory. However, they may include more or fewer of the above rights.
If you believe that ACTIU is not processing your personal data in accordance with the requirements specified in this Privacy Policy or in the applicable data protection legislation, you can file a claim with the Spanish data protection authorities (Spanish Data Protection Agency).
Links to other websites
Our website or any of our social media postings may contain links to websites outside of our company. In these cases, ACTIU is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites. We recommend carefully reading the privacy conditions of such websites and social networks.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice, especially due to possible changes in legislation, case law or the criteria used by the competent authority or the Spanish Data Protection Agency, therefore we recommend visiting this policy frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately after their publication on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated.
Questions and contact information
For any questions or concerns, you can contact us through any of our available communication channels.
However, to exercise your ARCO-POL rights or to register a complaint, you can contact our DPO at lopd@actiu.com, or by postal mail to ACTIU BERBEGAL Y FORMAS, S.A., Parque Tecnologico Actiu, Autovia CV.80 - Salida Onil-Castalla P.O.BOX, 11, 03420 Castalla (Alicante).
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JOB SELECTION PROCESSES
Deletion period
The data will be kept for a maximum period of 2 years from its incorporation into our database or from its last update or modification carried out or requested by the candidate, being subsequently deleted or disabled on our servers to the extent that the security and data management system so allows it. We inform you that you can update or modify your resume in our database at any time by re-entering it or by notifying us in writing.
Data processing by third parties
We inform you that ACTIU's service providers may have access to your data when necessary for the management of the services provided or contractual relationships established with ACTIU, as well as for the maintenance of its systems (data storage, computer support and systems maintenance, legal, tax or accounting consulting services, travel agencies or travel companies). Some of these companies could be located outside the European Union, so we will make sure that these providers comply with the warranty requirements demanded by the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data. If you wish to request information about the providers with access to your data, you can contact us at lopd@actiu.com.
All the entities referred to in this section will use this data for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions specified in this Privacy Policy.
ACTIU undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data provided, as well as to apply the security measures provided for in Spanish and European regulations, and to require third parties to whom the data is communicated to adopt identical measures.
Acceptance of the Privacy Policy
The submission of your resume or your candidacy for any position published on our website implies that you have read, understood and accept ACTIU's Privacy Policy, giving your consent for Actiu to process and transfer your personal data according to the conditions indicated in this Policy. For this purpose, if you use our web portal, you must mark the acceptance option prior to sending your resume and/or application. In the event of submission or remittance by other means, this Privacy Policy will apply to you, hereby informing you that you can exercise your rights as described in the "User rights" section.
We inform you that your refusal to provide the required data or your non-consent to its use in accordance with this policy will prevent us from managing your request.
For Data Controller, Purposes of personal data processing, User Rights and Changes to the Privacy Policy, we refer to the general part of the ACTIU Privacy Policy.
Date of last update: February 2023