IMC Chicago Privacy Statement

We highly appreciate you visiting www.IMC.com (the “Website”) and your interest in the IMC group of companies (“IMC”). We collect information from you when you choose to share it with us by visiting the Website. Your privacy is important to us, and we will follow all applicable laws with respect to such data you provide to us.

When you supply information to us, IMC Chicago aims to carefully and safely use your information in line with applicable privacy laws, rules, and regulations. This Privacy Statement explains how IMC Chicago may collect, use, store, and disclose your information.  

If you have any questions or concerns about IMC Chicago’s use of your information after reading this Privacy Statement, you can contact us through the contact details provided below. 

Finally, we would like to point out that we are continually developing and improving our recruitment procedure and the Website. If this brings about any material changes in the way we process your information, this will be reflected in this Privacy Statement. We reserve the right to change, modify, add, remove, or otherwise revise portions of this Privacy Statement and therefore recommend that you regularly take notice of the Privacy Statement for any updates. 

Who is IMC? 

IMC is a global group of companies with its headquarters (IMC B.V.) established in The Netherlands. IMC Chicago is a subsidiary of IMC B.V, and an Illinois limited liability company. IMC Chicago has job opportunities available in Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York. When you apply to a job at IMC Chicago or contact IMC through the Website, IMC Chicago may process your information.

Information submitted by you and collected by IMC

When you visit the Website, contact us or request information from us, or apply for a job at IMC Chicago through the Website, IMC processes your information and uses cookies and similar technologies. For information on how we use cookies and similar technologies, please read our Disclaimer and Cookie Statement

If you apply to a job positing at IMC Chicago through the Website, you will be required to submit information though our Careers webpage as part of your application, otherwise we will not be able to process your application.

The information we collect from you through our Website may include:

  • Contact information such as you name, address, phone number and email address;
  • If applying for a position at IMC Chicago, information related to the recruitment and selection process such as resumes, employment history, education history, test scores, assessment results, and references. Later in the employment process, personal information such as date of birth and social security number may be necessary to verify your identity and confirm your eligibility to work; and
  • Geolocation/IP address of any computer, mobile device, or other electronic device you use to access the Website.

Please note that we do not direct the Website to children under the age of thirteen, nor do we knowingly collect any information from children under the age of thirteen. If we learn that a child under the age of thirteen has provided information to the Website, IMC Chicago will use reasonable efforts to remove such information from our systems.

IMC Chicago’s use of your information

If you have shown interest in IMC or a position at IMC Chicago and have submitted information through our Website, we may store your information in our email archival system or our recruitment databases. The processing of your information is necessary for IMC Chicago to assess if your profile, background and capacities meet IMC’s requirements for our vacancies and to find suitable candidates. We use the information in these databases to: communicate with you and answer your questions; process your application; determine whether your qualifications and profile meet the requirements of a specific vacancy; assess your skills and interest in career opportunities at IMC; inform you about any other (future) vacancies; invite you for recruitment activities or events; and send you promotional material. 

We may also use your information to:

  • Enhance your online experience, including as a way to recognize you and welcome you back to the Website;
  • Review the usage and operations of our Website and to improve our content;
  • Protect the security and integrity of our Website; and
  • Respond to inquiries or requests from government authorities and respond to judicial processes.

Further, we may use your information for other lawful purposes which may be described to you at the point of data collection.  

Who has access to your information? 

All our IMC employees involved in the recruitment process have access to your information, but only to the extent necessary to fulfill their respective tasks. These employees may include our recruiters, HR employees, the relevant (hiring) manager and other employees that are involved in your application process. 

Your information may be accessed by other relevant IMC departments, including but not limited to Finance, Legal, Risk & Compliance and Information Security, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to fulfil their respective tasks.

Your information may be transferred to other IMC offices outside of the United States. In the event your information is transferred to an IMC office outside of the United States, the privacy statement of that particular IMC office shall apply from the time of the transfer (and such privacy statements are available here for your review).   

The following external parties may have access to your information where relevant for the provisioning of their services to IMC, including but not limited to: 

  • Recruitment agencies 
  • Assessment centers
  • Travel-related vendors (including travel agencies, transportation companies, and hotels)  
  • Background screening companies
  • Recruitment/Employee Onboarding-related software vendors 

Additionally, your information may be shared as necessary if we believe that there has been a violation of the terms of our Website or of our rights or of the rights of any third party.  Your information may be used and disclosed in response to inquiries or requests from government authorities or to respond to judicial process in the countries in which IMC operates.

How does IMC secure your information? 

Globally, IMC takes measures to ensure that your information is adequately protected.

IMC has implemented and maintains appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your information and prevent unauthorized access, acquisition, use, modification, or disclosure of your information.

How long does IMC Chicago store your information? 

The retention period for your information may differ depending on the purpose for which IMC uses the information. IMC Chicago complies with all applicable federal and state laws with respect to the storage and retention of your information.  

Questions

We hope IMC Chicago’s Privacy Statement adequately addresses any questions you may have about IMC Chicago’s collection, use, disclosure, security, and storage of your information when you visit our Website. However, if you have any additional questions about the way IMC Chicago processes your information, please contact IMC Chicago’s Legal Department:  

IMC Trading 

Attn: Legal Department 

233 S. Wacker Drive #4300

Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 244-3300 

Email: PrivacyUS@imc.com

Please keep in mind that to answer your questions fully, we may ask for additional information to verify your identity. 

When was the last modification made to this Privacy Statement? 

This IMC Chicago Privacy Statement applies since June 2019. The last modifications to this Privacy Statement were made on June 25th 2019.