Updated: May 2026
In this California Applicant Privacy Policy (“Policy”), Graphcore (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) provide details to candidates who are California residents (“you”) about the processing of information that can reasonably be linked with you and that we collect, use, and disclose in the context of your job application (“Personal Information”). This Policy is provided to comply with our requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information
The following chart details which categories of Personal Information we collect and process, as well as which categories of Personal Information we disclose to third parties for our operational business and hiring and recruitment purposes, including within the 12 months preceding the date this Policy was last updated.
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Categories of Personal Information |
Disclosed to Which Categories of Third Parties for Operational Business Purposes |
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Identifiers, such as name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifiers, email address, account name, online identifiers, and government-issued identifiers (e.g., Social Security number, driver’s license, passport) |
Our affiliates, service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, expense management, IT, and other services; professional advisors such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners |
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Personal information as defined in the California customer records law, such as name, contact information, signature, passport number; education and employment information, physical characteristics or description |
Our affiliates, service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, expense management, IT, and other services; professional advisors such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners] |
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Protected Class Information, such as characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as sex, age, gender, race, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, gender identity and expression, and immigration status |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
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Commercial Information, such as travel information and expenses |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as travel arrangements and expense management, IT, and other services; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
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Internet or network activity information, such as access and usage information regarding our website or online application portal, timestamp information, IP address and access and activity logs |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such IT, and other services; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
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Geolocation Data, such as approximate location of devices used to access our website or online application portal, derived from IP address |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such IT, and other services; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
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Audio/Video Data. Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as voicemail recordings and photographs, for example, where included on resumes |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
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Education Information subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act such as student transcripts, grade point average, grades, academic standing and confirmation of graduation |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners] |
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Employment Information. Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer, information from reference checks, work experience, qualifications, training and skills, work authorization, CV, résumé, cover letter, professional and other work-related licenses, permits and certifications held, and publicly accessible information posted on your professional social media accounts |
Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; business partners] |
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Inferences drawn from any of the Personal Information listed above to create a profile about, for example, an individual’s preferences, characteristics, predispositions, and abilities
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Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement; ad networks; social networks; business partners; marketing partners] |
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Sensitive Personal Information. Personal Information that reveals an individual’s Social Security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; account log-in; racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, citizenship, immigration status, or union membership.
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Our affiliates; service providers and contractors that provide services such as recruiting, talent acquisition, employment screening and background checks, consulting, IT, and other services; professional advisors, such as lawyers; public and governmental authorities, such as regulatory authorities and law enforcement] |
We may also disclose the above categories of Personal Information to a third party in the context of any reorganization, financing transaction, merger, sale, joint venture, partnership, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
We do not “sell” Personal Information (including Sensitive Personal Information) and we do not “share” Personal Information (including Sensitive Personal Information) for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising, as defined under the CCPA. We have not engaged in such activities in the 12 months preceding the date this Policy was last updated. Without limiting the foregoing, we do not “sell” or “share” Personal Information (including Sensitive Personal Information) of minors under 16 years of age.
We collect, use, and disclose Personal Information for the purposes of operating, managing, and maintaining our business, sourcing talent and recruiting employees, and accomplishing our business purposes and objectives, including, for example, using Personal Information to:
We collect, use, and disclose Sensitive Personal Information for purposes of: performing services on behalf of our business; performing services and providing goods as requested by you; ensuring the quality or safety of services we control or improving those services; ensuring the security and integrity of our infrastructure and the individuals we interact with; short-term transient use; securing the access to, and use of, our facilities, equipment, systems, networks, applications, and infrastructure; preventing, detecting, and investigating security incidents; resisting and responding to fraud or illegal activities; and other collection and processing that is not for the purpose of inferring characteristics about an individual.
We collect this Personal Information from you and from our affiliates, references you provide, prior employers or schools, recruiting and consulting firms, background check providers, social media networks and publicly available databases.
You may, subject to applicable law, make the following requests:
You may request that we disclose to you the following information:
You have the right not to be unlawfully retaliated against for exercising your privacy rights under the CCPA. To make a privacy request, please contact us at privacy@graphcore.ai or (650) 278-8512. We will verify and respond to your request consistent with applicable law, considering the type and sensitivity of the Personal Information subject to the request.
We may need to request additional Personal Information from you, such as details about your application, driver’s license or passport to verify your identity and protect against fraudulent requests. If you maintain a password-protected account with us, we may verify your identity through our existing authentication practices for your account and require you to re-authenticate yourself before disclosing or deleting your Personal Information. If you make a request to delete, we may ask you to confirm your request before we delete your Personal Information.
If an agent would like to make a request on your behalf as permitted by applicable law, the agent may use the submission methods noted in the section entitled “Individual Rights and Requests.” As part of our verification process, we may request that the agent provide, as applicable, proof concerning his or her status as an authorized agent. In addition, we may require that you verify your identity as described in the section entitled “Individual Rights and Requests” or confirm that you provided the agent permission to submit the request.
In certain cases, we will ask questions about race/ethnic origin, gender, and disability of our job applicants, for monitoring equal opportunity. We may also inquire about criminal records, where permitted by applicable law. Otherwise, we ask that you avoid submitting information that may qualify as sensitive information under applicable law, except where such information is legally required. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we offer equal treatment to all job applicants consistent with applicable law. We do not unlawfully discriminate, either directly or indirectly, based on characteristics protected by applicable law, such as: race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs or creed, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or genetic information in any area of recruitment.
Any information you submit to us must be true, complete and not misleading. Submitting inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information may lead to a rejection of your job application during the application process or disciplinary action including immediate termination of employment. In addition, it is your responsibility to ensure that information you submit does not violate any third party’s rights. If you provide us with Personal Information of a reference or any other individual as part of your application, it is your responsibility to obtain consent from that individual prior to providing the information to us.
We may change or update this Policy from time to time. When we do, we will communicate changes and updates to this Policy by posting the updated Policy on this page and updating the version history included below with the latest review date.
Please contact privacy@graphcore.ai if you have any questions regarding this policy.