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Zinc Work Limited (London, UK)

How safe is Zinc for recruitment?

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: whether the data is stored in the EU (2 points), whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee (1), and whether the provider is based in the NL or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure for recruitmentLimited

Zinc publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential recruitment data into it.

Where does Zinc stand in recruitment?

Shared place 16 of 45 options for recruitment (professional tools and general assistants) on the GDPR profile. 15 options, like Zinc, have a limited profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click through for the check.

Strong9
Good6
Limited15
Unknown8
DT
Caution7

Published safeguards

–Provider based in NL/EUNot known
–Data in the EU (according to provider)Not known
✓Publishes certification (ISO/NEN/GDPR)Yes

the language model used is not public; data on AWS, MongoDB and DigitalOcean servers in the UK (according to the provider); ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus (according to the provider); public data processing agreement with a sub-processor list (according to the provider)

How to use Zinc safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Ask the provider explicitly where data is stored and processed.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: automated selection falls under strict rules (GDPR, discrimination).

Stronger or equally strong in recruitment

8vance8vance Matching Technologies B.V. (Venlo, NL)In2DialogIn2Dialog (Rotterdam, Netherlands)AdwayAdway (Gothenburg, Sweden)OTYS Go!YourIT BV / OTYS, part of Mysolution (Houten, NL)CarerixCarerix (Rotterdam, NL), part of PIXID Group

Questions

How safe is Zinc for recruitment?
Zinc publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential recruitment data into it. For limited or partly unknown safeguards, ask the provider.
Does Zinc train on my data?
the language model used is not public; data on AWS, MongoDB and DigitalOcean servers in the UK (according to the provider); ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus (according to the provider); public data processing agreement with a sub-processor list (according to the provider)
What should I watch out for with AI in recruitment?
Automated selection falls under strict rules (GDPR, discrimination). Use AI as a tool, not as the decision-maker, and be transparent with candidates.

Source documents

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Last checked: 9 November 2026 · How we check

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