Employment Candidate Privacy Notice

This privacy notice (“Candidate Notice”) describes how Synopsys, Inc. and its global subsidiaries and affiliates (“Synopsys,” “we,” or “us”), as data controller, will collect, process, and use your personal data when you apply for a current or future position with us, or through us for a position with one of our affiliates, or when we obtain your personal data from a referral, job board, networking site, or prior connection with you. Candidates can also apply directly to subsidiaries locally. If you are offered a job or become an employee, the personal data you provide during the application process will be used for employment related purposes.

Persons in the EEA/UK/CH, see Supplemental Privacy Statement here.

California residents, see Synopsys, Inc. notice at collection here.

The Synopsys, Inc. Website Privacy Policy is available here.

 

1.         INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

In connection with your application for work with us, or our interest in connecting with you about working with us, to the extent required or permitted under applicable law, we will collect, store, and use the following categories of personal data about you:

  • Identification information, such as your name, date and place of birth, telephone number, email address, physical address, government identification information (e.g., driver’s license number, passport number), photo, and video screen shot in case of a virtual interview.
  • Experience information, such as work experience, gaps in employment and all other information volunteered in relation to previous work experience, contact details of your former or current employer, professional qualifications and certifications, membership in professional organizations, professional interests, specializations, and other relevant experience.
  • Education information, such as completed degrees at schools; institutions, colleges, and universities attended; and diplomas, certificates, or special licenses awarded.
  • Information you submit to us, such as information you provide in your application form, curriculum vitae (CV), resume, cover letter, and public profile you share with us.
  • Information you provide to us during the interview process.
  • Recruitment information, such as physical event attendance, location information including country of residence, recruitment date, recruitment method, and recruitment source.
  • Reference check information, such as contacts provided as references and information obtained through reference checks, subject to any permission or notification required by applicable law.
  • Background check information, including convictions and sentences information and financial information such as bankruptcies, tax liens,  expenditures, rents, loans, mortgages, and other forms of credit, to the extent required and permitted to assess your suitability for the specific job.
  • Information required to initiate employment, such as government identification information, proof of eligibility to work in the jurisdiction (e.g., passport or Visa), tax information, bank account information, benefits eligibility information, and any other information you provide for the purposes of starting employment or performing an employment contract with us.
  • Information regarding your access and use of Synopsys computer systems, such as your username, IP address, emails, and other electronic communications, documents, files, websites accessed, and log files on Synopsys computer systems.
  • Infirmity and disability information you volunteer to us to consider whether you would need a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process or during employment.
  • Any information you volunteer to us on our post-recruiting process survey.

 

2.         WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD YOU SUBMIT?

Resumes/CVs should include information relevant to your employment history and education (e.g., degrees obtained, places worked, positions held, relevant awards). If you provide information about others (e.g., reference contact details), first ensure you have informed them that you will be providing their information and that they are happy for you to provide their information to us.

Do not provide sensitive personal data (e.g. gender, physical characteristics, religion, philosophical or political beliefs, financial data, age) unless necessary for accommodations in the hiring process. In some cases, where we are required by law to ask, we may request that you self-identify certain characteristics, such as gender, race/ethnicity, or veteran status. You may choose not to disclose such characteristics and choosing not to disclose will not subject you to any adverse treatment. If you disclose, this information will be kept confidential and used for reporting and statistical purposes in compliance with applicable laws.

Any misleading, false, or willful omission of relevant information may be sufficient reason for refusal of employment, or suspension or dismissal from employment. Submit only accurate information.

3.         HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We collect personal data about candidates from the following sources:

  • You, the candidate.
  • Your named referees, from whom we collect the following categories of data: relationship to the referee; confirmation of work experience (job title, dates of employment, and work duties); work performance; strengths; working style; and eligibility for rehire.
  • Where permitted, and subject to your consent if required and only to the extent allowed by applicable law, via a third-party background check provider, from which we collect the following categories of data: information relating to your identity; address history; professional standing; work history; educational history; qualifications; driving record; military record; and credit history and/or criminal record history.
  • The information you have made publicly available on a publicly accessible job board or networking site.

 

4.         HOW WE WILL USE PERSONAL DATA ABOUT YOU

Subject to applicable law, we will use the personal data we collect about you for the following purposes:

  • Administer and process your application.
  • Evaluate your skills and qualifications and match you with current or future roles and opportunities, asses your eligibility to work in the jurisdiction, and process your application.
  • If your application progresses, carry out reference and/or background checks where applicable.
  • Communicate with you about the recruitment process and to the extent permitted by applicable law future roles and opportunities.
  • Keep records related to our hiring processes.
  • Conduct internal audits and workplace investigations, as well as investigate and enforce compliance with any potential breaches of Synopsys policies and procedures.
  • Solicit feedback from you on your experience with our recruiting process.
  • If you are offered and accept a position with us, complete the on-boarding or new hire process.
  • Comply with diversity monitoring and reporting requirements.
  • Comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements, such as employment-related requirements, statutory reporting requirements, and export control restrictions.  
  • Support any claim or defense that Synopsys or its affiliates may face before any jurisdictional and/or administrative authority, arbitration, or mediation panel, as well as cooperate with or inform law enforcement or regulatory authorities to the extent required by law.
  • We will use information about your infirmity and disability that you volunteer to consider whether we need to provide appropriate adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process or employment, such as adjustments or accommodations for accessibility.
  • We will use information about your background check information to determine your suitability for the role you have applied for and eligibility for employment to the extent legally permissible.
  • We will use your government identification information to confirm your identity and work authorization status where legally required or permitted.
  • If you are hired by Synopsys or a Synopsys affiliate, we will process your personal data collected during the application and onboarding process to the extent required or permitted under applicable law to manage your employment relationship, perform workforce analytics, manage insurance policies and coverage, and engage in corporate transactions requiring review of employee records such as for evaluating potential mergers and acquisitions of Synopsys.

 

5.         IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA

If you fail to provide information when requested that is necessary for us to consider your application (such as evidence of your qualifications or work history), we will not be able to process your application successfully. For example, if we require references for this role and you fail to provide us with relevant details, we will not be able to take your application further.

 

6.         DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

  • Affiliates.  The specific entity you are applying to work for is Synopsys, Inc. with headquarters in the United States, Ansys, Inc., also with headquarters in the United States, or another subsidiary of Synopsys, Inc. Synopsys share human resources and management decisions, so we may transfer your personal data to the hiring entity to make the hiring decision and to affiliates to monitor and assure compliance with applicable policies and procedures and applicable laws. Only authorized personnel (e.g., talent acquisition, human resources, legal, IT, trade compliance, security, and appropriate managers) will have access to your personal data for the business purposes described in this Candidate Notice.
  • Third-party service providers.  We will only share your personal data with third parties that are necessary for the purposes of processing your application. Where required, they will be subject to contractual obligations to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard personal data and to process it only as instructed. The categories of these third parties include: 
    • Recruitment management and applicant tracking vendors
    • Background check vendors
    • Criminal background check vendors
    • Outside counsel for immigration and other legal matters
    • Service providers for IT hosting services or similar functions, recruitment administration, and workforce administration

We may also disclose your personal data to third parties potentially located worldwide in the following circumstances:

  • In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
  • If Synopsys, Inc. or its subsidiaries, or substantially all of the assets of any of the foregoing, is acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its candidates and employees will be one of the transferred assets.
  • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Synopsys, Inc. or its subsidiaries, our customers, or others.

 

7.         INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Synopsys, Inc. and Ansys, Inc. are located in the United States and are governed by United States law. Your personal data will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States when you are applying for work with us, or through us for a position with one of our subsidiaries, or if we have obtained your personal data from a referral, job board, networking site, or prior connection with you. 

Your personal data will be processed and stored on systems used by us in the United States and located in our headquarters in California in the United States and in other locations, as may be required from time to time. Such locations may be in countries that do not provide a level of data protection comparable to the level in your home country.

 

8.         RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONAL DATA

Subject to applicable statutory prerequisites, you may have the right (i) to contact us to obtain copies of your personal data or information about its processing by us, (ii) ask us to correct or erase your personal data, (iii) object to processing, or (iv) request the restriction of processing or portability. You can ask about these rights and if they apply to you by contacting us at privacy@synopsys.com. Pursuing a career opportunity with us is voluntary, but it would not be possible to consider candidates without processing some personal data about them.

 

9.         DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal data for the longer of as required, necessary, or permitted to process the data based on your relationship with us as a candidate and employee, and in compliance with applicable law.

 

10.       CONTACT US

Questions, comments, or requests regarding this Candidate Notice should be addressed to:

Synopsys, Inc.
675 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
Email: privacy@synopsys.com

If you have any complaints about our privacy management practices, you can contact us at the same details. You may also have a right to raise your complaint with the relevant privacy regulator in your jurisdiction.

 

06-2025