Personal Data and Cookies Charter



Welcome to the https://careers.totalenergies.com website The purpose of the Personal Data and Cookies Charter (hereinafter "Charter") is to inform you about your rights and freedoms regarding how we use your personal data, and it describes the measures we implement to protect them. TotalEnergies SE is the "data controller" for personal data linked to website management. The data is processed in accordance with applicable laws.



1. Purpose, basis for processing collected data and storage period

When you use the website, you are likely to provide us with some personal data (e.g. name, CV, cover letter, qualifications) so that you can benefit from the services offered by the website and we can respond to your requests for information. 

Your data is processed for recruitment purposes and the following legal bases:
  • The legitimate interest in processing cookies used to authenticate users in the Personal Account area of the company's recruitment site. 
    • Retention of Personal Account: Two years after the last login 
  • The contractual nature of the pre-contractual measures for receiving and classifying applications sent by the user from their Personal Account. 
    • Retention of applications: One month after the final closure of the position 
  • The user's consent if they want their application to be retained in a "pool" for other positions at TotalEnergies. 
    • Retention of applications held in the "pool": Two years after the user's last application 

In our online forms, mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk. If you do not answer the mandatory questions, we will be unable to provide you with the requested service(s). Your personal data will not be subject to any further processing that is incompatible with the purposes described above or within the collection forms.


2. Recipients of the data

In order to process your personal data as provided for in this Charter, said data may be passed on to certain departments within the Data Controller's company or to TotalEnergies companies. It may also be passed on to certain service providers or subcontractors, including external recruiters, solely for the purpose of applicant selection and recruitment, or providers in charge of the technical management of the application portal.

If you post a comment online, some of your associated personal data may be published on the website. Given the characteristics of the internet, where information is freely collected and disseminated so it is difficult or even impossible to control how third parties use it, we recommend that you do not enter your personal data in this field. You can object to such dissemination by contacting us at the address specified below. 


3. Data transfers

Any transfer of data to a third country outside the European Economic Area is carried out in accordance with the applicable regulations and in such a way as to ensure adequate data protection.

As part of the services provided on the website, your data may be transferred to TotalEnergies companies located outside the European Union.

In order to ensure the adequate protection of personal data originating in the European Economic Area that may be transferred to TotalEnergies companies established outside the European Economic Area, Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) have been adopted. For transfers of personal data not covered by the BCRs to countries outside the European Economic Area, other measures have been put in place to ensure adequate data protection. For more information about our BCRs, click here. For information on the other measures put in place to ensure adequate protection, please write to the contact address provided below. 


4. Data security and privacy

The data controller implements appropriate measures to safeguard the security and privacy of your personal data and, in particular, to prevent them from being distorted, damaged or accessed by unauthorized third parties. 


5. Your rights / Contact

In accordance with the regulations in force, you have a right of access and a right to rectification, portability and erasure of personal data. You also have a right to request restricted processing or portability of personal data if necessary and/or to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can exercise your rights and ask us about how your personal data is processed via the email address:  gs-tghrs-rgpd@totalenergies.com 

After contacting us, if you feel that your rights are not being respected, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.