Scope and Overview

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Ampere Computing is committed to protecting your privacy and the security of your personal data. This Applicant Privacy Notice (this “Notice”) describes how Ampere Computing LLC and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and related entities (collectively, "Ampere," "we," or "us") collect and process personal data about you during the job application and recruitment processes. This Notice applies to job applicants worldwide, except to the extent that a separate, jurisdiction-specific privacy policy or notice found below applies. In the event of a conflict between this Notice and a jurisdiction-specific policy or notice, the latter controls with respect to such jurisdiction.

California – Notice at Collection for California Employees and Applicants
Vietnam – Privacy Notice and Consent
People’s Republic of China – Privacy Notice and Consent

This Notice describes the categories of personal data that we collect, how we use your personal data, when we may disclose your personal data to third parties, and when we may transfer your personal data outside of your home jurisdiction. This notice also describes your rights regarding the personal data that we hold about you including how you can access, correct, and request erasure of your personal data.

We will only process your personal data in accordance with this Notice unless otherwise required by applicable law. We take steps to ensure that the personal data that we collect about you is adequate, relevant, not excessive, and processed for limited purposes.

This notice applies only to our recruiting and hiring processes. Our general Privacy Policy contains additional information applicable to our other business activities.

Collection of Personal Data
For the purposes of this Notice, personal data means any information about an individual collected in connection with our recruitment and hiring processes. Ampere may collect personal data directly from you, as a job applicant, or may receive personal data from third parties, for example, in connection with a background, employment, or reference check, subject to your consent where required by law. Personal data excludes anonymous or de-identified data that is not associated with a particular individual. We may collect, store, and process the following categories of personal data, which we require in connection with our recruiting activities:

• Personal contact details such as name, title, addresses, telephone numbers, and personal email addresses.
• Demographic information (with your consent) such as race/ethnicity, gender, and veteran status;
• Citizenship and residency information (unless prohibited in the relevant jurisdiction), including government-issued identity numbers.
• Work history and other relevant experience including information contained in a resume, CV, cover letter, job application, and on social media accounts, such as LinkedIn.
• Education information including degrees awarded, transcripts, and other information provided in support of the job application.
• Information collected during phone screenings and interviews.
• Details regarding the type of employment sought, desired salary, willingness to relocate, job preferences, and other information related to compensation and benefits.
• Reference information and information received from background checks, where applicable, including information provided by third parties.
• Information related to previous applications to Ampere or previous employment history with Ampere.

This personal data is mandatory in connection with our recruiting activities. Failure to provide or allow us to process mandatory personal data may affect our ability to accomplish the purposes stated in this Notice.

Use of Personal Data
We only process your personal data where applicable law permits or requires it in connection with our recruiting and hiring processes, where the processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation that applies to us, for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of third parties, or with your consent if applicable law requires consent. We may process your personal data for the following legitimate business purposes:

• Identifying and evaluating job applicants, including assessing skills, qualifications, and interests for the purposes of determining suitability for the position for which you have applied.
• Verifying your information and carrying out employment, background, and reference checks, where applicable, subject to your consent where required by applicable law.
• Communicating with you about the recruitment process and your application.
• Keeping records related to our hiring processes, for only as long as appropriate under the circumstances or as required by applicable law.
• Creating and submitting reports as required by applicable laws or regulations.
• To comply with our legal, regulatory, or other corporate governance requirements.
• Analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process.

In addition to using your personal data for the position for which you have applied, we will retain and use your personal data to inform you about and consider you for other positions that may be appropriate for you.

We may also process your personal data for our own legitimate interests, including for the following purposes:

• To prevent fraud.
• To ensure network and information security, including preventing unauthorized access to our computer and electronic communications systems and preventing malicious software distribution.

We may use automated decision-making tools (including software utilizing AI tools) to screen for applications of candidates with the most relevant experience and other qualifications for a particular position.

We do not “sell” your personal data for monetary or other valuable consideration or “share” your personal data for targeted advertising when this information is collected from you as a “job applicant”. However, as part of your visit to our websites generally, we may disclose personal information to social media, advertising, and analytics partners for performance improvement, analytics, and to assist in our marketing efforts. This activity is not covered under this Notice; instead, please review our general Privacy Policy for more information.

Collection and Use of Special Categories of Personal Data
The following special categories of personal data may be considered sensitive under the laws of your jurisdiction and may receive special protection:

• Racial or ethnic origin.
• Data relating to criminal convictions or offensives.

We may collect and process the following special categories of personal data when you voluntarily provide them, or we receive them from a third party with your consent, when relevant for a particular position to carry out our legal obligations, or as applicable law otherwise permits:

• Physical or mental health condition or disability status to determine appropriate workplace accommodations and evaluate fitness for a particular position.
• Race, ethnic origin, veteran status, or other classification to comply with equal employment opportunity and other statutory obligations.
• Previous criminal charges or convictions where relevant for the position.

Data Sharing
We will only disclose your personal data to (i) our employees, contractors, designated agents, or third-party service providers who require such information to assist us with administering the recruitment process, including third-party service providers who provide services to us or on our behalf; or (ii) other third parties where required by law. We may use third-party service providers for various purposes, including, but not limited to, employment verification and background checks, visa or work authorization sponsorship, relocation services, and data storage or hosting. These third-party service providers may be located outside of the country in which you live or the country where the position you have applied for is located.

We require all our third-party service providers, by written contract, to implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal data consistent with our policies.

We may also disclose your personal data for the following additional purposes where permitted or required by applicable law:

• To other members of our group of companies (including outside of your home jurisdiction) for the purposes set out in this Notice and as necessary to administer the application, recruitment, and hiring process.
• As part of our regular reporting activities to other members of our group of companies.
• To comply with legal obligations or valid legal processes such as search warrants, subpoenas, or court orders. When we disclose your personal data to comply with a legal obligation or legal process, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that we only disclose the minimum personal data necessary for the specific purpose and circumstances.
• To protect the rights and property of Ampere.
• During emergency situations or where necessary to protect the safety of persons.
• Where the personal data is publicly available.
• If a business transfer or change in ownership occurs and the disclosure is necessary to complete the transaction. In these circumstances, we will limit data sharing to what is necessary, and we will anonymize the data where possible.
• For additional purposes with your consent, where such consent is required by law.

Cross-Border Data Transfers
Ampere is headquartered in the United States, and in most cases, we must transfer and store your information in the United States and/or other jurisdictions in which we operate to facilitate our recruiting and hiring activities. If you are located in the EU, we rely on your consent and necessity (given the primary location of our People and Culture organization in the United States) under Article 49 of GDPR for such transfers.

Data Retention
Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, we will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, as required to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, or as necessary to resolve disputes. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider our statutory obligations, the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes we process your personal data for, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means. We specify the retention periods for your personal data in our document retention policy, a copy of which we will provide to you on written request.

Under some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you. We reserve the right to use such anonymous and de-identified data for any legitimate business purpose without further notice to you or your consent.

If you are offered and accept employment with Ampere, the personal data we collected during the application and recruitment process will become part of your employment record, and we may use it in connection with your employment consistent with our internal policies. If you do not become an employee, or, once you are no longer an employee of Ampere, we will retain and securely destroy your personal data in accordance with our document retention policy and applicable laws and regulations.

Rights of Access, Correction, Erasure, and Objection
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during the recruitment process. By law you may have the right to request access to, correct, and erase the personal data that we hold about you, or object to the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You may also have the right to request that we transfer your personal data to another party. If you want to review, verify, correct, or request erasure of your personal data, object to the processing of your personal data, or request that we transfer a copy of your personal data to another party, please contact us at privacy@amperecomputing.com. Any such communication must be in writing.

We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and your right to access the personal data that we hold about you or to make your requested changes. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse to provide you with access to some or all of the personal data that we hold about you, or we may have destroyed, erased, or anonymized your personal data in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal data, we will inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.

Right to Withdraw Consent
Where you have provided your consent to the collection, processing, and transfer of your personal data, you may have the legal right to withdraw your consent under certain circumstances. To withdraw your consent, if applicable, contact us at privacy@amperecomputing.com.

Changes to This Privacy Notice
We reserve the right to update this Notice at any time, and we will make available a new Privacy Notice when we make any updates. If we would like to use your previously collected personal data for different purposes than those we notified you about at the time of collection, we will provide you with notice and, where required by law, seek your consent, before using your personal data for a new or unrelated purpose. We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent only where required by applicable law or regulation.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about our processing of your personal data or would like to make an access or other request, please contact us at: privacy@amperecomputing.com.

Consent
By completing an application for employment (or otherwise providing information to Ampere in connection therewith) you acknowledge that you received a copy of this Notice and that you read and understood it. You consent to the collection and processing of your personal data and special categories of personal data in accordance with this Notice for the following purposes:

• Communicating with you regarding your potential application for employment with Ampere;
• Considering an application for employment with Ampere, including our use of automated decision-making tools; and
• Other processing identified in this and/or as reasonably necessary for recruitment administration.

You also consent to the cross-border transfer of your personal data and special categories of personal data as described in this Notice.

Effective Date: September 11, 2024