Document your application, rejection and contact with the employer.
Step by step: This is how you proceed
- Ask which applicant data and sources the employer has stored.
- Check the specified storage purposes and deadlines.
- If necessary, correct any factually incorrect information.
- For employment law claims, please contact the Chamber of Labor or authorized specialists.
What documents do you need?
Application, rejection, data protection information and relevant correspondence. Only send sensitive documents via a secure, official channel and only when actually necessary.
When should I act?
After completing the application, it may be useful to provide information about the current database.
This limit is important
Data protection inquiries do not replace employment law advice and do not automatically establish a right to employment.
Free help outside DATENCHECK
Independent mediation may help with some consumer disputes. For data protection matters, the Austrian Data Protection Authority is the official contact.
Check the official body and eligibility ↗Check the applicable remit and eligibility criteria. A GDPR request does not automatically suspend court or other important deadlines.
What can I do myself for free?
The statutory information and other rights of those affected can generally be exercised without DATA CHECK. The Austrian data protection authority offers samples that can be used free of charge. Private technical form preparation is only a voluntary additional service, not a prerequisite for exercising your rights.
According to the recommendation of the Austrian data protection authority, you should first request information and, if necessary, only then separately request correction or deletion. In principle, a request for information must be responded to within one month; a legally permissible extension is possible.
Frequent question
Does applicant data have to be deleted immediately after a rejection?
Not across the board; the permissible duration depends on the purpose, legal basis and possible claims.
Public sources and official contact points
The following links lead directly to public sources. DATENCHECK is neither affiliated with the credit agencies mentioned there nor is it an authority.
- Austrian data protection authority – rights of those affected
- Data Protection Authority – free forms and samples
Prepare appropriate request
You can use the free official channels yourself or prepare a technical draft form in DATENCHECK. We do not guarantee deletion, credit decision or government decision.
Private service · No legal advice · No government connection
