/EINPresswire.com/ -- MATAWAN, NJ--(Marketwired - December 14, 2016) - iCIMS, Inc., a leading recruitment software provider, announced today that it has completed the EU-US Privacy Shield certification by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Privacy Shield was formally approved on July 12 as a new framework to protect the transfer of personal data between the European Union and the U.S. after the Safe Harbor framework was deemed no longer adequate under EU law.

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce.

"Our enterprise and international customers rely on our business to keep their applicant data safe and processes compliant in a world of rapidly changing data protection and security standards," said Al Smith, vice president of technology at iCIMS. "This certification demonstrates our commitment to strong data security and privacy for all of our customers."

For more information about EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov.

About iCIMS, Inc.:
iCIMS is the leading provider of talent acquisition solutions that help businesses win the war for top talent. iCIMS empowers companies to manage their entire hiring process within the industry's most robust Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Built on the foundation of a best-to-market talent acquisition software suite, iCIMS' PaaS framework, UNIFi, allows employers to expand the capabilities of their core talent acquisition technology by integrating with the largest partner ecosystem in talent acquisition to help them attract, find, screen, and manage candidates. Offering scalable, easy-to-use solutions that are backed by award-winning customer service, iCIMS supports more than 3,200 contracted customers and is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent acquisition solution providers.