The compliance questions HR asks about interview recording

Before HR, a data protection officer, or a works council signs off on recording candidate interviews, four questions come up every time. Numi is built so you can answer each one.

How Numi keeps interview data defensible

Numi helps HR and compliance teams meet GDPR requirements for interview recording. It does not remove your obligations, but it keeps the data where your reviewers expect it and documents how it is handled.

01 / Residency

EU in-region processing

Interview audio, transcripts, and summaries are processed and stored inside the EU, on infrastructure in Falkenstein, Germany. Transcription runs on EU infrastructure, not a third-party or US transcription vendor.

02 / Documentation

Published DPA and subprocessor list

Your data protection officer can review a published DPA and a subprocessor list, so how interview data is handled is written down and auditable, not assumed.

03 / Data use

No training on your data

Numi does not train AI models on your customer or candidate data. The interview record is used to serve you, not to improve a model.

04 / Evidence

Record and transcript retained

Every summary and action item is backed by the transcript, so the interview record is evidence a human can review, not an opinion generated by a model.

No automated decisions, no candidate scoring

Under the EU AI Act, AI used to evaluate candidates for recruitment is treated as high-risk (Annex III). Numi deliberately stays out of that category by keeping a human in the loop.

Human in the loop

A human decides

Numi records, transcribes, and summarizes the interview. It does not make or automate a hiring decision. The people in your process decide.

No scoring

No ranking or assessment

Numi does not score, rank, or assess candidates. It keeps the record and the transcript so your team compares people, not a model's opinion.

Works council

Works-council friendly

Because there is no automated evaluation and the data stays in the EU with a published DPA, Numi is easier to bring to a works council for review.

Frequently asked questions

What HR leaders, data protection officers, and compliance owners ask before recording candidate interviews with Numi.

Legality

Is it legal to record job interviews in Germany and the EU?

Recording a candidate interview is possible, but it needs a lawful basis under the GDPR and, in practice, the candidate's informed consent before recording starts. That lawful basis and consent are owned by you as the employer, not by Numi. For a fuller walkthrough, read our guide on whether it is legal to record job interviews in Germany and the EU.

Residency

Where does Numi store interview recordings?

Interview audio, transcripts, and summaries are processed and stored inside the EU, on infrastructure in Falkenstein, Germany. Audio is transcribed on EU infrastructure and is not sent to a third-party transcription vendor or to US servers.

Data use

Does Numi train AI on candidate data?

No. Numi does not train AI models on your customer or candidate data. We publish a DPA and a subprocessor list so your data protection officer can review exactly how interview data is handled.

Decisions

Does Numi score or rank candidates?

No. Numi does not score, rank, or assess candidates and does not make or automate a hiring decision. It keeps the recording and transcript and produces a summary and action items, so a human decides. Under the EU AI Act, recruitment and candidate-evaluation AI is high-risk (Annex III), so Numi keeps a human in the loop.

Consent

Do we still need candidate consent?

Yes. You own the lawful basis and the candidate consent for recording. Numi does not replace that obligation. It helps you meet the requirements by keeping data in the EU, publishing a DPA and subprocessor list, and not training on your data, but obtaining and documenting consent remains your responsibility.

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