About us

At Validata, our purpose is ‘giving organisations the comfort of being sure’. We believe that people determine the success of an organisation. Therefore, making safe and smart hiring decisions is crucial. With our quality-driven software and services, we help organisations build safer working environments and ensure that the best candidates are hired for each position. Ultimately, this allows organisations to deliver continuous quality and grow sustainably.

In a world that is rapidly changing and evolving, business interests and risks are increasing and prove more difficult to assess. Since 2009, Validata has conducted more than 200,000 screenings worldwide. We assist organisations with their employment screening process, ensuring that it is efficient and 100% GDPR compliant. Our deep sector knowledge and digital partner integrations help our clients maintain integrity and quality within their organisation.

Our core values

A great company culture is built on a strong set of values. Validata’s values define who we are, how we work with partners, and how we serve our clients.

Together

As a team, we achieve more than when we work alone. This also illustrates how we want to work with our clients, data suppliers, and partners. Co-creation will bring us further; let’s recognise each other’s strengths and combine our talents within the team.

Innovative

As an organisation and as individuals, we aim to continuously evolve. Not only do we keep improving our software and screening elements, but we focus on our business as a whole. By always moving forward, we stay at the forefront of our field.

Committed

To be committed is to be part of the process; as a team and together with our clients. For us, it is crucial to stay actively involved and keep working towards a solution, instead of waiting for others to make a move.

Trust

Trust is at the core of everything we do. Every day, organisations and individuals need to be able to trust us when using our software and sharing personal data. We deeply respect the trust of our clients and our success depends on this.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility

Each year, Validata conducts thousands of screenings worldwide. This creates a commitment to operate responsibly and ensure that organisations grow sustainably.

Human focus

We believe building sustainable growth starts with your people. We help businesses build teams that are built on mutual trust and transparency. Internally, we have a deep commitment to each project and to ensuring we achieve the best possible result. One screening, one employee, and one business at a time.

Our data protection

One of our core focuses is to protect our clients’ data. We continuously develop our approach to safeguard your employees’ privacy. Our dedicated Data Protection Officer (DPO) ensures that we comply with all (inter)national privacy laws and regulations. Validata is also ISO certified (27001 and 9001) which guarantees a secure and quality driven process and service.

International recognition of our services

The European Legal Awards 2022

The European Legal Awards highlight excellence and innovation, with Validata emerging as a leader in data protection law by winning the “European Legal Awards 2022” in the “Data Protection Law” category.

Our success reflects a deep commitment to navigating the complexities of data protection law, emphasising the importance of expertise, diligence and an ethical foundation in legal practice. Validata’s work in providing global background checks according to data protection standards emphasises our contribution to promoting transparency and mutual trust.

The European Technology Awards 2021 & 2022

The European Technology Awards strive for excellence through teaching, research and networking. Validata’s recognition in the “Digital Transformation” category underlines our leadership and innovation in the technology sector, particularly related to our advanced approach to data protection.

By combining technical expertise with data protection principles, Validata demonstrates how technology companies can drive progress while maintaining the highest possible privacy standards, which is crucial in an increasingly digitalised world.

Read more about the award here

Mats Holmberg, Partner & Finance, Boardtalk “By using Validata's digital solution for background checks, we know that clients' and applicants' personal data is always safe and secure. Boardtalk also has very careful procedures when it comes to data processing. We ensure that sensitive information is not passed back and forth unless absolutely necessary. For example, we only inform our clients if Validata finds irregularities in the results when we have received and analysed the applicants' verification reports.“

Level Up Consulting '' The system of Validata for background checks is very easy to use. We can use the system on our phone, tablet or laptop, which gives us the possibility to request and monitor screenings everywhere. With Validata we help our end clients with minimizing the risks by hiring the right people. ''

Harm Voogt, CEO of Validata Group “Our people truly make the difference and I am exceptionally proud of how we have grown as a company to serve clients around the world. Our deep understanding and ambitious outlook continuously support us build better work environments one business, and one hire at a time.”

Worldline ''Working with Validata internationally helps to screen every candidate via the same way. The system is easy to use and due to the fact that you can create different screening profiles per country, it is easy to adapt to local rules and regulations (for example: data storage in the EER).”

Albert Ellinger, Staff Officer at Ordina "For us, Validata is an organisation you can rely on for both support and the software that facilitates the employment background check process. Additionally, the screening software has become more secure and user-friendly over time, partly due to new laws and regulations.”

Ilze Lamers, HR Director Northern Europe at Michael Page Group “Even in this global pandemic, the Page Group wants to guarantee that the processing of personal data of candidates is securely done now that some of our employees are working from home.”

Tobias Lindh, Managing Director Nordics & Baltics at Adyen ”It is very important for us to employ people with integrity. We perform several background checks because we work in financial services, and also to give us peace of mind. That's why we use Validata. They make the process of eliminating risk easy and smooth.”

Harm Voogt, CEO of Validata Group “Our people truly make the difference and I am exceptionally proud of how we have grown as a company to serve clients around the world. Our deep understanding and ambitious outlook continuously support us build better work environments one business, and one hire at a time.”