Overview

We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to treating you fairly with regard to your personal information.

This Privacy Policy only applies to personal information gathered by CareerBuilder UK Limited ("CareerBuilder UK") in connection with the careerbuilder.co.uk web site (the "Site"), and does not apply to any other CareerBuilder company. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically as we may update it from time to time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy we will post a notice on the homepage alerting you to the change. By using the Site you are consenting to us collecting, using and disclosing your personal information in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information - what we collect and why we collect it

We collect personal information so that we can provide the services offered by the Site in an efficient and effective manner. The type of information that we may collect in order to do this includes: your name, your contact details, your date of birth, your gender, your nationality, details of your education and working career, details of your personal interests, details of the debit cards and credit cards that you use for payments, details of your use of our Site, and your IP address.

Personal Information - how we collect it

We collect personal information in the following ways:

1. by asking you to provide information about yourself;

2. by obtaining certain information about you through the use of data collection devices, such as web beacons and cookies

3. by other companies within the CareerBuilder group supplying information about you to us (note that this information will have been supplied to us in compliance with the provisions of the privacy policy notified to you by that company);

4. by other persons supplying information about you to us (this could be from any person, company or body but would normally be employers. We would only retain information supplied by other persons if it were relevant to the information that we collect generally under this Privacy Policy and, unless informed by you to the contrary, we would assume that these persons were entitled to supply this information to us).

Personal Information - what we do with it

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

- to inform you of job postings that may be of interest

- to provide you with private and secure areas to post and modify your submissions to our Site (such as job requests and CVs)

- to send you newsletters and other information related to your interests (where you have agreed to this)

- to notify you of new services offered by our Site (where you have agreed to this)

- to notify you of any changes to your use of our Site

- to analyse the use of our Site in order to improve its content, layout and services

Your personal information will also be made available to the following persons:

-where you have expressly permitted us to do so in setting or amending your account profile then your personal information will be made available to other users of our Site (please note that CareerBuilder UK is not responsible for what other users subsequently do with your information. Further, given that some users may be employers or recruiting agencies that are based outside the European Economic Area, you should bear in mind that such users may not be subject to type of data protection legislation that applies within the EEA)

- where you have provided personal information in an area of the Site that is 'hosted' or 'co-branded' by another company then that information will be made available to both CareerBuilder UK and the hosting/co-branding company (note that you should review the privacy policy of the hosting/co-branding company to ensure that you are comfortable with how it intends to use and disclose your information. CareerBuilder UK is not responsible for what the hosting/co-branding company subsequently does with your information)

- where you have arrived at our Site from the web site of another company in the CareerBuilder group then we may share the information that we collect from you with that affiliate (note that this information will be held by that affiliate in compliance with the provisions of its privacy policy)

- where we are taking payment from you for goods or services then we will share with reputable financial institutions and credit reference agencies such of your personal information as is necessary in order to process that payment and prevent the fraudulent use of credit cards etc. (please note that CareerBuilder UK is not responsible for what these institutions and agencies may subsequently do with your information)

- where we reasonably determine that it is necessary in order to comply with the law, to cooperate with or seek assistance from law enforcement, to prevent a crime or protect national security, or to protect the interests or safety of CareerBuilder UK or other users of the Site then we may disclose your information to such persons as are relevant for those purposes

- where CareerBuilder UK or its assets are subject to a transfer of ownership then your personal information may be transferred to the new owner, but your personal information will continue to be held on the same terms as before

Personal Information - what we do not do with it

We do not make your personal information available to other persons so that they may contact you for marketing or promotional purposes.

Correction and Removal

At any time you may access any of your personal information held by CareerBuilder UK (i.e. not just the information held as part of your account profile) in order to review, correct or update such information. In order to do so, please click here. Please note that we may need you to verify your identity before we process your request.

Further, you may at any time request that we permanently delete all your personal information held by CareerBuilder UK. In order to do so, please click here. Following such a request, we will cease to use or make available your personal information (other than where required by law). We will also delete your personal information from our systems with the exception of information that is contained in emails, correspondence and other documents that we may retain as evidence of the terms of the legal relationship between us and you. Please note that we may need you to verify your identity before we process your request.

Summary of your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998

The Site is operated by CareerBuilder UK. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, this company is the "data controller" in respect of personal information that we obtain in connection with the Site. CareerBuilder UK hosts and stores your personal information on servers situated in the United States. These servers are owned and maintained by our parent company CareerBuilder, LLC.

CareerBuilder, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business located at 200 North LaSalle St., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL60601, USA. CareerBuilder, LLC has certified its adherence to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles in connection with the U.S. implementation of the European Union Data Protection Directive. For more information about the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles and to view the certification for CareerBuilder, LLC, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor web site. You may also contact us directly to learn more about this certification. In addition, CareerBuilder, LLC is a member of the BBBOnLine U.S./E.U. Safe Harbor Dispute Resolution program. Please consult the BBBOnLine website at www.bbbonline.org for more information concerning the BBBOnLine privacy programs and dispute resolution procedures.

The website of the Information Commissioner's Office provides information and assistance with regard to your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 and related legislation (www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk). Briefly summarised, your principal rights are:

- the right to find out what information is held about you on computer and in some paper records

- the right to take steps to prevent your personal information being processed if the processing is likely to cause you to suffer substantial damage or substantial distress where this is unjustified

- the right to require that your personal data is not used to market to you products, services or ideas

- the right to prevent decisions being taken about you which are based solely on automatic processing

- the right to have inaccurate information about you amended or destroyed

- the right to claim compensation where you have suffered damage and distress as a result of breaches of the Data Protection Act

Dispute Resolution

If, at any time, you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or believe that we have violated this Privacy Policy, please click here and we will attempt to resolve any problem or concern you may have. If we do not adequately address your problem or concern, you should then contact BBBOnLine through the BBBOnLine website at www.bbbonline.org, and they will serve as a third party contact to facilitate resolution of any dispute.

Making Changes to Your Information or Preferences

To review, correct, update, change or delete your CareerBuilder UK account profile information or CV at any time, log into your My CareerBuilder account, go to your Account Profile or CV, review your account information or CV and, if you wish, edit or delete it with the options provided (please note that CareerBuilder UK may retain records of your previous account profiles, which will not be accessible by third parties, for audit and recordkeeping purposes). If, at the time of registration or on some other occasion, you have opted into receiving commercial emails or other communications from CareerBuilder UK, you can use this method to opt out of such receipt. Conversely, if you should change your mind and decide that you would prefer to receive such emails from CareerBuilder UK, you can use this method to opt into receipt.

Web Beacons

CareerBuilder UK web pages may contain electronic images known as web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information on CareerBuilder UK and cannot be used by third parties; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about our web site usage.

 

Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides.

Because web beacons are the same as any other content request included in the recipe page, you cannot opt out or refuse them. However, they can be rendered ineffective by either opting out of cookies or changing the cookie setup in your browser.

 

Microsoft Windows Live™ ID

In addition to the CareerBuilder.com sign-in, CareerBuilder.com offers the ability to sign in using Microsoft Windows Live ID service, which provides authentication for online sign in. When you sign in to this site using the Windows Live ID service you will be asked to provide your e-mail address and a password to sign you in. This same Windows Live ID sign-in allows you to access many other participating Windows Live ID Web sites.
View the Windows Live ID Privacy Policy >>

 

About Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that track your on-line movements. At CareerBuilder UK, we use cookies only for the protection and convenience of our users. Cookies enable us to serve secure pages to our users without asking them to sign in repeatedly. If a user's system is idle for more than an hour, however, the cookie will expire, forcing the user to sign in again to continue their session. This helps to prevent unauthorized access to the user's information while they are away from their computer. Your browser should tell you how to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, some Site features or services may not function properly without cookies.

Third-Party Cookies: In the course of serving advertisements to the Site, our third-party advertisers may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser. CareerBuilder UK is not responsible for such third party use of cookies.

 

Security for your Personal Information

CareerBuilder UK has taken considerable steps to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration or disclosure. As part of this process, we have encrypted all account and password data. In addition, we employ encryption for secure credit card transactions (Learn more about credit card security). Although we have taken all reasonable steps, there is no such thing as infallible security. Thus, we cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be subject to unauthorised access.