1. Introduction
Career Compass ('we', 'our', or 'us') is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website careercompass.com (the 'Website') or use our services.
We respect your privacy and are dedicated to protecting your personal data. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Data
We may collect the following personal information:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address when you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or use our contact form.
- Account Information: If you create an account, we collect login credentials and preferences.
- Communication Data: Information you provide when communicating with us via email, contact forms, or other channels.
- Marketing Preferences: Your preferences regarding receiving marketing materials from us.
2.2 Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information about how you interact with our Website:
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, including page views, navigation paths, time spent on pages, and features used.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: Information collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies. For more details, see our Cookie section below.
3. How We Collect Your Information
We collect information through various methods:
- Direct Interactions: When you provide information by filling in forms, subscribing to our newsletter, or contacting us.
- Automated Technologies: As you navigate our Website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
- Third Parties: We may receive information about you from various third parties such as analytics providers, advertising networks, and search information providers.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our services
- To notify you about changes to our services
- To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our services
- To monitor the usage of our services
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer
- To comply with legal obligations
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the functioning of the Website.
- Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website.
- Functionality Cookies: Enable us to personalize content and remember your preferences.
- Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed to deliver more relevant advertisements.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with the following third parties:
- Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our services, provide services on our behalf, perform service-related activities, or assist us in analyzing how our services are used.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required by law, legal process, government request, or to protect our rights or the rights of others.
- Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others without your consent.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
9. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the 'Contact Us' section.
10. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
11. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last Updated' date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: [email protected]
- By phone: +444630628857
- By mail: 1 Davies Gateway, Reynoldstown, CO12 3SQ, United Kingdom