Introduction
WorkJoy Job Portal is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our website and services (the "Services").
By using the Services, you agree to the collection and use of your personal data in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data about you:
- Information you provide to us:
- Registration Data: When you create an account, we collect information such as your name, email address, and password.
- Profile Information: If you are a jobseeker, you may provide details like your CV, education history, work experience, and contact information. If you are an employer, you may provide company details, job listings, and contact information.
- Communications: Records of any correspondence with us, including through customer support or feedback forms.
- Information we collect automatically:
- Usage Data: Information about your use of the Services, such as your IP address, browser type, device details, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits.
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information. You can find more details in our separate Cookie Policy.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide and maintain our Services: To operate the job portal, manage your account, and provide the services you request.
- Improve and personalise the Services: To understand how users interact with our site and to tailor job recommendations or content to your interests.
- Communicate with you: To send you updates, newsletters, and marketing materials (if you have opted in), and to respond to your enquiries.
- Connect jobseekers and employers: To facilitate connections between jobseekers and potential employers and to display your profile and CV to relevant companies.
- Ensure security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We will only process your personal data where we have a valid legal basis to do so under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This includes:
- Performance of a contract: When processing is necessary to provide the Services to you.
- Legitimate interests: When processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights.
- Consent: When you have given us clear consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
- Legal obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
4. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal data with the following third parties:
- Employers: If you are a jobseeker, we will share your profile and CV with employers who use the Services to find candidates.
- Service Providers: We may use third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, and email delivery.
- Legal & Regulatory Authorities: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no internet transmission is ever completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
6. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to us processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to data portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to withdraw consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details below.
7. 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. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any changes.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: support@myworkjoy.com
