Veterans Job Board UK - Privacy Policy

Veterans Job Board - Privacy Policy

Veterans Job Board Privacy Notice

Introduction

The purpose of the Veterans Job Board is to connect Veterans/ Service Leavers to employers, training, news and careers. The service is web-based and is managed by Veterans Job Board.

Being part of Veterans Job Board means sharing information and communicating with other members of the network. The amount and type of information you decide to share, and with whom you share it, is up to you within boundaries defined by Veterans Job Board.

This privacy notice sets out how Veterans Job Board (” We”) use and protect your personal data. 

We may change this policy; you should check this page from time to time to see any updates or changes to this policy.

What we collect

Veterans Job Board will be what’s known as the ‘controller’ of the personal data you provide to us. Our company registration number is 14434012 and our registered address is 76 Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7NY. The person responsible for our data protection is Jordan Denny and can be contacted at enquiries@veteransjobboard.uk

We collect personal data about you, including for example your name and e-mail address.  You may also give us additional information, including for example contact telephone number, skills, work history and the option to share a CV. This may include location-based information.

In addition, we ask you to provide your ethnicity data.  It is not mandatory to provide your ethnicity data and your consent is needed to process it.

 

Why we need it.

Here at Veterans Job Board, we take your privacy seriously and will use your personal information in a number of ways which will help us provide you with access to Veterans Job Board and its services.  These services include access to a single site for information and careers, including; updates on sector news, job alerts and vacancies.

The processing of your personal information is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are party to.  The terms of the contract are set out in our Terms of Service available from www.veteransjobboard.uk

Your ethnicity data is collected and stored for statistical reporting purposes only and is fully anonymised.  It is not mandatory to provide your ethnicity data and your consent is requested at the end of the candidate registration process to process this data.

How will we use the information about you?

We may share your information with employers , who participate in Veterans Job Board, details of these employers are available from the website (www.veteransjobboard.uk). 

How long we keep it.

We will keep your basic personal data for two years from the date of your last login, after which time it will be destroyed.

You can at any time withdraw your consent for us to hold your ethnicity data by e-mailing us at enquiries@veteransjobboard.uk. This process could take up to ten days and you will receive an email notification when it has been completed.

 

What are your rights?

If at any point you believe retained information is incorrect you can request to see this information and even have it corrected and possibly deleted. Providing you this information is free of charge, but charges may apply for excessive requests. If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact Jordan Denny (enquiries@veteransjobboard.uk) who will investigate the matter.

For further information on which companies have been supplied with your details or how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access/alter and change information we hold on you, please write to us at:  76 Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7NY.

Should you be unhappy with our processing of your personal data, you have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, which is the regulator for data protection.