Our Policy

The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK's implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Everyone responsible for using personal data has to follow strict rules called 'data protection principles'. They must make sure the information is: used fairly, lawfully and transparently.

GDPR

This stands for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU’s agreed standards for data protection that are also written into UK law through the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

What is data protection?

Data protection is the fair and proper use of information about people. It’s part of the fundamental right to privacy – but on a more practical level, it’s about building trust between people and organisations. It’s about treating people fairly and openly, recognising their right to have control over their own identity and their interactions with others, and striking a balance with the wider interests of society.

It’s also about removing unnecessary barriers to trade and co-operation. It exists in part because of international treaties for common standards that enable the free flow of data across borders.

Data protection is essential to innovation. Good practice in data protection is vital to ensure public trust in, engagement with and support for innovative uses of data in both the public and private sectors.

The UK data protection regime is set out in the DPA 2018 and the UK GDPR.

How we will use your DATA

When you give your personal details to an organisation or individual, they have a duty to keep these details private and safe. In order to deliver our services to you in an effective way, we will need to collect personal and company information.

We may from time to time, use your DATA for our internal marketing purposes. You have the right to remove your details from our marketing list at any time. By using the services of Careers Ideas Ltd you acknowledge that we need to share your DATA in the following ways:

Legal basis for processing data

The legal basis for processing your personal and business data, in accordance with the UK GDPR is:

Consent: the individual(s) has given clear consent for Careers Ideas Ltd to process their personal or business data for a specific purpose.
Personal data defined as (information relating to a living, identifiable individual)
The data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of this personal data

Information we share

Careers Ideas Ltd will only share the necessary and relevant information required to provide the service you require. We will NOT at any point sell or share your DATA with any third party unless we have your written consent to do so. If we do need to share your information, we will only do so if we are satisfied that our partners have sufficient measures in place to protect your information in the same way that we do. Anyone who receives information from us has a legal duty to keep it confidential.

How long we will share your DATA

Careers Ideas Ltd will only store your information for as long as it is required by law to be retained. The retention period is either dictated by law or at our discretion. At the end of the retention period electronical data will be deleted and any physical files will be confidentially disposed of.

What is ‘processing’?

Almost anything you do with data counts as processing; including collecting, recording, storing, using, analysing, combining, disclosing or deleting it.

What is a ‘controller’?

A controller is the person that decides how and why to collect and use the data. This will usually be an organisation, but can be an individual such as a sole trader, partner in an unincorporated partnership, or self-employed professional, eg a barrister. If you are an employee acting on behalf of your employer, the employer would be the controller. The controller must make sure that the processing of that data complies with data protection law.

In this guide, we generally use the term ‘organisation’ or ‘you’ to mean the controller. The designated Controller for Careers Ideas Ltd is Deborah Collier, Company Director.

Your rights

You have certain rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). You have the right to request that Careers Ideas Ltd stops processing your personal or company information in relation to any service you are receiving from us, our partners or contractors. You have the right to request a copy of any information we hold about you. We will respond to this request within 40 days of written notice.

Careers Ideas Ltd will always strive to ensure the DATA we hold about you is as accurate as possible. If you find this is not the case, you have the right to request that this information is amended.