privacy policy
Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us. INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT FROM YOU When you visit our Website or register for the Service on www.contractorindex.com you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your name, address, email address, contact details, gender, qualifications, training, experience, and credit or debit card information. We may also collect information about your usage of our Website as well as information about you and e-mails you send to us or any email communications between Members and Clients registered for the Service. By registering on this Website, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information described above under the terms of this policy. When you complete the registration via this Website, including the uploading of your CV, information, or references, it can be made available to Clients in accordance with our Terms and Conditions. Your information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts of our Website dependent of your level of membership and to supply the Service (as defined in our Terms and Conditions) you have requested. It will also enable us to bill you (if applicable) and to contact you where necessary concerning your Membership and Registration. We will also use and analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support, improve and develop our business. In particular, we may use your information to contact you for your views on our services and to notify you occasionally about important changes or developments to the Website or our services. Further, where you have consented, we might also use your information to let you know about other products and services which we offer which may be of interest to you and we may contact you by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future, please update your preferences on your account page. Any CV uploaded to the Website, or advertisement submitted to or displayed on the Website, may be retained by us for an indefinite period. In the event that you require such information to be deleted then please notify us by emailing contact@contractorindex.com. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION The information you provide to us shall be retained and held by Contractor Index Limited or any of its group companies or subsidiaries. Where your consent has been given your information will be shared with Clients (as defined in our Terms and Conditions) looking to recruit or advertise on this Website. Your information may be accessed by or given to our staff working within and outside the UK and third party companies whom we may use to provide part of our services and who may be located outside the European Economic Area. We may also pass aggregate statistical information on the usage of our Website to third parties but this will not include information that can be used to identify you. In the event that our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners. Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take steps to ensure that your information is used by third parties in accordance with this policy. Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information you provide to us, other than in accordance with our Terms and Conditions, without your consent. Cookies are small amounts of information which we store on your computer. Unless you have indicated your objection when disclosing your details to us, our system will issue cookies to your computer when you log on to the site. Cookies make it easier for you to log on to and use the site during future visits. They also allow us to monitor website traffic and to personalise the content of the site for you. You may set up your computer to reject cookies although, in that case, you may not be able to use certain features on our Website. SECURITY AND DATA RETENTION We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires including such information which you have requested to be deleted. ACCESSING AND UPDATING You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you. Any changes to our privacy policy in the future will be posted to the Website and, where appropriate, through e-mail notification. All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your information are welcomed and should be addressed to contact@contractorindex.com. |