Apply4U Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. We collect personal information about you which is distributed to help you connect with employers and other jobseekers. Apply4U Ltd want to reassure you that the collection, use and retention of your personal information is taken seriously and in compliance with data protection legislation, we adhere to the following privacy policy

Collecting & using your information

We collect the personal information you choose to provide us as well as information about how you use our site. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. In addition to internal record keeping, this information is used to improve our products and services. We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting. Apply4U Ltd may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes.

We rely on you to ensure that your information is complete, accurate and current. Information you submit to us will be available to employers and recruitment agencies that have contracts with us.  They may contact you using any of the contact information you have submitted. It is their responsibility to abide & register with the Data Protection Act 1998. You can control the level of accessibility by using our CVSecure feature and lock your CV from being downloaded.

We strive to provide a safe, secure environment by attempting to limit access to our database to legitimate users, but cannot guarantee that unauthorised parties will not gain access. We also cannot control how authorised users use any sensitive information you choose to provide.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are temporarily stored on your local hard disc. They help analyse web traffic and allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Our web site may contain external links to other web sites which are outside our control. Please read their privacy policy before using a third party website. External employment recruiters, agents & third parties should be abiding by the Data Protection Act 1988.

Disclosure of Information to Others

We share your information with third parties who help us in the delivery of our own products and services to you. These third parties may not use that information for any purpose other than assisting us in providing those products and services.

If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply any terms of any agreements with you, our Disclaimer  and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Apply4U Ltd, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

General

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998.

You can remove any of the information that Apply4U Ltd stores about you either calling us on 0208 902 0194 or emailing info@apply4u.co.uk requesting for removal of information.

Apply4U Ltd may update this policy. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from Jan 2012.