Privacy policy
This privacy policy sets out how Talent Quest uses and protects any information that you give Talent Quest when you use this website.
Talent Quest is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Talent Quest may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from October 2009.
Scope
This document outlines the personally identifiable information Talent Quest Ltd may collect about you online, how we use it and why we need it. It also applies to any personally identifiable information our business partners may share with us.
This document does not apply to the practices of organizations that Talent Quest Ltd does not own or control or to people Talent Quest Ltd does not employ.
What we collect
Talent Quest Ltd collects personally identifiable information. We collect information essential to help us to provide you with the necessary level of service. We may collect the following information for the purposes of assisting you in finding relevant work (A) or for the purposes of assisting organizations in finding employees (B).
(A)
§ name and job title
§ contact information including email address
§ demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
§ employment and educational history including details of remuneration
§ skills, qualifications and other relevant information
§ job requirements (type, location, salary etc)
§ details of references, criminal records, right to work
§ your Curriculum Vitae or “CV”
§ other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
(B)
§ company information address, contact details, location, size industry sector etc
§ names, job titles, contact details
§ vacancy information, job descriptions, person specifications
§ other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
The information you provide is stored on a secure computer network accessible by Talent Quest Ltd staff and in certain cases our suppliers. We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
§ Internal record keeping.
§ We may use the information to improve our products and services.
§ We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
§ From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Disclosure
§ We do not disclose your details to third parties unless:
§ You have specifically consented to us doing so
§ You are seeking employment with a third party organization through the use of our services and for the purposes of evaluating your suitability the third party organization requests some or all of the information you have supplied to us for this purpose. The information requested by the third party may only be used for the purpose for which it is supplied or
§ We need to share your information in order to provide a product or service you have requested or
§ You are required to do so by legal process or any legitimate request by an authority
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. You also have a unique username and password when you register your details with us. It is your responsibility to keep these secure at all times.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies 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 and then the data is removed from the system.
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.
Controlling your personal information
You have the right to login and amend any of your data at any time including whether or not you would like us to contact you in the future with offers or news. You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
· By choosing whether or not to register your information. However, if you choose not to provide requested information or to register your details we may not be able to provide you with certain services.
· By choosing where relevant what information to volunteer
· whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
· if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at leigh@tqrecruitment.com
You may request that we remove your details from our records by writing to us at the address below. We will act promptly to do this.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, to remove your details or for any assistance regarding the information we hold about you, please write to Leigh Johnson, Talent Quest Ltd, 10 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8RL.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.