Privacy Policy
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information You Provide
When you interact with our Website, you may provide us with personal information, including:
Contact Details: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
Professional Information: Job history, qualifications, skills, and CV details (if you register as a candidate or apply for a role).
Account Information: Username, password, and preferences if you create an account.
Inquiries: Information you include when contacting us (e.g. via our contact form or email).
1.2 Information Automatically Collected
When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain information, including:
Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, click-stream data, and other usage statistics.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience (please see Section 4 below).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for various purposes, including:
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Providing and Improving Services: To display relevant job opportunities, manage your account, and personalize your experience.
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Communication: To respond to inquiries, send updates about our services, and communicate important changes.
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Marketing: With your consent, to send you newsletters, promotional materials, and information about opportunities that may be of interest.
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Analytics and Research: To analyze user behavior on our Website to improve our content and functionality.
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Legal and Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and requests from law enforcement.
3. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis to do so, which may include:
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Consent: When you have provided clear consent for a specific purpose.
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Contractual Necessity: To perform our contract with you (for example, to provide job application services).
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Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements.
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Legitimate Interests: For our legitimate interests in improving our services, provided that your rights do not override these interests.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We do not yet use cookies and similar technologies to:
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Enhance User Experience: Remember your preferences and provide a personalized experience.
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Analyse Traffic: Understand how visitors use our Website and to improve our content.
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Marketing: Serve relevant advertising based on your browsing behaviour.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; however, please note that this may affect the functionality of our Website (when available).
5. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your information with:
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Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist us in operating our Website and providing services (e.g., hosting, analytics, email services). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
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Business Partners: In connection with recruitment marketing services, but only with your explicit consent or as necessary to deliver our services.
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Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect our rights and the rights of others.
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Other Parties: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our business, your information may be transferred as a business asset.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The retention period may vary depending on the nature of the data and applicable legal requirements.
7. Your Rights
Under UK data protection laws, you have the right to:
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Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
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Rectification: Have any inaccurate or incomplete information corrected.
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Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data (subject to legal limitations).
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Restriction: Request restrictions on the processing of your data.
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Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used format.
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Objection: Object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, including direct marketing.
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Withdraw Consent: Withdraw any consent you have given at any time (this will not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal).
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10.
8. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. International Data Transfers
If we transfer your personal data outside the UK, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. Your continued use of our Website after any changes signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.
This statement was last updated on 19/03/2025.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
Email: hello@assemblia.co.uk
Phone: +44 7759 832910