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Tyne Tees Jobs is a leader in the provision of online recruitment advertising solutions. We want to reassure you that we take the collection, use and retention of your personal information seriously and below we specify how the information we have about you is used.

Privacy Policy & Your Rights

Tyne Tees Jobs is committed to protecting the privacy of our users, and strives to provide a safe, secure user experience. This Privacy Policy sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to this web site. It does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion.

By clicking the “Accept” button during registration or by using this site, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, of the collection, use and transfer of the personal information provided by you in the manner described in this Policy. Please read this Policy carefully as it affects your rights and liabilities under law. If you disagree with the way we collect and process personal information collected on the Web site, we recommend that you do not use it.

Scope of this Policy

This Policy applies to tyneteesjobs.com and jobsinthenortheast.co.uk (the “Site” or Sites”), which is owned by Tyne Tees Jobs. It is Tyne Tees Jobs policy to comply with data protection legislation. This regulates the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in respect of your personal data.

The Sites contain links to other web sites over which we have no control. Tyne Tees Jobs is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other web sites to which you choose to link from this site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information.

Information We Collect and Retain

You do not have to give us any personal information in order to perform job searches or to read the content portions of our Site. We collect the following general types of information about you when you visit our Sites: personal information, demographic information, behavioral information, and indirect information. Sometimes we collect combinations of all these types of information. In each case, it is indicated on the web site whether any personal or demographic data must be provided to use the requested service or not.

Personal information is information that can be used to identify you, or any other individual to whom the information may relate, personally. We do not collect personal information unless you choose to provide it to us. Some examples of personal information that we collect in some areas of our Site, depending on the services you use and local law, are: 

• Your name 
• Address 
• Email address 
• Telephone number 
• Credit card number 
• Contact information 
• Billing information 
• Information about third parties, such as references or contacts, that you provide to us if you have their express written consent to do so

Demographic information is information that is not unique to you in the sense that it refers to selected population characteristics, such as your postal code, age, preferences, gender, race or ethnicity, occupation, career history, interests and favorites.

We also collect behavioural information regarding how you use our sites, the areas of our site that you visit, what services you access, and information about your computer hardware and software including your IP address, geolocation, browser and operating system type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is necessary for analysing the use of resources, troubleshooting problems, preventing fraud, and improving our services.

In addition, Tyne Tees Jobs may collect indirect information about you when you use certain third party services on our web site. For example, if you register on our Site by using your Microsoft Passport user name and password, you authorise us to have access to and store the information from your Passport account profile; such information will be subject to, and treated in accordance with, the policies and practices described in this Statement.

How Information is Used

We use the information we gather on the web site for the purposes of providing our services, responding to any queries you may have, operating and improving the web site, fostering a positive user experience and delivering the products and services that we offer to jobseekers and employers. Our services include the display of personalised products, content, and advertising relating to your career experience and interests.

By registering with Tyne Tees Jobs, by managing your profile, or expressly opting in when presented with choices, you have consented for us to use your information, subject to local law, in the following ways:

• To allow you to create an account; 
• To create a profile for you based on information that you have provided to us; 
• To contact you about Tyne Tees Jobs Site updates, informational and service-related communications, including important security updates; 
• To provide you additional communications, information, and promotions such as newsletters and career advice; 
• To inform you of other products or services available from Tyne Tees Jobs or its affiliates 
• To enable you to provide feedback, to contact us and for us to respond to you; 
• To conduct surveys, questionnaires, promotions and contests, and to provide the results thereof such as success stories and contest winners; 
• To provide information about you and your potential interest in job postings to employer customers; 
• To provide products and services to employer customers to complete the recruitment and hiring process, such as accessing the searchable resume database; 
• To provide products and services that enable users to network, post information on bulletin boards, view and compare profiles, and career background and experience; 
• To generate internal reports about the use of our site; and 
• To provide ‘forward to a friend’ features.

Some of our products and services, such as our searchable resume database and networking, enable third parties to see your personal information and to contact you. Profile information may be used for networking with other community members or may be visible to employers who are using the Tyne Tees Jobs Sites. In addition, portions of your searchable CV (but not your contact information) may be made public in your networking profile.

By providing your personal information for inclusion in our database, you acknowledge that you consent to your information being used as described here. While Tyne Tees Jobs takes measures to safeguard your information from unauthorized access or inappropriate use by third parties, Tyne Tees Jobs does not control these third parties and we are not responsible for their use of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of the Tyne Tees Jobs Sites. Accordingly, you should ensure that you do not post sensitive information, including personality profiles, to any Tyne Tees Jobs Site.

Disclosure of Information to Others

We disclose to third parties within your country and abroad your personal information, combined personal, demographic, behavioural or indirect information, as set forth below. 

1. We may share your information with third parties who help us in the delivery of our own products and services to you. We disclose information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include hosting our web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals may be located in a country whose data protection legislation is different from your country, and they will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party or use that data for any other purpose. We will remain the data controller and be responsible for any information shared in this way.
2. We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure. For example, if you make your CV searchable, then all parties with access to our searchable CV database (or copies thereof) will have access to that database. If you indicate by configuring your profile that you would like to receive information about the opportunities, products or services of third parties, we supply your contact information to select third parties such as employers, recruiters, data aggregators, marketers or others for the purpose of sending you e-mail or otherwise communicating with you. We use data we have about you (such as the interests and preferences you have expressed) to determine whether you might be interested in the opportunities, products or services of a particular third party.

We also share aggregated anonymous information about visitors to the Sites with Tyne Tees Jobs clients, partners, other Site visitors, and other third parties so that they can understand the kinds of visitors to the Sites and how those visitors use the Sites. We may also aggregate on an anonymous basis data regarding job qualifications, schooling, age, experience level or other information relevant to the job search or competition among job seekers for any such job. Such data may be made available to employers or fellow job seekers or community members.

We supply technology, hosting and related services to other leading companies to power recruitment areas on their Web sites (sometimes referred to as “Hosted Career Sites”). Personal and/or demographic information supplied by you in Hosted Career Sites becomes part of the Tyne Tees Jobs database, but it is not accessible by anyone other than you, Tyne Tees Jobs, and the company concerned without your consent. If you attempt to register with Tyne Tees Jobs after registering with a Hosted Career Site, Tyne Tees Jobs will recognise your information and you will be able to use the information you provided to the Hosted Career Site in your account registration.
Information gathered on a page in a Hosted Career Site area or on a co-branded page may be retained by both Tyne Tees Jobs and the other company. In that instance, the use of such information by the other company will be subject to the privacy policy of that company and Tyne Tees Jobs is not responsible for that company's use of your personal or demographic information.

If you apply for a position through a Hosted Career Site or a co-branded site, you may be asked to provide information on your age, gender or race where permitted by law. You should understand that, if provided, this information should only be used by employers in accordance with applicable law. However, Tyne Tees Jobs is not responsible for the actions of such employers. All such information provided will be kept separate by Tyne Tees Jobs from your expression of interest in any job opportunity. Providing this information is strictly voluntary and you will not be subject to any adverse action or treatment from Tyne Tees Jobs if you choose not to provide this information.

If you apply for a position on Tyne Tees Jobs through a Hosted Career Site, you may be asked to provide information on your gender, race, other protected status, or for a government identity number (such as a National Insurance Number in the UK) where permitted by applicable law. Some employers are required by law to gather this information from job applicants for reporting and record-keeping requirements. You should understand that if provided, this information may only be used by employers only in accordance with applicable law and they should not use it in making any negative employment decisions. All information provided will be kept separate from your expression of interest in any job opportunity. Providing this information is subject to local law.

1. We disclose information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith – after considering your privacy interests and other factors – that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect our rights or property or our affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public. 
2. We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of Tyne Tees Jobs business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event Tyne Tees Jobs becomes the subject of an insolvency proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, Tyne Tees Jobs or its liquidator, administrator, receiver or administrative receiver may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the court. You will be notified of the sale of all or a substantial portion of our business to a third party by email or through a prominent notice posted on the Sites.

Again, in each of these situations, the recipients of your data may potentially be located in any country in the world. If you are a resident in any EU member state, for example, you must be aware that the EU authorities do not generally consider that the regulations of non-EU countries ensure an adequate or equivalent level of protection as compared to the EU data protection regulations.

Important Details about Your CV

We attempt to limit access to our searchable CV database to legitimate users such as paying employers, recruiters, hiring managers, headhunters and human resource professionals, but cannot guarantee that other parties will not gain access to this database. We cannot control the use made of CVs by third parties who access such CVs while they are in our searchable database. You may remove your CV from our searchable database at any time; details of how to do this are given below. However, employers, recruiters and others who have paid for access to that database, as well as parties who have otherwise gained access to the database may have retained a copy of your CV in their own files or databases. We cannot control the retention, use or privacy of CVs or profiles that have been downloaded by third parties. Accordingly, you should not put sensitive information, personality profiles, or other information you would not want made public, in your CV.

If you provide us with details of a reference, it is your responsibility to ensure that the person is aware that you have forwarded his/her details and has consented in writing for you to do so.

If you use our facilities to build a CV or to post a CV in our database of jobseekers’ CVs, then you will be providing us with personal data we will use in accordance with this Statement. Your CV must not contain sensitive data relating to your (i) racial or ethnic origin (ii) political beliefs (iii) philosophical or religious beliefs (iv) membership of a trade union or political party (v) physical or mental health or genetic makeup (vi) addictions, sexual life (vii) the commission of criminal offences or proceedings and associated penalties or fines, or (viii) any Social Security Number or national identification number, if you set your CV as private unless you have previously sent to us your written consent that we may process your sensitive personal data, if Tyne Tees Jobs determines this to be a requirement of applicable law. If your CV does contain such data and you set your CV as public, then you agree that we may retain this information and use it in accordance with this Statement. We cannot control third parties’ access to such information from our searchable database.

Your Choices About Your Details  and Information

Because managing your career is a life-long process, we retain all the information we gather about you in an effort to make your repeat use with us more efficient, practical and relevant until you change or remove your personal data as described below. You may have access to, review, correct, update, change or delete your account profile information or CV at any time. Simply log into your account, go to your profile or CV, and make the necessary changes. You may delete your CV from Tyne Tees Jobs online database at any time by accessing your account. Before providing you with a copy of your personal information or correcting, updating or deleting such information, we reserve the right to verify and authenticate your identity and the personal information to which you have requested access. Access to or correction, updating or deletion of your personal information may be denied or limited by Tyne Tees Jobs if it would violate another person’s rights and/or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

If you previously opted to receive newsletters, commercial e-mails or other communications from Tyne Tees Jobs or third parties, but subsequently change your mind, you may opt-out by editing your account profile as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in by editing your account profile.

Important Information

Security

You are responsible for ensuring that your log-in credentials (your username and password) are kept confidential.

Tyne Tees Jobs has implemented technical and organisational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration or disclosure. Notwithstanding such measures, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee that unauthorised third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. Moreover, one of our primary purposes is to provide you with a platform to broadcast the information in your resume and profile widely and to maximise your career opportunities. Accordingly, such an environment does present a risk that unauthorised third parties will view this data, so you should refer to our Security Centre for additional information on conducting a safe job search. Further, your CV should not contain any sensitive data including personality profiles or data that you would not want made public. You should be aware that CVs you complete at your current place of work may be monitored by your current employer.

When you place an order online at Tyne Tees Jobs, your credit card information is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") protocol. SSL makes it difficult for your credit card information to be intercepted or stolen while being transmitted. Tyne Tees Jobs uses a service company to process its credit card transactions.

We also use cookies, web beacons, and Java Script to administer our site and deliver a personalised experience. For additional detailed information on each of these, please see below.
Children

Tyne Tees Jobs is not intended for, nor do we knowingly collect information from, children under the age of 18.

Changes or Alterations of Privacy Statement

If we decide to change the substance of our Privacy Statement for Tyne Tees Jobs, we will, where required, contact you via the email address that you maintain in your profile. We will also post those changes through a prominent notice on the web site so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it.

*If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at support@tyneteesjobs.com or contact us at

Rotterdam House
112 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DY

We will use reasonable efforts to answer promptly your question or resolve your problem. If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry, or if your inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact us at directors@tyneteesjobs.com

Use of Cookies and Java Script

*Cookies: Tyne Tees Jobs uses "cookies" to help personalise and maximise your online experience and time online. A cookie is a text file that is either stored in your computer’s memory temporarily (a “session” cookie) or placed on your hard drive (a “persistent” cookie) by a Web page server. Cookies are not used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to your computer and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

When you return to the Tyne Tees Jobs site, cookies enable us to retrieve the information you previously provided, so you can easily use the features that you customised. Because of our use of cookies, we can deliver faster and more accurate results and a more personalised site experience. For example, if you personalise Tyne Tees Jobs pages, or register for services, a cookie helps us to recall your specific information (such as user name, password and preferences).

We predominately use “session” cookies, which are not permanently stored on your hard drive. Session cookies expire after two hours of inactivity or when you close your browser.  When you carry out a job search or apply online a large amount of data is processed by our system and transferred through each page of the search or application process. This information includes your job search criteria, data that identifies your resume, covering letter, the job you are applying for, your right to work in the relevant country and the results of any questionnaire you have completed as part of the online application process as well as demographic information that is not unique to you. “Session” cookies allow us to keep track of this data until you have completed your search or application. We also use cookies to identify users who have been banned from using our forums for behavior that contradicts our terms of use and to track click streams, for load balancing and to enable you to navigate through the site using redirection pages.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies at any time by modifying your browser settings. See below for instructions.  If you choose to decline cookies, however, that may hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on the web site.

JavaScript:  Tyne Tees Jobs also uses JavaScript, for example, within certain advertisements. JavaScript is a script language that enhances the functionality of websites, particularly in respect to pictures. We are not collecting any personal data via JavaScript but use it to inform employers about how many applicants have clicked on email addresses embedded in their job ads, for example. You may deactivate JavaScript via your browser settings or activate it the same way. If you disable JavaScript you will not be able to use some of the functions of the website.

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