Data Protection & Privacy Policy
Compass Rose's online service is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. The integrity and future success of Compass Rose is dependent on adhering to the strictest codes of confidentiality and the correct treatment of your personal data.
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What we collect and how we use it
We may collect data about you, both personal data (such as your name and contact details) and also sensitive personal data (such as information in your CV or other application documentation).
The personal data and sensitive personal data will be stored, processed, used and disclosed by us in the following ways:
From time to time we may seek your consent to process, use or disclose your information for any other purpose not listed above.
We reserve the right to transfer your personal data to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, administration, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this privacy policy and provided that the third party only uses your personal data for the purposes that you provided it to us.
You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.
The personal data and sensitive personal data will be stored, processed, used and disclosed by us in the following ways:
- to provide our recruitment services to you and to facilitate the recruitment process
- for internal record keeping (and under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (“the Conduct Regulations”), if applicable, Compass Rose is obliged to keep a record of your information for a period of at least one year after the date on which Compass Rose last provided services to you in the course of its business)
- to assess data about you against vacancies or assignments which we judge may be suitable for you
- to send your information to clients in order to apply for jobs or assignments or to assess your eligibility for jobs or assignments
- to other potential employers or engagers and to other recruitment companies or intermediaries involved in managing the supply of personnel
- to enable you to submit your CV or other application documentation, apply online for jobs or assignments or to subscribe to alerts about jobs or assignments we think may be of interest to you
- to market our full range of recruitment services to you
- to enable us to develop and market other products and services and to improve our customer service and to make our services more valuable to you (including tailoring our website when you log on to enrich your personal online experience)
- to send you details of reports, promotions, offers, networking and client events and general information about the industry sectors which we think might be of interest to you
- to answer your questions and enquiries
- to third parties where we have retained them to provide services that you or our client have requested, such as references, qualifications and criminal reference checking services, verification of the details you have provided from a third party source, psychometric evaluation or skill test
- to third parties who perform functions on our behalf and who also provide services to us, such as professional advisors, IT consultants carrying out testing and development work on our business systems, research and mailing houses and outsourcing partners
- to regulatory or law enforcement agencies if we believe in good faith that we are required by law to disclose it in connection with the detection of crime, the collection of taxes or duties, in order to comply with any applicable law or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or in connection with legal proceedings
- to use your information on an anonymised basis to monitor compliance with our equal opportunities policy
- to contact you for market research purposes from time to time
From time to time we may seek your consent to process, use or disclose your information for any other purpose not listed above.
We reserve the right to transfer your personal data to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, administration, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this privacy policy and provided that the third party only uses your personal data for the purposes that you provided it to us.
You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.
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.
Data Protection Act 1998 (registration number ZA320784)
Compass Rose processes personal data in relation to its own staff, work-seekers and individual client contacts. It is vitally important that we abide by the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 set out below.
Compass Rose holds data on individuals for the following general purposes:
Personal data means data, which relates to a living individual who can be identified from the data or from the data together with other information, which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into possession of, Compass Rose.
Processing means obtaining, recording or holding the data or carrying out any operation or set of operations on the data. It includes organizing, adapting and amending the data, retrieval, consultation and use of the data, disclosing and erasure or destruction of the data. It is difficult to envisage any activity involving data, which does not amount to processing. It applies to any processing that is carried out on computer including any type of computer however described, main frame, desktop, laptop, palm top etc.
Data should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it is accurate, relevant and up to date.
Data may only be processed with the consent of the person whose data is held. Therefore if they have not consented to their personal details being passed to a third party this may constitute a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. By instructing Compass Rose to look for work and providing us with personal data contained in a CV work-seekers will be giving their consent to processing their details for work-finding purposes. If you intend to use their data for any other purpose you must obtain their specific consent.
However caution should be exercised before forwarding personal details of any of the individuals on which data is held to any third party such as past, current or prospective employers; suppliers; customers and clients; persons making an enquiry or complaint and any other third party.
Data in respect of the following is “sensitive personal data” and any information held on any of these matters MUST not be passed on to any third party without the express written consent of the individual:
Data subjects, i.e. those on whom personal data is held, are entitled to obtain access to their data on request and after payment of a fee. All requests to access data by data subjects i.e. staff, members, customers or clients, suppliers, students etc should be sent to info@compassroseconsultants.co.uk.
Any requests for access to a reference given by a third party must be sent to info@compassroseconsultants.co.uk and should be treated with caution even if the reference was given in relation to the individual making the request. This is because the person writing the reference also has a right to have their personal details handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and not disclosed without their consent. Therefore when taking up references an individual should always be asked to give their consent to the disclosure of the reference to a third party and/or the individual who is the subject of the reference if they make a subject access request. However if they do not consent then consideration should be given as to whether the details of the individual giving the reference can be deleted so that they cannot be identified from the content of the letter. If so the reference may be disclosed in an anonymised form.
Compass Rose holds data on individuals for the following general purposes:
- Staff Administration
- Advertising, marketing and public relations
- Accounts and records
- Administration and processing of work-seekers personal data for the purposes of work-finding services
- Fairly and lawfully processed
- Processed for limited purposes - Adequate, relevant and not excessive
- Accurate
- Not kept longer than necessary
- Processed in accordance with the data subjects rights
- Kept securely
Personal data means data, which relates to a living individual who can be identified from the data or from the data together with other information, which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into possession of, Compass Rose.
Processing means obtaining, recording or holding the data or carrying out any operation or set of operations on the data. It includes organizing, adapting and amending the data, retrieval, consultation and use of the data, disclosing and erasure or destruction of the data. It is difficult to envisage any activity involving data, which does not amount to processing. It applies to any processing that is carried out on computer including any type of computer however described, main frame, desktop, laptop, palm top etc.
Data should be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it is accurate, relevant and up to date.
Data may only be processed with the consent of the person whose data is held. Therefore if they have not consented to their personal details being passed to a third party this may constitute a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. By instructing Compass Rose to look for work and providing us with personal data contained in a CV work-seekers will be giving their consent to processing their details for work-finding purposes. If you intend to use their data for any other purpose you must obtain their specific consent.
However caution should be exercised before forwarding personal details of any of the individuals on which data is held to any third party such as past, current or prospective employers; suppliers; customers and clients; persons making an enquiry or complaint and any other third party.
Data in respect of the following is “sensitive personal data” and any information held on any of these matters MUST not be passed on to any third party without the express written consent of the individual:
- Any offence committed or alleged to be committed by them
- Proceedings in relation to any offence and any sentence passed
- Physical or mental health or condition
- Racial or ethnic origins
- Sexual life
- Political opinions
- Religious beliefs or beliefs of a similar nature
- Whether someone is a member of a trade union
- Computer screens should not be left open by individuals who have access to personal data
- Passwords should not be disclosed
- Email should be used with care
- Personnel files and other personal data should be stored in a place in which any unauthorized attempts to access them will be noticed. They should not be removed from their usual place of storage without good reason.
- Personnel files should always be locked away when not in use and when in use should not be left unattended
- Any breaches of security should be treated as a disciplinary issue.
- Care should be taken when sending personal data in internal or external mail
- Destroying or disposing of personal data counts as processing. Therefore care should be taken in the disposal of any personal data to ensure that it is appropriate. For example, it would have been more appropriate to shred sensitive data than merely to dispose of it in the dustbin.
Data subjects, i.e. those on whom personal data is held, are entitled to obtain access to their data on request and after payment of a fee. All requests to access data by data subjects i.e. staff, members, customers or clients, suppliers, students etc should be sent to info@compassroseconsultants.co.uk.
Any requests for access to a reference given by a third party must be sent to info@compassroseconsultants.co.uk and should be treated with caution even if the reference was given in relation to the individual making the request. This is because the person writing the reference also has a right to have their personal details handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and not disclosed without their consent. Therefore when taking up references an individual should always be asked to give their consent to the disclosure of the reference to a third party and/or the individual who is the subject of the reference if they make a subject access request. However if they do not consent then consideration should be given as to whether the details of the individual giving the reference can be deleted so that they cannot be identified from the content of the letter. If so the reference may be disclosed in an anonymised form.
Changes to our privacy policy
This privacy policy may be changed by Compass Rose at any time. If we change our privacy policy in the future, we will set out those changes here, so that you will always know what personal information we gather, the purposes we might use it for and to whom we might disclose it. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about Compass Rose's online privacy commitment, please feel free to send an e-mail to: info@compassroseconsultants.co.uk
Website disclaimer
Whilst Compass Rose uses all reasonable care in compiling and presenting the information found on this website, it is provided purely for information and you should seek further guidance and make independent enquiries before relying upon it.
The information included in this website has been compiled from a variety of sources and is subject to change without notice.
Compass Rose makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency, adequacy, suitability or operation of this website, or of the information it contains, nor makes any such warranty in respect of any information carried on any website operated by a third party which may be accessed from this website, nor that the information on this or any third party website has in any way been verified by Compass Rose.
All information contained on this website is provided on an "as is" basis. Compass Rose assumes no responsibility for information contained in this site and we make no warranty that the contents of the Site are free from infection by viruses or anything else which has contaminating or destructive properties and shall have no liability in respect thereof. All liability is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law including any implied terms. You agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified against all costs, expenses, claims, losses, liabilities or proceedings arising from the use or misuse by you of this Site.
Compass Rose does not guarantee that any employer or client will ask for a candidate's information, or to interview a candidate or hire a candidate, or that any candidates will be available or will meet the needs of any employer or client. Compass Rose cannot guarantee that any employer or client will keep confidential any candidate information or data provided to the employer or client.
Compass Rose makes no representation or warranty as to the final terms and duration of any appointment obtained through an introduction from this web site.
This website was created in England. Any interpretation of its content, claims or disputes (of whatever nature and not limited to contractual issues) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts under English law.
The information included in this website has been compiled from a variety of sources and is subject to change without notice.
Compass Rose makes no representation or warranty whatsoever regarding the completeness, accuracy, currency, adequacy, suitability or operation of this website, or of the information it contains, nor makes any such warranty in respect of any information carried on any website operated by a third party which may be accessed from this website, nor that the information on this or any third party website has in any way been verified by Compass Rose.
All information contained on this website is provided on an "as is" basis. Compass Rose assumes no responsibility for information contained in this site and we make no warranty that the contents of the Site are free from infection by viruses or anything else which has contaminating or destructive properties and shall have no liability in respect thereof. All liability is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law including any implied terms. You agree to indemnify us and keep us indemnified against all costs, expenses, claims, losses, liabilities or proceedings arising from the use or misuse by you of this Site.
Compass Rose does not guarantee that any employer or client will ask for a candidate's information, or to interview a candidate or hire a candidate, or that any candidates will be available or will meet the needs of any employer or client. Compass Rose cannot guarantee that any employer or client will keep confidential any candidate information or data provided to the employer or client.
Compass Rose makes no representation or warranty as to the final terms and duration of any appointment obtained through an introduction from this web site.
This website was created in England. Any interpretation of its content, claims or disputes (of whatever nature and not limited to contractual issues) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts under English law.