Privacy Policy

(updated in accordance with GDPR – 21/5/18)
Ably Resources Limited (company number SC279302) (“Ably Resources”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and users of our website, mobile app and social media pages. We want to provide a safe and secure user experience and will ensure that the information you submit to us via our website or through our office is only used for the purposes set out in this policy. We take your privacy seriously.

What this policy covers.

This Data Protection Policy governs our processing of all personal data provided to us via the ablyresources.com and ablyresources.co.uk websites, our mobile app and social media pages. You are asked to please read it carefully.

What if I do not agree with this privacy policy?

If you do not agree to our processing of your data in the manner outlined below, please do not submit any personal data to Ably Resources.

Who is the controller of the data that you provide to us?

Ably Resources Limited is registered as a data controller in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. We ensure that the data you supply to us is processed fairly and lawfully, and with skill and care and used only for the purposes set out in this policy.

Information will we collect and how will we use it?

We will collect data about you, both personal data (such as your name and contact details) and also sensitive personal data (such as information contained within your CV). 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
• to assess data about you against vacancies which we judge may be suitable for you
• to send your information to clients in order to apply for jobs or to assess your eligibility for jobs
• to enable you to submit your CV, apply online for jobs or to subscribe to alerts about jobs we think may be of interest to you
• to market our full range of recruitment services to you (permanent, temporary, contract, part-time)
• 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
• to send you promotions, offers, information about networking and client events and general information about the industry sectors which we think may 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 references, qualifications and criminal reference checking services, verification of the details you have provided from 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
• 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

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 information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, 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 and sensitive 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.

Where will my information be held and where will it be accessible from?

The personal information that you provide to us (including sensitive personal information) may be accessible by clients and the third parties specified above. Some of these clients and third parties are located outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Accordingly, your personal information will be sent to or be capable of being accessed from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

How do I find out what information you hold and can I amend, modify or require my information to be deleted? Can I unsubscribe to your services?

You may request us to confirm what information we hold about you at any time and may request us to modify, update or delete such information. We may ask you to verify your identity and ask for more information about your request. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request and will give you reasons for doing so. We will seek to act on your request in the timescale required by applicable data protection laws.

You may request to unsubscribe from job alerts and marketing material at any time.

If you wish to contact our Data Protection Officer with respect to the above matters please email compliance@ablyresources.com

How long will you hold my information for?

We are required by law to hold your information for as long as is necessary to comply with our statutory and contractual obligations and in accordance with our legitimate interests as a data controller.

We are required by law to hold your information for as long as is necessary to comply with our statutory and contractual obligations and in accordance with our legitimate interests as a data controller.
We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that your Personal Data is maintained and up to date. However, you are under a duty to inform us of any and all changes to your Personal Data to ensure that it is up to date and we will update or delete your Personal Data accordingly.

Sending us information over the internet

Your information is held on servers hosted by us or our Internet Services Provider. The nature of the internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the internet.

Cookies

A cookie is a small data file which is sent from a web server to a web browser when that browser visits the server’s site.

Cookies are used on our website to remember your login to track web traffic on an aggregate basis (i.e. no individuals are identified), to track campaigns and to keep session information such as your last search. Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies. However, switching off cookies will likely restrict your use of our website.

Links to other websites

Please note that clicking on links may result in your transfer to another website, where data privacy practices may be different to this privacy policy. It is your responsibility to check other website privacy policies to ensure that you are happy for your personal information to be used in accordance with those third parties privacy policies. We accept no responsibility for and have no control over third party websites, links, adverts or RSS feeds or information that is submitted or collected by third parties.

Change to our Privacy Policy

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any time we decide to use Personal Data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Privacy Policy or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in a new manner.

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