Protecting your privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Astute Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding the personal information you provide to us and to protecting your privacy, as well as clearly stating how that information is used to deliver our service to you.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to assist you in understanding how we, Astute Education Ltd, use personal information collected via our website, Jobsites, emails and phone calls, and the choices you can make about how your personal information is used.
Where we hold your information, we will notify you, by email, of any amendments to this privacy statement and provide you with details of what to do next.
The information we collect
You do not have to provide any personal information in order to browse our website.
We may collect personal information about you when you register with us through the use of paper and electronic registration forms. This information includes your name, email address, gender, ethnicity and preference information to enable personalisation. You are able to update the personal information we collect and hold about you at any time by contacting us.
In addition to your personal information, when you use our website, we may collect tracking information such as your browser type, the operating system you use, the name of your internet service provider and pages visited on the site.
Astute Education gets this information by using technologies, including cookies to increase the functionality and user-friendliness of our website and to better tailor our website to your needs. For example, we may want to know how long the average user spends on our website, or which pages get the most attention. Information such as this will only be used in aggregate form and will not identify you personally.
In order to send email communications to our candidates, we use a third-party email service provider. Data will be transferred to our email service provider for this purpose. Our email service provider is currently Outlook Business, take a look at Privacy at Microsoft. We may, without notice, change our provider to one delivering similar services. Where this occurs, we will ensure that at least the same level of protection is applied to your personal information.
How the information is used
We collect information on our users to:
- Help us improve and provide a personalised service to you.
- Reply to your enquiries more efficiently through the services we provide.
- Send you information relevant to your subject specialism and interests.
- Inform you of new vacancies that may be of interest to you.
- Create personalised email alerts with job opportunities which are most relevant to your skills, education and interests.
- Stored CVs are not used for any other purpose other than the candidate’s applications.
Where we store your personal data
The data that we collect from you will be stored at a within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and will not be transferred outside the EEA unless we have your explicit consent to such transfer and storage. In any event, your data will only ever be transferred to organisations where an approved code of practice in relation to data protection is adopted. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
While we use strong encryption, both when your information is moving to or from our web services and also whilst your information is held by us, unfortunately the transmission of information via the internet can never be completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Disclosure of your information
Provided always that you have provided the necessary consent(s), we may share your information with selected third parties including:
International Private / Public Schools and Private / Public Education Organisations for the performance of any contract we enter into with them for the purpose of securing employment opportunities for you
Links
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Updating your personal information
Please keep us informed of any changes in your personal details. You can at any time update or correct your registration information and change your choices about the services you would like to receive.
Requesting a copy of your personal information
You may, at any time, request a copy of the personal information we hold on you, free of charge. To do this, please contact us via email at [email protected].
We will aim to respond within three working days and provide the information within 14 days.
Your rights
Unsubscribing and disabling your account
You may unsubscribe from Astute Education emails and/or delete your account by contacting us by telephone – +44 (0) 1159 0505148 or by email at [email protected].
If you would like us to remove your personal information from our systems, please contact us by email at [email protected].
Data Protection Controller, Astute Education Limited, Lynwood House, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8EE, Registered in England and Wales, number 08394580