This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 

 

Job Slinger Academy is committed to protecting your privacy and we aim to respect the personal data you share with us.  

 

Your personal information will be held and processed by Job Slinger Academy, who is the controller of this information. This also includes when it is collected or processed by third parties on our behalf. Job Slinger Academy collects, processes and shares personal information to enable it to carry out its statutory and other functions.

  

Our website might include links to other companies’ websites, however, Job Slinger Academy is not responsible for the privacy practices of others and we encourage you to read their privacy notices. 

Data Subject 

This personal information relates to members of the public.  

Collected Data 

Job Slinger Academy collects the data that you provide by registering on our recruitment website, directly, through an agency or through third parties. You may be asked to provide the following information: 

 

  • Personal contact details that you provide when you register with us such as your name, title, addresses, telephone numbers and personal email addresses, employment history and qualifications; 
  • Date of birth, gender and ethnicity; 
  • Any information that you may have provided to us during an interview, including proof of ID (e.g. passport, driving licence, utility bill as proof of address); 
  • Any information included in your application form; 
  • Records of correspondence with us; 
  • Confirmation of your security clearance. This can include passport details, nationality details and information about convictions/allegations of criminal behaviour; 
  • Records from documents showing your entitlements to work in the UK; 
  • When you access our website, we might collect your browsing records such as IP address, access times, the sites linked from, pages visited, links and features used, content viewed or requested, browser or application type, language and other such associated information. If you contact us by phone, certain additional information, such as your phone number, may be sent to us. 

 

Automated decision making/profiling (if applicable) 

We may use technology/software to select appropriate candidates based on the search criteria. The process of finding suitable candidates is automatic. However, our employees/consultants are involved further in the selection process. 

 

Purpose 

Personal information is processed for the purpose of a recruitment campaign to fill a vacancy. This enables us to process the following functions relating to recruitment: 

  1. Processing applications received for vacancies;
  2. Arranging interviews for successful applicants;
  3. Offering the role to a successful candidate for the position.

If you have opted in, we may also send you marketing information and news via email.  You can opt out from receiving these at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” when you receive these messages from us. 

Data Sharing 

Job Slinger Academy may share your information with other organisations for the course of carrying out our functions, or to enable others to perform theirs, but only where it is lawful.  

Data Retention 

For successful candidates, your personal information will be kept for …. years after the completion of the recruitment process. For unsuccessful candidates, your personal information will be kept for ….. months after completion of the recruitment process. 

Your Rights 

  • You have the right to request information about how your personal data is processed, and to request a copy of that personal data; 
  • You have the right to request any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay; 
  • You have the right to request your personal data is erased if there is no longer a justification for it to be processed (Requests to delete individual responses will be considered on a case by case basis); 
  • You have the right in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted; 
  • You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes. 

Data Security 

We take the appropriate measures to ensure that all personal data is kept secure and protected against accidentally lost, or an unauthorised access.  

 

All data is stored on a secure Cloudways virtual server. We also apply best practice to ensure that your data is protected by applying SSL certificate on our websites, firewalls, passwords and anti-spam software.  

 

We will limit the access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business case to know it. Regular backups of our website take place to reduce the risk of data loss and we will notify you of a suspected data security breach where we are legally obligated to do so. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we are unable to guarantee the security of your data transmitted through any online means, therefore any transmission remains at your own risk. 

Contact Details 

If you would like to enact your rights, make a complaint or contact our Data Controller, you can do so by submitting a request to: 

Job Slinger Academy

[email protected]

Accessibility 

This Privacy Policy is available and can be viewed from the footer of each page on our website via the ‘Privacy Notice’ link. 

Amendments 

We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email if you have provided us with means to do so. 

 

This Privacy Notice was updated on 02 2025.