Company Privacy Statement

Your Privacy and Matchtech Group plc

Matchtech Group plc strongly believes in the importance of keeping the personal information of our candidates private. We will never use your information for any use beyond that stated or the permissions you give us.

What sort of data is collected?

We collect personal data about you to help in the recruitment process. This data consists of information such as your name, address, e-mail address, and work and education history, plus your nationality, which we are required to collect by law.

Personal information provided by you is retained as long as the purpose for which the data was collected continues. It is then archived or destroyed unless its retention is required to satisfy audit, legal, regulatory or accounting requirements or to protect Matchtech Group's interests. Matchtech Group will not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others unless you have given us your permission.

Matchtech Group is registered as a data controller with the office of the Information Commissioner. This requires us to follow the Data Protection Act 1998. The 1998 Act provides for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals who are the subjects of personal data. "Personal data" includes all data, which relates to a living individual who can be identified from the data and which includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intention of the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual.

Details of our company registration are available upon request.

Your CV

When you register your CV with Matchtech it will be made available to our consultants and prospective employers in connection with the recruitment process unless you request otherwise. Should you wish to request a change to our normal CV disclosure processes, please contact info@matchtech.com.

If you would like a list of the companies that we have contacted on your behalf please feel free to contact your consultant.

Sensitive personal data

We collect and process sensitive personal data only so far as is necessary to ensure we conform with legal requirements, such as equal opportunities laws. By registering your details with us, you consent to us collecting and processing any sensitive personal data supplied by you such as details of trade union membership or religious affiliations but only details of ethnic origin will be used for equal opportunities monitoring.

Third parties

The security of your data is extremely important to us. Access to your personal data is only provided to our staff and third parties such as specific software suppliers to Matchtech Group Plc, who help us to process data, and to prospective and intended employers in order to help with the recruitment process.

Job Applications

If you have applied for a job through Matchtech the information you provide will be used to determine your suitability for the position and, if applicable, in determining terms of employment or engagement. It may also be included in management information used to monitor recruitment initiatives and equal opportunities policies. If your application is progressed further, details may be disclosed to third parties (such as educational institutions, present and past employers, employees and directors of Matchtech, credit reference agencies, etc.) for reasons such as the verification of, or obtaining extra, information. Details may also be disclosed if required by law or for the purposes of Matchtech's business requirements (e.g. to auditors or third party service suppliers).

If your application is unsuccessful, we may try to find you employment with alternative clients and may, therefore, disclose your details to other prospective employers and clients in connection with the recruitment process (which for these purposes includes the process of gaining employment and any ongoing administrative process involved, unless you tell us otherwise.)

Keeping you Informed

In order to keep our records up to date with your precise requirements you may from time to time receive relevant information and reminders from us connected to the service you have requested. This provision of relevant information complies with the processes laid down in The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations of 2003. Should you not wish to receive such information and reminders from us please contact info@matchtech.com

Notification of changes

Any changes Matchtech Group make to our Privacy Policy will be set out here on this page of the website. If at any time you have questions or concerns about the policy please convey them by emailing info@matchtech.com

Acceptance

You agree that personal information including your CV which is collected by Matchtech Group on this website may be used and disclosed for such purposes and to such third parties in accordance with Matchtech Group's Privacy Statement.

By submitting you personal information including your CV you agree that you have read, understood and accept Matchtech Group's Privacy Statement.

You also consent to the use, transfer and disclosure of the information referred to throughout this Privacy Policy.

Our Website

a) Privacy

Matchtech.com is owned and operated by Matchtech Group plc

1450 Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7AF

Matchtech Group plc strongly believes in the importance of keeping the personal information of visitors to the website private. We will not use your information for any use beyond that stated or the permissions you give us.

b) Cookies

Our website does use cookies. However the cookies do not store personal information, or any information about the computers being used to access the website. The cookies contain only a generated code value that is used by our Web Server to ensure the security of your data and login.

c) IP Addresses and Server Logs

Our website does record IP addresses and produces server logs - as all Web Servers do. This information is used solely for monitoring the volume of traffic the site receives and measuring the number of visitors. We do not use the information for tracking the activities of specific visitors to the site.

d) Security

Matchtech Group takes every precaution to protect your personal information. All personal information entered in www.matchtech.com is protected using industry- standard Secure Layer (SSL) Encryption Technology.

e) Unsubscribing

To unsubscribe from our website, or to amend your account, please log in and visit the Unsubscribe Options page.

Enquiries

If you have any queries about our Privacy Policy, please email us at info@matchtech.com.