Effective date: April 05, 2023
The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the www.theopportunityhub.uk website (the “Service”).
This privacy policy applies to both employers and candidates who use our platform.
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from www.theopportunityhub.uk
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you, both for employers and candidates.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask employers and candidates to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Company name (for employers)
• Job listings and descriptions (for employers)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) and related data, including employment history, education, skills, and references (for candidates)
• Video recordings or video introductions, submitted by users as part of their profile or job application (for candidates)
• Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
• Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd uses the collected data for various purposes:
• To provide and maintain the Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer care and support
• To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
• To monitor the usage of the Service
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• To use the CV, related data, and video recordings to help users find suitable job opportunities and present their qualifications and skills to potential employers
• To use user videos and profiles for marketing and promotional purposes, unless the user has opted out. Users can opt out by sending an email to the community manager at Ada@theopportunityhub.uk
• To share candidate information with employers and employer information with candidates, as necessary for the purpose of job matching and recruitment
Access, Update and Delete personal Data
Employers and candidates can access and update their personal data stored on our platform by logging into their account and editing their profile information. To request deletion of personal data, users can contact us at enquiry@theopportunityhub.uk
Retention Periods
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to provide our Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The retention period may vary depending on the type of data and the specific circumstances in which it was collected.
Data Subject Rights
Under applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• The right to access, update or delete your personal data.
• The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
• The right to request restriction of processing.
• The right to request data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent if processing is based on consent.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “Contact Us” section of this policy.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd may process your Personal Data because:
• We need to perform a contract with you
• You have given us permission to do so
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights
• To comply with the law
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United Kingdom and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements
The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
• By email: enquiry@theopportunityhub.uk
• By visiting this page on our website: https://theopportunityhub.uk/get-in-touch/
• By mail: The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd, 86-90 Paul St, London EC2A 4NE