Privacy policy for www.proudtocarecornwall.org.uk

What we do with your personal data

Your privacy is important to Proud to Care Cornwall and we take great care to protect it. When you visit our website we will only use your personal data as stated within our privacy policy below.

Cornwall Council is the data controller (on behalf of Proud to Care Cornwall) for the purposes of the Data Protection Act and other regulations including the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), which means it determines what your data is used for and why it is collected.

Personal information and data is collected on the Proud to Care Cornwall website when:

  • Individuals visit the website and have given their clear consent – all websites do this using Cookies. There is a separate policy for this.
  • Care and Health employers fill in a form to submit a company profile or job vacancy (including apprenticeships, work experience and volunteering) which includes details of the vacancy but may also include an individual’s name and contact details.
  • Individuals visiting the site choose to apply for an advertised vacancy or submit a query to one of the employers listed on the website.  The information submitted will include name and contact details and may also include other information contained in a CV.

Recruiting employers

  • We use the information you submit when registering to set up your user account.
  • You determine the information to include in a company profile and in job vacancy advertisements.
  • The length of time a job vacancy is visible is determined by you as the recruiting employer.
  • We may also use your information in some analysis of how the project is working.
  • From time to time we may include you in our marketing activities or share information with the close partners we work with, especially on employment and skills projects. We will ask for your permission prior to doing this.
  • Cornwall Council reserves the right to decline company registrations or to edit or unpublish any job vacancy at any time.

Forms

The Proud to Care Cornwall website contains  webforms which are used for the following purposes:

Recruiting Employers

  • To sign-up to use the website and receive login details.
  • To submit a company profile.
  • To submit job vacancies .

When you enter your details on the sign-up form, an email is sent directly to a Cornwall Council email address to notify us that this sign-up request has been submitted for approval.

Any data you submit on this form will be used solely by Proud to Care Cornwall and/or Cornwall Council to confirm your sign-up or to  contact you in relation to the use of the website

Any information contained within job vacancy notices is publicly available and you are advised not to include any sensitive personal information or sensitive health information within these adverts.  This is particularly relevant for Personal Assistant vacancies from which an individual may be identifiable.

Any email to proudtocare@cornwall.gov.uk or any Cornwall Council employee is subject to the council’s privacy policy found here: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/website-information-and-help/about-our-website/legal-information/privacy-policy/ .

Individual Job Seekers

The Proud to Care Cornwall website contains forms which will enable you to apply for vacancies direct through the website and/or to contact an employer with a query.

  • When applying for a job direct the details you enter and any document you upload will stored on the website and the recruiting employer will receive notification that you have applied. You will also receive notification of this.

The recruiting employer will be able to view your details and respond directly to you using the contact details you provide.

The Proud to Care team at Cornwall Council will also be able to access this information which will be used primarily for quality and analytic purposes.  The data will also be used to enable the Proud to Care team at Cornwall Council to contact you and discuss alternative vacancies.  You will be able to opt out of this if you wish.

  • When you contact an employer with a query, the details you enter and any document you upload will be stored on the website and the recruiting employer will receive notification of your contact. They will respond direct to you using the contact information you provide.
  • As the website enables you to upload and send documents to employers you are reminded to consider the information contained in these documents and not to include any sensitive personal information.

The information provided by individuals will be retained on the website for a period of 12 months.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations individuals have the right to have their personal data deleted. If you wish for us to remove your data from this contact list, please contact the Proud to Care Team at Cornwall Council proudtocare@cornwall.gov.uk

Job Alerts and Newsletter Subscription

When visitors sign up for job alerts or subscribe to our newsletter through our website, we collect and store their email addresses. We use Mailchimp, a third-party service, to manage and send these communications. By providing your email address for job alerts or newsletters, you consent to the collection, processing, and storage of your information by both our website and Mailchimp. Your email address will be used solely for the purpose of sending job alerts and newsletters related to employment opportunities and relevant updates.

We respect your privacy and assure you that your information will not be shared with any third parties for marketing purposes. You may opt out of receiving job alerts and newsletters at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the emails or by contacting us directly at proudtocare@cornwall.gov.uk

Links to social media

The Proud to Care Cornwall website has links to its social media pages and accounts. Proud to Care Cornwall doesn’t collect any personal data through these links. Please check each social media platform for their privacy policies or contact them directly if you have any questions.

Links

The Proud to Care Cornwall website has links to its social media pages and accounts. Proud to Care Cornwall doesn’t collect any personal data through these links. The links are used to direct people to Proud to Care Cornwall social media pages and to enable people to share published job adverts on social media. Analytics will also track source of traffic to the website which will include traffic from social media platforms. Please check each social media platform for their privacy policies or contact them directly if you have any questions.

When we may share your data

Proud to Care Cornwall and Cornwall Council may share your information without asking you if:

  • the law says we must
  • there is a risk of serious harm or threat to life.

Web statistics

Cornwall Council collects web statistics automatically about your visit to the Proud to Care Cornwall website based on your IP address. This information is used by Cornwall Council, as a public authority, to facilitate its public task in providing services to as many people as possible. Cornwall Council uses Google Analytics for this purpose, your IP address will be deleted from the Google server after 38 months. Google’s privacy policy is found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Cookies

Proud to Care Cornwall sometimes stores small files called ‘cookies’ on your computer or other device to help improve your experience on the website. Our cookies cannot be used to identify you personally. Please see our separate Cookies Policy for further information.

How to see the information we hold about you

Under the Data Protection Act, you can ask Proud to Care Cornwall and/or Cornwall Council for the following information:

  • confirmation that your personal data is being processed by Proud to Care Cornwall and/or Cornwall Council
  • a description and copy of the personal data
  • the reasons why the data is being processed
  • details of who we have, or might, give it to.

Data Protection Notification

You may view Cornwall Council’s Data Protection Notification by searching for its registration number – Z1745294 – on the Information Commissioner’s website.

Contact the data protection officer

Email: dataprotection@cornwall.gov.uk

Post:

Corporate Governance and Information Team, 4N
New County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY

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