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1. Who We Are
The Career Gadget Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a career services company registered in England and Wales. Our registered address is available upon request. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit our website or use our services, in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
- Identity data: first name, last name, title
- Contact data: email address, telephone number
- Profile data: CV, LinkedIn URL, employment history, and career goals you share with us
- Transaction data: details about services purchased or enquired about
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, browser plug-in types, operating system, and platform
- Usage data: information about how you use our website and services
- Communications data: your preferences for receiving marketing communications and your communication preferences
3. How We Collect Your Data
We collect data through:
- Direct interactions — when you fill in forms on our website, book a call, send us an email, or make an enquiry
- Automated technologies — as you interact with our website, we may collect Technical and Usage data via cookies and similar tracking technologies
- Third parties — we may receive data from analytics providers, payment providers, and professional networks such as LinkedIn
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and manage the career services you have requested
- Communicate with you about your enquiry, booking, or project
- Send you marketing communications (only where you have consented)
- Improve our website and services based on usage patterns
- Comply with legal obligations
- Prevent fraud and protect the security of our systems
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly we rely on: (a) your consent; (b) performance of a contract with you; or (c) our legitimate interests where these are not overridden by your rights.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
- Service providers who process data on our behalf (e.g. email platforms, cloud storage, payment processors) — all bound by data processing agreements
- Professional advisers including lawyers and accountants, under duties of confidentiality
- Regulatory bodies or law enforcement where we are legally required to do so
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, and to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Client project data is typically retained for 6 years following the end of the engagement. Marketing data is retained until you withdraw consent.
7. Your Legal Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure — request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances
- Restriction — request that we restrict processing of your data
- Portability — request transfer of your data to a third party
- Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing
- Withdraw consent — where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@thecareergadget.co.uk. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:
- Strictly necessary cookies — essential for the website to function
- Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with the website (e.g. Google Analytics)
- Preference cookies — remember your settings and choices
You can control cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the site.
9. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Access to your data is restricted to employees and contractors who need it to deliver services to you.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us: