Privacy Policy
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Your privacy is important to us and here is how we make sure your personal details, remain personal.
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Armed Forces World Privacy Statement
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This web site is operated by Armed Forces World as described below. Armed Forces World is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. The aim of this Statement is to inform you how we will use any personal data which you provide through this web site and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion. This Statement is aimed at job seekers, employers and advertisers. Armed Forces World complies with data protection legislation and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. This regulates the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in respect of your personal data. Our sites contain links to other web sites over which we have no control. Armed Forces World is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other web sites to which you choose to link from this site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the information we collect on this web site and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion.
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Collection and Retention of Information
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You do not have to give us any personal information in order to perform job searches. In some areas of our web site, Armed Forces World requests that you provide personal data, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, contact information, billing information and other information from which your identity is discernible. In other areas of our web site, Armed Forces World collects or may collect demographic information that is not unique to you such as your postcode and the types of work in which you are interested. In addition, Armed Forces World may indirectly collect information about you when you use certain third party services on our web site. For example, if you make use of a loyalty discount offered by an advertiser, they will track the amount of users taking up these offers; such information will be subject to, and treated in accordance with, the policies and practices described in this Statement.
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We also gather or may gather certain personal information about your use of our site, such as what areas you visit and what services you access. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by Armed Forces World. This information may include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses, but is not linked to your personal information.
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We may sometimes afford you the opportunity to provide descriptive, cultural, behavioural, preferential and/or life style information about yourself but it is solely up to you whether you furnish such information. If you do provide such information, you are thereby consenting to the use of that information in accordance with the policies and practices described in this Privacy Statement. For example, such information may be used for the purpose of determining your potential interest in receiving e-mail or other communications about particular products or services.
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If you use our facilities to build a CV to put in our database of jobseekers' CVs, then you will be providing us with personal data which we will use in accordance with this Statement. We strongly suggest that your CV should not contain data relating to your (i) racial or ethnic origin (ii) political beliefs (iii) philosophical or religious beliefs (iv) membership of a trade union or political party (v) physical or mental health (vi) sexual life or (vii) the commission of criminal offences or proceedings. If your CV does contain such data, then you agree that we may retain this information and use it in accordance with this Statement.
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Posting to Public Areas of Armed Forces World
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Please remember that if you post any of your personal information in public areas of Armed Forces World, such as in our online Grapevine forum, or in the searchable CV database, such information may be collected and used by others over whom Armed Forces World has no control. We are not responsible for the use made by third parties of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of Armed Forces World although we will monitor posting carefully and frequently and retain the right to remove anything we believe unsuitable. In the event of this occurring, you will be contacted.
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Use of Your Information by Armed Forces World
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We use the information we gather on the web site whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purposes of administering and managing your registration, responding to any queries you may have, operating and improving the web site, fostering a positive user experience and delivering the products and services that we offer to jobseekers and employers.
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If you have so agreed when registering with Armed Forces World or subsequently or if permitted by applicable law, we may use your contact information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the web site, such as new Armed Forces World opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. You do have the opportunity to opt out of our e-newsletters at any time. We have an area where you can contact us and submit feedback. We may use such feedback (such as success stories) for promotional purposes or to contact you for further information.
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Disclosure of Information to Others
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We do not disclose to third parties your personal information, combined personal and demographic information or information about your use of the web site (such as the areas you visit or the services you access), except as set forth below. We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure. For example, if you make your CV (excluding personal contact information) searchable, then all parties with access to our searchable CV database (or copies thereof) will have access to that database. You may request that your CV is unsearchable at any time. We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf including data processors. The functions performed on our behalf include hosting our web servers, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments and providing customer service. These companies and individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party or use that data for any other purpose. We will retain control of and be responsible for any information shared in this way. We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or regulatory authority or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of Armed Forces World; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the perso nal safety of users or the public.
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We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of Armed Forces World's business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event Armed Forces World becomes the subject of an insolvency proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, Armed Forces World or its liquidator, administrator, receiver or administrative receiver may sell, license or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the court. You will be notified of sale of all or a substantial portion of our business to a third party by email or through a prominent notice posted on the Armed Forces World site.
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Furthermore, some of the employers or employment agencies that are interested in your CV may be located outside of the European Economic Area on a worldwide basis. Such countries may not have equivalent data protection legislation protecting the use of your personal data. We will not send your personal data to these employers in these countries unless you have given permission for this. If your CV is searchable then they will have access to it.
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CVs
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Since Armed Forces World is a career matching site, we give you the option of putting your CV in our database. There are two ways of doing this: You can store your CV in our database, but not allow it to be searchable by potential employers. Not allowing your CV to be searchable means that you can use it to apply for a job online, but employers and recruiters will not have access to search it through our CV database product.
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If you allow your CV to be searchable, then all parties with access to our searchable CV database (or copies thereof) will have access to your CV. You CV will be searchable excluding your contact details. However, you should be aware that in this situation if you have a rare skill, it may still be possible for a recruiter to identify you even without your contact details being included. If you are worried about being identified, you should not include specific skill or details by which you could be identified.
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We attempt to limit access to our searchable CV database (or copies thereof) only to paying employers, recruiters, hiring managers, headhunters and human resource professionals, as well as law enforcement and national security agencies, but cannot guarantee that other parties will not gain access to this database. We are not responsible for the use made of CVs by third parties who access such CVs while they are in our searchable database. You may remove your CV from our searchable database at any time, details of how to do this are given below. However, employers, recruiters and others who have paid for access to that database or to obtain a copy of that database, as well as parties who have otherwise gained access to the database may have retained a copy of your CV in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of CVs or profiles in these instances. If you provide us with details of a referee, it is your responsibility to ensure that the person is aware that you have forwarded his/her details and has consented in writing for you to do so.
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Updating or Deleting Your Information
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You may review, correct, update or change your Armed Forces World account profile information or CV at any time. Should you wish to remove your CV from our database, simply contact Armed Forces World. If you wish to delete your account at any time, please contact us at hq@armedforcesworld.co.uk. An email will be sent to you to confirm that your information has been deleted (save for an archival copy which is not accessible by you or third parties on the Internet). The archival copy is retained indefinitely for audit and record purposes.
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If you wish to revoke your consent to our Privacy Statement, please contact us at hq@armedforcesworld.co.uk. However, please note that if you do withdraw your consent, you may not be able to use the relevant services and your Armed Forces World account profile information will be deleted.
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If you opted to receive newsletters, commercial e-mails or other communications from Armed Forces World or third parties at the time you registered with, but subsequently change your mind, you may opt-out by clicking on the newsletter or contacting us as above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in by contacting us.
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You may access all your personal data stored and processed by Armed Forces World and may correct, update or delete such information by contacting us at hq@armedforcesworld.co.uk
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Security
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Armed Forces World has implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration or disclosure. Notwithstanding such measures, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee that unauthorised third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You should be aware that CV's you complete at your current place of work may be monitored by your current employer.
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When you place an order online at Armed Forces World, your credit card information is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") protocol. SSL makes it difficult for your credit card information to be intercepted or stolen while being transmitted. Armed Forces World uses a service company to process its credit card transactions.
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Children
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Armed Forces World is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
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Changes to Privacy Statement
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If we decide to change the substance of our Privacy Statement for Armed Forces World, we will post those changes through a prominent notice on the web site so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. If at any time, you have questions or concerns about Armed Forces World's Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at hq@armedforcesworld.co.uk
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Legal and Contact Information
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Your data is submitted to Armed Forces World Limited but is hosted and stored in a database on servers situated in the EU. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at hq@armedforcesworld.co.uk or contact us at Armed Forces World Ltd at Suite 331 Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. We will use reasonable efforts to answer promptly your question or resolve your problem.
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