Career Navig8r
GDPR Information Statement

• Data Controller, The Beacon HRM Group
• Owner contact email: admin@CareerNavig8r.com

At Career Navig8r we take your privacy and the protection of your information seriously. We have created this policy in line with the Data Protection Commissioner to demonstrate this commitment and let you know how we handle and use your data.
After reading this policy, if you have any questions please contact us using the details above but please know:

• Please review this statement periodically as we will amend and update it from time to time. This policy relates to transactions and activities in which you voluntarily engage, and it relates to data gathered on our website.
• It does not extend to any offline activities between you and any of our third-party advertisers or news items.
• Please note that the site may contain links to other websites. For example, if you click on a banner or advertisement on the site and link to another website, then this privacy policy will not apply to any information collected on that website. We recommend that you read the privacy policies of each website that you visit.
• We may transfer, sell, or assign data to another company because of a merger, sale, or company reorganisation. We will notify you before this happens IF it should ever happen.
• We endeavour to comply with the guidelines laid out by Ireland's Data Commissioner in the collection, protection, and distribution of data we may collect about you on our website. You should be aware of your rights and your right to contact us;

Persons under the age of 18

Career Navig8r is not aimed at users under the age of 18. We do not to the best of our knowledge collect information from or relating to persons under the age of 18. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a person below the age of 18 we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a person under the age of 18, please contact us at admin@CareerNavig8r.com

What information do we collect?

• We only request information which is necessary for us to fulfil our service obligations on the website.
• We do require that you register to receive our services but; to view our content on desktop or mobile it’s not a requirement.
• You may opt to register using a form on the website.
• If you sign up for a news alert or newsletter you will also be registering a profile with us.
• We will keep a record of any contact you have with us.
• With your consent, we may use your mobile number or email address to send you
• promotions, notifications, or other services. You have the option to unsubscribe or opt out of all communications on every text or email we send you.

By registering with us you promise to:

• Inform us if you think someone has accessed your account without your permission

What do we use this information for?

• Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
• To notify you of any changes to the website or service
• To notify you of offers/news within any newsletter or communication we may produce that
• you’ve voluntarily registered for
• To analyse our audience demographically for internal use and behaviour tracking, we
• never disclose personal information to any 3rd party
• To improve our customer service levels. Having your information and knowing how you use the website helps us to respond efficiently and effectively to your support requests
• We can tell using registration information and cookies we have collected a bit more about you and your interests – this helps us to develop additional content we know you will like
• and want to read. Remembering who you are makes it easier for you to use the site and its
• services and/or comment or share articles on social media.
• Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold to any other company for any
• reason whatsoever without your express consent.
• You are always in control of your data – we are relying on you to help us deliver a service you & our other users want to use. We need to know more about you to improve our service to you.
• Please do not submit your personal information if you do not want us to collect it.

Information you post

• Any personal information which you volunteer in your public profile either through Social Media or on our website you post as a comment that will be available worldwide to anyone with access to the website.
• Please do not post any information you are not happy to leave up indefinitely or turn up in Google search results. Please do not post any offensive or discriminatory information (breaking house rules.) We recommend you do not post your name, address, telephone number, email address or anything else that may lead someone to identify you if this is something you would not wish to have publicly accessible.
• Please note that certain information (such as profile photographs) which you may choose to provide might reveal your gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, and/or sexual orientation.

Site Security

• At Career Navig8r we make every effort to protect the data which you provide to us. We consistently monitor our servers for unauthorised access, and we have appropriate security management systems in place to safeguard this.
• Anti-virus software and Firewalls are installed on all areas of the site. If we ask anyone else to do some work for us on our websites or servers, we ensure they have the same prominent levels of security in place.
• We do recognise however that, unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. You do so at your own risk.

IP Addresses and Cookies

• Like most other websites we will collect information about your computer including, if available, your IP Address, Operating System, Browser Type and Location for statistical and behavioural tracking. This information helps us to enhance our service to you. This does not identify any individual; it is used as a tool to gather broad levels of data for analysis and to measure audience size and patterns of usage such as visitor numbers and how unique they are.
• We may also collect a cookie file for the same reason. These are small files that a site or service provider transfers to your hard drive through your browser which essentially enables us to remember certain non-identifiable information. You can disable cookies through Internet Options on your browser menu at any time.
• We also use outside providers for website statistics. The primary provider we use is Google Analytics. You can find further information on the information which it collects at http://www.google.com/analytics/.
• If you access us via a mobile browser, we may identify the location of your device, the browser type you accessed with and the operating system.

Types of Data collected

In working with our clients and when they provide us with their details in a commercial transaction, we only use the information provided for the purposes of serving the client. No confidential information is shared publicly. The information provided to us by a client that is shared publicly by us is done solely for the promotion of our clients across our publications and platforms and with their agreement and is never used by us or allowed by us to be used by third parties for mailing lists or direct marketing purposes
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, are: -
Cookies, Usage Data, names, phone numbers and email addresses.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
The Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.

Mode and place of processing the Data

Methods of processing
The Data Controller processes the Data of Users in a proper manner and shall take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorised destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organisational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of the site (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Data Controller at any time.

Place

The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Data Controller.

Retention time

The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data.

The use of the collected Data

The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its services so that Mentees are capable of choosing Mentors effectively, as well as for the following purposes: Analytics, Contacting the User and Displaying content from external platforms. Managing contacts and sending messages, Platform services and hosting.
The Personal Data used for each purpose is outlined in the specific sections of this document.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

• Analytics
  The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyse web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behaviour.
• Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
  Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google utilises the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
• Google may use the Data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.
• Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
• Place of processing: United States, Ireland, and Finland – Privacy Policy.

Contacting the User

• Contact form (this Application)
• By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorises this Application to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes, or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
• Personal Data collected: email address, name, and phone number.