Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
1. Introduction
Career Change Collective is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website www.careerchangecollective.org and interact with us, including when you provide your name and email address.
2. Information We Collect
When you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, or purchase a ticket to one of our events, we will collect and process the following personal data:
- Your name: To personalise your experience and communicate with you.
- Email address: To send you event information, updates, respond to inquiries, and provide requested information.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal data we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries.
- Send newsletters, updates, or other communications you have opted into.
- Send you information about Career Change Collective events you have attended; Career Change Collective events you have booked to attend, or Career Change Collective events we think will interest you
- Personalise your experience on our website.
- Improve our website and customer service.
We will not use your personal data for any purpose other than those explicitly mentioned in this policy without your consent.
4. Lawful Basis for Processing
We collect and process your personal data based on:
- Your consent: When you voluntarily provide your information for the purposes stated above, we rely on your consent to process your data.
- Legitimate interests: We may process your personal data for our legitimate interests, such as improving our website and services, provided that those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.
5. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with:
- Service providers: Third-party companies we work with to provide our website services (e.g., email marketing platforms), but only to the extent necessary to perform these services for the Career Change Collective..
6. Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Your Rights
Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), you have the following rights:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit the processing of your data in specific circumstances.
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hellocareerchangecollective@gmail.com.
8. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. If you no longer wish for us to retain your data, you may request its deletion by contacting us at hellocareerchangecollective@gmail.com.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any website you visit from our links.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Please check back regularly to stay informed of updates to our privacy practices.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
- Email: hellocareerchangecollective@gmail.com
Last Updated: 16th February 2025