Privacy & Security Policy

Privacy & Security

At DiscussHR Limited we take care to protect the privacy of visitors to our Website. We have taken steps to safeguard the confidentiality of information which identifies you (‘personal information’) against unauthorised access, amendment or deletion and to ensure access is only granted to appropriate persons and only to the extent necessary. This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of the personal information we collect when you are on the DiscussHR Limited’s Website.

Information collection and use

Personal information is collected when you register on certain parts of the Website including for the purpose of DiscussHR Limited’s forum, when you use certain pages, and when you send us an email. When you register we may ask for your name, email address and other contact details, as well as details about your status and role as an HR Professional, Supplier, Advisor or Student (if applicable). When you use registered areas of the site you are not anonymous to us. We may also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address and the page you requested. We may set and access DiscussHR Limited’s cookies on your computer.

Use of DiscussHR Limited’s Forum

When you provide DiscussHR Limited’s with information using the forum you expressly agree to DiscussHR Limited’s processing this information, which may include personal data and sensitive personal data (‘Personal Data’), for the purposes of posing or responding to questions posted in DiscussHR forum (Purpose of Processing). By agreeing to this Policy you expressly consent to DiscussHR Limited’s processing this information for this purpose. DiscussHR Limited’s will comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act) and in particular the Principles contained in Schedule 1 of the Act. You agree that we may provide your Personal Data to any third parties we consider relevant for the Purpose of Processing. You agree that DiscussHR Limited’s may transfer your Personal Data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) provided that any country to which we transfer your Personal Data outside the EEA has an adequate level of protection in processing your Personal Data. Unless we employ you (in which case we may retain your Personal Data for a longer period) or you specifically notify us in writing, we will retain your Personal Data for a period of 7 years for the Purpose of Processing.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers downloaded onto your computer so that it can recognise your computer at a later time. Cookies are commonly used on the Internet and do not harm your system. When you enter www.DiscussHR.com, your computer will automatically be issued with a cookie. Most websites do this to allow the website owners to carry out useful activities such as finding out whether a particular computer has visited the site before. This is done on a repeat visit by checking to see, and finding, the cookie left on the last visit. DiscussHR Limited’s gathers non-personal data regarding visitors to the DiscussHR Limited’s website through the use of cookies. The cookies provide non-personal statistical information about visits to pages on the site, the duration of individual page view, paths taken by visitors through the site and other general information. This information is used only for the administration of the Website, in the compilation of statistics to assess the use of the Website and to help us improve our services to our users. Users have the opportunity to set their computers to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie was issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last option, however, may mean that certain personalised services cannot be provided to the user. If you want to configure your browser not to accept cookies, please refer to your browser’s ‘help’ facility. Alternatively, further information on deleting and controlling cookies is available from www.allaboutcookies.org.

Information sharing and disclosure

We will not sell your personal information to anyone. Except with regard to the use of DiscussHR Limited’s online forum, we may disclose personal information about you to our business associates and other professional advisers, our employees and agents, suppliers and providers of goods or services, financial organisations and advisers, ombudsmen and regulatory authorities, and as required by law or regulation. Your personal information may be transferred to the above individuals and organisations located in countries which may not provide legal protection of information equivalent to that in the United Kingdom or the jurisdiction from which you are visiting this site. Details of the individuals, organisations and countries involved in your case will be provided on request.

Other important information

This policy has been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies are rapidly evolving. This policy is subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. We want you to be aware that DiscussHR Limited’s is not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of websites to which there may be a link. We only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes described above. If you have requested that we send you material of interest, we will cease doing so if you so request.

Getting in touch with us

If you have any questions or concerns about privacy and security, the practices of this Website, or your dealings with us, please contact DiscussHR Limited’s, 2204 No 1 West India Quay, 26 Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf, London E14 4EF, UK, or email: contact@discusshr.co.uk

Last update on 8 March 2008