Terms of use for Prospects iProfile portal :
When accessing:
Your own iProfile, the Terms of Use set out at [1, below] will govern your use of the iProfile system via this website; and
The iProfile of a third party, the Terms of Use set out at [2, below] will govern your use of the iProfile system via this website.
1. TERMS OF USE- ACCESS TO YOUR iPROFILE
The following terms and conditions shall govern the use of your iProfile via this website and the services provided by SkillsMarket Ltd. ("SkillsMarket") and are binding upon you.
What we do for you
You are able to create an iProfile of your skills, experiences, personal information and job expectations in a highly structured format on the iProfile database, which you may update or amend at any time. Your iProfile information may become available to other iProfile compatible organisations as a result of your use of those other organisations' services (see "Privacy Policy" below for more information on the use of your personal information). You can control access to your iProfile by clicking on the link at the end of these Terms of Use. You may access information relating to the demand and value of specific skills. Your iProfile details will be shared with Graduate Prospects and will be available for their clients to search, to access your suitability for jobs in the future, via www.prospect.ac.uk. Graduate Prospects may also contact you directly in the future. You may close this link from within your “MY Connections” tab within your iProfile.
To view Graduate Prospects privacy policy please click : http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/About_us/Privacy_statement/p!eeXbpLd
Privacy Statement Graduate Prospects
Protecting your Privacy Graduate Prospects is the commercial subsidiary of the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU). HECSU is a registered charity that supports the work of higher education careers services in the UK and Ireland and funds major research projects that benefit the higher education careers sector.
Graduate Prospects Limited, Prospects House, Booth Street East , Manchester , M13 9EP . Registered in England and Wales number 2626618.
1. Introduction Your Privacy is important to us. Prospects are committed to safeguarding the personal information you provide to us and to protect your privacy. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to assist you in understanding how we, Graduate Prospects, use personal information collected via this website, and the choices you can make about how your personal information is used. By submitting your personal information to this website, you are confirming that you have read and understood Graduate Prospects’ Privacy Policy and that we may use your personal information described in it. Prospects' reserves the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any modifications will apply to all information collected by Graduate Prospects Limited, including previously collected information.
2. The information we collect You do not have to provide any personal information in order to browse this website. Any information you provide will be held within and used by Graduate Prospects as detailed in this Privacy Policy.
We will collect personal information about you when you register with us through the use of paper and electronic registration forms. You are able to update the personal information we collect and hold about you at any time by visiting My Prospects .
In addition to your personal information, when you use our website, we may collect tracking information such as your browser type, the type of operating system you use, the name of your Internet service provider and pages visited on the site.
Prospects gets this information by using technologies, including cookies to increase the functionality and user-friendliness of our website and to better tailor our website to your needs. For example, we may want to know how long the average user spends on our website or which pages get the most attention. Information such as this will only be used in aggregate form and does not identify you personally.
3. How your information is used We collect information on our users for a variety of purposes:
- To help us improve and provide a personalised service to you.
- To conduct market research.
- To reply to your enquiries more efficiently through the services we provide.
- To run competitions.
- So that we can send you news items which are relevant to your interests.
- So that we can inform you of new offers, products and services that may be of interest to you.
We also use information in aggregate form (i.e. your individual details cannot be identified) for the following purposes:
- To build up marketing profiles
- To aid strategic development
- To manage our relationship with advertisers and
- To audit usage of the site.
4. How we share information with third parties We may disclose information obtained from you to third parties if you have ‘opted in’ to receive offers from carefully selected companies or where we need to perform services requested by you. Examples include administering competitions, analysing data, providing marketing assistance, developing/maintaining our website and processing credit or debit card payments. Secure Hosting Limited processes credit/debit transactions. We will transfer your personal information on the understanding that they keep it confidential.
We reserve the right to release personal information without your consent or without consulting you, when we believe that this is appropriate to comply with our legal obligations, to enforce our terms and conditions, to protect the security of this website or to prevent fraud.
From time to time we may share anonymous information about visitors to this site to potential advertisers, business partners and sponsors such as the number of users we have, their average age, location, etc. This information will be shared in a way that ensures your identity is not revealed.
We may also disclose or access your account if required to do so by law or any other governmental body.
5. Cookies and other similar technologies Graduate Prospects uses session and persistent cookies, tags and other similar technologies as a means of collecting non-sensitive information on general website usage so that we may improve your experience on our website.
Cookies are a small piece of information placed on your computer’s hard drive via your web browser to enable the sender to identify, authenticate and maintain specific information about how users behave. Cookies make using the website’s facilities quicker, easier and more convenient as well as allowing registered My Prospects users to be presented with a personalised version of the site.
If you would like to browse the Prospects website you may do so without accepting cookies.
If you choose to deactivate cookies, the "help" button on the menu bar of most web browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser tell you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies.
Please read this section in full before deciding whether to disable cookies as doing so may reduce your enjoyment of our website.
Remember me on this computer – using First Party Cookies
Graduate Prospects uses First Party cookies:
To save you time - we can remember your login details whenever you wish to login to My Prospects. Click the Remember me on this computer checkbox to save your email address and password. Although storing your email address and password is perfectly safe, we do not recommend that you enable this option on a shared or public computer.
Session cookies are used to allow you to carry information across pages of this website and avoid having to re-enter information. Session cookies are not retained on your computer after you leave this site and then close down your browser.
6. Links This website contains links to other websites which are not controlled by Graduate Prospects. This Privacy Policy applies only to www.prospects.ac.uk . For example, if you click on a banner advertisement, the click may take you off this website.
7. Updating your personal information Please keep us informed of any changes in your personal details. You can at any time update or correct your registration information and change your choices about the information services you would like to receive, by logging into your My Prospects account.
8. Prospects Professional service The Prospects Professional service is part of our Graduate services portfolio and these services are governed by the Statement of Service and Terms and conditions.
9. Prospects Virtual Fair CVs that are registered through the Virtual fair may be searched by employers and their agents. Graduate Prospects does not accept any responsibility regarding how the employer uses posted CVs.
10. Unsubscribing and Disabling your My Prospects account Unsubscribe from Prospects by following the unsubscribe link in our email communication to you or alternatively go to www.prospects.ac.uk/unsubscribe
Our responsibilities
SkillsMarket and its partners endeavour to maintain and develop a detailed structure that enables you to build a comprehensive iProfile of your skills and competencies. You may download and use your iProfile for the purpose of developing your career. [SkillsMarket shall not alter any information on your profile without communicating this to you and should you wish to remove your information from our files you can do so by clicking on the link at the end of these Terms of Use.]
Your responsibilities
You will endeavour to ensure the information you provide is true and up to date and that the iProfile you maintain accurately reflects your skills and competencies and is not misleading. You shall not use this or any other iProfile service to distribute defamatory, obscene or hateful material, nor shall you attempt to violate the security of the website. You shall ensure that you have received any appropriate permission when disclosing information confidential to other persons. You shall not disclose your password to any third party and you are responsible for any actions undertaken by you or third parties that are identified with your password.
Our rights
SkillsMarket has the right to remove your information from the database and accept or reject at its sole discretion any candidate registering with it. SkillsMarket may, in certain circumstances, amend your personal details but will inform you of its intentions in advance. SkillsMarket and its partners may use your information within the limits of confidentiality placed upon them by you, the data protection legislation applicable at the time and in accordance with these terms of use (see "Privacy Policy" below for more information on the use of your personal information).
All trademarks, copyright, patents and other intellectual property rights which may exist in the iProfile system are the property of SkillsMarket and its partners and may not be reproduced, or used without the express written permission of SkillsMarket or its partners.
Your rights
You may update or amend the information contained in your iProfile at any time. You may download and use your iProfile for the purpose of developing your career. Should you wish to communicate with SkillsMarket you may e-mail or telephone Support Services during office hours. [You can control access to your iProfile by clicking on the link at the end of these Terms of Use.]
Our liability
SkillsMarket does not guarantee that you will find work through the use of this service. Nor does it ensure the nature, validity or conditions of any vacancy and they are not responsible for the use of your information by recruiters or employers. SkillsMarket and its partners do not guarantee the availability of the system and cannot be held liable for corruption of your information on the system or for loss resulting from any inaccurate or misleading information which you input directly into your iProfile or your use otherwise of the system. SkillsMarket does not warrant any of the information or services provided by it or any partners. Neither SkillsMarket nor its partners warrant the completeness, accuracy or reliability of the system and they are not liable for any loss resulting from use of the system.
Your liability
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless SkillsMarket and its partners from any liabilities, claims or demands resulting from your use of this system. SkillsMarket and its partners do not warrant any information provided as a result of these services and you should seek professional advice before placing any reliance on the information.
General
SkillsMarket is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination on the grounds of colour, creed, disability, marital status, race or sex. Certain information you provide may be combined and aggregated with other candidates' information for the purpose of providing industry intelligence without revealing any personally identifiable details. English Law shall govern this agreement and any disputes arising from the use of these services. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
PRIVACY POLICY
SkillsMarket processes your personal information on behalf of the recruitment companies (the data controllers). Although SkillsMarket may engage sub-contractors to assist in managing your information, you can control and restrict the access to your information via an on-line control panel. SkillsMarket complies with the Data Protection Act 1998 and has put in place policies and procedures to ensure that your privacy is protected.
SkillsMarket and Graduate Prospects may use personal information provided by you to contact you by e-mail, phone, facsimile or mail from time to time in relation to our services or the services of certain third parties. By agreeing to these terms of use, you are consenting to receive such information. SkillsMarket and Graduate Prospects may transfer your personal data to other entities within their respective group of companies and/or their affiliates.
Your iProfile is an industry standard record of your skills, experiences, personal information and job expectations, held in a highly structured format.
Your iProfile will become available to other iProfile compatible recruitment companies as a result of your use of those other company's services, for example, submitting a CV. However, the personal information held on your iProfile will only be shared amongst recruitment companies to which you have already submitted your details or will submit your details in the future.
Your iProfile information may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"). Any transfers of your iProfile information outside of the EEA will be made in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
You can control access to your iProfile by clicking on the link at the end of the Terms of Use. Should you have any concerns whatsoever about our use of your personal information, or do not wish to receive information in respect of our services or the services of certain third parties, please contact us on the links on the contact use section.
Your attention is drawn to the website terms and conditions and the Terms of Use, which govern the use of your iProfile, this site and the services.
2. TERMS OF USE- ACCESS TO A THIRD PARTY'S iPROFILE
The following terms and conditions shall govern the access by you to the iProfile of a third party via this website and the services provided by SkillsMarket Ltd. ("SkillsMarket") and are binding upon you.
Any access by you to your own iProfile and the submission by you of any personal information to SkillsMarket shall be governed by the terms of use governing access to an iProfile.
Your responsibilities
You shall not use this or any other iProfile service to distribute defamatory, obscene or hateful material, nor shall you attempt to violate the security of the website. You shall ensure that you have received any appropriate permission when disclosing information confidential to other persons and you shall respect all duties of confidentiality imposed on you by common law or contract when using the information which you access via the iProfile system. You shall not disclose the password by which you access the iProfile service to any third party and you are responsible for any actions undertaken by you or third parties that are identified with such password.
Our rights
SkillsMarket has the right to refuse access to the SkillsMarket system.
All trademarks, copyright, patents and other intellectual property rights which may exist in the iProfile system are the property of SkillsMarket and its partners and may not be reproduced, or used without the express written permission of SkillsMarket or its partners.
Your rights
You may access the iProfile and use information contained therein as agreed with the third party who has granted you access to their iProfile and in accordance with these terms.
Should you wish to communicate with SkillsMarket you may e-mail or telephone Support Services during office hours.
Our liability
SkillsMarket does not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of any information which is contained within the iProfile system. SkillsMarket are not responsible for any use of this information by you or third parties to whom it is disclosed and they are not liable for any loss resulting from use of the system. SkillsMarket and its partners do not guarantee the availability of the system and cannot be held liable for corruption of information on the system or for loss resulting from any inaccurate or misleading information. SkillsMarket does not warrant any of the information or services provided by it or any partners. Neither SkillsMarket nor its partners warrant the completeness, accuracy or reliability of the system.
Your liability
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless SkillsMarket and its partners from any liabilities, claims or demands resulting from your use of this system. SkillsMarket and its partners do not warrant any information provided as a result of these services and you should seek professional advice before placing any reliance on the information.
General
SkillsMarket is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination on the grounds of colour, creed, disability, marital status, race or sex. English Law shall govern this agreement and any disputes arising from the use of these services. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
Advertising Privacy Policy
We use an advertising agency to provide advertisements on the site. To see their privacy policy, please go to www.otpmedia.com
Career Masking Number Service
SkillsMarket make all reasonable efforts to ensure users of the above service can receive calls from any network and all calls can be received over the BT network and leading network operators. Once you have been allocated a Career Masking Number please check that it diverts calls to your desired number/s. In the unlikely event that your given number/s do not connect to the desired number please contact your network operator. SkillsMarket cannot be held liable in anyway for calls that fail to connect.
All call charges to iProfile holders’ career masking numbers are paid by the caller and are charged in line with standard rates 5p/minute to Landlines – 084 Prefix - and 19.98p/minute to Mobile Phones -070 Prefix from the BT network. Mobile and other networks may vary.
It costs nothing to receive a call.