This privacy policy sets out how The Ethical Recruitment Agency (TERA) uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.

TERA is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

TERA may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Contact information you provide, including your email address if you send us a question
• Your IP address
• Information on how you use the site
• All of the information you submit in a job application form, including your CV if you attach it
• All of the information you submit in a contact form

What we do with the information we collect

We use this information to understand your needs and improve the site. We can’t personally identify you using your data alone.

If you submit a job application on our site then we will use the information you have submitted to do our best to match you to a current job requirement. This means storing it and sharing it with third party employers and recruitment agents specifically for that purpose. If you are selected then your information will also be used to facilitate your travel, job placement and administration.

If you submit a request on our site for us to contact you, we will use the information you supplied to contact you, respond to your query and ensure we can assist you in the future.

How we do not use cookies

A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

We do not use cookies to:

• Collect any personally identifiable information (without your express permission)
• Collect any sensitive information (without your express permission)
• Pass data to advertising networks
• Pass personally identifiable data to third parties
• Pay sales commissions

You can learn more about all the cookies we use below.

Our own cookies

We use cookies to make our website work, including:

• Remembering your search settings

There is no way to prevent these cookies being set other than to not use our site.

Granting us permission to use cookies

If the settings on the software that you are using to view this website (your browser) are adjusted to accept cookies we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you accept our use of cookies and privacy policy.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Social media website cookies

So you can easily “Like” or share our content on social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, we have included sharing buttons on our site.

• AddThis  (Privacy Policy) provides us with sharing buttons

The privacy implications on this will vary from social network to social network and will be dependent on the privacy settings you have chosen on these networks.

Anonymous Visitor Statistics Cookies

We use cookies to compile visitor statistics, such as how many people have visited our website, what type of technology they are using (e.g. Mac or Windows which helps to identify when our site isn’t working as it should for particular technologies), how long they spend on the site, what page they look at, etc. This helps us to continuously improve our website. These so-called “analytics” programmes also give us anonymised information about how people reach this site (e.g. from a search engine) and whether they have been here before. This information helps us waste less money on marketing, so we can invest more in developing our services for you.

Turning Cookies Off

You can usually switch cookies off by adjusting your browser settings to stop it from accepting cookies (Learn how here). However, as cookies are a standard part of most websites, turning cookies off could lead to problems navigating this website and others.

It may be that your concerns around cookies relate to so-called “spyware”. Rather than switching off cookies in your browser you may find that anti-spyware software achieves the same objective by automatically deleting cookies considered to be invasive. Learn more about managing cookies with anti-spyware software.

Controlling your personal information

We will not pass on your personal information unless we are required by law to do so. We won’t share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we don’t pass on your details to other websites.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to [email protected] You can ask us not to use any of the information we collect.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.