Overview
We aim to provide useful and engaging content to professionals across the globe and, when you register with or provide personal data to us, you gain access to a wide range of tools and services to achieve this. To seamlessly deliver these resources and benefits, we at times need to share your information across our teams – always with a focus on keeping your data secure.
This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which your personal data is collected and processed by Redactive Media Group comprising Redactive Publishing Limited (RPL), Redactive Media Sales Limited (RMS), and Redactive Events Limited (REL) (collectively referred to herein as “Redactive”, “we”, “us”, “our”) who publish the Redactive website (“the site” or “our site”) and associated products and services. By providing your personal data direct to us, for example by registering to receive an e-newsletter or other service, Redactive will act as both controller and processor of your personal data and you acknowledge and agree that your data may be shared between and/or processed by any member of Redactive.
It is your responsibility to review and understand this Privacy Policy prior to providing your personal data to us. You also should review the site’s Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept and agree to the Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions, please refrain from providing your personal data to us, accessing the site, and/or utilising our products and services.
With our site and services constantly evolving, our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions may also change from time to time. Whenever there are changes, the modified policies will be posted on the site and will be effective at that time. Each time they change, the version number displayed at the top of the page will also change. Therefore, each time you access or use the site or otherwise use our services, you accept and agree to the most current Privacy Policy and set of Terms and Conditions. It is your responsibility to be aware of any such changes.
Links
The site may contain links to other websites which are managed by third parties (including their use of cookies). As a user of links, it is your responsibility to understand those third parties’ privacy policies. Once you leave the site using links, we have no control over information that is submitted to or collected by any third parties and are not responsible for other websites.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics on the site for anonymous reporting of site usage and for advertising on the site. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics monitoring your behaviour on our site please use this link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/)
Other Advertising
The site contains links to other websites from which we may earn revenue. These will be clearly identified as a ‘sponsored by’, ‘brought to you by’, ‘supported by’ or similar.
Collection of Personal Data
In order for us to provide our site, and our product and services and for the other purposes set out in Use of Information below, we may collect and process personal data from site visitors, jobseekers and other users of the site, and of our products and services such as e-newsletters. We may collect information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, phone/fax numbers, date of birth, gender, payment information (where you have chosen to pay for a service), education history, employment information, information related to your professional qualifications, designations and memberships and information about your use of our site and third-party websites, products and services (“Personal Data“). You are not required to provide us with all of the Personal Data listed above, but if you do not do so where requested, we may not be able to effectively provide you with our products, services and information. In certain circumstances, you will need to provide us with specific categories of Personal Data (including name, email address and payment information) in order to enter into a contract with us and for us to perform that contract.
From time to time and as permitted by applicable law(s), we may collect Personal Data about you and update any existing Personal Data that we currently hold from other third-party sources, including publicly available data sources, publicly available social networking websites such as LinkedIn, your employer or university/school, course providers or data brokers.
See “Use of Information” section below for details regarding the ways that we use and process your personal data.
Use of Information
Your Personal Data may be used in the following ways:
We will process your Personal Data for the purposes identified above on the following bases:
Unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active, as well as for a short additional period afterwards to cover any outstanding issues or queries that may arise in relation to your account (for example, outstanding payments). This period of retention is subject to review and alteration.
Sharing and Disclosure to Third Parties
We may disclose your Personal Data to third parties from time to time under the following circumstances:
It is likely that the identity and categories of third-party service providers will change during the life of your account but, depending on your use of our services, it is anticipated that your Personal Data will be disclosed to the following categories of third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf. We require that our third-party service providers only use your Personal Data as necessary to provide the requested services to us and each service provider is subject to a set of terms consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Information Through Cookie Use
We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a “cookie” file. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive. If you do not agree, you can choose to not receive a cookie file by enabling your web browser to refuse cookies or to prompt you before you accept a cookie.
The following types of cookies may be used on our site:
If you opt in to use the “Remember me” feature, where enabled, on the site, a persistent cookie will be placed on your hard drive and you will not be required to log in for every session. By disabling cookies on your machine or clearing your browsing history you may deactivate the persistent cookie.
All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system. To learn more about your ability to manage your preferences related to cookies, please consult the privacy features within your browser.
Further information about cookies:
Communication Preferences
We aim to provide you with relevant and useful information related to our products, services and industry news. You can update your communication preferences at any time either by visiting the preference centre within your online profile on the site (where available) or by contacting us using the information listed at the bottom of this policy to make changes to your communication preferences. Any promotional emails that we send will include a link at the bottom of the email to unsubscribe.
If you have opted in to receive text messages from us, you can opt out at any time by responding with the word STOP. You will receive a confirmation text of your choice to opt out.
Transfer of personal data internationally
By providing us with your personal data, you acknowledge and agree that we may from time to time transfer any of your personal data to the offices of any of our affiliates, agents or appointed representatives located around the world. If such a transfer requires us to apply additional safeguards to your personal information under, for example, UK or European data protection laws, we will do so. These steps may include implementing the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement clauses or European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, with additional UK-specific clauses for transfers of personal information to our service providers and business partners. To the extent applicable, we may rely on derogations as set forth in Article 49 of the GDPR for the transfer and onward transfer of personal information collected from individuals in the UK or EEA to the United States, and other countries that the EU views as not providing adequate data protection. Specifically, we may transfer such information to another party in accordance with our lawful basis for processing.
By using our website, products or services or by interacting with us in the ways described in this Privacy Notice, you consent to the transfer, storage and processing of your personal information outside your country of residence, including out of the EEA in the circumstances set out in this Privacy Notice. If you do not want your information to be transferred in this way you should not use our website, applications or services.
Security and Other
We use reasonable measures to strive to safeguard and secure the personal data we collect. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. Appropriate technology is used to enhance security and reduce risk of loss. Our security practices, processes or technology do not guarantee absolute security of your information and you should take all normal personal precautions such as, but not limited to, not sharing passwords, closing browsers, and not using public networks (e.g., internet cafes, etc.).
Parents and Children
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Parents have the right to terminate the registration of a child under the age of 13 by contacting us using the information listed at the bottom of this policy.
Subject Access/User Rights
As a user, you are subject to the following rights:
You may seek to exercise any of these rights by updating your information online (where possible) or by sending a written request to Redactive’s Data Protection Officer using the contact details listed below:
Charlotte Radcliffe, Finance & Facilities Director
Redactive Media Group Ltd
9 Dallington Street
London
EC1V 0LN
Contact Information
You are encouraged to report any improvements, suggestions, or any suspected breaches of privacy or security to us by using the contact information listed above.