Privacy Policy

What this policy covers.

This Data Protection Policy governs our processing of all personal data provided to us via the phdit.com website. You are asked to please read it carefully.

What if I do not agree with this privacy policy?

If you do not agree to our processing of your data in the manner outlined below, please do not submit any personal data to us.

Who is the controller of the data that you provide to us?

PhD Search & Selection Ltd is registered as data controllers in the United Kingdom for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. We ensure that the data you supply to us is processed fairly and lawfully, and with skill and care and used only for the purposes set out in this policy.

What information will we collect? How will we use it?

We will collect data about you, both personal data (such as your name and contact details) and also sensitive personal data (such as information in your CV). The personal data and sensitive personal data will be stored, processed, used and disclosed by us in the following ways:

• to provide our recruitment services to you and to facilitate the recruitment process;
• to assess data about you against vacancies which we judge may be suitable for you;
• to send your information to clients in order to apply for jobs or to assess your eligibility for jobs;
• to answer your questions and enquiries;
• To use your information on an anonymised basis to monitor compliance with our equal opportunities policy.

We reserve the right to transfer your information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of our company provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy and provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data for the purposes that you provided it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.

How do I find out what information you hold? Can I amend, modify or require my information to be deleted? Can I unsubscribe to your services?

You may request us to confirm what information we hold about you at any time and may request us to modify, update or delete such information. We may ask you to verify your identity and for more information about your request. You may request to unsubscribe from job alerts and marketing material at any time. If you wish to contact us with respect to the above matters please email us at customerservice@phdit.com.

How long will you hold my information for?

We are required by law to hold your information for as long as is necessary to comply with our statutory and contractual obligations and in accordance with our legitimate interests as a data controller.

We will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that your Personal Data is maintained and up to date. However, you are under a duty to inform us of any and all changes to your Personal Data (such as change of address, phone numbers, emails or surname changes) to ensure that it is up to date and we will update or delete your Personal Data accordingly.

Links to other websites

Please note that clicking on links and banner advertisements and RSS feeds may result in your transfer to another website, where data privacy practices may be different to this privacy policy. It is your responsibility to check other website privacy policies to ensure that you are happy for your personal information to be used in accordance with those third parties privacy policies. We accept no responsibility for and have no control over third party websites, links, adverts or RSS feeds or information that is submitted or collected by third parties.

Change to our Privacy Policy

Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any time we decide to use Personal Data in a manner significantly different from that stated in this Privacy Policy, or otherwise disclosed to you at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email, and you will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in the new manner.