What data do we collect?
Skillsire may collects the following data, based on requirement:
- Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number, etc.).
- Information on your resume.
- Information you voluntarily submit to potential employers.
- Information from you interacting with our website, or communicated voluntarily by you via email or phone call.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide Skillsire with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
- When you communicate with us via email or phone call.
Skillsire may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- When you click out from a job listing on Skillsire to an employer’s career sites, some employers use tracking pixels and/or manual methods to inform us that you have completed the application with that employer.
How will we use your data?
Skillsire collects your data so that we can:
- Process your instructions and manage your account.
- Submit your application(s) to potential employers.
- Contact you with roles and opportunities we think you might like.
- Allow employers to manage candidates throughout the employment process.
When Skillsire processes your order, it may send your data to, and also use, the resulting information from credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
How do we store your data?
Skillsire securely stores your data on Microsoft Cloud Services in the USA, using commercially reasonable security practices.
Skillsire is both a Controller and a Processor, depending on the circumstance. You have the ability to access and modify your data when it is on our platform.
Skillsire is also a platform for employers. When you submit an application on Skillsire , you authorize Skillsire to share your personal data with employers for the purposes of your job application, and you enter into a new direct data relationship with that employer. To exercise your GDPR rights, please contact them directly, as beyond the point of application Skillsire does not have access to this data once it is sent to them.
Marketing
Skillsire would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like.
If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop Skillsire from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the Skillsire Group.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here.
What are your data protection rights?
Skillsire would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Skillsire for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service to cover the costs of retrieval.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Skillsire correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Skillsire to complete the information you believe is incomplete. This right exists within reason: we will correct or complete information as you request, but we cannot always modify sections of structured data, for example by creating new categories of majors of study, universities that we do not support. You are in no way required to supply information on your profile that is inaccurate purely because we do not support it, and we ask you not to do so.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Skillsire erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Skillsire restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Skillsire ’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Skillsire transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
How do we use cookies?
Skillsire uses and is going to use cookies in future in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
- To improve website usability
- To improve your website experience
- To identify when you complete a job application on an employer’s website that began on Skillsire
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Functionality – Skillsire uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – Skillsire uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Skillsire sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser to not accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Skillsire.com website contains links to other websites. Our privacy notice applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy notice.
Changes to our privacy policy
Skillsire keeps its GDPR privacy notice under regular review and places any updates on this web page.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Skillsire’s privacy policy, the data we hold on to you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.