The University of Gloucestershire Careers and Employability Team is committed to protecting your personal data and handling it responsibly, securely and transparently.
This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use and store information relating to external employers, organisations and partners engaging with the University through activities such as recruitment, placements, events, employer engagement and the Employer Hub.
We collect personal and organisational information necessary to manage and support our engagement with your organisation.
This may include:
Information is collected directly from you and through systems used to support employer engagement activities, including third-party platforms such as UniHub Central.
We may also obtain information from publicly available sources, including company websites, Companies House and professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn, to keep our records accurate and up to date.
Your information is used to:
Organisation logos and related branding materials may be used in promotional materials connected to Careers and Employability activities.
The University takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
Access to employer information is restricted to appropriately trained University staff who require access as part of their role.
We take reasonable steps to ensure information remains accurate, secure and retained only for as long as necessary.
Where relevant to the purpose of engagement, information may be shared internally with appropriate University departments, including academic schools and professional services such as finance, legal or payroll teams.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law, regulation or safeguarding obligations, including requests from regulatory authorities, legal advisors or law enforcement agencies.
The University does not sell, rent or trade personal data to third parties.
Employer and organisation records will normally be retained until no activity has been recorded against the account for a period of five years.
Examples of account activity include:
Certain records relating to placements or student activity may be retained for longer where required under the University’s data retention policies or legal obligations. The University may contact organisations before records are removed to discuss continued engagement opportunities.
You have the right to request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable legal requirements. You can do this by contacting: [email protected]
If you no longer wish to receive communications from the Careers and Employability Team, or would like to discuss your data, please contact: [email protected]
If you have any questions in relation to these terms and conditions, please contact the Careers and Employability Team’s Employer Engagement Officers: [email protected]