ApplyAthena Customer Privacy Notice
Last updated: 14 June 2024

Contact Details

Email: admin@applyathena.com

What Information We Collect, Use In CV and Cover Letters and Why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery:

  • Account information
  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)
  • Employment history (e.g., job application, employment references or secondary employment)
  • Education history (e.g., qualifications)

We collect or use the following information for research or archiving purposes:

  • Website and app user journey information
  • Personal information used for administration of research
  • Personal information used for the purpose of research

We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:

  • Employment history (e.g., job application, employment references or secondary employment)
  • Education history (e.g., qualifications)

Lawful Bases

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods are:

  • Consent
  • Legitimate interest:
    • We seek permission to collect and use personal information, specifically CVs and cover letters, for the purpose of publishing these documents anonymously on our website. The primary goal is to create a resource that benefits job seekers by providing them with examples and templates to help them craft their own professional documents.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes are:

  • Consent

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:

  • Consent

Where We Get Personal Information From

  • People directly

How Long We Keep Information

For information on how long we keep personal information, see our retention schedule at https://applyathena.com/.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.
  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organization, or to you, in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent.

You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, we have one calendar month to respond to you.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

How to Complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated: 14 June 2024