HOT PROGRAMMERS PRIVACY POLICY

HOT PROGRAMMERS takes your privacy seriously and endeavours to ensure that the information that you submit to us remains private. We do not store credit card details nor do we share customer details with any 3rd parties. We aim to provide a safe and secure experience for all of our users. Please read the following document to learn more about our Privacy Policy.

SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document details the personally identifiable information HOT PROGRAMMERS gathers about you online, how we use it and why we need it. This document is also applicable to any personally identifiable information our business partners may share with us.

This document does not apply to the practices of companies that HOT PROGRAMMERS does not own or control or to people HOT PROGRAMMERS does not employ or manage.

COLLECTION AND USE

HOT PROGRAMMERS collects personally identifiable information when you register to use our on-line services. The gathering of this information is essential to enable us to provide you with the necessary level of service. It is possible to use our on-line services without registering, however, the functionality and service we provide is greatly reduced.

When you register with HOT PROGRAMMERS we may (depending upon which service you register for) ask for one or more of the following fields: your name, email, address, date of birth, gender, education, skills and qualifications, employment history (including remuneration details), references, ethnic origins, criminal records, personal interests, job requirements (including location, salary sought, job industry, job title) plus any other information you may volunteer to us as part of the sign-up process.

HOT PROGRAMMERS also gathers your IP address, cookie (if set), the requested page and date/time of any transaction in our web server logs.

HOT PROGRAMMERS uses the information it gathers about you for three purposes:

• To provide you with the products and services you request
• To contact you from time to time about special offers and new products/services
• To improve our service levels by monitoring usages and behavioural patterns

SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

Information may be gathered from registration form(s) and your use of HOT PROGRAMMERS and/or the Services including through "cookies". A cookie does not contain any personal information you have provided us with, unless the cookie attached to personal information collected another way, such as by means of the on-line registration form(s).

The information gathered may be used by HOT PROGRAMMERS and companies in the same group HOT PROGRAMMERS internally, for purposes relating to your use of the Sites and the Services and for marketing activities. By marketing activities, we mean the communication directly to particular individuals (by e-mail, post or telephone) of any advertising or marketing material. If you do not wish to receive marketing material from HOT PROGRAMMERS, from companies in the same group as HOT PROGRAMMERS you should tick the appropriate box on the registration form(s) or notify us by e-mail. If you subsequently decide you no longer wish to receive direct marketing/information from HOT PROGRAMMERS or companies in the same group as HOT PROGRAMMERS you should again notify us by e-mail.

Other than as set out elsewhere in this your information shall not be disclosed or used by us. You hereby agree to these terms in this by your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

HOT PROGRAMMERS does not share or rent your personal information with third parties unless:

• You have specifically consented to allow us to share your personal
  information with third party organisations. or
• You are seeking employment with a third-party organisation through
  the use of our services and for the purpose of evaluating your suitability
  the third-party organisation requests some or all of the information you
  have supplied us for this purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, the information
  we supply any third-party may only be used for the purpose for which it is
  supplied. or
• We need to share your information in order to provide a product or
  service you have requested. or
• We are required to do so by legal process or in response to a
  subpoena, court order or other legitimate request by an authority.

COOKIES

HOT PROGRAMMERS may set and access HOT PROGRAMMERS cookies on your browser.

HOT PROGRAMMERS does not permit third party organisations to set or access HOT PROGRAMMERS cookies on your browser.

From time to time other companies may set and access their own cookies on your browser through your usage of the HOT PROGRAMMERS web site. HOT PROGRAMMERS cannot access these cookies and you should consult the relevant third-party's privacy policy for further information.

YOUR ABILITY TO EDIT YOUR DATA

You have total freedom to login and amend any of your details at any time, including whether or not you want us to contact you in the future with special offers or news of new products and services.

SECURITY

HOT PROGRAMMERS protects your personal information using a unique password and login id. It is your responsibility to safeguard your password and login id. Do not share this information with anyone.

Where appropriate we may use industry standard SSL encryption for the protection of data transmission.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

HOT PROGRAMMERS may modify the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a substantial or material change to the way in which we will use your personal data we will contact you by email and prominently post a web page on the HOT PROGRAMMERS website detailing the changes.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

Should you have any further questions or suggestions you can contact our team: legal@hotprogrammers.co.uk