This policy explains how WorkClever Careers collects and processes your personal data when you subscribe to our weekly newsletter. We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act (DPA).

1. Data Controller Identity

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Zoe Hendricks, Master Career Coach and Interview Specialist at WorkClever Careers.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

When you subscribe to the WorkClever Careers weekly newsletter, we only collect and process the following personal data:

• Email Address: Required to send you the newsletter.

• Timestamp: The date and time you gave consent.

3. The Purpose of Processing Your Data

Your email address is collected for the sole purpose of sending you the WorkClever Careers weekly newsletter. This newsletter contains:

• Interview tips and hacks

• Career coach expert insights and guidance

• Information about WorkClever digital courses, coaching services, and related offerings

• Free resources designed to support your job search & interview success

We do not use your email address for any other general marketing, tracking, or automated decision-making without your specific, separate consent.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we must have a lawful basis to process your personal data. For this newsletter subscription, our lawful basis is Consent.

By actively ticking the consent box and submitting your details during the sign-up process, you are giving us explicit, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent to process your email address for the purposes listed in Section 3.

• Note on Consent: The subscription box is never pre-ticked, and your consent is separate from any other services we may offer.

5. Your Right to Withdraw Consent (Unsubscribe)

You have the absolute right to withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time.

• How to Unsubscribe: Every newsletter we send includes a clear "Unsubscribe" link located at the bottom of the email.

• Effect of Withdrawal: If you choose to unsubscribe, your email address will be immediately removed from our newsletter mailing list, and we will stop sending you marketing communications. We may retain a record of your withdrawal for audit and compliance purposes.

6. Data Security and Retention

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure your email address is handled securely and protected against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

We will only retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to the newsletter. If you unsubscribe, your data will be securely deleted within a reasonable timeframe, as noted in Section 5.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

As a data subject under GDPR and UK DPA rules, you have several rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• Rectification: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we hold.

• Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Ask us to delete your personal data (especially when you withdraw consent).

• Object: Object to the processing of your data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us info@workclever.co.uk 

WorkClever Privacy Policy