At Hireregion, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how HireRegion collects, uses, stores and protects information when you use our website and services.

Hireregion is a job platform that allows employers to advertise job vacancies and allows candidates to search for jobs, create profiles and apply for suitable opportunities.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Hireregion, we may collect:

Job Seekers

  • Name and contact details
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Location
  • CV and employment history
  • Education and qualifications
  • Skills and professional experience
  • Job preferences
  • Information included in job applications
  • Account login information
  • Profile information and other information you choose to provide

Employers

  • Name and contact details
  • Company name and information
  • Email address and telephone number
  • Employer account details
  • Job vacancy information
  • Company profile information
  • Billing or payment information where applicable

Website and Technical Information

When you use Hireregion, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Search activity
  • Date and time of visits
  • General usage information

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Create and manage your Hireregion account
  • Allow candidates to search and apply for jobs
  • Allow employers to advertise and manage vacancies
  • Connect candidates with potential employers
  • Process job applications
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve our website and services
  • Personalise your experience
  • Send important account and service notifications
  • Detect and prevent fraud, misuse and security threats
  • Maintain the security and functionality of our platform
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data protection law.

Job Applications

When you apply for a vacancy through Hireregion, information contained in your application may be made available to the employer responsible for that vacancy.

Candidates should ensure that the information included in their CV, profile or application is accurate and does not contain unnecessary personal or sensitive information.

Hireregion provides the platform for recruitment but does not guarantee that an employer will contact you, interview you or offer you employment.

Information Provided by Employers

Employers are responsible for ensuring that information they upload to Hireregion is lawful, accurate and appropriate for recruitment purposes.

Employers should not upload unnecessary personal information about candidates or other individuals.

Where an employer obtains candidate information through Hireregion, the employer may have its own responsibilities under applicable data protection law.

How We Share Information

We may share personal information where necessary to provide our services, including with:

  • Employers when candidates apply for their vacancies
  • Candidates where appropriate in connection with recruitment
  • Technology and hosting providers
  • Payment service providers where applicable
  • Analytics and security providers
  • Professional advisers and service providers
  • Government authorities or law enforcement where legally required

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own unrelated purposes.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no website or online service can guarantee complete security. Users should also take reasonable steps to protect their account information and passwords.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing our services, maintaining accounts, resolving disputes, preventing fraud and meeting legal obligations.

The exact retention period may depend on the type of information and why we need it.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or anonymise it.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Ask us to restrict how we use your information
  • Object to certain processing
  • Request the transfer of certain information to you or another organisation
  • Withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your information

These rights are subject to certain legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise your rights, contact us using the details provided below.

Cookies

Hireregion may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the platform, improve performance and support security.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function, while others may require your consent depending on their purpose and applicable law. The ICO states that users should be informed about cookies and, where non-essential cookies are used, consent may be required.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our cookie preferences tool.

Third-Party Services

Hireregion may use trusted third-party providers to support services such as website hosting, analytics, security, communications and payments.

These providers may process information on our behalf and are expected to handle personal information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we will take appropriate steps where required by law to ensure that the information receives an appropriate level of protection.

Children’s Privacy

Hireregion is primarily intended for people who are legally able to seek employment and use recruitment services.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be unlawful. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, legal requirements or data protection practices.

When we make significant changes, we will take reasonable steps to bring them to users’ attention.

The latest version will always be available on the Hireregion website.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how your information is being used, please use our Contact Us page

14. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how Hireregion has handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can investigate your concern.

You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

More information about privacy rights and complaints is available from the ICO.

Hireregion is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently and securely while providing a reliable platform for employers and job seekers.