This website is operated by Aligra Personnel Limited as described below. Aligra Personnel Limited is committed to protecting the privacy of our users. We strive to provide a safe, secure user experience. The aim of this Statement is to inform you how we will use any personal data which you provide through this website and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion. This Statement is aimed at job seekers and employers.

Aligra Personnel Limited complies with data protection legislation. This regulates the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in respect of your personal data. Our sites contain links to other websites over which we have no control. Aligra Personnel Limited is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other websites to which you choose to link from this site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those other websites so you can understand how they collect, use, and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the information we collect on this website and does not apply to information we collect in any other fashion.

Collection and Retention of Information

You do not have to give us any personal information in order to perform job searches. In some areas of our website, Aligra Personnel Limited requests that you provide personal data, including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, contact information, and other information from which your identity is discernible. In other areas of our website, Aligra Personnel Limited collects or may collect demographic information that is not unique to you such as your postcode, age, gender, and the types of work in which you are interested. Sometimes we collect or may collect a combination of the two types of information.

We also gather or may gather certain personal information about your use of our site, such as what areas you visit and what services you access. Moreover, there is information about your computer hardware and software that is or may be collected by Aligra Personnel Limited. This information may include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses, but is not linked to your personal information.

We may sometimes afford you the opportunity to provide descriptive, cultural, behavioral, preferential, and/or lifestyle information about yourself but it is solely up to you whether you furnish such information. If you do provide such information, you are thereby consenting to the use of that information in accordance with the policies and practices described in this Privacy Statement. For example, such information may be used for the purpose of determining your potential interest in receiving e-mail or other communications about particular products or services.

If you use our ‘Register a CV’ and upload it to our database of jobseekers’ CVs, then you will be providing us with personal data which we will use in accordance with this Statement. We strongly suggest that your CV should not contain data relating to your (i) racial or ethnic origin (ii) political beliefs (iii) philosophical or religious beliefs (iv) membership of a trade union or political party (v) physical or mental health (vi) sexual life or (vii) the commission of criminal offences or proceedings. If your CV does contain such data, then you agree that we may retain this information and use it in accordance with this Statement.

Use of Your Information by Aligra Personnel Limited

We use the information we gather on the website, whether personal, demographic, collective, or technical, for the purposes of administering and managing your application, responding to any queries you may have, operating and improving the website, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the products and services that we offer to jobseekers and employers.

If you have agreed when registering with Aligra Personnel Limited or subsequently, or if permitted by applicable law, we may use your contact information to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the website, such as new Aligra Personnel Limited opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you.

We have an area where you can contact us and submit feedback. We may use such feedback (such as success stories) for promotional purposes or to contact you for further information.

Processing of Data through AI

By using our services, you also agree to the processing of your data through our AI systems and external services we may utilize, such as LLMs and vector databases. This is to enhance user experience, improve service delivery, and provide more personalized and efficient services. The data processed through our AI systems will be managed in accordance with this Privacy Statement and applicable data protection laws.

Disclosure of Information to Others

We do not disclose to third parties your personal information, combined personal and demographic information, or information about your use of the website (such as the areas you visit or the services you access), except as set forth below.

1. We may disclose such information to third parties if you consent to such disclosure. For example, if you make your CV searchable, then all parties with access to our searchable CV database (or copies thereof) will have access to that database.
2. We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf, including data processors and including companies and individuals located outside the European Economic Area. The functions performed on our behalf include hosting our web servers, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. These companies and individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party or use that data for any other purpose. We will retain control of and be responsible for any information shared in this way.
3. We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or regulatory authority, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of Aligra Personnel or its affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
4. We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of Aligra Personnel Limited’s business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets. In addition, in the event Aligra Personnel Limited becomes the subject of an insolvency proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, Aligra Personnel Limited or its liquidator, administrator, receiver, or administrative receiver may sell, license, or otherwise dispose of such information in a transaction approved by the court. You will be notified of the sale of all or a substantial portion of our business to a third party by email or through a prominent notice posted on the Aligra Personnel site.

Security

Aligra Personnel Limited has implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. Notwithstanding such measures, the Internet is an open system and we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You should be aware that CVs you complete at your current place of work may be monitored by your current employer.

Children

Aligra Personnel Limited and/or aligra.co.uk is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

Changes to Privacy Statement

If we decide to change the substance of our Privacy Statement for Aligra Personnel Limited, we will post those changes through a prominent notice on the website so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. If at any time, you have questions or concerns about Aligra Personnel Limited’s Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at info@aligra.co.uk

Legal and Contact Information

Your data is submitted to Aligra Personnel Limited and is hosted and stored in a database on servers situated in the United Kingdom.

Please note all calls will be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.

If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement or believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Statement, please feel free to email us at or contact us at:

TELEPHONE:		01793 512635
FACSIMILE:		01793 613494
EMAIL:		info@aligra.co.uk
ADDRESS:		Gemini House Hargreaves Road Swindon Wiltshire SN25 5AZ