Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

CareerGuide (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the websites at www.careerguide.network and resources.careerguide.network. We are based at 21 Ballance Road, London, E9 5ST, United Kingdom.

We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. For any privacy-related queries, contact us at hello@careerguide.network.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following personal data:

• →Contact form: your name, email address, and message when you submit an enquiry through our contact page.
• →Newsletter & updates: your email address when you subscribe to our mailing list for career tips, opportunities, and updates.
• →Usage data: information about how you use our websites, including pages visited, time spent, and device/browser type — collected via Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics.
• →Cookies: small files placed on your device to help our site function and to understand usage patterns (see Section 6).

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health information, financial details, or government identifiers) and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.

3. How We Use Your Data

• →To respond to your enquiries submitted via our contact form.
• →To send you career tips, hidden opportunities, and updates you have subscribed to.
• →To understand how our websites are used so we can improve them.
• →To comply with legal obligations.

We will never sell your personal data to third parties or use it for automated decision-making.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

• →Consent — for newsletter subscriptions and non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• →Legitimate interests — for responding to contact form enquiries and understanding how our site is used, where this does not override your rights.
• →Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with UK law.

5. Third Parties We Share Data With

We use trusted third-party services to operate our websites:

• →Mailchimp (Intuit Inc.) — stores and manages our newsletter subscriber list. Your email is transferred to Mailchimp's servers in the USA under standard contractual clauses. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
• →Google Analytics (Google LLC) — collects anonymised usage data. Data may be processed in the USA. You can opt out via Google's opt-out tool.
• →Vercel Analytics (Vercel Inc.) — privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics used to measure site performance.
• →Vercel Inc. — hosts our websites. Your IP address may be processed as part of standard web hosting.

We do not share your personal data with any other third parties without your explicit consent.

6. Cookies

Our websites use the following types of cookies:

• →Essential cookies: required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
• →Analytics cookies: set by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our site. These are only placed with your consent.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use our site.

7. Data Retention

• →Contact form data: retained for up to 12 months from the date of your enquiry, then securely deleted.
• →Newsletter subscribers: retained until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email we send.
• →Analytics data: retained in accordance with Google Analytics and Vercel's own data retention policies.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• →Access the personal data we hold about you.
• →Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.
• →Erase your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
• →Restrict how we process your data.
• →Port your data to another service.
• →Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• →Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@careerguide.network. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of our websites after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.