PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT IS OUR BUSINESS

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Ashdown Personnel Ltd. respects the privacy of our customers, applicants, full time employees and temporary workers. We acknowledge that you have certain rights related to any personal information we collect from you. Ashdown Personnel supports the various national and local privacy laws, and has procedures in place to meet the requirements of those laws.

The following information discloses our privacy principles in addition to our practices for gathering, storing, and using your personal data. We encourage you to review this information so that you may understand and consent to how we may collect, use, and share your personal information. Unless you provide sufficient personal information, we may be unable to assist you with your staffing or employment requirements.

Our Commitment to Privacy.

Ashdown Personnel Ltd. is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal information of our customers, applicants, full time employees and temporary workers. Ashdown Personnel´s privacy policies reflect these principles, and will also conform to any privacy requirements in the countries in which we do business.

What Personal Data We Collect

Ashdown Personnel informs our customers, applicants, full time employees and temporary workers about the information we collect, how we use it, and whether it will be transferred to third parties. Where possible, we provide individuals with details prior to their providing information, or as soon thereafter as is practical.

Ashdown Personnel´s goal in collecting your personal data is to provide you with the most personalised service possible. By knowing more about you, Ashdown Personnel is able to deliver leading staffing and employment services and, hence, a better service to you.

In general, personal information is requested when you contact us to look for employment or to search for a candidate to fill a job opening. We ask applicants for their names, addresses, and other personal information such as work experience, education, and skills. When hiring full time employees or temporary workers, we may also request personal information that is considered "sensitive", such as information necessary to provide health benefits. Ashdown Personnel recommends that you do not disclose sensitive personal characteristics (e.g., gender.) on the initial resume or curriculum vitae (CV) you submit to us.

The amount of personal information you are required to supply will normally be limited to only that which is necessary to supply our services to you.

Applicants and Temporary Workers: When you sign up for our job-search services we may ask you for your name, e-mail address, or other personal information such as work experience, education, and skills.

We will also use your contact information to send you e-mail messages about our company or job postings that fit your profile. Only Ashdown Personnel (or agents working on behalf of Ashdown Personnel) will send you these direct mailings. You may opt out of receiving future mailings via e-mail; see the Choice: Opt Out/Opt In section below. At no time will we release your personal information to customers without your consent.

E-Timekeeping for Temporary Staff: In order to process payroll for our temporary staff, Ashdown Personnel may collect personal data online such as name, hours, address, and any other personal identification information, including a social security number or tax identification number. This data will be used to process payroll either through Ashdown Personnel operations or an agent of Ashdown Personnel. When collecting timekeeping data electronically or manually, Ashdown Personnel will ensure that its collection and processing meets all privacy requirements.

Customers: For those customers who participate in any of Ashdown Personnel´s various online procurement systems, we will ask for personal information necessary to fulfill the staffing request.

Cookies and Web Beacons: To help us provide better service, we sometimes collect anonymous information from visits to our sites through the use of "web beacons." These do not access your personal information, but rather allow Ashdown Personnel to log users who have visited our Web sites. This anonymous information is sometimes known as "clickstream data." Ashdown Personnel or its vendors may use this data to analyse trends and statistics to help us provide better customer service. If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner, see the paragraph below on cookies.

Ashdown Personnel also use "cookies" to help personalize the online experience. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user´s computer tied to information about that user. They also allow us to identify those computers when they return to a site. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the option of whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, areas of some sites may not function properly. Ashdown Personnel uses both session ID and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie simply terminates once users close the browser. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user´s hard drive for an extended period of time. These can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.

Links: This Web site contains links to other Ashdown Personnel sites that adhere to the same privacy principles. For links to non-Ashdown Personnel organisations, Ashdown Personnel is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Retention of Personal Data: Personal data that is collected from you will be retained or destroyed according to company requirements and⁄or local laws.

Whom We Share It With

Ashdown Personnel holds its employees, agents, and suppliers accountable for maintaining the trust our applicants, employees, temporary workers and customers place in us. We educate our employees and periodically verify our compliance with our privacy and security policies. Ashdown Personnel does not sell or trade personal data to third parties. We will disclose personal information when required by law.

In order to provide our services, personal data you give us may be shared with other Ashdown Personnel operations that are governed by the same privacy principles and practices. Because of the scope of our operation, this data may also be transferred, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country in which Ashdown Personnel or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities.

We will send the personal data of our applicants and temporary workers to Ashdown Personnel customers and/or agents who are acting on our behalf to provide you an employment opportunity.

For our full time employees, we occasionally use other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as payroll processing services and health-care benefits.

We may also send your personal data to marketing companies who will then contact you to determine your feedback and satisfaction with our services. These companies may also send you information on our services.

We will only provide these agents and suppliers with the personal information they need to deliver the service we have requested.

Ashdown Personnel may also collect and report demographic data, (e.g. what percentage of our temporary workers are college graduates) to customers, marketing companies, or as required by law. If we do collect and report this demographic information, we remove any unique personally identifiable information (name, address, etc.) that would attach you to this demographic data. This anonymous information is used and analysed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and more precisely determine how to improve our services to you.

Choice: Opt Out/Opt In

Ashdown Personnel offers its customers, applicants, full time employees and temporary workers choices about receiving further communications from us, uses of information beyond the purposes for which it was provided, and transferring data to third parties. Ashdown Personnel obtains consent for any information deemed sensitive.

The amount of personal information you are required to supply will normally be limited to that which is necessary to supply the services you requested.

For example, you can use our Web sites or telephone survey to ask us to remove your information from our mailing or marketing lists. You can also contact Ashdown Personnel to request your removal from said lists. (See the How to Contact Us section below.)

Ashdown Personnel may periodically send you updates via e-mail to alert you to jobs in our database that match your criteria. We may also send you e-mails regarding other career or promotional opportunities. Each notification tells you how to opt out of receiving future e-mails. At the point where we request personal data about you, our site also gives you the opportunity to opt out of receiving communications. The database is automatically updated when you opt out.

Sensitive Data – Opt In: When hiring temporary workers, Ashdown Personnel may collect the type of data viewed by some countries as "sensitive", such as information required to provide health-care services. This collection of data is either compatible with employment law or is vital to the interests of the Ashdown Personnel employee. In order to comply with statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to equal employment opportunities or to assist Ashdown Personnel in compiling data for its affirmative action practices, we may also ask you to provide gender or racial information. This provision of this type of information will be voluntary, unless it is required by law, and will not hinder your employment opportunities. When collecting sensitive information, we will ask you to provide your consent to collect, store, and in some cases, transfer this data to third parties including payroll service companies, health insurance organizations, or government agencies as required by law. Ashdown Personnel takes all reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data collected, stored, and used.

Accuracy and Access

Ashdown Personnel takes the necessary steps to ensure personal information is accurate, complete, and current. Ashdown Personnel provides individuals with reasonable access to the personal information they have provided so that they can review and correct this information.

Ashdown Personnel strives to keep your personally identifiable information accurate. We will give you the ability to review and update the personal information you have provided. Because Ashdown Personnel offers a wide variety of different services through a global network, the personal information collected by Ashdown Personnel may not all reside in a single location.

There are no fees associated with accessing or updating the personal data previously provided by you.

Security

Ashdown Personnel takes care to secure personal information given to us by our customers, applicants, full time employees and temporary workers. We protect this personal information through various security practices and measures in order to prevent loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access, destruction, or disclosure.

Ashdown Personnel protects the security of the personal information you provide. This information may be stored in manual or electronic systems with limited access in order to protect this information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

How to Contact Us

At Ashdown Personnel we are working hard to protect your privacy while delivering innovative career development and staffing services. Our privacy principles represent our commitment to ensuring that your personal information is safe and secure. If you believe that Ashdown Personnel has not adhered to these principles and practices, contact us and we will work diligently to promptly determine and remedy the problem. Ashdown Personnel is committed to cooperate with data protection authorities. You may contact such authorities to invoke those independent recourse mechanisms.