Labour Xchange is a members site operated by Labour Xchange Limited.

This privacy policy explains how we use the personal information we collect about you when you use the Website.
If you register on the Website as a candidate and provide us with personal data, we will process such personal data on the basis that it is necessary to do so in order to link you with work from an appropriate business looking for workers that fit in with the data you have supplied us.
Registration with and use of the Website for candidates is free and we will process your personal data on the basis set out below as it is in our legitimate interests to do so following your registration.

What Information do we collect about you?

We collect personal data about you when you register with the Website. We do so in order to connect you with possible work opportunities that are available through the Website as well as for administrative purposes when you accept work through the Website.
The personal data that we collect includes your name, email address, location postcode and telephone number. We will also ask for details of the kind of work you are looking for, what experience and the distance you are prepared to travel for work. To ensure you are entitled to work in the UK we will also ask you to upload copies of relevant documents such as your passport, other similar document or information that confirms your right to work and verify you as a candidate. We will keep that information for as long you want to keep your work profile with the Website.

What do we do with your personal data?

By registering with Labour Xchange it is understood that candidates are actively soliciting contact from prospective employers about work opportunities which match the candidates work interest. If you are a candidate, we will therefore make your personal data available to employers who use the Website to find suitable workers for specific work opportunities that arise. We will also share your personal data, name, email address with our partners at the Community Union who will contact you about the benefits they can offer in regard to the work environment.

The primary purpose of Labour Xchange is to allow candidates and prospective employers to find each other, job seekers have control over what information is loaded to the site but should be aware that this information is normally needed by a perspective employer to check whether the candidate has the right to work in the UK.

For candidates, we will use your personal data to notify you of any work opportunities that may become available that link to the criteria within your submitted work profile, these notifications will take the form of email, SMS or possible a telephone call if there is a short notice work offer.
By registering with Labour Xchange you have shown an interest in the possible work opportunities available, your details will only be used to communicate with you about work that are relevant to your work profile and to manage your account.

Marketing

When you register with labour Xchange as a candidate we will only send you information which relates to possible work or the need for verifying documents in relation to working. You may also receive marketing emails from our union partner Community which you can opt out of at any time.

Data Sharing and Transfers

We will only share or transfer data where it is necessary to do so in order to provide you with an offer of work from an employer, we do not share your personal data with third parties.
Your personal data is stored on our servers which are in the European Economic Area. If we share your personal data with any third-party service provider in the course of providing you with our services, those third parties are required to process your data in accordance with contracts which comply with data protection legislation.

Access to your information and correction

We always want to make sure that your information is accurate and up-to-date and will delete or amend any information that you think is inaccurate. This can be done by contacting us via data@labourxchange.uk and should you wish to delete or close your account please contact us using via data@labourxchange.uk using the same email address in which you registered your account with. You can also amend your account online by signing in to your work profile and making the necessary changes.

We aim to provide you with useful work-related services for the whole of your career. However, you have the right to close your account at any time and have us delete all of your personal information unless we are in the process of responding to any complaint that you make.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the Website, to compile statistical reports on Website activity and to help us make recommendations that are relevant to you.

We also use third party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website. Those companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide you with advertisements about other goods and services that may be of interest to you.
If you would like more information about this practice, including how to prevent it, please visit www.aboutcookies.org, www.allaboutcookies.org or optout.networkadvertising.org

Other websites

Our Website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this Website, so when you link to other websites you should review their own privacy policies.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we place any updates on this web page. This policy was last updated on 1st Nov 2021.

How to contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you:
by email data@labourxchange.uk
or write to us at Data Protection Officer, Labour Xchange Ltd, 20 – 22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU

How do you remove your name from the database?

You can contact us via email at data@labourxchange.uk to request for your account to be closed at any time, this will then be confirmed by Labour Xchange once completed but no longer than 5 working days.

How can you obtain information held about you?

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us at data@labourxchange.uk

Registered Office

Labour Xchange Ltd
Unit 4 Grovelands Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, England, HP2 7TE
Company Number 09465567. Registered in the UK.