1. Introduction

Career Compass ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website careervaluejourney.sbs (the "Site"), use our services, or communicate with us.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Site.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Register for an account
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Fill out a contact form
  • Request information about our services
  • Participate in surveys or promotional activities

The personal information we may collect includes:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Postal address
  • Professional background information
  • Account login credentials

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited and time spent on those pages
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Click patterns

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. These technologies help us analyze web traffic, customize content based on your preferences, and improve the functionality of our Site.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies: Necessary for the basic functionality of the Site
  • Analytical/performance cookies: Help us analyze how visitors use our Site
  • Functionality cookies: Allow us to remember choices you make
  • Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our Site, pages visited, and links followed

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Site and services
  • Process transactions and send related information
  • Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Send you marketing communications about our products, services, and events
  • Personalize your experience on our Site
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK Users)

If you are located in the European Union or United Kingdom, we collect and process your personal information on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you have given us explicit consent to process your personal information for specific purposes
  • Contractual necessity: When processing is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you
  • Legitimate interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms
  • Legal obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

5.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as:

  • Payment processing
  • Data analysis
  • Email delivery
  • Hosting services
  • Customer service
  • Marketing assistance

These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

5.2 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.

5.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5.4 Protection of Rights

We may disclose your information to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Career Compass, our customers, or others.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

8. Your Rights and Choices

8.1 Account Information

You can review and update your account information by logging into your account on our Site. If you don't have an account or cannot access it, you can contact us directly to request access to, correction, or deletion of personal information.

8.2 Marketing Communications

You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those emails. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

8.3 Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site.

8.4 Rights for EU/UK and California Residents

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information:

For EU/UK Residents:

  • Right to access the personal information we hold about you
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate information
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to withdraw consent
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

For California Residents:

  • Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
  • Right to delete personal information held by businesses
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising consumer privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

9. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not owned or controlled by Career Compass. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information from our systems.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United Kingdom and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

When we transfer personal data from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland to the United States or other countries which the European Commission has not determined provide adequate protection, we use legal mechanisms designed to help ensure your rights and protections, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Career Compass

3 Vicky Throughway

New Shannonland

AB31 5ZD

United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +443952455273