Any personal details which you provide on this Web Site may be transferred within the Allegis Group which may include transfer to other parts of the Group in different jurisdictions and by using this web site you consent to such transfer. In providing your telephone and facsimile number you are agreeing that Allegis Group Ltd may contact you by telephone and/or facsimile. Other than to those individuals and entities listed below, your details will not be revealed or supplied by Allegis Group Ltd to any external body, unless Allegis Group Ltd has your permission, or is under either a legal obligation or any other duty to do so. The information provided by you at this Web Site may be disclosed by Allegis Group Ltd to:

• Other Companies in the same Group
  
• Regulators
  
• Lawyers
  
• Auditors
  
• Potential Employers or potential hirers of temporary contractors
  
• Any referee whose details are provided to us by you

Allegis Group Ltd wishes to assure you that your private information will be treated as confidential and with all due efforts to ensure high standards of electronic and physical security. The use of your information will be restricted to the identified purpose of collection. Allegis Group Ltd pledges its intention to meet fully internationally recognised standards of personal data privacy protection and to comply with the requirements of applicable data protection/privacy laws. In doing so, we will ensure compliance by our staff with the strictest standards of security and confidentiality. In addition Allegis Group Ltd has implemented a mandatory IT security policy, which it is intended will achieve a level of security compliance similar to the relevant elements of British Standard 7799.

However, it is your responsibility to maintain the secrecy of your user ID and login password where these have been supplied to you.

Data provided by you is retained as long as the purpose for which the data was collected continues; data is then destroyed unless its retention is required to satisfy legal, regulatory or accounting requirements. As a general rule the maximum retention period is 7 years and only applies where you have been employed or engaged through Allegis Group.

In order to improve our Internet service to you, we will occasionally use a "cookie". A cookie is a small amount of data that our web server sends to your web browser when you visit certain parts of our site and the use of which is intended to assist our understanding of your interest in our Web Site.

Allegis Group Ltd reserves the right to amend its prevailing Data Protection and Privacy Policy at any time and will place any such amendments on this Web Site. This Data Protection and Privacy Policy is not intended to, nor does it, create any contractual rights whatsoever or any other legal rights, nor does it create any obligations on Allegis Group Ltd in respect of any other party or on behalf of any party.

You have the right (subject to legal fiscal requirements) to request immediate removal of your personal details from our database. On payment of a fee ( set at a nominal value by statute) you can request access to all personal information about you held by us. If you wish to exercise these rights or if you have any questions concerning our Data Protection and Privacy Policy please contact the Allegis Group Data Protection Officer at:

Data Protection Officer, Allegis Group Ltd, 230 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5TP, United Kingdom

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