Cookie and Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

Any information produced by Career taster does not constitute formal career advice.

Careertaster.co.uk is a journalistic online blog, providing the career trends and advice to help your career go further. At the time of writing each post we hope it is all accurate but please note you use the information at your own risk and we can’t accept liability if you are unhappy with actions as a result of reading an article here.

You should not take any information or opinion on this site as legal, business, financial or commercial advice and you should carry out your own research before undertaking any actions to ensure it’s the best for you and your career.

Likewise, though we link to other sites, we cannot be held responsible for any content or harmful effects such as viruses on those sites. If we link to someone that we do not know as reputable companies, we will make that clear.

All articles and images, unless otherwise attributed or part of a product promotion, are copyright of www.Careertaster.co.uk and cannot be reused.

How the blog makes money

Some of the links used on the site are what’s known as “affiliate links”. By buying through those links I may receive a commission for the sale. This is the same model used by other blogging site. This has no effect on the price for you.

Adverts are generated via third party advertising platforms based on your browser history. I don’t have any say in what adverts appear, though I have tried to block as many I deem unsuitable as is possible.

Privacy and your data

How your data is used

Newsletter

When you sign up for the Career taster newsletter, your email address is collected. Older subscribers also provided their name.

This information will solely be for Career taster to send you emails about content on the site. This is usually once a week, though there may be occasions where additional emails are sent.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link found in every email communication sent.

Comments

Your name, email address and IP address will also be required if you make a comment on any pages or posts on the blog. This information may be used to contact you if the comment requires a follow-up.

The name you enter will be published, and I reserve the right to edit and comment you write. I also do not have to approve a comment posted.

IP addresses help with the security of the site in the case of spammers or hackers.

How your data is processed

This information will never be shared with a third party without your express consent unless I am required to do so by law.

You may request a copy of any data I hold about you. Please make these requests via the contact form.

Data is only kept for as long as it is needed to fulfil the purpose you gave it.

External sites

All these policies only adhere to Career taster. If you click through to any external website from a link on Career Taster then new privacy policies will come into force and you should check these. I am not responsible for any policies or content on linked to sites

Cookies

This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping baskets, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics.

As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers