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This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for www.ads-uk.org. It applies solely to this website.
We collect the personal information you disclose on the application form to enable us to short list people for interview. If you are not shortlisted we retain the application form for 1 year after it is submitted and if you are interviewed but are unsuccessful we will also retain the notes panel members made at your interview for 1 year, in line with our ADS Data Retention Policy
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If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or our processing of your personal information, please contact:
The Data Protection Officer
82, Spring Bank, Hull HU3 1AB
or email info@ads-uk.org marking it FAO The Data Protection Officer
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Google Analytics. This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to our site. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure.
Expires 2 years from set/update.
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Expires 30 minutes from set/update.
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Expires when the user exits the browser.
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Expires 6 months from set/update.
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This cookie is set if you take an action on our site, such as applying for a current vacancy.
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