Privacy Policy

1. Information About Who We Are

Welcome to the Acculite Privacy Policy. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we process your personal information when you visit our website or use our services, and informs you of your rights and how the law protects you.

Data Controller

AetherLite Ltd, trading as Acculite, is the data controller and is responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “Acculite”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

Contact details:

• Full legal name: AetherLite Ltd, trading as Acculite
• Email: contact@acculite.co.uk

Changes to This Policy

We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review and may update it from time to time without notice. If material changes are made, we will notify you via email, through our website, or other suitable communication methods.

Third-party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on such links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We are not responsible for these external sites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

2. The Data We Collect About You

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include anonymised data.

We may collect, use, store, and transfer various kinds of personal data as follows:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, email address, address, telephone number.
• Contact Data: Address, email, phone number.
• Engagement Data: Information on how you use our platform and communications with companies.
• Profile Data: Username, password, education, work history, preferences, interests, and optional salary details.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, location, operating system, and device details.
• Usage Data: Information on how you use our website or platform features.

We may also collect Aggregated Data for analytical and statistical purposes. Such data does not directly identify you unless combined with personal data.

If You Fail to Provide Data

Where providing personal data is required by law or contract, we may be unable to deliver services if you choose not to provide it.

3. How Your Personal Data Is Collected

We collect data using the following methods:

• Direct interactions: Information you provide by filling in forms, corresponding via email, phone, or post.
• Automated technologies: Technical and usage data collected through cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies.
• Third parties or public sources: Data received from employers using our platform or publicly available profiles such as LinkedIn.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when permitted by law, including:

• To perform a contract with you.
• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests and your rights do not override those interests.
• To comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

5. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We may share your data with the following parties:

• Third-party employers using our platform for recruitment (acting as independent data controllers).
• Service providers offering IT, hosting, and system administration support.
• Professional advisers (e.g., lawyers, accountants, auditors, insurers).
• Regulatory bodies such as HMRC and other authorities when legally required.
• Successors in the event of a business merger, acquisition, or transfer.

All third parties are required to process your data securely and only for lawful, specified purposes.

6. International Transfers

Some service providers or employers may be located outside the UK. In such cases, we ensure data protection through approved safeguards, such as:

• Transfers only to countries with adequate data protection laws.
• Use of UK-approved contractual clauses ensuring equivalent protection.

Contact us for details of the mechanisms we use for international data transfers.

7. Data Security

We employ appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or misuse of personal data. Access is restricted to employees and partners who require the data for legitimate purposes and are bound by confidentiality obligations.

We follow strict procedures for handling suspected breaches and will notify affected users and authorities when legally required.

8. Data Retention

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting obligations.

We may retain data longer if reasonably required for legal defence or compliance. In some cases, data may be anonymised for statistical or research use indefinitely.

9. Your Legal Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction or erasure of your personal data.
• Object to or restrict processing.
• Request data transfer (portability).
• Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@acculite.co.uk.