Privacy Policy — The Career Edit

Last updated: 31 August 2026

The Career Edit respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it and the rights you have in relation to your personal data.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you purchase a service, contact us, complete a form, submit information through an advertising platform, or work with us as a client.

This may include:

• Your name and contact details, including your email address
• Information you provide about your career, employment history and job search
• CVs, resumes, LinkedIn profile information, job descriptions, career workbooks and other documents you provide to us
• Information you provide when enquiring about or purchasing our services
• Communications between you and The Career Edit
• Information submitted through lead generation forms, including forms hosted by platforms such as LinkedIn
• Information relating to your purchase or transaction

Please avoid providing information that is not necessary for us to deliver the service you have requested.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Provide CV reviews, CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation, interview preparation and other career support services
• Understand your career goals and requirements
• Process and manage purchases
• Communicate with you about a service you have purchased or enquired about
• Improve our services and customer experience
• Analyse the effectiveness of our website and advertising
• Send marketing communications where you have provided consent or where otherwise permitted by law
• Meet our legal and regulatory obligations

We only use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so, including where necessary to provide a service you have requested, where we have a legitimate business interest, where you have provided consent, or where we have a legal obligation.

3. CVs and Career Documents

As part of our services, you may provide CVs, resumes, career workbooks, job descriptions or other career-related documents.

These documents may contain personal information. We use this information only as reasonably necessary to assess your career materials, provide the service you have requested and communicate with you about that service.

We do not sell client CVs or personal information.

4. Payments

Payments for The Career Edit services may be processed by third-party payment providers.

The Career Edit does not need to directly store your full payment card details. Payment providers process payment information in accordance with their own privacy and security policies.

5. Website, Cookies and Analytics

Our website and third-party services we use may collect technical information such as device information, browser information, IP address, website activity and interactions with our pages.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to operate the website, understand how visitors use it, measure advertising performance and improve our services.

Where required, you can manage your cookie preferences through the options provided on the website.

6. Advertising and Lead Generation

We may advertise The Career Edit through third-party platforms, including LinkedIn and other advertising services.

If you submit information through a lead generation form, we may receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and answers to questions about your job search.

We may use this information to respond to your enquiry, provide information about relevant Career Edit services and understand the effectiveness of our advertising.

Third-party advertising platforms process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate The Career Edit, provide our services, process payments, maintain our website, communicate with clients or measure advertising and website performance.

We may also disclose information where required by law.

8. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing services, maintaining appropriate business records, responding to queries and meeting legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Information that is no longer required will be deleted or securely disposed of where appropriate.

9. Marketing Communications

Where applicable, we may send information about The Career Edit services that may be relevant to you.

You can ask us to stop sending marketing communications at any time by using any unsubscribe option provided or by contacting us.

Service-related communications concerning a purchase, enquiry or service you have requested are separate from marketing communications.

10. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Ask us to delete your personal information in certain circumstances
• Ask us to restrict how your information is used in certain circumstances
• Object to certain uses of your personal information
• Request the transfer of certain information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

These rights are subject to the circumstances and exemptions provided by applicable data protection law.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you believe your personal information has not been handled appropriately.

11. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services.

Those organisations have their own privacy practices, and The Career Edit is not responsible for how third parties independently process your information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy where our services, technology, legal requirements or data-processing practices change.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated date.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your data protection rights or have a query about how your information is handled, please contact:

The Career Edit
Email: info@thecareeredit.net