Website Privacy Notice

This is the website privacy notice of TrainMeHireMe. The use of ‘we’, ‘us, ‘our’ means TrainMeHireMe.

We at TrainMeHireMe will always respect your right to have your personal data processed in a safe and secure manner. This privacy notice will explain our firm commitment to protecting this right.

Who we are & how to contact us

TrainMeHireMe is an online platform helping job seekers to link up with employers and training providers in the construction industry. Jobs seekers can find, apply or express an interest in a job vacancy or training course. Employers, recruitment agencies and training providers working within this industry can advertise their vacancies and training courses.

We are located at TrainMeHireMe, Suite A2, No. 1 Charlotte Quay, Limerick, Ireland.

If you have any questions about how we process your personal data, request further information or where you would like to exercise your ‘access rights’ please email us at info@trainmehireme.com.

Data Controller

TrainMeHireMe is the Data Controller for personal data we process about you such as where you create your job seeker profile or where you, (the employer, recruitment agency, training company) create your company profile.

Where you send an application via this website for a job or course to our customer (the employer, recruitment agency or training provider), both our customer and TrainMeHireMe are Joint Controllers of your data. In this case we will have an arrangement in place to ensure your personal data is processed in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

Who does this privacy notice relate to

This notice summarises our data processing practices in relation to you when you visit this website. For offline processing of personal data, you can request a copy of our Data Protection Policy.

This website is intended for employers, recruitment agencies and training providers who wish to advertise job vacancies and relevant training courses for the construction industry, and job seekers who wish to apply for these jobs and training courses.

Data Protection

We take our responsibility to protect your data seriously and will not collect any personal data about you on this website without your clear knowledge and permission. Any personal data which you volunteer to us will be treated strictly in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Irish Data Protection Acts 1988-2018 and the ePrivacy Regulations S.I. 336/2011.

We ensure that all your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and transparently, is collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes only, and not processed in any manner incompatible with those purposes, your data is kept safe and secure, kept accurate and up to date, is adequate, relevant and not excessive and is retained for the purposes for which it was obtained for no longer than is necessary.

Personal data we keep about you

We collect data submitted by you via this website under the following headings:

Job Seekers data such as name, email and telephone/mobile number, details contained in your profile such as qualifications, training courses, employment history, eligibility to work, interests, job & communications preferences and your login details when you access your profile.

Customer (employer, recruitment agency, training provider) data such as company name, contact name, email, telephone/mobile number, credit card details, bank details, VAT details and your login details when you access your account.

Each time our website is accessed we will process technical data such as your IP address and address of the server you are using, type of browser, date & time you access the site and the internet address linking to our site. We may also use temporary “session” cookies which enable a visitor’s web browser to remember which pages on this website have already been visited. Please refer to our Cookie Notice for further information.

The purpose of collecting your personal data

  • Advertise job vacancies and training courses.
  • Apply for a job vacancy or a training course.
  • Provide you with the information you requested.
  • Investigate and process a complaint made by you.
  • Adhere to our legislative requirements as required by law.
  • Analyse your use of this site to help us to improve, administer and diagnose problems with our server and website.

Most of the personal data we process via this website will be directly supplied by you. When you apply for a job or training course via this website you will transfer your personal data to the organisation you are applying to. TrainMeHireMe is not responsible for the processing of your application once it is downloaded and processed by this organisation.

Lawful basis for processing

We process your personal data based on the following lawful basis:

  • Processing based on your consent (e.g., where you create a profile, when you request notifications of a job vacancy, submit an application for a job vacancy, or request to receive a copy of a newsletter and other information about our service).
  • Processing based under contract (e.g., where you as an employer or training provider advertise a job vacancy or training course with us)
  • Processing that is required under applicable law (e.g., where we account for payments made by you when you advertise with us).
  • Processing necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests (e.g., where we contact you with service or technical updates for the purpose of ensuring the smooth running of the website).

We do not process special category of data via this website.

Your rights

Under data protection law, you as a ‘data subject’ have certain rights. Subject to certain restrictions, you can exercise these rights in relation to the personal data we process.

  • The right to be informed about the processing of your personal data.
  • The right to access your personal data.
  • The right to rectification of your personal data.
  • The right to erasure of your personal data.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to object to processing of your personal data.
  • The right to restrict processing of your personal data.
  • Rights in relation to automated decision making, including profiling.
  • If you are not satisfied with how we process your personal data you have the right to complain to the Irish Data Protection Commission (dataprotection.ie). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the Data Protection Commission so, please contact us in the first instance.

We may need you to provide additional information in order to enable us to identify your personal data and/or to verify your identity when you exercise these rights.

Restriction of data subject rights in certain circumstances

Article 23 of the GDPR allows for data subject rights to be restricted in certain circumstances. For more information you can request a copy of our Data Protection Policy.

Who we share your information with

We do not share your information with third parties other than those set out in this notice. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • Service providers: We may need to share your personal data with our service providers, such as where necessary to provide our services to you. All of our service providers will be obliged to keep your data safe and secure.
  • Legal and safety: In certain instances, we may share information where we reasonably believe that it is necessary for legal reasons, to defend our legal rights, to enforce our terms of use or to protect our rights, property, users, customers, or the safety of any person. For example, we may provide personal data when ordered by a court to do so.
  • Insurance: we may be required to share your details with our insurers.
  • Business transfer: Where some or all of our company and/or its assets may potentially be or have been acquired, we may need to transfer your personal information to the new or prospective owners.
  • We may be required to share your information with a third party other than a service provider where you have given your consent for us to do so.

Where we store personal data

We generally store personal data on servers located inside the European Economic Area (EEA).

International Transfers

We may need to transfer your data to other third-party service providers in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of countries in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway: they are considered to have equivalent laws when it comes to data protection.

This kind of data transfer may happen if our service providers are based outside the EEA, or if you use our services while visiting countries outside this area.

If we send your data to a country that is not in the EEA, we will ensure the appropriate transfer mechanisms are in place such as:

  • An adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission.
  • Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts (standard contractual clauses) approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in the EEA.

Please contact us if you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal data outside the EEA.

How long we keep your data for

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

How secure is your data

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

Marketing

We strive to provide you with choices in relation to how you would like us to communicate with you. As an employer, recruitment agency and training provider operating in the construction industry you may receive marketing communications from us if you have given us permission to send it or where you have purchased advertising space on this website. As a job seeker, where you have indicated, we may notify you about jobs and training courses that may be of interest to you.

We do not sell or distribute your personal data to third parties for purposes of allowing them to market products and services to you.

Social Media

We operate a number of social media channels (Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn). This notice includes how TrainMeHireMe will use any data collected from those channels. However, it does not cover how the providers of social media websites will use your information. You are advised to check the privacy policies/notices of these social media websites to find out how they collect this information.

Third Party Websites

Our website contains links to third party websites that we believe may be of interest to you. (Examples include the Construction Industry Federation, Health & Safety Authority). This privacy notice only governs www.trainmehireme.com and we are not responsible for the privacy policies that govern third party websites that we might link to. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Cookies

This website uses strictly necessary cookies. Cookies are small text files that may be placed on your device when you use a website. For other cookies we will always ask your permission to drop cookies to your device. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. For more information see our Cookies Notice which is published on our website.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This notice and all issues regarding this website are governed exclusively by Irish law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.

General

Delay or failure on our part in enforcing any of our rights shall not constitute a waiver by us of our rights and remedies. If any part of this website privacy notice is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity or enforceability of the remainder will not be affected.

Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may revise this notice on occasion. This privacy notice was last updated in June 2023.