1. Who We Are
ApexRoles ("we", "us", "our") operates the website apexroles.co.uk, a job board displaying job listings across the United Kingdom.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
2. Data We Collect
2.1 Data you provide directly
- Name and email address (e.g. if you sign up for job alerts or contact us)
- Location preferences (city, postcode, region)
- Job search preferences (role type, salary, industry)
2.2 Data collected automatically
- IP address and approximate geographic location
- Browser type, version, and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent, and click behaviour on our Site
- Device type and date/time of visits
3. How We Use Your Data
- Providing the service — displaying relevant job listings and processing searches
- Job alerts — sending email notifications for new roles matching your preferences (with your consent)
- Site improvement — analysing usage patterns to improve functionality
- Communication — responding to your enquiries
- Legal compliance — meeting our obligations under applicable law
⚠️ We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
- Legitimate interests — for operating the job board and improving our service
- Consent — for analytics cookies and marketing emails. You may withdraw consent at any time.
- Contract — where you have requested a specific service
- Legal obligation — where required by law
5. Cookies Policy
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our Site. When you first visit, you will be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept, decline, or manage your preferences.
| Cookie |
Type |
Purpose |
Duration |
| apex_consent |
Essential |
Stores your cookie consent preference |
1 year |
| apex_session |
Essential |
Maintains your session on the site |
Session |
| _ga, _gid |
Analytics |
Google Analytics — measures site usage (consent only) |
Up to 2 years |
| apex_prefs |
Functional |
Remembers your search filters and preferences |
30 days |
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. For more information, visit aboutcookies.org.
6. Third Parties
- Google Analytics — web analytics (only if you accept analytics cookies). Data is anonymised and aggregated.
- Hosting provider — our web hosting provider stores site data securely within the UK/EEA.
We do not transfer your personal data outside the UK without appropriate safeguards in place.
7. Data Retention
- Job alert preferences — retained until you unsubscribe
- Analytics data — up to 26 months (Google Analytics default)
- Enquiry / contact data — retained for 2 years
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — request a copy of data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal data
- Right to restrict processing — request that we limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@apexroles.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures including HTTPS/TLS encryption for all data in transit, encryption of personal data at rest, and access controls limiting who can access personal data internally.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.