Astbury Marsden is committed to protecting the privacy of our users.  We want to provide a safe and secure user experience.  We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is only used for the purposes set out in this policy.

Aggregate Information about Astbury Marsden online visitors

We gather information and statistics collectively about all visitors to this website, for example, which area users access most frequently and which services users access the most.  We only use such data in the aggregate form.  This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users and how we can continually improve our online services to create a better overall experience for our users. 

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small data file which is sent from a web server to a web browser when that browser visits the server's site.  Cookies are used on this site to remember your login.  We reserve the right to use other tracking technologies in the future but if we do so, we will amend this policy to explain their use.

My Profile/Registration

In order to use the "My Profile" function on the website, you will need to provide us with certain details about yourself such as your name and e-mail address.  We will also collect information about your use of our website, for example the searches you perform and the sections of the site you visit most regularly. 

Job Alerts

To utilise Job Alerts, you will be required to sign up for My Profile.  Your e-mail address will be used for the purpose of keeping you informed, by e-mail, of the latest jobs in your nominated field via Job Alerts.

Of course, should you decide that you no longer wish to receive this information, you can simply unsubscribe.

Curriculum vitae ("CV")

We give you the option of submitting your CV via this website.  You can do this either to apply for a specific advertised job or for consideration by our recruitment consultants for positions as they come up.  Your CV will be e-mailed directly to our recruitment consultants who review your details and enter them onto our central in-house database.  This database, including the information relating to you, can be accessed by any of our recruitment consultants.

You have the right at any time to ask us for a copy of the information supplied by you that we hold.  We have the right to charge a small fee for this service.  If you would like to make a request for information, please contact us on 020 7065 1222 .  You also have the right to ask Astbury Marsden to stop using your information.

Your CV will be sent to prospective employers but only where you give your consent.  Such employers may be located both inside and outside the European Economic Area.

The Information We Collect and How We Use It

Your personal details, including your name, e-mail address and CV, are held and used by us for the following purposes:
1. For matching your coded details with job vacancies, to assist us in finding you the position that most suits you;
2. For keeping you informed of Astbury Marsden and associated group companies services, news and wider developments in your chosen field;
3. For compiling salary and other surveys of our candidates.

It is possible that Astbury Marsden could merge or be acquired by another business.  If this happens, we may share the information that relates to you with the new owners of the business and their advisers.  Other than in these circumstances, we do not disclose your information to third parties without your consent.

We may also release information relating to you to regulatory or law enforcement authorities, if required to do so.  We also reserve the right to disclose the information we have collected about you to our professional advisors and to other persons to the extent that Astbury Marsden contracts out any aspect of the operation of its recruitment agency services.  These third parties will be acting under similar undertakings of confidentiality as Astbury Marsden.

The Data Protection Act 1998

The information that you give us, including your CV and e-mail address, is termed "personal data" under the Data Protection Act 1998. We must therefore follow the principles set out in that Act when we process your personal data. All the personal data that we obtain from you is held on our central in-house database. Astbury Marsden & Partners Limited and AM Medical Limited are each a "data controller" for the purposes of the Data Protection Act.

Please note that clicking on to links and banner advertisements may result in your transferral to another website, where data privacy practices may be different to that of Astbury Marsden.  Visitors should consult the other websites' privacy policies as we are not responsible for, and have no control over, information that is submitted to or collected by these third parties.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

This privacy policy may be changed by Astbury Marsden at any time.  If we change our privacy policy in the future, we will set out those changes here, so that you will always know what personal information we gather, the purposes we might use it for and to whom we might disclose it.  If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about our online privacy commitment, please feel free to contact us on 020 7065 1222.