Privacy policy

Definitions
In these terms and conditions, "we" and "us" means Sift Media, registered in England and Wales No 5923499, and whose registered office is 6th Floor, Bridge House, 48-52 Baldwin Street, Bristol BS1 1QB. Herein the HRzone.co.uk website is referred to as the "Website".

Information Collection and Use
We collect information from our users at several different points on the Website - this can be for registration, login, customer service and billing purposes, and also so that we may customise the Website according to individual selections. Sift Media is the sole owner of the personal information collected from this Website.

Your details are never sold or rented to any third parties. However, where your details are requested in order to download documents from our sponsors, you agree that such details will be provided to the sponsor.

Registration
In order to access the full range of content and features on the Website, and also to receive our regular email bulletins, we require users to complete a member registration form. During registration a user is required to give contact information (such as name, email address, and selected information about the company that you work for).

It is optional for the user to provide certain demographic information (such as income level and gender), however we encourage the full completion of the registration form so that we can refine our editorial content and provide a more personalised experience.

Order forms
We sometimes may request additional information from users on order forms. Users have to provide contact information (such as name and delivery address) and financial information (such as credit card number and expiry date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fulfill customer orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the user.

Cookies
A cookie is a small text file written to your hard drive that contains information about your account on this Website. Cookies do not contain any personal information about users. Once you close your browser, the cookie simply terminates. We use cookies so that we can personalise your experience of the Website. If you set up your browser to reject the cookie, you may still use the Website, however you may be requested to log in repeatedly to access some of the content or features available. Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). We have no access to or control over these cookies.

Links
The content on the Website may include links to third party external sites. You agree that we cannot be held liable for the content, nature or reliability of any third party links.

Surveys & competitions
From time-to-time the Website will request information from users via surveys or competitions. Participation in these surveys or competitions is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose any information requested. However, the provision of information may be a condition of entry into such surveys or competitions. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and delivery address), and demographic information (such as postcode or company turnover).

Contact information will be used to notify the winners and to award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the functionality of the Website.

Security
This Website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Website, your information is protected both online and off-line.

When our registration or order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as a credit card number), all information is protected with 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption.

If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact:
member-services@hrzone.co.uk

Correcting/updating your personal information
If your details change (such as your email address) you can edit it directly on your personal profile. If you have difficulties accessing your profile, please contact:
member-services@hrzone.co.uk

Notification of changes
If we should need to change our Privacy policy, we will post those changes on the Website's homepage, and also in our email bulletins, so that members of the Website are aware of what information we collect and how it is used.

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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
So with an interesting but challenging year to come, HRZone promises to be with you, supporting you all the way and providing our usual insightful blend of news, analysis, community blogs and expert comment to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. As ever, we love to hear from you too so feel free to either post your words of wisdom to our blog section yourself or, in the case of longer, more in-depth ‘expert voice’ articles, drop me a line with any ideas to cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk.....
 
Cath Everett
HRZone Editor 
 
 
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