Cookie Policy
At Athona Clinical Services Ltd we take matters of protecting the confidentiality of our customers and users of the website extremely seriously. With this in mind, the below document is a full explanation of how we process information about visitors to the website.
This cookies policy outlines how we, on www.athonaclinicalservices.com, use cookies. This notice does not form part of any contract of employment or other contract to provide services. We may update this notice at any time.
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently remembering your preferences, and generally improve your website experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
This is where The Company has a legitimate reason to process your data provided it is reasonable and does not go against what you would reasonably expect from us. Where The Company has relied on a legitimate interest to process your personal data our legitimate interests is/are as follows:
Providing work-finding services to you, including sending your information to our clients where you have demonstrated an interest in doing that particular type of work but not expressly consented to us passing on your CV;
- Managing our database and keeping work-seeker records up to date;
- Contacting you to seek your consent where we need it (sensitive data)
- Contacting you with information about similar services that you have used from us recently; and
- Passing work-seeker’s information to regulatory bodies or other government agencies.
We split cookies into 4 main categories:
Category 1 – Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like register for job alerts, cannot be provided.
Please be aware our site uses this type of cookie.
Category 2 – Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
By using our website and online services, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Category 3 – Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name and password) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymous and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
By using our website and online services, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Category 4 – Targeting Cookies or Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisations.
We do have links to other websites and once you access another site through a link that we have provided it is the responsibility of that site to provide information as to how they use cookies on the respective site.
Most web browsers will accept cookies, but if you would rather that we did not collect data in this way you can choose to accept all or some or reject cookies in your browser’s privacy settings. Rejecting all cookies means that certain features cannot then be provided to you and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the website’s features and you may be prevented from using the site’s services. Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.
Deleting Cookies
If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies.
More Information
You can find more information about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
If you would to contact Athona with regards to our policy or use of information, please e-mail our data protection officer using dpo@athona.com.