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BK CAREERS.CO.UK GENERAL ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
This site is made available by BurgerKing Limited (BKL) in the UK as a service provider for
Burger King Corporation in the US and its subsidiaries and related companies known as the
Burger King Group. The Burger King Group and its business partners are very sensitive to the
privacy concerns of visitors to its website. The purpose of this Online Privacy Policy is to describe
what types of personal information we collect from visitors to our website at
www.bkcareers.co.uk, the purposes for which we use the information, what rights you have
regarding personal information you submit, and to whom and under what circumstances we
disclose personal information.
WEB SITE OPERATORS
BKC Websites are operated by Burger King Corporation and certain service providers of Burger King Corporation
and its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, advertising, promotional, internet
and public relations service providers (collectively "Service Providers").
In this notice, the Burger King Group and Service Providers are referred to collectively as "we" or "our".
BurgerKing Limited is the sponsor of this Website. Service Providers will host BKC Websites
and provide customer service support for BKC Websites.
DATA PROTECTION
BurgerKing Limited (BKL) is fully registered in the UK under current data protection legislation.
As a company registered in the United Kingdom, BKL is obliged to comply with European and UK data protection legislation
in all its dealings with your personal information and data.
TRANSFER AND STORAGE OF INFORMATION OUTSIDE THE EEA
BKL is required to tell you if it transfers or intends to transfer information which it holds about you
to countries outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"), where the privacy laws may not be deemed as protective
as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States, please be advised that we process
and retain information in the United States. By using this website or submitting information on this site,
you agree to the transfer, processing, and retention in the United States of any data provided.
If you do not wish any of your personal data or information to be stored or transferred outside the EEA, you may
(a) withdraw your consent to such at any time by notifying BK Careers at the email address as set out below.
(b) submit your personal data or information in writing to the UK postal address as set out below.
COLLECTION AND USE OF NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
The web servers that host our website automatically collect non identifying information,
including IP addresses, the type of operating system in use (e.g., Macintosh or Windows)
and the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer).
When you view the website or use its features, we may collect certain non-identifying information from you
by using small text files known as cookies. We use cookies for several purposes, such as, to determine
the total number of unique visitors to the website. You are always free to decline cookies,
but in doing so you may not be able to use certain features on our website. The "help" segment of the toolbar
on most browsers will tell you how to configure your browser to not accept new cookies, how to have the browser
inform you when you receive a new cookie, and how to erase cookies from your hard drive.
We may also use web beacons to count page visits by our users, to determine pages users visit,
to access our cookies, and to otherwise improve your experience on the website. Again,
this information is collected in the aggregate and in a manner that does not identify any individual user.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Any personal information or details you provide to BKL on this website, will
be treated and kept in confidence and will only be used by BKL in the following way:-
(a) Where you have provided personal information for the purposes of employment with BKL or members of its group ,
BKL may use the information submitted on the CV/resume page of this website for the purposes of processing
your application.
(b) BKL may also use your personal data to notify you of job openings within BKL which may be of interest to you.
The information you provide on the application form will be kept on file by BKL in our CV management system
for a period of six (6) months from the date of submission. If after that period no job has been matched to the
information you provided, your personal information will be inactivated on our database.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
Your personal information will be used only by BKL or a Service Provider performing a business,
professional or technical support function on behalf of BKL
We will transfer or otherwise disclose personal information in response to judicial process,
to comply with legal requirements, to provide information to law enforcement agencies in connection
with an investigation on a matter related to public safety, or to protect our rights, property, this website,
or its users. Except as provided in this Policy, we disclose your information only with your permission.
We do not sell (or provide) mailing lists to third parties.
RIGHT OF ACCESS
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you have the right at any time in writing to request access to any personal information
or details which BKL holds about you. BKL shall comply with your request, in accordance with its obligations under the Act,
provided you have paid to BKL the necessary access fee and BKL is satisfied as to your identity.
If after accessing such information you believe any of the personal data or information that BKL holds
about you is incorrect, please provide BKL with your correct details and information by contacting BKL
at the e-mail address set out below
SECURITY OF INFORMATION
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
BKL is not responsible for the policies, content, and practices of third party websites to which this website may link.
Please refer to those sites’ own privacy policies to learn how they collect and use personal information.
UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
In the event that BKL or any of its assets are acquired by a third party,
personal information acquired by us may be one of the assets transferred.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
By visiting this website, you are agreeing to the practices described in this Online Privacy Policy.
On occasion, it may be necessary for BKL to change the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We will do so by posting updated text on this site, and your continued use constitutes acceptance of those changes.
To ensure that you are aware of current privacy practices, we recommend that you check this site periodically.
We will not materially change how we handle previously collected information without providing notice and an opportunity
to choose how we use that information.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our General Online Privacy Policy and/or practices,
please contact us at the following postal or e-mail address below
Email: privacypolicy@bkcareers.co.uk
Address: Burger King, 15 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3UF.
Effective date on March 26, 2009
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