Privacy policy

Who we are

boroughjobs.co.uk is currently run on a pre-trading basis; our registered company details will be published here once trading begins. For any privacy query in the meantime, contact [email protected].

What we collect, and why

Job alert sign-ups: your email address and the search terms you save (keyword, area, category), so we can send you a digest of new matching jobs. We only start emailing you once you've confirmed via the link we send — signing up alone doesn't add you to anything. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every alert email.

Posting a job or an advert: your contact email, company/organisation name, and any logo or banner image you upload, so we can publish your listing and, if needed, follow up about it. Payment is processed entirely by Stripe — we never see or store your card details.

Ad requests specifically: we review your submitted advert before any payment is taken, so your contact details and creative are also used to assess whether it's suitable to publish.

Basic security: we briefly use IP addresses to prevent abuse (e.g. rate-limiting repeated submissions) — this is not used to build a profile of you or track you across visits.

Your location: if you use "jobs near me" or the map, your browser may ask permission to share your device's location. This is used only to work out which area/postcode you're closest to and show relevant jobs — your coordinates are sent to our server for that one search, not stored, and not shared with anyone else. Declining this permission still lets you search normally by typing a postcode or place name instead.

Local storage: we store small markers in your browser's local storage so things like the welcome banner don't show more than once a day. This isn't shared with any third party.

Cookies

When you first visit, a banner asks you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time via the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
bj_consent	Remembers your cookie choice. Strictly necessary — always set, regardless of your choice.	~180 days
Admin session cookie	Keeps site administrators signed in. Strictly necessary; only set for logged-in admin accounts, never for visitors.	Session
Google Analytics (_ga and related)	Helps us understand site usage (pages visited, general location, device type). Only set if you accept non-essential cookies. See how Google uses this data.	Up to 2 years

We may add advertising (Google AdSense) in future, which — like Analytics — will only activate if you accept non-essential cookies, using the same consent choice described above. This page will be updated if and when that happens.

Who we share data with

We use a small number of third-party services to run the site: Stripe (payment processing), our email provider (sending alert and confirmation emails), Cloudflare (security and content delivery), postcodes.io (looking up which area a postcode or town belongs to — the postcode/place text you search is sent to their API), Google (Analytics, only if you've accepted non-essential cookies), and DigitalOcean (server hosting). We don't sell personal data to anyone.

How long we keep it

Job alert sign-ups are kept until you unsubscribe. Job/advert postings and their associated contact details are kept for our own records and for the duration the listing is live, plus a reasonable period afterwards for accounting purposes.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask to access, correct, or delete personal data we hold about you, or object to how it's used. Email [email protected] and we'll respond as required by law. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe we've mishandled your data.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time; the "last updated" date above will change accordingly.