Privacy Policy | UK Trade Jobs

1. Who We Are

UK Trade Jobs is operated by Blue Canvas AI Ltd, registered in Northern Ireland.

Address: 22c Spacehub, Balliniska Road, Derry BT48 0NA
Contact: contact@bluecanvas.ai

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following personal data when you use our site:

Account registration: your name and email address.
Newsletter sign-up: your email address.
Job alerts, beta signup, and day-rate tools: your trade, postcode or outward postcode, experience level, work preference, email address or UK mobile number, consent text version, consent timestamp, source page, primary intent, career stage, biggest blocker, feedback-call consent, partner-contact consent, and any optional self-declared CSCS or partner-card details you choose to provide.
CV Builder: information you enter into the CV Builder may be stored locally on your device and, where you save or generate a CV, submitted to our servers to support the CV feature and improve trade-specific guidance.
Job browsing: we display job listings sourced from the Reed.co.uk API, direct employer postings, and opted-in employer careers feeds. We do not share your browsing activity with Reed or partner employers just because you browse jobs on UK Trade Jobs.
Analytics & cookies: we use Google Analytics (GA4) and Ahrefs Web Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. These tools may set cookies — see section 5 below.

3. How We Use Your Data

To create and manage your account.
To send job alerts, day-rate follow-ups, and newsletters you have opted into.
To match jobseekers with relevant trade, location, pay, site-readiness and CV actions.
To understand beta demand by trade, location, career stage, apprenticeship interest, site-card readiness, and jobseeker blockers.
To contact you about relevant recruiter, employer, or training-provider opportunities only where you have explicitly given partner-contact consent.
To improve the site and understand usage patterns.
To respond to your queries.

We do not share candidate contact details with recruiters, employers, or training providers unless you have explicitly opted into partner contact.

We process your data under the lawful bases of consent (e.g. newsletter, email alert, and day-rate report sign-up) and legitimate interest (e.g. site analytics and improvement).

4. Where Your Data Is Stored

Supabase — account data, alert preferences, candidate lead preferences, and day-rate report requests are stored securely in Supabase (cloud-hosted PostgreSQL).
Vercel — the site is hosted on Vercel's global edge network.
Resend — transactional and marketing emails are delivered via Resend.

Some of these services may process data outside the UK. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place.

5. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: required for the site to function (e.g. authentication).
Analytics cookies: Google Analytics and Ahrefs Web Analytics help us understand site usage. These are only set if you accept cookies via our consent banner.
Preference cookies: we store your cookie consent preference in your browser's localStorage.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage or using your browser settings.

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Erasure — request deletion of your personal data.
Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data.
Portability — receive your data in a portable format.
Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest.
Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact@bluecanvas.ai. We aim to respond within 30 days.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Candidate lead, alert, and day-rate consent records are retained while the alert or report relationship is active, then kept only as needed for compliance and suppression records. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days. Email subscriptions can be cancelled via the unsubscribe link in each email.

8. Account Deletion

You can delete your account at any time from your account settings. Alternatively, email contact@bluecanvas.ai and we will process your request promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).