Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5th June 2026

1. Introduction

Vocation Road ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our career assessment platform.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

  • Email address
  • Password (encrypted)
  • Assessment responses and results

Usage Data

  • Browser type and version
  • IP address
  • Pages visited and time spent

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and maintain our career assessment service
  • Generate your personalised career profile
  • Send you assessment results and service communications
  • Improve our platform and user experience
  • Security and Anti-Abuse: To prevent automated abuse and ensure fair access for all users, we temporarily cache IP addresses for the purpose of limiting the rate at which they can be accessed ('rate limiting'). These addresses are retained in the cache for up to one hour and may appear in application logs for security monitoring purposes only.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

  • Service Provision: Performance of contract (providing assessment service)
  • Security/Rate Limiting: Legitimate interests (protecting platform integrity and preventing abuse)
  • Communications: Your consent or performance of contract

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal data outlined in this Privacy Policy for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. You may request deletion of your account and data at any time.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject in the UK, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data
  • Right to Restriction: Request limitation of data processing
  • Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data
  • Right to Object: Object to processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]

6. Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies to provide and improve our services.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and security (e.g., session management, CSRF protection)
  • Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and choices
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how you use our platform

Managing Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may affect platform functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including encryption, secure connections (HTTPS), and regular security assessments.

9. International Data Transfers

Your personal data is stored and processed on secure servers located within the European Economic Area (EEA), specifically in the Netherlands. As the Netherlands is part of the EEA and subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), your data benefits from robust protection standards recognised by UK data protection law.

When we transfer data to third-party service providers that may process data outside the EEA/UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place:

  • Tally Forms: Assessment data collection - please refer to Tally's privacy policy for details on their data processing locations and safeguards
  • MailerSend: Email service provider - please refer to MailerSend's privacy policy for details on their data processing locations and safeguards

All data transfers are conducted in compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, using appropriate transfer mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions where applicable.

10. Affiliate Marketing and Revenue

To keep Vocation Road free for all users, we participate in affiliate marketing programs with selected partners. When you click on certain links on this site and make a purchase or register for a service, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Current Affiliate Partners

  • NordVPN (Nord Security) — VPN and online privacy services. Managed via the TUNE/HasOffers affiliate network. NordVPN Privacy Policy

How We Use Tracking for Affiliates

We may use cookies and tracking technologies to:

  • Track which affiliate links are clicked
  • Attribute conversions for commission purposes
  • Analyse which resources are most helpful to users

What Doesn't Change

Our affiliate relationships do not influence:

  • Your assessment results or scoring
  • The careers recommended based on your profile
  • The objectivity of our career matching algorithms

For full details about our affiliate partnerships and how they work, please see our Affiliate Disclaimer page.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through our platform.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, contact us:

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