Privacy Policy

How Care Jobs Ireland collects, uses and protects personal information.

Last updated: 1 November 2026

Care Jobs Ireland respects your privacy and recognises the importance of protecting personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected, used, stored and shared when you visit CareJobsIreland.ie, register an employer account, advertise a vacancy, submit an enquiry or otherwise interact with our website.

We process personal information in accordance with applicable Irish data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who We Are

Care Jobs Ireland is an independent online employment advertising platform focused on nursing, home care, healthcare assistance, disability support, social care and related healthcare careers throughout Ireland.

The website is operated by:

Budo Fitness Ltd is the data controller for personal data processed for its own website administration, employer accounts, enquiries and associated business purposes.

Employers receiving job applications directly may act as independent data controllers for those applications and their subsequent recruitment processes.

2. Personal Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect:

• Your name and email address.
• Telephone number, if supplied.
• Employer or company name.
• Business contact details.
• Employer account and username details.
• Job advertisement information.
• Information submitted through contact forms.
• Messages and correspondence with our team.
• Billing and transaction information where paid services are introduced.

2.2 Employer Accounts

Employers may register accounts to submit, manage and update job advertisements.

Account information can include usernames, email addresses, account roles, securely stored password credentials and associated business information.

We use this information to administer accounts, authenticate users, support job submissions and communicate important service-related information.

2.3 Job Advertisement Information

Employers submitting vacancies may provide job titles, descriptions, locations, remuneration, company details, application email addresses, application URLs and company logos.

Information included in published advertisements may be visible publicly and indexed by search engines.

Employers should avoid including unnecessary personal information in publicly accessible job advertisements.

2.4 Technical and Usage Information

When you access our website, our hosting provider and website systems may process technical information such as:

• IP addresses.
• Browser and device information.
• Pages requested and access times.
• Security and diagnostic logs.
• Cookie identifiers where applicable.
• Website usage information where analytics tools are enabled.

This information may be used to maintain website functionality, investigate technical problems and protect the website against unauthorised access or misuse.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information for purposes including:

• Creating and managing employer accounts.
• Receiving and reviewing job advertisements.
• Publishing and maintaining approved vacancies.
• Providing employer job dashboards.
• Sending account and listing notifications.
• Responding to website enquiries.
• Providing technical and customer support.
• Maintaining website security.
• Understanding website performance where appropriate.
• Administering advertising services and payments where offered.
• Complying with applicable legal obligations.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data where an appropriate lawful basis applies under Article 6 GDPR.

Contractual Necessity

Processing may be necessary to provide employer accounts, job listing services and other services requested by users.

Legitimate Interests

We may rely on legitimate interests where appropriate to operate, secure and improve the website, respond to relevant business enquiries and prevent misuse.

These interests are assessed against the rights and freedoms of affected individuals.

Legal Obligations

Certain information may be processed or retained to comply with applicable legal, accounting, tax or regulatory requirements.

Consent

Where consent is required, such as for certain non-essential cookies or optional marketing communications, we will request consent before the relevant processing.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time, without affecting processing that was lawful before withdrawal.

5. Job Applications and Employer Data

Care Jobs Ireland primarily operates as a job advertising platform.

Vacancies may provide an employer email address or a link to an external careers website for applications.

When you submit an application directly to an employer, that employer is generally responsible for its collection and processing of your application information.

You should review the employer's privacy notice before submitting your CV, employment history or other personal details.

Our standard job advertising service does not require applicants to upload CVs directly into a Care Jobs Ireland application database.

If application-handling functionality is introduced in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain the additional processing involved.

6. Third-Party and Imported Job Listings

Some vacancies may be obtained from authorised third-party feeds, recruitment websites or other permitted sources.

These advertisements may include publicly available business contact information and links to original job advertisements.

Where personal data from third-party sources is processed, we will assess the appropriate lawful basis, transparency requirements and other applicable data protection obligations.

If you believe your personal information has been included incorrectly, please contact us to request a review.

7. Sharing Personal Information

We may share personal data where necessary with organisations that help operate our website and provide related services.

Depending on the services enabled, these may include:

• Website hosting and infrastructure providers.
• WordPress and plugin-related service providers.
• Email hosting and delivery providers.
• Website security and backup providers.
• Analytics providers where enabled.
• Payment processors where paid services are offered.
• Professional advisers where necessary.
• Regulators or authorities where legally required.

We do not sell employer account information or contact form submissions as mailing lists.

Information that employers choose to publish in job advertisements may be publicly accessible as part of the service.

8. International Data Transfers

Some website hosting, email, analytics or other technology providers may process information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, an appropriate transfer mechanism must apply, such as an adequacy decision or relevant contractual safeguards, where required by law.

Details of any international transfers and applicable safeguards can be requested using the contact information below.

9. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, subject to applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods depend on the type of information involved.

• Employer accounts: Retained while the account remains active, with further retention where needed for security, disputes or legal obligations.
• Job advertisements: Published listings normally expire after the configured advertising period. Expiry does not necessarily mean that underlying records are immediately deleted.
• Contact enquiries: Retained for the period reasonably necessary to respond, manage follow-up correspondence and address related issues.
• Technical logs: Retained according to operational, security and hosting requirements.
• Financial records: Retained for any applicable statutory accounting and taxation periods.

Information is deleted, anonymised or otherwise dealt with appropriately when no longer required.

10. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support account login, website functionality, security, preferences and website measurement.

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent where legally permitted.

Non-essential cookies, including analytics or advertising cookies where applicable, require appropriate consent before use.

More information about cookies and how to manage preferences is provided in our separate Cookie Policy.

Read our Cookie Policy

11. Marketing Communications

We may communicate with employers about their accounts, vacancy submissions, listing status and relevant service matters.

Any separate direct marketing communications will be conducted in accordance with applicable data protection and electronic marketing laws.

Where consent is required, we will obtain it before sending marketing communications.

Individuals may request that optional marketing communications stop by using the unsubscribe method provided or contacting us directly.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.

These measures may include account access controls, software updates, hosting security arrangements, backups and appropriate administrative procedures.

No internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.

13. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable legal conditions, individuals have rights under GDPR, including:

• The right to access personal information.
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
• The right to request erasure in certain circumstances.
• The right to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• The right to object to certain processing.
• The right to data portability where applicable.
• The right to withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
• Rights relating to certain automated decisions and profiling.

To exercise your rights, email: info@carejobsireland.ie .

We may request appropriate information to verify your identity before processing a request.

We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable data protection law, normally within one month, subject to permitted extensions.

14. Complaints

If you are concerned about how we process your personal data, please contact us so we can review your concern.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission.

Data Protection Commission
Website: www.dataprotection.ie

15. External Websites

Care Jobs Ireland may link to external employer websites, recruitment platforms and other third-party services.

These organisations operate their own privacy policies and data processing arrangements.

We encourage visitors to review those policies before submitting personal information to external websites.

16. Children's Privacy

Care Jobs Ireland is primarily intended for individuals seeking employment and organisations recruiting staff.

We do not intentionally operate the website as a service directed at children.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information inappropriately, please contact us so we can review the circumstances.

17. Automated Decision-Making

Our standard job advertising service is not designed to make automated decisions about whether an individual should be employed.

Recruitment decisions are made by employers or their appointed recruitment representatives.

If we introduce automated processing that requires additional disclosures under GDPR, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to website functionality, services, technology or applicable legal requirements.

Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised date.

Where required, we will provide additional notice before materially changing how personal information is processed.

19. Contact Us About Privacy

For privacy enquiries, personal data requests or concerns about information displayed on Care Jobs Ireland, contact:

Care Jobs Ireland
Budo Fitness Ltd T/A Digital Marketing Strategy
5 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2
D02 R744
Ireland

Email: info@carejobsireland.ie