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Applicant Privacy Policy

Before you provide your personal information you should ensure that you have read and understood the statements set out in this data protection form.

The personal information you provide when applying for potential employment and otherwise as part of the recruitment process, will initially be controlled by or on behalf of a company within the Fortis (UK) Group (see below). The specific company will depend upon which location processes your application.

Your personal information (including sensitive personal information such as information about criminal convictions and your health) will be used for the purpose of your registration, application and the selection processes of Fortis (UK) Group companies and in connection with any subsequent employment or placement, unless otherwise indicated.

It may also be shared amongst the Fortis (UK) Group companies for these purposes and passed to organisations contracted to provide administration or other relevant services to the appropriate company in the Fortis (UK) Group.

Your personal information may be transferred or stored outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens the relevant company in the Fortis Group will try to ensure that your personal data is protected. Details of countries, to which your personal information has been transferred, can be provided on request.

By providing your personal information you are accepting these statements and are declaring that the information given in this form is complete and true. You are also giving your consent to the information contained in this application or subsequent applications (including sensitive personal information), and any other personal data you may provide separately being used and stored in the manner and to the extent described in this form; and are authorising the relevant company in Fortis Group to verify or have verified on their behalf all statements contained in this application form and to make any necessary reference checks.

You are entitled to receive a copy of the information we hold about you. If you would like a copy of your information, please contact our Data Protection Officer, quoting your name and address and stating that you provided the information via this website. Please note that we are entitled to charge you a small administrative fee for doing this.

The Fortis UK Group as at February 2010 includes Affinity Solutions Limited; Fortis (UK) Limited; Fortis Insurance Limited; Fortis Insurance Solutions Limited; Kwik-Fit Insurance Services; InsureTECH Systems Limited; Tesco Underwriting; Text2Insure Limited and RIAS PLC.