Our Commitment to Privacy
Gap respects your privacy. We collect your information so as to process your job application or to advise you of similar roles which may be available (should you wish). We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. The submission of your information will authorise the storage, processing and use of your personal details for these purposes.
This policy describes the personal information we collect about you, why we collect it, how we use it and when we share it with third parties. Our policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your information. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, you can always contact us via email at uk_career@gap.com.
Please read this privacy policy carefully - by submitting your information to us by clicking the button marked “next” you agree to its terms. If, for any reason, you do not agree to the terms of this privacy policy, please do not submit your information.
Who are we?
In this policy, references to "we", "us" and "Gap" are to GPS (Great Britain) Limited (trading as Gap and Banana Republic), a company incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 2275771) whose registered office is Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BS.References to Gap Inc. are to the Gap Inc., a California corporation, being the parent company of Gap. References to “affiliates” are to Gap Inc. and any entity which is a subsidiary of Gap Inc. or any of Gap Inc.’s subsidiaries.
The legislation
We will at all times only collect and process your personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and any other applicable data protection legislation.
What kind of information do we collect and how do we use it?
We collect information, such as name, e-mail, phone number and other information requested in any form you fill in. All this information is collected in an effort to process your job application and to keep you updated with any similar roles that may arise (should you so wish).
We use the personal information you provide us to process your job application and contact you (or refrain from contacting you) in relation to the job applications which you have made as well as in respect of any similar roles which may arise in the future (should you so wish).
We will also add this information to Gap's HR and payroll systems should your application be successful.
For further information on this, please see the section headed “How do I exercise my choices about receiving further communications?”
We have put in place technical and organisational security measures to prevent the loss or unauthorised access of your personal information. However, whilst we have used our best efforts to ensure the security of your data, please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted over the Internet.
Gap reserves the right to process and disclose information about you as required by law, in response to legal process and law enforcement requests, and as necessary to protect the property, interests and rights of Gap, its affiliates, and others.
Does Gap share my information with third parties?
We contract with service providers to maintain and manage information collected and to communicate with those who submit their information. We do not authorise any of these service providers to make any other use of your information.
In the event of a sale of some or all of our business or purchase of any other business or assets, Gap may disclose your personal information to the prospective seller or purchaser of such business or assets.
Equal Opportunities Information
You are not obliged to provide any information requested in the Equal Opportunities section of our website (nor will you be penalised for not providing them).
If you do elect to provide this information, we assure you that the information provided is not linked to your job application in any manner whatsoever and the information will be used by Gap solely to monitor the diversity of its workforce on a macro level.
How do I access my information? How do I change or delete my information?
You have a right to access the information we hold about you. You can ask us to update your information, by emailing us at uk_career@gap.com. Please be sure to include your e-mail address and full name. Please note that any requests to update your personal information may take up to ten days.
How do I exercise my choices about receiving further communications?
We want to communicate with you only if you want to hear from us. By providing us with your contact details, you have authorized us to contact you via the details supplied to process your application. You may also have specifically consented to us contacting you in respect of future positions that may become available. If you subsequently decide that you prefer not to receive further information from us in respect of a job application made or wish to revoke your consent for us to contact you with any similar roles that arise in the future, please let us know by changing your contact preference to ‘No’ in your personalised ‘Candidate Zone’ within the www.gapcareers.co.uk website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that websites often store on your computer's hard drive when you visit their sites. A cookie may contain information (such as a unique user ID), that is used to track the pages of the sites you've visited. We use cookies but do not store personally identifiable information in your cookie. Cookies help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalized service.
Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site. You can refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser. If you turn off cookies, though, we will not be able to personalise your experience, or recognise you as a signed up user when you return to our site.
Site Contents
Unless otherwise noted, all materials that appear on this site form part of the intellectual property of Gap Inc. and its subsidiaries or affiliates.
The contents of this site are intended solely for the personal and non commercial use by users of the site. You may download or copy the contents of the site for your personal use only, but no right, title or interest in such contents will pass to you as a result of such downloading or copying.
Revisions
We may from time to time change the terms and conditions that govern your use of the site. Your use of the site following such change constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by the amended terms and conditions. We may change, move or delete portions of or may add to the site from time to time.
Disclaimer
From time to time there may be items on this site that contain inaccuracies or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any such inaccuracies or omissions without prior notice.
Your use of this site is at your sole risk and Gap or any of its affiliates shall not be liable for any damages of any kind related to your use of this site.