The Hoot Nest

Last updated: 27 August 2026

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1. OUR APPROACH TO PRIVACY

The Hoot Nest respects your privacy and takes the protection of your personal information seriously.

We collect only the information we reasonably need to provide our services, communicate with our Nest members, respond to enquiries and, where requested, help people explore potential Business Development roles.

A particularly important part of our approach is simple:

We will not share your CV, profile or identifying career information with a prospective employer or recruiter without your permission.

2. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with The Hoot Nest, we may collect information including:

your name

email address and telephone number

general location

information you provide when joining The Nest

enquiries and communications you send to us

current role and employment information

industries you are interested in

Business Development experience

preferred role type or level

salary and remuneration expectations

career preferences and goals

your CV or résumé

information you voluntarily provide through forms, surveys or communications

information relating to courses, learning content or services you use

basic website usage and analytics information.

Please don't provide personal information that isn't reasonably necessary for us to assist you.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use your information to:

provide and administer The Hoot Nest website and services

manage free Nest membership

provide Learning Moments, BD tools, resources and other content

respond to enquiries

provide information about courses and learning opportunities

understand the interests and needs of our community

improve our content, website and services

communicate relevant Hoot Nest news, content or services

understand your interest in Business Development roles

privately identify roles that may potentially match your preferences

contact you about a potentially suitable role

facilitate an introduction to an employer or recruiter where you have agreed to that introduction

comply with legal obligations and protect our legitimate business interests.

4. PRIVATE ROLE MATCHING

If you nominate your interest in Business Development roles, The Hoot Nest may use the information you provide to privately consider potential matches with employers or recruiters.

Some roles we become aware of may be exclusive, private or not advertised on major employment websites.

If we believe a role may be relevant to you, we may contact you privately — including by email — to tell you about it.

You decide whether you want to explore the role.

Submitting your information does not authorise The Hoot Nest to automatically send your CV or identifying information to employers or recruiters.

We will only make an identifiable introduction or provide your CV, profile or identifying career information to an employer or recruiter after receiving your permission to do so.

You can ask us to stop considering you for roles at any time.

5. EMPLOYERS AND RECRUITERS

The Hoot Nest may work with employers and recruiters seeking Business Development talent.

Where appropriate, The Hoot Nest may receive a commercial fee from an employer or recruiter in connection with a successful introduction, placement or related service.

This does not change your control over your personal information.

We will not provide your CV, profile or identifying career information to an employer or recruiter without your permission.

6. JOINING THE NEST AND COMMUNICATIONS

When you join The Nest, we may use your contact information to provide membership-related communications, Learning Moments, BD tools, resources and relevant information from The Hoot Nest.

Where required, marketing communications will provide a way for you to unsubscribe or change your communication preferences.

You may unsubscribe from optional marketing communications at any time.

7. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT INFORMATION

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Information may be stored using trusted third-party technology and service providers that help us operate our website, forms, communications, learning services and business systems.

No internet-based system can guarantee absolute security, but we aim to use reasonable safeguards appropriate to the information we hold.

8. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Hoot Nest may use third-party providers to operate parts of our website and services, including website hosting, forms, email communications, analytics, learning platforms and business administration.

These providers may process information on our behalf in accordance with their own privacy and security arrangements.

Our website may also contain links to third-party websites or platforms. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and we encourage you to review them where appropriate.

9. WEBSITE ANALYTICS AND COOKIES

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function, understand how visitors use the site and improve the visitor experience.

Depending on the services enabled on our website, this may include aggregated or technical information such as browser type, device information, pages visited and general website interaction data.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and any cookie controls made available on our website.

10. ACCESSING OR CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION

If you believe information we hold about you is incorrect or you would like to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you have provided to us, please contact us.

We will consider and respond to reasonable requests, subject to any information we are required or permitted to retain.

11. CHILDREN

The Hoot Nest's services are primarily intended for adults and people exploring or developing Business Development careers.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through our career matching services.

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy as The Hoot Nest, our technology and our services develop.

The current version will be published on our website with the date of the latest update.

13. CONTACT US

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or how The Hoot Nest handles your personal information, please contact:

The Hoot Nest

Email: letschat@thehootnest.com

Website: thehootnest.com