Last updated: 19 September 2026
Whip respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what information Whip collects, why we use it, who we may share it with, how long we keep it and the rights you have over your information.
Whip is a UK automotive careers platform operated as an unincorporated business. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Whip is the data controller for the personal information described in this policy.
For privacy enquiries or requests relating to your personal information, contact hello@whipauto.co.uk.
This policy applies to people who visit or use the Whip website, create a candidate account or Whip Talent profile, upload a CV, communicate with Whip, or otherwise provide personal information to Whip.
Whip Talent is intended for people aged 18 or over.
The information Whip collects depends on how you use the service.
If you create a candidate account or Whip Talent profile, we may collect:
Candidate profiles are created by candidates themselves. Whip does not currently create Whip Talent profiles by scraping candidate information from other websites or importing CVs obtained elsewhere.
Candidates may choose to upload a CV to Whip.
CVs uploaded to Whip are currently stored as part of the candidate's account and are not made available to employers through Whip Talent.
Because CVs are created by candidates, they may contain information Whip does not request, including sensitive personal information. Please do not include sensitive personal information in your CV unless it is genuinely necessary.
Whip does not currently use information contained within CVs for employer matching, candidate discovery or introductions.
When you visit Whip, technical and usage information may be collected, such as information about your browser, device, pages visited and interactions with the website.
Whip uses website analytics to understand how the service is used and to help improve it. More information is provided in our Cookie Policy.
If you contact Whip, we may collect your name, email address and the contents of your correspondence, together with any other information you choose to provide.
Whip may use personal information to:
Whip does not currently use candidate profiles or CVs to match candidates with employers, make candidate profiles available for employer browsing or facilitate candidate introductions.
If these Whip Talent features are introduced in future, Whip will update the relevant privacy information before using candidate information for those purposes and will provide candidates with appropriate information and choices about participation.
Whip must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the particular activity, Whip may rely on:
Contract or steps taken at your request — where processing is necessary to create or operate an account or provide a feature or service that you have requested.
Legitimate interests — where necessary for Whip's legitimate interests in operating, securing, maintaining, understanding and improving its website and services, responding to enquiries, preventing misuse and maintaining appropriate business records, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Consent — where you have made a specific choice that relies on consent, such as certain optional communications. Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
Legal obligation — where processing is necessary for Whip to comply with an applicable legal requirement.
Whip considers the purpose and appropriate lawful basis before using personal information and reviews this where the way information is used changes.
Candidates can create a Whip Talent profile to record their automotive career experience, skills, qualifications, preferences and the type of opportunities they may be interested in.
Whip Talent profiles are not currently available for employers to browse.
Creating a Whip Talent profile does not mean that your information will automatically be shared with an employer or that Whip will contact employers on your behalf.
Whip may develop additional Talent features in future. Before candidate information is used for employer discovery, matching or candidate introductions, Whip will provide appropriate information about how the feature works and the choices available to candidates.
Candidates will remain able to decide whether they wish to participate in such features.
Whip displays automotive job vacancies to help users discover career opportunities.
Currently, applications for jobs displayed on Whip are completed through the relevant employer or external recruitment website.
Whip does not currently receive applications submitted through those external websites.
When you leave Whip and provide information to another website, that organisation is responsible for how it handles your information. You should review its privacy information before submitting personal data.
If Whip introduces direct applications through the Whip platform in future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
Whip may send communications necessary to operate your account, maintain security, respond to your requests or provide important information about the service.
Candidates may separately choose whether to receive optional job, career or Whip communications.
Creating a Whip Talent profile does not require you to agree to optional marketing communications.
Where optional communications rely on consent, you can change your preference or withdraw that consent at any time.
Whip does not sell candidate personal information.
Whip uses trusted service providers to help operate the website and its systems, including providers of website hosting, database and authentication services, secure file storage, email, analytics and technical infrastructure.
These currently include:
Webflow — website hosting and operation.
Supabase — database, authentication and secure file storage. Whip's Supabase project is hosted in the AWS Europe (Ireland) region (eu-west-1).
Google Analytics — website usage analytics. Whip currently uses a limited analytics configuration and does not have Google Signals or user-provided data collection enabled.
Zoho Mail — business email and communications.
Service providers may use their own approved subprocessors where necessary to provide their services.
Whip may also disclose information where required by law, where reasonably necessary to protect Whip or others from fraud or security threats, or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Whip does not currently make candidate Talent profiles or CVs available to prospective employers through Whip Talent.
If employer-access or candidate-introduction functionality is introduced in future, Whip will update its privacy information before candidate information is used for those purposes.
Although Whip's primary Supabase project is hosted in Ireland, some technology providers or their subprocessors may process information in other countries.
Where UK personal information is transferred internationally, Whip will take appropriate steps to ensure that applicable safeguards required by UK data protection law are in place.
Whip does not keep personal information for longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
We generally retain a candidate profile while the account remains active.
If a candidate account has been inactive for 24 months, Whip may contact the candidate to ask whether they wish to keep their profile.
Where the candidate does not respond after appropriate notice, Whip may delete or anonymise the profile.
CVs are retained while required to provide the candidate's Whip account and profile features and are deleted when they are no longer required, subject to any legitimate legal or record-keeping requirement.
Correspondence and other business records may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which they were created, including responding to enquiries, maintaining security, resolving disputes, complying with legal obligations and establishing or defending legal claims.
Whip periodically reviews the personal information it holds and may delete or anonymise information that is no longer required.
Candidates may request deletion of their Whip account. Whip also intends to provide self-service account deletion.
When an account is deleted, Whip will delete or anonymise the candidate profile, CV and other personal information that is no longer required.
Limited information may be retained where genuinely necessary to comply with law, maintain essential business records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Whip takes reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
Access to candidate information is restricted according to the role and purpose for which it is required.
No online service can guarantee absolute security, but Whip will continue to review its security arrangements as the platform develops.
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights including:
These rights are not all absolute and their application depends on the circumstances and lawful basis for processing.
You have the right to object to your personal information being used for direct marketing.
To exercise your rights or ask a privacy question, contact hello@whipauto.co.uk.
We may need to verify your identity before acting on certain requests.
If you have concerns about how Whip handles your personal information, please contact hello@whipauto.co.uk.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.
Whip may update this Privacy Policy as the platform, services or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on the Whip website and the Last updated date at the top of this page will be updated when appropriate.
Where a change materially affects how Whip uses existing personal information, Whip will provide additional information or notice where required before using that information for the new purpose.