Cookie Policy

Cookies
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website, which enables the website to tailor its offerings to your preferences when you visit it. We may use the following cookies:

Google Analytics
This cookie allows us to see information on user website activities including, but not limited to page views, source and time spent on website. The information is depersonalised and is displayed as numbers, meaning it cannot be tracked back to individuals. This will help to protect your privacy. Using Google analytics we can see what content is popular on our website, and strive to give you more of the things you enjoy reading and watching.

Google AdWords
Using Google AdWords code we can see which pages helped lead to contact form submissions.

How do we use your information?
We may use your information to:

The personal data and sensitive personal data will be stored, processed, used and disclosed by us in the following ways:

  • To provide our recruitment services to you

  • To assess your data against vacancies which we judge suitable for you

  • To send your data to clients in order to apply for jobs or to assess your eligibility for roles

  • To enable you to submit your CV or to subscribe to alerts about roles we think may be of interest to you

  • To answer your questions and enquiries

  • To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered between you and us

  • From time to time we may seek your consent to process, use or disclose your information for purposes not listed above.

How long do we store your data
We review our data retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We are legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil our statutory obligations. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity (ie for as long as you are a client +7 years or immediately if you request to be deleted), or for as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with us.

Disclosure of your information
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Part of our recruitment activities involves researching information for the purposes of finding and filling job roles. This may include obtaining personal data from sources including job boards, advertisements, LinkedIn or other social media, some information being publicly available but others being from sites or providers to which we subscribe. From time to time we may also receive personal data about you from hiring organisations, colleagues and former employers, or from persons for whom you have provided services or been otherwise engaged.

Where information from third party sources is of no use to us we shall discard it, however we may maintain a limited record to avoid the duplication of process. Where we consider that information may be of use to us in pursuance of the provision of our Recruitment Services, any processing will be in accordance with this Privacy Notice.

You do have the right to object to processing.

Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.

If you linked to our website from a third-party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of the operators of that third-party site and recommend that you check their policy.

Your rights

  • You have a choice about the type of information you receive from us. You understand and agree that personal information you provide will be held on a database operated by us and we will contact you about job opportunities using your preferred method of communication. 

  • You have the right to access information held about you. If you wish to see a copy of your data, please contact us. We will provide this data within a few days (not exceeding one month).

  • The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you change email address, or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please let us know.

  • We will only send you direct marketing communications by email, phone or text message if you have consented to receive them. We will ask you to confirm your consent to receive direct marketing when you first contact us

  • You can change your preferences at any time by contacting us by email or telephone.

  • You have a right to complain to the ICOif you think there is a problem with the way we are handling your data.

Contact
If you have any questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy, if at any time you wish us to stop using your personal information or if you wish to have your personal data updated or corrected, please contact us.

Changes to our privacy policy
This Policy was last updated in June 2020