Privacy Policy

1. Information we collect

The type of personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us and may include:

• Contact details (such as your name, email address and phone number)
• Professional information (such as your CV, employment history, education, qualifications and referees)
• Information you provide via forms on our website, including job applications, vacancy submissions and newsletter subscriptions
• Technical data such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers and usage information collected through cookies and similar technologies

2. How we use your information

We use your personal information to:

• Provide recruitment and talent advisory services
• Match candidates with suitable employment opportunities
• Communicate with you about roles, market insights and events
• Manage client and candidate relationships, including responding to enquiries
• Send marketing communications where you have opted in or where permitted by law (you can opt out at any time)
• Operate, maintain and improve our website and services

3. Legal bases for processing

Where applicable privacy laws require, we process your personal information on the basis of:

• Your consent
• The performance of a contract or steps taken at your request
• Our legitimate interests in operating and growing our business
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations

4. Sharing your information

We may share your personal information with selected third parties where necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy, including:

• Prospective and current employers or clients
• Referees and other individuals you have authorised us to contact
• Service providers who support our operations (such as IT, hosting, analytics and communication platforms)
• Professional advisors and regulators where required by law or to protect our legal rights

We do not sell your personal information. Any third parties that process personal information on our behalf are required to handle it securely and only in accordance with our instructions and applicable law.

5. International transfers

As a recruitment business, we may work with clients, candidates and service providers located outside your country or region. Where we transfer personal information internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

6. Data retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes and to enforce our agreements. We may retain certain information in an aggregated or anonymised form that does not identify you.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, which may include:

• Accessing the personal information we hold about you
• Requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Requesting deletion of your personal information, subject to legal and contractual restrictions
• Objecting to or restricting certain types of processing
• Withdrawing consent where processing is based on your consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details set out in the Contact us about privacy section below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

8. Cookies and analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to recognise your browser, remember your preferences and understand how visitors use the site. You can usually configure your browser to refuse some or all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being used. If you disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.

9. How we protect your information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

10. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements or other factors. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

12. Contact us about privacy

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our handling of your personal information, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us via the contact form on our website.