Interview with Chris Brain
Connect Recruitment was founded by our Managing Director, Chris Brain, who has carved a niche in the recruitment industry for the last decade. Chris’s journey comprises of diverse roles within…
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Connect Recruitment was founded by our Managing Director, Chris Brain, who has carved a niche in the recruitment industry for the last decade. Chris’s journey comprises of diverse roles within…
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At Connect Recruitment Hub, trading as Connect Recruitment, we prioritise your privacy and are committed to maintaining the integrity of your personal information in line with our privacy policy. For details on our approach to handling your data, please review this notice and acknowledge at the end.
Connect Recruitment (referred to as “We”, “Our”, or “Us”) takes the security of your personal information seriously. This notice outlines how we manage your data in compliance with our legal obligations.
As the data ‘Controller’, Connect Recruitment is responsible for the processing and safeguarding of the Personal Data you provide, especially in relation to employment services.
Why We Collect Your Data and Its Sources To provide employment services effectively, we need to gather specific personal details. This data collection is essential for fulfilling our contract with you and adhering to legal requirements. We may also acquire information indirectly through references, job boards, social media platforms, personal recommendations, and from our clients during your assignments.
Types of Personal Data Collected The following list includes, but is not limited to, categories of personal data we may collect:
Sensitive Personal Data Collected We may collect sensitive data such as:
This information is gathered to comply with employment law or, where applicable, with your explicit consent.
Use of Your Personal Data The data we hold will be used for administrative purposes within the employment services we provide. This includes managing our relationship with you, recruitment, payroll, performance management, legal compliance, and both internal and external audits.
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling.
Data Sharing Your personal data will be shared with our clients as a fundamental part of our service:
We may also share necessary data with:
We ensure that any third-party access to your data is lawful and necessary for employment services or contract performance.
Data Transfer Outside the EU We do not anticipate transferring your data outside the EU. If such a need arises, we will discuss this with you and provide the legal basis for the transfer.
Legal Basis for Processing Your Data Under the UK GDPR, our lawful bases for processing your data are:
Our ‘legitimate interests’ include introducing you to clients, contract fulfilment, safeguarding your health and safety, intra-group data transfers, ensuring network security, and legal protection.
Data Processing Your data will be processed by our UK staff and EU-based third-party contractors. We have contracts in place with data processors, ensuring they adhere to our instructions and comply with data protection legislation. They are not permitted to share your information with third parties unless legally required.
Data Storage Your data is stored on servers within the European Union and in paper files for contract performance and compliance.
Website Data Collection Cookies and usage data (such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and website usage patterns) are collected through our website analytics for service improvement purposes.
Providing Your Personal Data You are not obliged to provide personal data, but without it, we may be unable to offer employment services or enter into a contract with you.
Data Retention We retain personal data as long as legally required and necessary for the original processing purpose. You can request our Document Retention Policy for more details.
We will keep your contact details for two years after your last assignment to continue offering employment services. If you wish to stop receiving work-related contacts, please inform us.
Your Rights You have rights including:
| Be Forgotten: | request that your personal data is deleted |
| Data Portability: | for data held on you to be transmitted to a third party |
| Withdraw Consent: | where we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time |
| Object to Processing: | where we process your personal data for the performance of a legal task or in view of our legitimate interests you have the right to object on “grounds relating to your particular situation” |
| Subject Access: | to access information we hold about you. This is sometimes referred to as making a “subject access request” or “SAR” |
| Rectification: | request your data is rectified if you consider any information we hold about you is incorrect |
| Restrict Processing: | such as where you have contested the accuracy of the personal data we hold on you, you have the right to block or suppress the further processing of your personal data |
You have the right to complain to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the UK.
ICO Contact Information Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Helpline: 0303 123 1113 Website: https://www.ico.org.uk
Contact Us For questions or to exercise your rights, contact [email protected] or write to the Data Protection Officer, Connect Recruitment Hub, Suite 6, C1, Coalport House, Stafford Park, Telford TF3 3BD.
Privacy Notice Updates Any changes to our privacy notice will be posted on notice boards and our website. Please check regularly for updates.