Privacy Policy
Who are we?
Staff Selection UK Ltd based at HUB 26, Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton, BD19 4LN. We provide permanent and temporary recruitment services to clients looking to recruit personnel for their businesses.
Who does this Privacy Policy apply to?
This Privacy Policy applies to the personal data of our Website Users, Candidates, Clients, Suppliers, and other people whom we may contact in order to find out more about our Candidates.
It is important to point out that we may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please just visit this page if you want to stay up to date, as we will post any changes here.
If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of our Privacy Policy, you may have legal rights and, where relevant, we have described these as well.
What does this Policy cover?
We at Staff Selection UK Ltd take your personal data seriously.
This policy: sets out the types of personal data that we collect about you, explains how and why we collect and use your personal data, explains how long we keep your personal data for, explains when, why and with who we will share your personal data; sets out the legal basis we have for using your personal data; explains the effect of refusing to provide the personal data requested; explains the different rights and choices you have when it comes to your personal data; and explains how we may contact you and how you can contact us.
What personal data do we collect about you?
Candidates; We collect and use only the information necessary to be able to find the best available opportunities and any further information needed to assess your eligibility through the different stages of recruitment. This information includes CVs, identification documents, educational records, work history, employment and references and financial information.
We may also collect sensitive personal data about you, related to your health, diversity information or details of any criminal convictions of. We only collect sensitive personal data from you, and further process this data, where you have given your explicit consent.
Clients; We collect and use only the information necessary to provide you, or people in your organisation with services such as finding the best available candidates for your opportunities.
Other data subjects; We collect and use only the information necessary to be able to contact you and pay you for the services you provide.
Website Users; We collect and use only the information necessary to improve your experience when using our website. This may include how, when and how often you visit us.
Where do we collect personal data about you from?
The following are the different sources we may collect personal data about you from:
Directly from you. This is information you provide while searching for a new opportunity and/or during the different recruitment stages, or during the course of our work with you to ensure that our relationship runs efficiently.
From an agent/third party acting on your behalf. e.g. A Contractor’s Limited Company.
Through publicly available sources. For example;
Job Boards
By Reference or word of mouth. For example, you may be recommended by a friend, a former employer, a former colleague or even a present employer.
Where we collect your information through publicly available sources as set out above, we may do this with the aid of software programs’ such as Sourcebreaker and Broadbean.
These programs’ are given parameters on the requirements of a role and search through publicly available sources to find such candidates. These programs’ are designed to only output information on candidates that meet the search criteria. The parameters of this program are restricted to only searching for candidate information from public sites where there is a reasonable expectation that such information may be collected and further processed by job recruiters for the purpose of sourcing candidates for different job roles.
How do we use your personal data?
Candidates; We use your personal data to match your skills and experience with a potential employer. We will initially collect basic information on you such as contact details, job role and experience and then pass this on to the client in search of personnel. If you are chosen by the client and go through to the next stage we will then be collecting more information from you at the interview (or equivalent) stage and onwards in that manner. We may use your data to send you information that you may find interesting such as suggesting other jobs to you.
Clients; We use your personal data to ensure that we can find the right candidates for the opportunities that you may have or for contractual obligations.
Suppliers; We use your personal data to ensure that we can contact you and for contractual obligations.
How long do we keep your personal data for?
We will only retain your information for as long as is necessary for us to use your information as described above or to comply with our legal obligations. However, we may retain some of your information after you cease to use our services, if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to meet our legal obligations, such as retaining the information for tax and accounting purposes.
When determining the relevant retention periods, we will take into account factors including:
(a) our contractual obligations and rights in relation to the information involved;
(b) legal obligation(s) under applicable law to retain data for a certain period of time;
(c) statute of limitations under applicable law(s);
(d) (potential) disputes;
(e) if you have made a request to have your information deleted; and
(f) guidelines issued by relevant data protection authorities.
Otherwise, we securely erase your information once this is no longer needed.
If you are unhappy with how we’ve handled your information, or have further questions on the processing of your personal data, contact here: Jamie Wood, Business Operations Director – jamie@staffselectionuk.com