Privacy Policy

Safety Talent Limited is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide us, will be processed by us.

For the purpose of applicable data protection legislation (including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”), the company responsible for your personal data (“Safety Talent Limited” or “us”) registration number is 15145885.

The Company is a recruitment business which provides work-finding services to its clients and work-seekers. The Company must process personal data (including sensitive personal data) so that it can provide these services – in doing so, the Company acts as a data controller.

• The Data Controller’s representative is Philip While
• Who can be contacted via email at info@safetytalent.co.uk
• Or, can be contacted by phone on 0121 714 5383

It is important to point out that we may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time.

What kind of personal data do we collect and how do we use it?

Candidate Data

Depending on the relevant circumstances and applicable local laws and requirements, we may collect some or all of the following information to enable us to offer you employment opportunities which are tailored to your circumstances and your interests. 

This data consists of information such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, career history and education plus, where relevant, your nationality and basis for working in the UK as required by law. Where necessary we will also collect a copy of your driving licence and/or passport/identity card; Financial information (where we need to carry out financial background checks); Diversity & Inclusion information (When required by certain clients) and any other personal information you choose to tell us.

There are two main ways in which we collect data:

• Directly from you
• From third parties such as online job boards, LinkedIn and networking

How we use your data:

• The main reason for using your personal details is to help you find employment or other work roles that might be suitable for you. The more information we have about you, your skillset and your ambitions, the more bespoke we can make our service.

Client Data

The data we collect about clients is limited and used enable us to provide a quality driven recruitment service. Information we generally hold on individual contacts in your business includes, names, telephone numbers and email addresses. 

If you are a Safety Talent Limited customer, we need to collect and use information about you, or individuals at your organisation, in the course of providing you talent finding services to source candidates who are the right fit for you or your organisation or to provide industry insights.

Supplier Data

We need to hold certain information from our Suppliers such as contact details of relevant individuals at your organisation so that we can communicate with you. We also need other information such as your bank details so that we can pay for the services you provide (if this is part of the contractual arrangements between us).

Online Data (cookies)

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Data Retention

The Company will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to perform our duties. Different laws require us to keep different data for different periods of time.

The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, require us to keep work-seeker records for at least one year from (a) the date of their creation or (b) after the date on which we last provide you with work-finding services.

Where the Company has obtained the legal right to process your personal data, we will do so in line with our retention policy of 3 years. If we have not had meaningful contact with you upon expiry of that period, the Company will cease to process your personal data.

In the case of a “Placed Candidate”, we will retain your data for a period of 4 years in order to ensure that you are not actively contacted about new opportunities and that the company does not breach it’s contract with the employing business.

We must also keep your payroll records, holiday pay, sick pay and pensions auto-enrolment records for as long as is legally required by HMRC and associated national minimum wage, social security and tax legislation.

Your Rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you; provision of such information will be subject to your request not being found to be unfounded or excessive, in which case a charge may apply; and we will require evidence of your identity before we are able to act on your request.

Please be aware that you have the following data protection rights:

• the right to access;
• the right to rectification;
• the right to erasure;
• the right to restrict processing;
• the right to object to processing;
• the right to data portability;
• the right to complain to a supervisory authority; and
• the right to withdraw consent.

If you are looking to make a Data Protection Request for removal, access or correction please contact our Data Controller Philip While via either of the following methods, email info@safetytalent.co.uk or phone 0121 714 5383.