WHO WE ARE
Our website address is: http://www.directrecruitment-uk.co.uk
WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
When visitors submit personal information and CV files on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA
If you leave a comment or fill out a contact form with your personal details and CV document, the submission and its metadata are retained for a reasonable amount of time. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Perosnal information uploaded to the website via our contact forms will be reviewed by the staff at Direct Recuitment (Midlands) Ltd. Information such as your CV and personal information may be passed to our clients where you have expressed that you wish to apply for a vacancy at their business.
PROVIDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO OTHERS
We may disclose data which you have supplied to us to our clients, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary.
In addition to the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 4, we may also disclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
RETAINING AND DELETING PERSONAL DATA
This section sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to help ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the retention and deletion of personal data.
Personal data that we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
We will retain and delete your personal data as follows:
(a) All data supplied will be retained for a reasonable amount of time, unless a written request to delete said information from our systems has been received from the user.
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5, we may retain your personal data where such retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
AMENDMENTS
We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.
You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy.
WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you; provision of such information will be subject to:
(a) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold personal information that you request to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us at any time not to process your personal information for marketing purposes.
In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.
OUR DETAILS
This website is owned and operated by Direct Recruitment (Midlands) Ltd.
We are registered in England and Wales, and our registered office is at Direct Recruitment (Midlands) Ltd.High Street Arcade, 52 High Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8AU.
Our principal place of business is at Direct Recruitment (Midlands) Ltd.High Street Arcade, 52 High Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8AU.
You can contact us:
(a) by post, using the postal address given above;
(b) using our website contact form;
(c) by telephone, on the contact number published on our website’s contact page; or
(d) by email, using the email address published on our contact page.
This privacy policy sets out how we, Direct Recruitment (Mids) Ltd, and our subsidiaries obtain, store and use your personal information when you are a client, interact with us, visit our website (www.directrecruitment-uk.co.uk), or where we otherwise obtain or collect your personal information.
Our details
Direct Recruitment (Mids) Ltd is what is known as a ‘controller’ of the personal data you provide to us and the Company Directors are the Data Protection Officers.
Our contact details:
First Floor, High Street Arcade, 52 High Street, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8AU
How we collect or obtain personal information about you
We collect information about you from different places including:
- directly from you
- from a third party acting on your behalf
- from publicly available sources
- when we generate it
- from other organisations.
Personal information we collect or obtain about you
The information we collect includes:
- name and contact details, such as address, email and telephone number
- employment and payroll history
- taxation information and history
- information about your circumstances and the matter you have asked us to deal with
- financial information such as bank details, bank statements and company financial reports.
How your personal information is used
We will use the information to fulfil a contractual service as detailed in our Terms of Business to meet legal obligations or for other purposes such as;
- to confirm your identity and address
- to carry out your instructions
- to improve our services
- to offer other services we believe may benefit you unless you ask us not to.
How long we store your personal information
We will keep your information for as long as you have a relationship with us. If you disengage as a client we are required under UK tax law to keep your basic personal data (name, address, tax details) for a period of time after which time it will be destroyed. The information we will use for marketing purposes will be retained until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive communication from us.
How we secure your personal information
We have data protection policies in place to ensure our compliance with the data protection laws and that your personal data is controlled and processed securely.
Our use of cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Depending on the browser you use you should be able to control what cookies are placed on your device through the browser settings. You can find out about cookies, how to see what cookies have been set, how to manage and delete them at www.aboutcookies.org.uk. We do not store any personal data in the cookies that we use and store your information anonymously. We use Google Analytics to help us run our website, by monitoring the activity and traffic both to and through our website. By using cookies stored on users’ devices, it creates reports giving us statistical and other information about our website. Details captured during your visit will include, but not be limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data and the resources you access. However, all data collected is anonymous and will not identify you as an individual. Google stores this activity information, and you can view Google’s privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy. html and opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Your rights in relation to your personal information
You have a number of rights relating to your information:
- the right to be informed about the processing of your personal data
- the right to have the personal data corrected if it is inaccurate and to have incomplete personal data completed
- the right to object to processing of your personal data
- the right to restrict processing of your personal data
- the right to have your personal data erased or forgotten
- the right to request access to your personal data and information about how we process it
- the right to move, copy or transfer your personal data.
Changes to your information & how to complain
If at any point you believe the information we process about you is incorrect, you can exercise your rights as we have listed above and we will action your requests, subject to our legal responsibilities. If you wish to make a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, then do please contact our data protection officers at post@directrecruitment-uk.co.uk or via the contact details supplied above. If you are not satisfied with how we deal with your complaint, or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the data protection laws, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk.
Review of this policy
We keep this policy up to date and it was last updated in April 2024
