1. Who are we?
1.1 We are Construct Recruitment, the trading name of Mark Eggleton, of Roman House, 40 Sears Drive, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 4GY. Mark Eggleton is the controller of the personal information described in this policy.
1.2 You can contact us at info@constructrecruitment.co.uk or on 07949 589303.
1.3 We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number ZC297104.
2. What’s the point of this policy?
2.1 It tells you what to expect when we collect your personal information, whether you are a candidate looking for a role, a client looking to hire, or simply visiting our website.
2.2 Generally, the policy covers only information provided to us. If you give personal information to other people, such as job boards or other websites, please check their privacy policies.
3. Might the policy change?
3.1 We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed. Please check it whenever you visit our website.
4. What do we collect?
4.1 Candidates: information you give us when you apply for a job, register your CV or contact us, such as your name, contact details, CV, employment history, qualifications, salary details, the kind of role and location you are looking for and, if you choose to give it, your LinkedIn profile.
4.2 Clients: your name, company, job title, contact details and details of the vacancies you ask us to fill.
4.3 Information from other sources: where relevant to a role, we may collect professional information that is publicly available, for example on LinkedIn, and references you have agreed we may take up.
4.4 Automated information: such as the IP address used to connect your device to the internet, browser type and version, device type, operating system, the site from which you arrived at our website, and the pages you visited with date and time stamps.
5. What’s our reason or legal basis for using the information?
- Legitimate interests: to provide recruitment services — matching candidates with suitable vacancies and helping clients find the right people — and to manage and improve our website.
- Taking steps at your request: when you apply for a role or ask us to help with a vacancy.
- Consent: where you agree to us keeping your CV on file to contact you about future roles, and for analytics and third-party cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legal obligation: where we must keep records, for example under employment agency and tax rules.
6. What about cookies?
6.1 We and/or third parties use cookies on our website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is sent to your device. Some cookies are essential for the website to work; others are set by third-party services we use.
6.2 For further information on cookies, including how to block and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org.
6.3 The following kinds of cookies may be used on this website:
- Essential cookies: these make the website work and keep it secure.
- LinkedIn feed: our website shows posts from our LinkedIn company page using a widget provided by SociableKit. LinkedIn and SociableKit may set cookies when this content loads.
- Cookie preference cookie: this remembers whether you have accepted or declined optional cookies.
6.4 We will ask for your consent before loading our LinkedIn feed or setting any other optional cookies. You can change your choice at any time using the cookie settings link at the bottom of each page.
7. What do we do with personal information?
7.1 Provide our recruitment services: matching you with suitable roles or candidates, contacting you about opportunities, arranging interviews and handling offers.
7.2 Send service messages, such as confirming we have received your application.
7.3 Manage and improve our website, track anonymised traffic and usage patterns, and prevent or detect fraud or misuse.
8. How long do we keep it?
8.1 Active candidates: we keep your CV and details for as long as you remain actively engaged with us and are being considered for suitable roles.
8.2 Unsuccessful applications: we generally keep CVs, application details and related records for up to 12 months after our last meaningful contact or recruitment activity.
8.3 Future opportunities: where appropriate, we may keep your CV for up to 24 months to consider you for future vacancies. We review these records regularly.
8.4 You can ask us to delete your details at any time, and we will do so unless we are legally required to keep them.
8.5 Clients: we keep client contact details and correspondence for the duration of our business relationship and any necessary period afterwards. Financial and accounting records are kept for six years after the end of the relevant financial year.
8.6 These periods may vary if we are legally required to keep information for a particular time.
9. Who do we share your personal information with?
9.1 The relevant staff dealing with your enquiry.
9.2 Clients: we only send a candidate’s CV or details to a client when the candidate has given us their authority to do so.
9.3 People who supply us with a service, such as our website host, email and IT providers, and businesses which help us monitor our website.
9.4 The police or other relevant authorities, if we think it is necessary to protect us or others, that a criminal offence may have been committed, or where required by law.
9.5 Potential buyers, so far as reasonably necessary, in the case of an actual or proposed sale or merger involving all or part of our business.
10. Do we send your information outside the UK?
10.1 Our website and the information you send through it are hosted on a dedicated server in the UK.
10.2 Some services we use, such as LinkedIn and SociableKit (which shows our LinkedIn feed), may process information outside the UK, including in the United States. Where they do, the transfer is protected by the UK–US data bridge or other safeguards approved under UK data protection law.
11. What rights do you have?
11.1 If the legal requirements are met, you can ask us for access to your personal information, to correct it if there are mistakes, to delete or restrict it, to object to its use, or for “data portability”. Where we rely on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
11.2 If you have a complaint about how we are dealing with your personal information, please contact us using the details above. If you are not happy with our response, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
11.3 For more information about your rights, visit the ICO’s website: ico.org.uk.