Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice for Recruitment
- Kick On Recruitment (“we”, “us”, “our”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy acts as the basis on which we will process any personal data we collect from candidates for employment, or data that is provided to us by individuals or third-party sources for the purposes of recruitment.
- Wherever you apply for a job opening posted by us, these Privacy Notice provisions will apply to how we process your personal information. This is in addition to our other Privacy Notice, which has been provided to you separately or is available on our website.
- Personal data means all information that relates to an identified individual or to an identifiable individual.
- For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Data Controller is Kick On Recruitment.
- We use a cloud-based application to assist with our recruitment process. Hence, our system acts as a data processor on our behalf and is only entitled to process your personal data in accordance with our instructions.
- This policy also provides you with certain information that must be provided under the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR) and the local data protection law.
- This policy does not form part of any contractual agreement and may be amended at any time.
How is your personal data collected?
- You, the candidate, via an online job site, career site, email, in person at video interviews, and/or by any other method.
- Those who referred you, from whom we collect your personal data.
- Trusted third-party vendors who recommend you as a candidate for a specific job opening or for our business more generally.
- From publicly accessible sources, such as LinkedIn or Source Boosters (Indeed, Monster, Career Builder, Dice, and so on), where we collect your full name, email, work history, and other data included on your profile. Please find detailed information about this in the section below.
Personal information we collect from you
- In particular, we collect the following personal details:
- Name
- Contact information
- Educational background
- Employment background
- Job qualifications/skills
- CV/resume or transcripts, and any supporting documentation attached to your resume, such as copies of certificates, passport, cover letters, etc.
- Details of your visits to our career site, including but not limited to traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, the site that referred you to our website, and the resources that you access.
Lawful basis for processing
We rely on legitimate interest as the lawful basis by which we collect and use your personal data.
Wherever you apply for a job opening through our Quick Apply and job board integration vendors, we rely on consent during the application process to disclose your personal data to the service provider on the basis described below.
Purposes of processing
We process personal data related to you for the purposes of enabling us to consider your suitability for employment. Without such processing, it would not be possible for us to consider your application for employment. We use information held about you for any or all of the following purposes:
- Identifying and evaluating candidates for potential employment, as well as for future roles that may become available
- Maintaining records in relation to recruiting and hiring
- To communicate with you and respond to your requests or application
Disclosure of your information
Security
In case of any security breach, we will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
How long we store your personal data
We shall determine appropriate retention periods considering the purposes stated in this policy and relevant legal requirements. Your personal information will be deleted on one of the following occurrences:
- Receipt of a written request by you to us.
- Deletion of your personal information based on criteria defined by us.
- For example, if we failed to receive your consent within the defined timeline, your data will be automatically deleted.
Your rights
- Right to know and access
- Right to seek correction
- Right to request erasure
- Right to receive a copy of your data
- Right to object to processing and to direct marketing
- Right to object to automated decision making
- Right to restrict processing
If you would like to exercise any of those rights, please:
- Contact us using our contact details below
- Give us enough information to verify your identity
- Let us know the information to which your request relates
Contact
All questions, comments, and requests regarding this Privacy Notice should be addressed to careers@kickonrecruitment.co.uk