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Privacy policy

Privacy Policy Datacenex  is committed to protecting rivacy of our candidates, clients and users of our website. We want to provide a safe and secure user experience.

Datacenex  Limited (company number 08825980) (“Datacenex ”) is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and users of our website. We want to provide a safe and secure user experience and will ensure that the information you submit to us is only used for the purposes set out in this policy in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This privacy policy explains what personal data we collect from you, how we collect and process personal data as well as how we protect any personal data that you have provided.

Datacenex  must process personal data (including sensitive personal data where required) so that it can provide its services – in doing so, Datacenex  acts as a data controller. If you have any enquiries or concerns about your personal data, our contact details are:

Datacenex  Ltd
Richmond House

Walkern Road

Stevenage, Herts

SG1 3QP

 

You may give your personal data to Datacenex  directly such as on a job application, contact form or via your online account on our website, or we may collect them from another source such as a job board/CV database or on a social media website. Datacenex  must have a legal basis for processing your personal data. For the purposes of providing you with work-finding services and/or information relating to roles relevant to you we will only use your personal data in accordance with the terms of the following statement.

Collection and use of personal data

Purpose of processing and legal basis

Datacenex  will collect your personal data (which may include sensitive personal data) and will process your personal data for the purposes of providing you with work-finding services. The legal bases we rely upon to offer these services to you are:

  • Consent
  • Legitimate interest
  • Legal obligation
  • Contractual obligation

 

Consent

Datacenex  will always obtain your explicit consent to submit your CV to a client as part of the work-finding process. Your consent will be recorded using a representation email which outlines the role you are being submitted for as a candidate as well as the purposes for which your personal data will be processed.

Your email marketing consent is managed on an “opt-in” basis to ensure that you only receive information that you have requested/opted in to.

Legitimate interest

Where Datacenex  has relied on a legitimate interest to process your personal data our legitimate interests are as follows:

  • An existing copy of your CV stored on our database has been matched to a relevant role
  • You have submitted a job application to Datacenex  via our website or an external job board
  • You have emailed a copy of your CV directly to one of Datacenex ’s employees
  • An Datacenex  employee has obtained your personal details / a publicly available copy of your CV from a job board website/online CV database or social networking website
  • A colleague/friend/associate has sent us a copy of your CV as a referral/recommendation for a relevant role
  • An Datacenex  employee has identified you as a relevant business contact and has obtained your details on LinkedIn, a company website or other publicly available source in order to further a business relationship

Please note: Datacenex  will never submit your CV to an external client without consulting you as the candidate and obtaining your explicit consent (in the form of a representation email). A record of this consent will be stored on Datacenex ’s database and your personal data will only be used for the purposes outlined in the representation email unless you specify otherwise.

A copy of your CV will be stored on Datacenex ’s database for a maximum of 3 years. Datacenex  has deemed this period reasonable due to the fact that your CV may get matched against a relevant role. As specified above, Datacenex  will never submit your CV without consulting you as the candidate first.

If you no longer wish Datacenex  to store and process your CV or other personal data, please send an email to admin@datacenex.co.uk where we will process your request.

What information do we collect?

Datacenex  may collect personal data such as:

  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Contact details (including telephone number, email address and postal address)
  • National insurance number (required for all contractors and may be required for candidates that are placed in a permanent position)
  • Identification documents (e.g. driving license, passport, utility bill). At least one form of ID is required for each candidate that we place, however the client may request additional forms of identity if any security checks are required.

Datacenex  may also collect the following sensitive personal data from your CV, if required for a security check or by our clients when providing you with work-finding services:

  • Ethnic origin
  • Disability/health condition relevant to the role (requested on demand, only when required by our clients)
  • Criminal conviction (requested on demand, only when required by our clients)

How do we use your personal data?

Datacenex  will process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide work-finding services to clients and candidates;
  • Internal record keeping;
  • To match your details with job vacancies, to assist us in finding a position that is most suitable for you and to send your personal information (including sensitive personal information) to clients in order to apply for jobs (your details will never be shared with a client without your explicit consent);
  • Matching you to relevant vacancies and contacting you via email, telephone, instant messaging or SMS;
  • To direct-market products and services, advise you of news and industry updates, events, promotions and competitions, reports, company news and other information (where you have given us consent). Where we do so, you will be able to unsubscribe from such communications by clicking the link in the email. If you are a candidate and have created an online account on our website, you will be able to update your email marketing preferences from within the “your account” section.
  • To comply with contractual obligations with our clients;
  • We may also release personal information to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, if they require us to do so. We will also disclose your information where we are permitted to do so by law;
  • To maintain our business relationship, where you are a user of our website, a client or candidate;
  • To answer your enquiries; and
  • If Datacenex  or its business merges with or is acquired by another business or company, we may share personal information with the new owners of the business or company and their advisors and if this happens, you will be sent notice of such event.

Who do we share your personal data with?

Datacenex  may share your personal data with the following trusted third parties:

  • Referees (if details are provided to us by a candidate);
  • Trusted third parties where we have retained them to provide services that you or our clients have requested, such as reference, qualification and criminal reference checking services (as required), verification of the details you have provided from third party sources, psychometric evaluations or skills tests. These third parties comply with similar undertakings of privacy and confidentiality as Datacenex ;
  • Third parties who perform functions on our behalf and who also provide services to us, such as professional advisors, IT consultants carrying out testing and development work on our business technology systems, support engineers, email providers, multi-posting services (in relation to job applications processed via external job board websites) and backup/DR providers (backup data is encrypted and our backup provider has no direct access to any data stored by Datacenex .). These third parties comply with similar undertakings of privacy and confidentiality as Datacenex ; and
  • Our clients (acting as a prospective employer if you are a candidate, only when consent has been given).

Please note: The processing of personal data with these trusted third parties is necessary in order for Datacenex  to provide its services. These third parties will only have access to your personal data if required by them to perform their functions and they are not permitted to use any personal data for any other purposes.

Statutory/contractual requirement

If you are offered a role via Datacenex  your personal data is required by law and/or a contractual requirement (e.g. our client may require this personal data), and/or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are obliged to provide the required personal data and if you do not the consequences of failure to provide the data are:

  • The offer of employment or the contract could be rescinded due to insufficient information
  • Payment for work completed could be withheld if necessary details are not provided
  • Some companies conduct extensive background checks. Failure to provide the necessary information may result in an offer being rescinded.

Overseas transfers

Datacenex  may transfer only the information you provide to us to countries outside the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) for the purposes of providing you with work-finding services. We will take steps to ensure adequate protections are in place to ensure the security of your information. The EEA comprises the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Data retention

Datacenex  will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary. 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.

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.

Where Datacenex  has obtained your consent to process your personal data, we will do so in line with our retention policy. Upon expiry of that period Datacenex  will seek further consent from you. Where consent is not granted Datacenex  will cease to process your personal data.

Your rights

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

  • The right to be informed about the personal data Datacenex  processes on you;
  • The right of access to the personal data Datacenex  processes on you (subject access request);
  • The right to rectification of your personal data;
  • The right to erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances;
  • The right to restrict processing of your personal data;
  • The right to data portability in certain circumstances;
  • The right to object to the processing of your personal data that was based on a public or legitimate interest; and
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time.

If you would like to exercise any of the above rights, please email admin@datacenex.co.uk with a brief description of your request and we will be in touch to assist with your request.

Marketing communications

Datacenex  will only send you marketing communications via email and other communication types that you have consented to.

Where we have sent marketing communications to you via email, you may opt-out of receiving any further marketing communications from Datacenex  by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the footer of the email message. If you are a candidate and have created an online account on our website, you will be able to update your email marketing preferences from within the “your account” section.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

This privacy policy may be changed by Datacenex  at any time. If we change our privacy policy in the future, we will advise you of changes or updates to our privacy policy by a prominent notice on our website and update this privacy policy accordingly. Continued use of this website or our services after such changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about Datacenex ’s online privacy commitment, please feel free to email us at admin@datacenex.co.uk or call our office to speak to one of our representatives.

Cookies

When you visit our website, our web analytics service, Google Analytics, uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that enable us to see how visitors use our site. These cookies are used to store information, such as what time the current visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and the site that referred the visitor to the web page. This information is collected with the aim of improving the service we provide to our users.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help the website operators analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

How to refuse the use of cookies

You can refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. Further information on disabling cookies is available here – http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Google has also developed a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to provide website visitors with more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics.

If you want to opt out, download and install the add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) for your current web browser. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is available for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera.

Complaints or enquiries

If you wish to make an enquiry or complaint about this privacy policy or any of the procedures set out in it, please email admin@datacenex.co.uk

For more information about the Data Protection Act or the General Data Protection Regulation, please visit the ICO website https://ico.org.uk.