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Recruitment Collective Ltd trading as Before You Hire is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our websites and anyone who communicates with us about our services. This policy applies to the domains we operate, including beforeyouhire.co.uk, recruitmentcollective.co.uk, rcjobs.co.uk and rcjobs.uk. It explains the personal data we collect, how we use it, our legal basis for doing so, and the choices available to you.
If you have any questions, you can contact us using the details at the end of this page.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal data in the following ways. We confirm that we do not collect sensitive personal data.
Information you provide directly
If you contact us through a website form, book a call, request a diagnostic, reply to an email, or communicate with us directly, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and any other information you choose to provide in your message or attachments.
Newsletter and outreach communications
If you sign up to receive updates or engage with our email outreach, we collect your name, email address, communication preferences, and any interaction data provided by our email platform (e.g., open rates and link clicks).
Analytics and technical data
When you visit our websites, we automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device details, pages viewed, and time spent on the site. This helps us understand visitor behaviour and improve website performance.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal data we collect for the following specific purposes:
• Operate and improve our websites and platforms.
• Respond to enquiries and provide specific information about our services.
• Manage diagnostic and advisory requests and fulfil contracted services.
• Send newsletters or outreach communications when you have actively opted in or have a relevant commercial interest.
• Improve the performance and security of our websites and email systems.
• Fulfil any legal or regulatory obligations (e.g., tax or compliance reporting).
We never sell personal data.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data under the following lawful bases as defined under UK GDPR, with the basis used depending on the specific activity:
• Your Consent: We rely on your clear, affirmative consent when processing your data for a specific purpose, such as sending you a newsletter or marketing communication, where required.
• Legitimate Interest: We use this basis when processing is necessary for the running of our business and does not override your fundamental rights. This covers activities such as running website analytics, maintaining the security of our systems, and responding to general business enquiries.
• Service/Enquiry Necessity: This basis is used when processing is required to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or to fulfil a service you have specifically requested, such as managing a call booking or providing an advisory service.
• Legal Compliance: This applies where the processing is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation (e.g., retaining records for tax purposes or responding to a court order).
4. Cookies
Our websites use cookies to support essential functionality and understand how visitors use our site. We use a cookie management system to ensure that non-essential cookies (e.g., for analytics) are only placed with your active consent. You can control your general cookie settings through your browser at any time.
5. Sharing Your Information
We only share your information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate our business and provide our services. We share data only to provide services or operate our systems, to support website hosting, analytics or email delivery, or to meet legal or regulatory obligations.
Examples of the categories of third parties we share data with include: website hosting providers, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, website analytics services, and professional email delivery systems.
Any third party we use is required to keep your information secure and to use it only for the specific purpose we have defined. We do not share your data with advertisers.
6. Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary to respond to enquiries, provide requested services, and meet legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements. You can request the deletion of your data at any time.
7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
As a user, you have the following rights regarding your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 9. We will respond within one month.
• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete any information you believe is incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure: You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict how your data is used, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., direct marketing).
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date at the top.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us.