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 Privacy Policy

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This Privacy Policy explains how Socrates Recruitment ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information. This policy applies to individuals who interact with our services, including but not limited to:

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• Job seekers

• Clients (employers)

• Website visitors

• Candidates referred by third parties

  1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Job Seekers:

  • Identifiers: Names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers, driving license details.

  • Employment Information: CVs, resumes, cover letters, employment history, education history, skills, qualifications, salary expectations, notice periods.

  • Equal Opportunities Information: (Voluntary) Gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation.

  • Contact Preferences: Marketing preferences, preferred communication channels.

• Clients (Employers):

  • Identifiers: Company name, contact person, job titles, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers.

  • Business Information: Company size, industry, vacancies, hiring requirements, budgets.

  • How We Collect Information

We collect information through various means, including:

• Directly from you: When you submit your CV, register on our website, contact us by phone or email, or attend an interview.

• From third parties: We may receive information about you from third parties, such as professional networking sites and job boards

  1. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• Job Seekers:

  • To find suitable employment opportunities for you.

  • To provide career advice and guidance.

  • To communicate with you about job vacancies and career events.

  • To market our recruitment services to you.

  • Manage our database and keeping job-seeker records up to date

• Clients (Employers):

  • To source and present suitable candidates for vacancies.

  • To provide recruitment advice and guidance.

  • To manage the recruitment process.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have given explicit consent to the processing of your personal information (e.g., for marketing purposes).

• Contractual Necessity: Where the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., to find you a job, to provide recruitment services to our clients).

• Legitimate Interests: Where the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as:

  • Matching candidates with suitable job opportunities.

  • Providing and improving our recruitment services.

  • Ensuring the security of our systems.

  • Complying with legal obligations

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal information with the following third parties:

• Clients (Employers): We may share your personal information with our clients (employers) when you apply for a job with them.

• Service providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as background check providers and CRM platforms.  

• Legal and regulatory authorities: We may disclose your information to law enforcement agencies or other regulatory bodies as required by law.

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6. Data Retention

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We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.  

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7. Your Rights

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You have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:

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• Right of access: You have the right to request access to your personal information.

• Right to rectification: You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.  

• Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal information in certain circumstances (e.g., where the processing is no longer necessary).

• Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.  

• Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.  

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If you wish to amend, restrict or withdraw your consent at any time please contact Mr. M. Rey, Data Protection Officer at m.rey@socratesrecruitment.co.uk

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8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

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Any changes we may make to our policy in the future will be posted on this page. We will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the updated policy on our website.

 

13. Contact Us

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For further information regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact Mr M Rey on m.rey@socratesrecruitment.co.uk.

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