Job Switch - Privacy Policy

General Information

Since 2023, Job Switch has become an industry-leading Recruitment Consultancy. We now have over 100 specialist Consultants and have positively changed over 16,000 lives.

Our reputation is built on long-standing relationships; relationships we hold with both our Clients and Candidates. We are committed to all those, who we work with and Data Protection is paramount to our processes. It is our promise to manage your details securely.

We are committed to the highest standards of data protection. We make this statement in order to give you a clear understanding on what data we process, how we process it and what rights you have.

 

Legal Basis

In order to process your data, we must have a legal basis to do so. In the majority of cases, your data will be processed on the basis of legitimate interests. Depending on the nature of services we provide you with, we may need to process additional personal data in order to enter into a contract with you. We may also seek extra consent from you in order to process certain types of data, such as special category data.

As a recruitment company, our business relies on collecting and processing personal data. It is therefore in our interests to process your data for the purposes of recruitment services, whether you are a candidate looking for a job or a client seeking employees. It is also in your interests, as without processing your data we cannot provide you with our services.

 

Categories of Data

While providing our services to you, we will process the following categories of data (among others):

  • Your name and contact details
  • If you are a client seeking employees, your current job title within the company
  • If you are a candidate, your work history and all other details contained within your CV

You may provide this data to us directly by contacting us about or service or applying to a job advertisement. On occasion may also collect the data from publicly available sources (including but not limited to your profile on a job board, linkedin, company website etc) in order to introduce our services to you.

 

Cookies on this website

While you’re browsing, this website will place certain cookies on your device. The cookies help us to continually make our website better and improve the service we provide you with. We therefore believe there is a legitimate interest in the cookies being placed on your device and we process the data on that basis.

Cookies do not identify you personally and all data collected is anonymous – although they do help us to distinguish you from other web users.

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. The cookies will expire by default once you stop browsing the website.

Google Analytics cookies

These cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website, including the number of visitors, the pages viewed and where they originate from. We then use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The Google privacy policy has more specific information on these cookies.

You can remove the cookies or object to them being placed at any time in your browser settings, but please be aware that if you block strictly necessary cookies our website may not work properly. You can find out more information about how to change your cookies setting at www.aboutcookies.org.

 

Storing your data

Your data will be stored on our database, which is provided by Bullhorn. Depending on the nature of service we provide you with, your data may also be stored on our network drives and in our accounting software.

We 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. You can object to Rise storing your data at any time by emailing mydata@jobswitch.co.uk

Sharing your data

In order to effectively provide you with our services, we may have to share your data with our subsidiaries in Germany, the Netherlands and the US. We will always ensure your data is adequately protected when sharing it and only do so when necessary.

If you are applying for a role with one of our clients, we will share your data with them so that they can progress your application. If you are a client, we will share your details with the candidate in order to properly inform them of the available job vacancy. We may also share your data with our auditors, accountants or government agencies when legally required to do so.

Job Switch will never sell your data on to third parties. We will not transfer it outside the EEA without your consent and without ensuring the appropriate safeguards are in place.

Your rights

Under GDPR you have the following rights when it comes to Job Switch processing your data:

  • The right to be informed about the personal data the Company processes on you;
  • The right of access to the personal data the Company processes on you;
  • 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 object to the processing of your personal data that was based on a public or legitimate interest;
  • The right not to be subjected to automated decision making and profiling.

Please be aware that in some circumstances we may not be able to completely erase your data due to our other legal obligations. We will always inform you when this is the case and provide you with a written explanation.

 

Complaints and Queries

If you wish to complain about this privacy notice or any of the procedures set out in it please contact the following:

Tony Hillier, Data Protection Officer

tony@jobswitch.co.uk / 01206 483372

Should you have any queries regarding the processing of your data or wish to exercise any of your rights, please email your request to mydata@jobswitch.co.uk

We will endeavour to respond to all communications within 30 days of receipt.

You also have the right to raise concerns with Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ if you believe that your data protection rights have not been adhered to.