Candidate privacy notice

This notice explains how Catherine Collins Recruitment handles your information when you register with us, send us your CV or apply for a vacancy.

What we collect

• Your name, email address, telephone number and location.
• Your CV and the information you give us about your experience, the roles you are interested in, salary expectations and notice period.
• Notes from our conversations with you, and feedback from employers you are introduced to.
• Your preferences about being contacted.

Please do not include special category information (for example health, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation) or criminal-record information in your CV or messages unless we specifically ask for it in connection with a particular role.

Why we collect it

• To find and discuss suitable opportunities with you.
• To introduce you to employers — only after we have discussed the specific role with you and you have agreed.
• To arrange interviews, pass on feedback and support you through any offer.
• To meet our legal obligations as an employment agency, including keeping records required by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

Our lawful basis

We rely on legitimate interests (providing work-finding services you have asked for), on steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, and on legal obligation for regulatory records. Marketing emails are sent only with your separate consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

Who we share it with

• Prospective employers, only with your agreement for a specific role.
• Service providers who host our systems, store documents and send email, under appropriate contracts.
• Regulators or authorities where required by law.

We never sell your information.

How long we keep it

We keep your registration and CV for two years from our last meaningful contact with you, after which it is securely deleted unless you ask us to keep it on file. Records we are legally required to keep are retained for the period the law requires.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct, update or delete your information at any time, object to how we use it, or withdraw consent for marketing. Contact alexia@catherinecollinsrecruitment.co.uk or 07801 631612. You can complain to the ICO at ico.org.uk.

Security

CVs and documents are stored in private, access-controlled storage — never on public web addresses — and can be opened only by authorised staff after signing in.