Privacy policy
Think Selection Ltd ("We", "Us") are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. This privacy policy outlines how we collect and process any personal data you provide to us or we collect from you.
Legislation and Compliance
This policy is designed to comply with the UK GeneralData Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable UK data protection laws. The regulation enhances privacy rights for individuals and provides a strict framework within which commercial organisations can legally operate.
Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
Who We Are and What We Do
We are a recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.We collect information about you to carry out our business activities.
Who is Responsible for Your Personal Data
Think Selection Ltd is registered as a data controller in the United Kingdom under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Our nominated Data Protection Officer is Danny Parnes, Managing Director. Contact: danny@thinkselection.com
Purpose of Collecting Personal Data
We are retained by client companies to identify individuals for new employment opportunities and have identified you as a person who could be of interest to our clients for such opportunities.
Information We Collect About You or You Provide to Us
We collect information when you apply for vacancies, complete forms on our website, or correspond with us in person, by phone, email, social media, or otherwise. This includes:
Name, address, email, phone number
Salary and salary expectations
Education, qualifications, compliance documentation
Right to work in the UK
Curriculum vitae, photograph, professional profiles (e.g., LinkedIn)
What We Use This Information For
To keep you informed of relevant opportunities
To match you with suitable job opportunities
To put forward your details to our clients and prospective employers
To keep you informed of our services, events, and industry news
To fulfil ongoing contract management when placed in arole
Information We Obtain from Other Sources
We may collect data from sources such as LinkedIn, CVlibraries, job board websites, and personal recommendations. We will inform youwithin 30 days of collecting such data, specifying its source and intended use.
Legal Basis and Purposes for Processing
We rely on the following legal bases:
Legitimate Interests – Recruitment activities to match candidates with job opportunities
Contractual Necessity – Managing recruitment contracts
Legal Obligation – Compliance with employment laws
Consent – Where required for specific processingactivities
How Long We Hold Your Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil our business and legal obligations. If we have not had any contact with you for two years, we will delete your data unless we are legally required to retain it.
If we have placed you in a role, we may retain data longer to comply with employment regulations such as Right to Work, Tax, National Minimum Wage, and Agency Worker Regulations.
Sharing Your Data
We may share your personal data with:
Clients when considering you for opportunities
Cloud-based recruitment software providers
Marketing and technology platforms
Legal authorities, where required by law
Data Storage and Protection
We store your data securely on password-protected systems. While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, transmission over the internet is not completely secure.
Our staff have restricted access to your data and are trained in data protection.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
Request access to the personal data we hold on you
Request corrections to your personal data
Request deletion of your data
Object to processing of your data for marketing purposes
To exercise these rights, please contact danny@thinkselection.com
Changes to Our Privacy Notice
Any changes to this notice will be posted on our website. Please check regularly for updates.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity in recruitment. We do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, religion, or age.
Law and Jurisdiction
This privacy notice is subject to the laws of England and the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If you are domiciled in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, you may enforce your rights in your local court system.