This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

 

jacob.hobbis@savvylink.co.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information:

• Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)

• Date of birth

• National Insurance number

• Copies of passports or other photo ID

• Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)

• Education history (eg qualifications)

• Right to work information

• Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)

• Security clearance details (eg basic checks and higher security clearance)

We also collect or use the following information:

• Racial or ethnic origin

• Religious or philosophical beliefs

• Trade union membership

• Genetic information

• Biometric information (where used to identify someone)

• Health information

• Sex life information

• Sexual orientation information

Lawful bases

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information are:

• Consent

• Contract

• Legal obligation

Where we get personal information from

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• People directly

• Schools, colleges, universities or other education organisations

• Councils and other public sector organisations

• Publicly available sources

• Previous employers

How long we keep information

In line with data protection principles, we only keep your data for as long as we need it for.

Who we share information with

Data processors who do the following activities for us: Manage our IT system and store data.

Others we share personal information with

• Professional or legal advisors

• Relevant regulatory authorities

• External auditors or inspectors

• Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with

• Emergency services (where necessary)

Sharing information outside the UK

Where necessary, our data processors may share personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, they comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place. Please contact us for more information.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent.
You don’t usually need to pay a fee to exercise your rights. If you make a request, we have one calendar month to respond to you.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

Last updated
30 September 2024