Privacy Policy 

The People Of are devoted to ensure the privacy of candidates and clients are met by ensuring our compliance with all relevant data protection regulations by safeguarding all the data we hold.

Why The People Of collect and store data?

The People Of is an employment and recruitment agency who work with candidates to secure new positions and work with clients to find suitable talent for their roles. To make sure that we can deliver our services, we collect, with your permission, personal details including your name, address, email address, CV, employment history, contact details. We use this data to do the following:

  • Match candidates to suitable positions
  • Notify you about potential roles 
  • Deliver on contractual obligations to our clients
  • With your consent to send you marketing messages including details of our services, news, events

How do The People Of collect data?

The majority of data comes from job applications we receive through candidates submitting their CV  through our website. We will also find your data on publicly available sources and use the following public sources:

– LinkedIn

– Job boards

– Corporate websites

– Reference or word of mouth, e.g. from a friend or former employer/colleague or present employer

 In all cases, individuals are required to consent The People Of to hold their data. All data held by The People Of is stored on a secure, industry leading licensed database.

Who do The People Of share your data with?

We will only share your personal data with colleagues who will be assisting you in your job search or clients who have a position to fill, to determine whether or not you are a good fit for the available position. We do not share your data with any third-party businesses or for marketing purposes.

What legal bases do The People Of have for using your information?

For prospective candidates, clients and referees it is necessary for our legitimate interests that we need your information to assess suitability for potential roles, to find potential candidates and to contact clients and referees.

If you are a candidate who is shortlisted for a role then we may need to process more personal data. If this is the case we will always ask for your permission before doing so.

What happens if you don’t provide The People Of with the information we request?

If you are un able to provide The People Of with the necessary information then we may not be able to help you with your job search.

Your rights:

You have the right to review the data which The People Of hold on you, withdraw consent from us to use your data and ask to be removed from our records at any time. Should you require any more information please email: hello@thepeopleof.co.uk