This privacy notice sets out how Telescope Care Recruitment Ltd, uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website. We operate within the reasonable nature as to why data was given to us and is held by us. This notice should be read in accordance with our GDPR policy.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Telescope Care Recruitment Ltd may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
1. General
We are the controller in accordance with current privacy legislations. The Users’ personal data is processed with the purpose of managing and facilitating recruitment of employees to our business.
2. Collection of personal data
We are responsible for the processing of the personal data that the Users contributes to the Service, or for the personal data that we in other ways collects with regards to the Service.
When and how we collect personal data
We collect personal data about Users from Users when Users;
a. make an application through our website, adding personal data about themselves either personally or by using a third-party source such as Facebook or LinkedIn; and
b. use our website’s enquiry form to connect or communicate with our staff, adding personal data about themselves either personally or by using a third-party source such as Facebook or LinkedIn.
c. provides identifiable data in the process of chatting with our staff through the chat box provided on our website and such data is of relevance to the application procedure;
d. We may collect data from third parties, such as Facebook, Linkedin and through other public sources. This is referred to as “Sourcing” and can be manually performed by our employees or automatically on the website.
In some cases, existing employees can make recommendations about potential applicants. Such employees will add personal data about such potential applicants. In the cases where this is made, the potential applicant is considered a User in the context of this Privacy Policy and will be informed about the processing.
The types of personal data collected and processed
The categories of personal data that can be collected through the Service can be used to identify natural persons from names, e-mails, pictures and videos, information from Facebook and LinkedIn-accounts, answers to questions asked through the recruiting, titles, education and other information that the User or others have provided through the Service. Only data that is relevant for the recruitment process is collected and processed.
Purpose of data collection and processing
The purpose and lawfulness of the collection and processing of personal data is to manage recruitment services by Telescope Care Recruitment Ltd.
Personal data that is processed with the purpose of aggregated analysis or market research is always made unidentifiable. Such personal data cannot be used to identify a certain User. Thus, such data is not considered personal data.
The consent of the data subject
The User consents to the processing of its personal data for the recruitment services. The User consents that personal data is collected through our website, when Users;
a. make an application through our website, adding personal data about themselves either personally or by using a third-party source such as Facebook or LinkedIn; and
b. use our website’s enquiry form to connect or communicate with our staff, adding personal data about themselves either personally or by using a third-party source such as Facebook or LinkedIn.
c. provides identifiable data in the process of chatting with our staff through the chat box provided on our website and such data is of relevance to the application procedure;
d. The User also consents to Telescope Care Recruitment Ltd using publicly available information about the User and compiles them for use in the recruitment process.
The User consents to the personal data being collected in accordance with the above will be processed according to the Storage and transfer policies outlined below.
The User has the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time, by contacting us by email using the address listed under number 9. Using this right may however, mean that the User can not apply for a specific job or otherwise use our services.
Storage and transfers
The personal data collected through our website and associated media for the recruitment purposes are stored and processed according to the GDPR policies in the UK and EU/EEA.
How long the personal data will be processed
If a User does not object, in writing, to the processing of their personal data, the personal data will be stored and processed by us as long as we deem it necessary with regards to the purposes stated above. Note that an applicant (User) may be interesting for future recruitment and for this purpose we may store Users’ Personal Data until they are no longer of value as potential recruitment. If you as a User wish not to have your Personal Data processed for this purpose (future recruitment) please contact us using the contact details in paragraph 9.
3. Users’ rights
Because the data we hold about you is your data, you have the following rights in respect of the personal data we hold about you:
Right to Access – this means you can ask us for a copy of all the personal data we hold about you.
Correction Right – if you believe any of the information we hold about you is incorrect or out of date, you have the right to correct such information by providing us with the correct up to date information. In addition, you can ask us to delete the incorrect or out of date information and we will be happy to do so unless we are prevented from doing so by law or regulation.
Right to be Forgotten – you have the right to ask us to delete the personal data we hold about you where such data is used for direct marketing purposes or is processed as a result of you consenting to such processing. Please note that where we are obliged to keep your personal data because of a regulatory or legal requirement, we will not be able to delete that data and must continue to retain it.
Right to Restrict Processing – in some limited circumstances you have the right to restrict the processing of your data. See examples below:
a. if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy;
b. where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it;
c. where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or
d. you have objected to our use of your data, but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
Right of Objection to Processing – you have the right to object to us using your data for direct marketing purposes and to profiling. For example, if there is something about your situation which makes you want to object to processing as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.
Right of Data Portability – you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you in a commonly used and machine-readable format. We can provide your data either to you or to such other third party as you specify in your request.
Automated Decision-Making Objection Right – automated decision-making is where a decision is made entirely by technological means without human intervention. We do not use or rely on automated decision-making.
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us in writing via info@telescopecarerecruitment.com
4. Security
We prioritize the personal integrity and therefore works actively so that the personal data of the Users are processed with utmost care. We take the measures that can be reasonably expected to the make sure that the personal data of Users and others are processed safely and in accordance to this Privacy Policy and the GDPR-regulation.
However, transfers of information over the internet and mobile networks can never occur without any risk, so all transfers are made on the own risk of the person transferring the data. It is important that Users also take responsibility to ensure that their data is protected. It is the responsibility of the User that their login information is kept secret.
5. Transfer of personal data to third party
We will not sell or otherwise transfer Users’ personal data to third parties.
We may transfer Users’ Personal Data to;
our contractors and sub-contractors, acting as our Processors and Sub-Processors in accordance with our instructions, for the provision of the Service;
authorities or legal advisors in case criminal or improper behaviour is suspected; and
authorities, legal advisors or other actors, if required by us according to law or authority’s injunction.
We will only transfer Users’ personal data to third parties that we have confidence in. We carefully choose partners to ensure that the User’s personal data is processed in accordance to current privacy legislations.
6. Aggregated data (non-identifiable personal data)
We may share aggregated data to third parties. The aggregated data has in such instances been compiled from information that has been collected through the Service and can, for example, consist of statistics of internet traffic or the geological location for the use of the Service. The aggregated data does not contain any information that can be used to identify individual persons and is thus not personal data.
7. Cookies
When Users use the Service, information about the usage may be stored as cookies. Cookies are passive text files that are stored in the internet browser on the User’s device, such as computer, mobile phone or tablet, when using the Service. We use cookies to improve the User’s usage of the Service and to gather information about, for example, statistics about the usage of the Service. This is done to secure, maintain and improve the Service.
Users can at any time disable the use of cookies by changing the local settings in their devices. Disabling of cookies can affect the experience of the Service, for example disabling some functions in the Service.
8. Changes
We have the right to, at any time, make changes or additions to the Privacy Policy. The latest version of the Privacy Policy will always be available through the Service. A new version is considered communicated to the Users when the User has either received an email informing the User of the new version (using the e-mail stated by the User in connection to the use of the Service) or when the User is otherwise informed of the new Privacy Policy.
9. Contact
For questions, further information about our handling of personal data or for contact with us in other matters, please use this email info@telescopecarerecruitment.com
Right to Complain
If you have any concerns about our handling of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) by visiting https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or by telephoning the ICO helpline on 0303 123 1113.