Effective Date: 01/10/2014
Last Updated: 01/07/2026
- Introduction
Altitude-Recruitment Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information fairly, lawfully and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share your personal data when you engage with us as:
🔘 A job applicant or candidate
🔘 A client or prospective client
🔘 A referee
🔘 A supplier or contractor
🔘 A visitor to our website
We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable privacy legislation.
- Who We Are
Company Name: Altitude-Recruitment Limited
Registered Address: Barn End, High Street, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, NN7 1ER
Email: sarah@altitude-recruitment.co.uk
Telephone: 07483136646
Website: www.altitude-recruitment.co.uk
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us using the details above.
- What Personal Information We Collect
Depending on your relationship with us, we may collect:
Candidate Information
🔘 Name
🔘 Address
🔘 Telephone number
🔘 Email address
🔘 CV and employment history
🔘 Qualifications and training
🔘 Skills and experience
🔘 Salary expectations
🔘 Right to work documentation
🔘 References
🔘 Professional memberships
🔘 Interview notes
🔘 Availability
🔘 Preferred locations
🔘 Equality, diversity and inclusion information (where voluntarily provided)
🔘 Background check information (where required by a client and permitted by law)
Client Information
🔘 Contact details
🔘 Company information
🔘 Job vacancies
🔘 Recruitment requirements
🔘 Business correspondence
Website Information
When you visit our website, we may collect:
🔘 IP address
🔘 Browser type
🔘 Device information
🔘 Website usage data
🔘 Cookies and similar technologies
- How We Collect Your Information
We collect information:
🔘 Directly from you when you apply for vacancies or contact us.
🔘 Through our website.
🔘 From job boards.
🔘 From professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn.
🔘 Through referrals.
🔘 From publicly available sources.
🔘 From previous employers or referees (with your permission where required).
🔘 From clients during the recruitment process.
- How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data to:
🔘 Match you with suitable employment opportunities.
🔘 Contact you regarding vacancies.
🔘 Arrange interviews.
🔘 Manage recruitment processes.
🔘 Verify your identity and right to work.
🔘 Obtain references where appropriate.
🔘 Provide recruitment services to clients.
🔘 Maintain our candidate database.
🔘 Respond to enquiries.
🔘 Improve our services.
🔘 Meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
🔘 Where you have given your consent, we may also send you:
🔘 Job alerts
🔘 Recruitment updates
🔘 Industry news
🔘 Marketing communications
You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.
- Our Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:
🔘 Consent
🔘 Performance of a contract
🔘 Legitimate interests
🔘 Compliance with legal obligations
Where we process special category data, we do so only where permitted by law.
- Who We Share Your Information With
We may share your information with:
🔘 Prospective employers
🔘 Clients
🔘 Payroll providers
🔘 Background screening providers
🔘 Professional advisers
🔘 IT service providers
🔘 Government authorities where legally required
We never sell your personal information.
We only share information that is necessary for recruitment purposes or to comply with legal obligations.
- International Transfers
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with UK data protection law.
- Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from:
🔘 Unauthorised access
🔘 Loss
🔘 Misuse
🔘 Alteration
🔘 Disclosure
Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel who require it to carry out their duties.
- How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary.
Typically:
🔘 Candidate records: up to 2 years after your last meaningful contact unless you ask us to remove your data sooner or legal obligations require a longer period.
🔘 Client records: up to 6 years after the end of our business relationship.
🔘 Financial records: retained in accordance with legal requirements.
We regularly review our data and securely delete information that is no longer required.
- Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
🔘 Access your personal information.
🔘 Request correction of inaccurate data.
🔘 Request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
🔘 Restrict processing.
🔘 Object to processing.
🔘 Request data portability where applicable.
🔘 Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details above.
- Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyse website performance.
You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
- Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, please contact us first so we can try to resolve your concerns.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation or our business practices.
The latest version will always be available on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process your personal data, please contact:
Altitude-Recruitment Limited
Email: sarah@altitude-recruitment.co.uk
Telephone: 07483136646
Address: Barn End, High Street, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, NN7 1ER