Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

AbleTalent Limited ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our recruitment services, visit our website, or interact with us.

We operate strictly within the United Kingdom and process all personal data in accordance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Contact Details

We are the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Full name of legal entity: Abletalent Limited, 17306051
Email address: emilis.degutis@abletalent.co.uk
Postal address: 11a Kimberley Park Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, TR11 2DA

3. The Data We Collect About You

We only collect standard personal data necessary to provide recruitment services. We do not collect any special category data unless required for a role and permission has been given(such as health details, ethnicity, or criminal convictions).

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, grouped as follows:

Candidate Data: Name, job title, contact details (email, phone, address), CV, employment history, qualifications, work preferences, and right-to-work documentation (e.g., passport/visa details).
Client & Supplier Data: Business contact names, job titles, business email addresses, telephone numbers, and financial/billing details.
Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, and usage data when you visit our website.

4. How We Collect Your Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

Direct Interaction: You give us your data by filling in forms, uploading a CV to our website, or corresponding with us by post, phone, or email.
Third Parties: We may source candidate professional information from publicly available sources or third-party platforms such as LinkedIn, job boards, or professional networking sites.

5. How and Why We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data under the following lawful bases:

Legitimate Interests: To assess your suitability for roles, introduce candidates to prospective employers, and manage our business relationships.
Performance of a Contract: To fulfill our terms of business with clients or prepare an employment placement.
Legal Obligation: To verify your eligibility to work in the UK before placement.

We will always obtain your explicit consent before sending your CV or personal details to a prospective employer.

6. Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with the following parties for the purposes set out above:

Prospective Employers/Clients: To introduce you as a candidate for potential job vacancies (with your prior agreement).
Service Providers: UK-based third parties who provide IT, software, and administration services (e.g., our Applicant Tracking System or cloud storage providers).
Professional Advisers: UK-based lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers.

All data is stored and processed exclusively within the United Kingdom.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Unsuccessful Candidates: We retain your CV and contact details for 2 years from our last meaningful contact, to consider you for future roles, unless you ask us to delete it.
Placed Candidates & Clients: We retain data for 6 years from the end of our business relationship to comply with UK tax and legal record-keeping rules.

8. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

Request access to your personal data.
Request correction of inaccurate data.
Request erasure of your personal data ("the right to be forgotten").
Object to processing or request restriction of processing.
Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@abletalent.co.uk. You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).