Last Updated: 18th January 2019
This privacy policy sets out how Novus Recruitment Limited “Novus Recruitment” uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.
Novus Recruitment is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, and our website complies with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 and is in line with the General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR” as at 18 May 2018. 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.
Novus Recruitment may change this policy from time to time and update this page to keep in line with any government or legal changes, as well as company policies. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 18th January 2019 and the date of any updates will be displayed here.
We will ensure that the information you submit to us via our website, by email or through our office is used only for the purposes set out in this policy.
We collect and process your personal data “Personal Data” (as defined in the GDPR) in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The majority of Personal Data you provide will be when you send us your cv, completed application, letter or registration form.
If you do not wish us to process your personal data, please do not submit it.
We process the Personal Data of the following types of people in order to undertake our core business:
We may collect the following information:
Novus Recruitment may process your Personal Data when we need to do this to fulfil a contract with you, including sending your CV, with your permission, to a client for a specific job application.
Novus Recruitment also processes your Personal Data when it is in our legitimate interests to do this and when these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights. Our legitimate interests include:
Novus Recruitment may process your Personal Data to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, e.g. preventing, investigating and detecting crime, fraud or anti-social behaviour and prosecuting offenders, including working with law enforcement agencies.
In very limited circumstances, Novus Recruitment process your Personal Data with your consent. For example, we rely on consent when you register with Novus Recruitment or when you send us your CV. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Where consent is the only legal basis for processing, we will cease to process data after consent is withdrawn.
Novus Recruitment may make Personal Data available to:
In the course of our business to help you search for a suitable position, Novus Recruitment may make Personal Data available to potential employers.
This includes external third-party service providers, such as accountants, payroll providers, auditors, lawyers and other outside professional advisors; IT systems, support and hosting service providers; document and records management providers; technical engineers; data storage and cloud providers and similar third-party vendors and outsourced service providers that assist us in carrying out business activities.
Novus Recruitment may share Personal Data with governmental or other public authorities (including, but not limited to, workers’ compensation boards, courts, law enforcement, tax authorities and criminal investigation agencies); and third-party civil legal process participants and their accountants, auditors, lawyers and other advisors and representatives as we believe to be necessary or appropriate to:
(a) comply with applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence,
(b) comply with legal process,
(c) respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence,
(d) enforce our terms and conditions,
(e) protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and that of you or others, and
(f) allow us to pursue available remedies or limit our damages.
Occasionally we may share Personal Data with other third parties. We will always do this under contract and in accordance with your instructions.
Novus Recruitment may use your Personal Information as follows:
Under UK Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation and any subsequent privacy legislation which may apply, you have rights as an individual which you can exercise in relation to the information we hold about you:
The period of time we will store your Personal Data will depend on the ongoing services we provide for you and how long you require these. For many individuals we will support their career journey through multiple interim or permanent placements and retaining Personal Data is an ongoing process for that purpose. We will conduct regular updates with our candidates which will ensure the data is accurate and we are not holding your data for too long. You can of course request that all your data is deleted.
The Data Controller responsible for your information is Novus Recruitment.
If you have any questions about this policy or our use of your Personal Data you can email our Managing Director at sarah.moran@novusrecruitment.co.uk or or write by post to Managing Director, Novus Recruitment, COLONY, 5 Piccadilly Place, Aytoun Street, Manchester M1 3BR.
If you do not think we are handling your Personal Data adequately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Further information, including contact details, are available at https://ico.org.uk.
We review this Privacy Policy regularly and reserve the right to make changes at any time to take account of changes in our business and legal requirements. We will place updates on our website.
Please take a look at the “LAST UPDATED” date at the top of this Privacy Policy to see when it was last revised.
The Site is operated by Novus Recruitment Limited.
Novus Recruitment Limited is registered in England and Wales No. 1137058.
Our Registered office is at COLONY, 5 Piccadilly Place, Aytoun Street, Manchester M1 3BR.