BACKGROUND:
Emplink.Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your data is used and shared online. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.emplink.co.uk (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a manner that is consistent with Our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site and it will be accessible at any point on the bottom of the site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“personal data” means any data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data. In this case,
it means personal data that you give to Us via Our Site. This definition shall, where applicable, incorporate the definitions provided in the [Data Protection Act 1998] OR [EU Regulation 2016/679 – the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)]; and
“We/Us/Our” means Emplink.Ltd , a limited company registered in England under company number 10914583, whose registered address is Emplink Limited, 1 Tower House, Hoddesdon, EN11 8UR
2. Information About Us
2.1 Our Site is owned and operated by Emplink Ltd a limited company registered in England under company number 10914583 whose registered address is 1 Tower House, Hoddesdon, EN11 8UR
2.2 and whose main trading address is the same as above. Our VAT number is 287559834
2.3 Our Data Protection Officer is Tomasz Goslar and can be contacted by email at work@emplink.co.uk, by telephone at 02084526544, or by post at 1 Tower House,
3. What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
4. Your Rights
4.1 As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR, which this Policy and Our use of personal data have been designed to uphold:
4.1.1 The right to be informed about Our collection and use of personal data; The right of access to the personal data We hold about you (see section
12);
4.1.3 The right to rectification if any personal data We hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete (please contact Us using the details in section 13);
4.1.4 The right to be forgotten – i.e. the right to ask Us to delete any personal data We hold about you (We only hold your data for a limited time, as explained in section 6 but if you would like Us to delete it sooner, please contact Us using the details in section 13);
4.1.5 The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your data;
4.1.6 The right to data portability (obtaining a copy of your data to re-use with another service or organisation);
4.1.7 The right to object to Us using your data for particular purposes; and
4.1.8 Rights concerning automated decision-making and profiling.
4.2 If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your data, please contact Us using the details provided in section 13 and We will do Our best to solve the problem for you. If We are unable to help, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office.
4.3 For further information about your rights, please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
5. What Data Do We Collect?
Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect some or all of the following personal and non-personal data:
5.1 name;
5.2 date of birth;
5.3 gender;
5.4 business/company name
5.5 job title;
5.6 profession;
5.7 picture of ID
5.8 Pictures of trade certificates
5.9 Picture of right to work proof
5.10 contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
5.11 demographic information such as post code, preferences, and interests;
5.12 financial information such as bank account and sort code;
5.13 UTR, NIN and CSCS number;
5.14 web browser type and version;
5.15 operating system;
6. How Do We Use Your Data?
6.1 All personal data is processed and stored securely, for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with Our obligations and safeguard your rights under the GDPR at all times. For more details on security see section 7, below.
6.2 Our use of your data will always have a lawful basis, either because it is necessary for Our performance of a contract with you, because you have consented to Our use of your data (e.g. by subscribing to emails), or because it is in Our legitimate interests. Specifically, We may use your data for the following purposes:
6.2.1 Supplying Our services to you (please note that We require your data in order to enter into a contract with you;
6.2.2 Personalising and tailoring Our services for you;
6.2.3 Replying to emails from you;
6.2.4 Supplying you with emails that you have opted into (you may unsubscribe or opt out at any time by emailing us.
6.3 [With your permission and/or where permitted by law, We may also use your data for marketing purposes which may include contacting you by email, telephone,text message and post with information, news, and offers on Our services. We will not, however, send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that We fully protect your rights and comply with Our obligations under the GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
6.4 You have the right to withdraw your consent to Us using your data at any time, and to request that We delete it.
6.5 We do not keep your data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Data will therefore be retained for the following periods (or its retention will be determined on the following bases):
6.5.1 Until you ask us to delete it;
7. How and Where Do We Store Your Data?
7.1 We only keep your data for as long as We need to to use it as described above in section 6, and/or for as long as We have your permission to keep it.
7.2 Your data will only be stored in the UK.
7.3 Data security is very important to Us, and to protect your data We have taken suitable measures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.
7.4 Steps We take to secure and protect your data include:
8. Do We Share Your Data?
8.1 We may share your data like first name and surname with other companies in Our group purely for description reasons. This is to let our clients know who is going to be their assignment.
8.2 We may also share the content of your curriculum vitae with prospective clients. By sending your cv you are giving us your consent to do so.
8.3 We may sometimes contract with third parties to supply [products and] services to you on Our behalf. These may include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing. In some cases, third parties may require access to some or all of your data. Where any of your data is required for such a purpose, We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and by your rights, obligations, and the obligations of the third party under the law.
8.4 We may compile statistics about the use of Our Site including data on traffic, usage patterns, user numbers, sales, and other information. All such data will be anonymised and will not include any personally identifying data, or any anonymised data that can be combined with other data and used to identify you. We may from time to time share such data with third parties such as prospective investors, affiliates, partners, and advertisers. Data will only be shared and used within the bounds of the law.
8.5 In certain circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain data held by Us, which may include your data, for example, where We are involved in legal proceedings, where We are complying with legal requirements, a court order, or a governmental authority.
9. What Happens If Our Business Changes Hands?
9.1 We may, from time to time, expand or reduce Our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Our business. Any personal data that you have provided will, where it is relevant to any part of Our business that is being transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use that data only for the same purposes for which it was originally collected by Us.
9.2 If any of your data is to be transferred in such a manner, you will not be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. When contacted you will not, however, be given the choice to have your data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.
10. How Can You Control Your Data?
10.1 You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
11. Your Right to Withhold Information
You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
12. How Can You Access Your Data?
You have the right to ask for a copy of any of your data held by Us (where such data is held). Under the GDPR, no fee is payable and We will provide any information in response to your request free of charge. Please contact Us for more details by using the contact details below in section 13.
13. Contacting Us
If you have any questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us by email at work@emplink.co.uk by telephone on 0044 7828980506, or by post at Emplink Limited, 1 Tower House, Hoddesdon, EN11 8UR
Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 12, above).
14. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time (for example, if the law changes). Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.
Last Reviewed on 20.07.2024
