Boutique Recruitment Limited – Privacy Policy Updated 13/6/2

Privacy Policy for Boutique Recruitment Limited

Effective Date: 13th June 2024 

Boutique Recruitment Limited ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [Website URL] (the "Site"). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and other contact details.

Professional Information: Job title, employer details, employment history, education, skills, and qualifications.

Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this Site.

Usage Data: Information about how you use our Site, products, and services.

Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

To Provide and Improve Our Services: Processing your job applications, matching candidates with job vacancies, and providing recruitment-related services.

To Communicate with You: Responding to your inquiries, providing you with information, and processing your requests.

For Marketing Purposes: Sending you promotional materials, newsletters, and other information that may be of interest to you, provided you have consented to receive such communications.

To Improve Our Site: Monitoring and analyzing usage and trends to improve the quality and usability of our Site.

For Legal Compliance: Complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements.

3. Use of Cookies and Consent

Our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site. By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Types of Cookies We Use:

Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate our Site and use its features.

Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site, allowing us to improve the performance of our Site.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests.

You can manage or block cookies using your browser settings. However, if you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site.

4. GDPR Compliance

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our processing of your personal data will comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.

Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Objection to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request within one month.

5. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal data with third parties in the following circumstances:

With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties if you have given us your explicit consent to do so.

Service Providers: We may disclose your information to third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as IT services, data analysis, and marketing assistance.

Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

6. Security of Your Information

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data and protect it from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.

Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

Erasure: The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

Restriction of Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

Objection to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the contact information provided below.

8. Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the effective date at the top of this policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: jobs@boutiquerecruit.com

Complaints or queries
If you wish to complain about this privacy notice or any of the procedures set out in it please contact Lucy Gabriel. 

You also have the right to raise concerns with Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/, or any other relevant supervisory authority should your personal data be processed outside of the UK, if you believe that your data protection rights have not been adhered to.

By using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.