Introduction

Techire Solutions Ltd ("Techire AI") is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and users of our website. When you use Techire AI, you trust us with your information and we are committed to preserving that trust and providing a safe and secure user experience. We will ensure that the information you submit to us via our website is only used for the purposes set out in this privacy and cookie policy.

Who controls your personal data?

Techire Solutions Ltd (Techire AI) is a company registered in the UK:

Company Number: 11937385

Address: 4th Floor, Silverstream House, Fitzroy Street, London, England, W1T 6EB

Email: hello@techire.aihello@techire.ai

Allys Parsons is the registered Data Controller on behalf of Techire AI with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

What is personal data?

Personal data is data that can identify you as a living individual. There is general personal data such as name, address, National Insurance number and online identifiers/location data. There is also sensitive personal data which includes information on physical and mental health, sexual orientation, race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, trade union membership and criminal records. Sensitive personal data must be protected to a higher level.

Who we are, what we do, and how we get your data

Techire AI is a technology recruitment agency. We collect information about you which enables us to find available opportunities and assess your suitability throughout the recruitment process. This is collected in our capacity as a recruitment agency, recruitment business and talent consultancy as well as an employer if you want to work for us.

You may have applied for a job directly to us or we may have found your details from an online job board or social networking site. We are able to process your data if we have a legal basis for doing so.

We collect information about you to carry out our core business and ancillary activities.

The data we collect and how we use it

The personal data we collect or receive includes the following as applicable:

• Full name

• Residential address/Location

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Date of birth

• Job history (including information relating to placements through us)

• Educational history, qualifications & skills

• Visa and other right to work or identity information

• Passport

• Bank details

• National insurance and tax (payroll) information

• Information contained in references and pre-employment checks from third parties

• Other sensitive personal information such as health records (see 'Sensitive Personal Data' section below)

• Links to social media accounts or professional profiles available in the public domain

• Any other information included in your application or resume

We may obtain your personal data from the following sources (please note that this list is not exhaustive):

• Directly from you

• From an agent/third party acting on your behalf

• Through publicly available sources

• By Reference or word of mouth

How we use your personal data:

• Collecting and storing your personal data, whether in manual or electronic files

• Notifying you of potential opportunities and assessing your suitability for them

• Providing our recruitment services to you and our clients

• Processing payments for our services

• Verifying details you have provided, using third party resources

• Complying with legal requirements

• Processing your data to enable us to send you targeted, relevant marketing materials or other communications which we think are likely to be of interest to you

What legal basis do we have for using your information?

For prospective candidates, contractors, referees and clients, our processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in that we need the information in order to be able to assess suitability for potential roles, to find potential candidates and to contact clients and referees.

If you are interviewed and submitted as a candidate, then this may involve the processing of more detailed personal data including sensitive data such as health information that you or others provide about you. In that case we always ask for your consent before undertaking such processing.

For clients, we may also rely on our processing being necessary to perform a contract for you, if one is in place, or to take steps to enter into a contract.

We may also process your data to comply with our legal obligations or where we need to protect your interests (or someone else's interests) or where it is needed in the public interest.

Retaining your data

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary. Different laws require us to keep different data for different periods of time.

The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, require us to keep work-seeker records for at least one year from (a) the date of their creation or (b) after the date on which we last provide you with work-finding services.

We must also keep your payroll records, holiday pay, sick pay and pensions auto-enrolment records for as long as is legally required by HMRC and associated national minimum wage, social security and tax legislation.

Where we have obtained your consent to process your personal data, we will do so in line with our retention policy. Upon expiry of that period the Company will seek further consent from you. Where consent is not granted the Company will cease to process your personal data.

Changes to this privacy notice

This Privacy Notice is regularly reviewed and may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our business, or legal or commercial practice. Where an update is relevant to our processing of your data, we shall notify you of the same.

Your rights

You have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold on you:

• The right to be informed about the data we hold on you and what we do with it

• The right of access to the data we hold on you

• The right for any inaccuracies in the data we hold on you to be corrected

• The right to have data deleted in certain circumstances

• The right to restrict the processing of the data

• The right to transfer the data we hold on you to another party

• The right to object to the inclusion of any information

• The right to regulate any automated decision-making and profiling of personal data

Cookies

When you visit or log into our website, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect certain information about your visit. This includes (i) Usage Data (Information about how you use our site, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and links clicked.) (ii) Device Information (Details about the device you use to access our site, including IP address, browser type, and operating system.) and (iii) Personal Data (If you provide it, we may collect information such as your email address, phone number, or other contact details). We may also combine this information collected automatically with other data we receive from third-party sources, such as data providers and marketing partners, to create a more complete profile of you. We then use this profile to communicate with you, including providing personalised advertising and promotional content based on your interests and browsing behaviour. You may opt out of this at any time (please see Data Handling below). (iiii) When you visit our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used by our online data partners or vendors to associate these activities with other personal information they or others have about you, including by association with your email or home address. We (or service providers on our behalf) may then send communications and marketing to these email or home addresses. You may opt out of receiving this advertising by visiting https://app.retention.com/optout .

Granting us permission to use cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visit for marketing purposes and to enhance your experience. By clicking ‘Accept,’ you consent to our use of these technologies. You can opt-out at any time.

When you visit our site, you will see a box pop up regarding the cookies. If the settings on your software that you are using to view this website (your browser) are adjusted to accept cookies we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you are fine with this. Should you wish to remove or not use cookies from our site you can learn how to do this below, however doing so will likely mean that our site will not work as you would expect.

Types of cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Necessary cookies: Required to enable core site functionality and to remember user preferences and choices, such as language preferences or customised settings.

• Analytical/performance cookies: These cookies provide quantitative measures of website visitors. With the usage of these cookies we are able to count visits and traffic sources to improve the performance of our site.

• Advertising cookies: These cookies are used by advertising companies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests.

Data handling

Data collected through cookies for California residents, are compliant with CPRA. You have the right to access, delete or opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information. For any of these options, please email hello@techire.ai and we will process your request accordingly.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: hello@techire.ai

Address: Techire Solutions Ltd "Techire AI" 4th Floor, Silverstream House Fitzroy Street, London, England, W1T 6EB

Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us at hello@techire.ai. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe that we have not complied with the requirements of the GDPR with regard to your personal data.