Data Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement explains what we do with your personal data, if providing you with a service that may be of interest, or simply as a result of you visiting our website.

We respect your right to privacy. Our overall aim is to ensure that our collection and use of personal information is appropriate to the provision of services to you and is in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Important definitions in this policy

“You” are a candidate, potential candidate, consultant, client contact or contact at any other organisation.

“hirer” and “client” mean any hiring organisation/organisation to which we offer and/or provide temporary and/or permanent recruitment services or project consultancy to;

“client contact” means a responsible owner at a client;

“candidate” means a potential or actual candidate for a permanent or temporary role;

“consultant” means a person whose services are supplied via Crimson to work on temporary assignments with a hirer;

“referee and/or emergency contact” means a person whose personal details a candidate provides for the purposes of providing a reference or acting as their emergency contact

Specifically, this Privacy Statement provides you with details about the personal information we collect and hold about you, how we use your personal information and your rights regarding your personal information.

It does not cover any use of your personal information by:

• an actual or potential employer or hirer;
• an umbrella company; or
• any other organisation involved in the supply of your services via us to a hirer, to whom we may provide your personal information as part of the recruitment process/consultative service. That use will be governed by the relevant employer’s or hirer’s Privacy Statement
• Any other organisation involved in the supply chain of services offered by us

What does Crimson do?

The core of what we do is to provide services to help candidates develop their careers. We do this through assessing and matching people with potential job opportunities, as well as providing wider services to help them in their careers, such as invitations to networking events and opportunities to take part in research.

To work with clients to provide recruitment, consultancy and outsourcing services to help them solve recruitment, talent, technology and other related challenges.

Where does Crimson collect data from?

This Privacy Statement applies to the collection, storage and use of personal information collected by Crimson (“we” or “us”):

• via our website at www.crimson.co.uk; or any other website operated by us (the “Site”); or
• as a result of you responding to an advertisement posted by us on a job board, online CV library or via social media; or
• as a result of us matching your CV, as uploaded by you onto a job board, online CV library or a social media site, to a vacancy we are seeking to fill for one of our clients; or
• as a result of personal recommendations; or
• from company websites; or
• from your business card; or
• in the course of us providing recruitment, resourcing, outsourcing or consultancy services to you (“Services”); or
• from an engagement/potential engagement between Crimson and our client contact/s; or
• events (networking/conferences etc) and any other business-related activity; or
• Customer Referral – from known associates including our parent company and its associated companies

What information do we collect on Candidates?

Candidates: the personal information we collect about you were “you” are a candidate or placed consultant.

Crimson aims to collect the minimum data it needs to perform its role. Typically, this is name, address, job title and contact details. In addition, if you are a candidate being considered for a role it may also include your CV / resume as well as other details about your skills and experience.

We may also collect other personally identifiable data, for instance we may be engaged in equal opportunity monitoring or need information to complete a contract for you or our client. This data can include age, identity card number, passport number, driver license number, address, email address, user ID and passwords, gender, date of birth, marital status, occupation, income range, bank account details, financial information, contact information such as telephone, mobile, nationality, personal website or social media links or other data which may be required by local regulations.

Referees and emergency contacts: we collect basic contact details (such as name, title, address, email and telephone number) so that we can contact you for a reference or as an emergency contact for one of our candidates/or contractors.

What information do we collect on Client contacts?

Client contacts: the personal information we collect about you were “you” are a contact at one of our clients or at an MSP, umbrella company or personal service company involved in the supply of a person’s services to a hirer.

We need to collect information about you as an essential part of providing our Services.

We may collect personal information about you when:

• we contact you with a view to providing Services to you; or
• you email us expressing an interest in working with us;
• you provide us with your business card or other information provided to us, given to our employees at sales and marketing events;
• you post information or advertisements on job boards or social media websites;
• we provide Services to you as an actual or a potential hirer of your services; or
• we complete contractual documentation relevant to the Services,

we will usually collect the following information from or about you:

• your name;
• your postal address;
• your phone and e-mail details;
• details of your role, title and responsibilities within your organisation;
• where “you” are a client:
• any opinion or feedback you share with us regarding a candidate or consultant;
• details of any queries you raise with us regarding the Services;
• details of any recruitment and/or resourcing requirements or plans you share with us.