Privacy Policy
This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which April Quest Limited will process personal information provided to us, this information is also referred to as ‘personal data’ and April Quest is referred to throughout as “we”, “us”, “our” and “ours”.
We take our obligations in respect of the privacy of personal data very seriously and we will only process personal information as detailed in this notice, unless we inform you otherwise. In order to ensure that the personal data we hold is accurate and up to date, we request that you inform us of any relevant changes to the personal information we hold about you.
We help individuals to find work and we are also an employer. Our core business activity is recruitment, we assist individuals in finding work with our hirer clients, whether this is directly or through supply by us, and we assist hirers in introducing or supplying the staff that they require. We also recruit staff to work for us to provide our recruitment services. For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, our commercial activities and services for individuals and businesses are referred to as ‘Recruitment Services’, and our actual or potential hiring customers are referred to as ‘Clients’.
The person responsible for data protection matters within our organisation is the Managing Director and can be contacted here [email protected]
If you do not wish us to process personal data in accordance with this policy, then please do not provide it to us, Please refer to Section 4 ’Your rights‘, in respect of data that we already hold, or which we receive from third parties.
Section 1: This section applies to individuals wishing to use or using our Recruitment Services or looking for a role to work with us (‘a Candidate’):
The personal data we collect or receive includes the following as applicable:
- Name
- Address
- Email and other contact details
- 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
- Next of kin and family details
- Contact details of referees
- Personal information relating to hobbies, interests and pastimes
- 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)
- Your marketing preferences
We may obtain your personal data from the following sources (please note that this list is not exhaustive)
- You (e.g. a Curriculum Vitae, application or registration form)
- A client
- Other candidates
- Online jobsites
- Marketing databases
- The public domain
- Social Media
- At interview
- Conversations on the telephone or video conferencing (which may be recorded)
- Notes following a conversation or meeting
- Our websites and software applications
Where you are a Candidate and we have obtained your personal data from a third party such as an online job board, it is our policy to advise you of the source when we first communicate with you.
How we will use your personal data:
The processing of your personal information may include:
- Collecting and storing your personal data, whether in manual or electronic files
- Notifying you of potential roles or opportunities
- Assessing and reviewing your suitability for job roles
- Introducing and/or supplying you to actual or potential Clients
- Engaging you for a role with us or with our Clients including any related administration e.g. timesheets and payroll
- Collating market or sector specific information and providing the same to our Clients
- Sending information to third parties with whom we have or intend to enter into arrangements which are related to our Recruitment Services
- Providing information to regulatory authorities or statutory bodies, and our legal or other professional advisers including insurers
- To market our Recruitment Services
- Retaining a record of our dealings
- Establishing quality, training and compliance with our obligations and best practice
- For the purposes of backing up information on our computer systems
- Mobile information will not be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
Purpose of SMS Notifications
Our SMS notifications are designed to:
- Remind you of your job opportunities
- Inform you of interview scheduling and confirmations, and other essential.
Opt-In and Consent
By providing your phone number and opting into our SMS notifications, you confirm that you are the owner or authorized user of the phone number provided. You consent to receive recurring automated text messages (SMS, MMS) from us regarding your job opportunities and other important notifications. Consent is not required to make any purchase from us. Message frequency may vary, but you can generally expect to receive between 1-5 messages per week.
Opt-Out Instructions
Your consent to receive automated texts is entirely voluntary. You may opt-out at any time:
- To stop receiving messages, reply “STOP”, to any SMS message from us
- You may also email us at [support email] with your opt-out request. After you opt out, you will receive a final confirmation message, and no further messages will be sent to your number unless you re-enroll.
Help and Support
If you are experiencing issues with our SMS notifications or need assistance, you can:
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