Introduction
This page explains how Knights Brown uses information given to us and the ways we protect personal privacy. It ensures everyone is aware of information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we may share it with other parties.
The Data Protection Act 2018
Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect all information we collect. We do not pass on details to any third party unless we have sought permission to do so.
Applying for a job or submitting your CV
We will use information you submit as part of any application for the recruitment process, any decision making and if relevant, onboarding. Based on legitimate interest, we use the information requested for:
- collecting and reviewing information on CVs and responses to our online application,
- shortlisting candidates,
- collecting further information at interview or other screening,
- verifying candidates ahead of offer, and
- processing offers of employment.
We may request equality monitoring information for diversity purposes. This is voluntary and you will not be disadvantaged by opting out. Information you provide is anonymous and used only to analyse trends at recruitment stages to help us improve access for underrepresented groups. We will not use information in any way that could not be reasonably expected in a recruitment and onboarding process.
Recruitment partners/agencies confirm they advise applicants they submit of their submission to Knights Brown.
We may keep your details for future vacancies where we anticipate recruiting for similar roles in the short term. We will retain your information for a maximum period of 12 months. You can request us not to do so at any time by emailing data.protection@knightsbrown.co.uk. You may use the same address to notify us should your contact details change during this period of retention.
After 12 months, we will advise you of our intention to erase your application and any information we hold about you. You are not required to respond; your information will be erased automatically.
All information held is stored securely in our Application Tracking System.
Links to other sites
Our website contains links to other sites and this privacy statement applies only to our own site. When linking to other sites you should read their privacy statements. We don’t pass any personal information you may give us to any other site.
Privacy & Data Protection
Click here to read our full Data Protection Policy.
What rights you have over your data
If you have submitted a contact form you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including the data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase the personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Contact
All comments, queries and requests relating to our use of your data should be addressed to dataprotection@knightsbrown.co.uk