Privacy Policy — Stone Tide Recruitment

1. Who we are

Stone Tide Recruitment ("Stone Tide", "we", "us", "our") is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating in the United Kingdom. We act as a data controller in respect of personal data we collect and process in connection with our recruitment services.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us via the contact page.

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Name, contact details (email address, telephone number)
Professional information (CV, employment history, qualifications, skills)
Information you provide when submitting an enquiry or application through our website
Correspondence and communications with us
Technical data collected automatically when you visit our website (see Cookie Policy)

3. How we use your personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

To provide recruitment services to candidates and clients
To respond to enquiries submitted through our website
To match candidates to relevant opportunities
To communicate with you about roles, the recruitment process and related matters
To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

4. Legal basis for processing

We process personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

Legitimate interests — to provide recruitment services and manage our business relationships
Consent — where you have provided explicit consent for a specific purpose
Contract — where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you
Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law

5. Sharing your data

We will not share your personal data with any third party without your knowledge. In the context of recruitment, we will always discuss an opportunity with you and obtain your agreement before presenting your details to a client.

We may share data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our business (for example, email and IT service providers), subject to appropriate data processing agreements.

6. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Candidate data is typically retained for up to two years from the date of last contact, unless you request earlier deletion or we have an ongoing relationship that justifies longer retention.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

The right to access your personal data
The right to rectification of inaccurate data
The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object to processing
The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact page.

8. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure. All form submissions on this website are processed securely and your contact details are never publicly displayed.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of our website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.