1. Introduction
JDL Recruitment is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and securely.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal information when you visit our website, submit your CV, apply for a role, engage with our recruitment services, work with us as a client or otherwise communicate with us.
JDL Recruitment operates in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
Where our UAE operations process your personal information, the relevant JDL Recruitment UAE entity will also be responsible for processing your information as applicable.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and applicable UK data protection legislation, as well as the UAE Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 concerning the Protection of Personal Data and any applicable UAE free zone data protection legislation.
2. Information We Collect
The information we collect will depend on your relationship with JDL Recruitment.
Candidate Information
When you apply for a position, submit your CV or engage with our recruitment team, we may collect information including:
- Full name
- Email address and telephone number
- Address and location
- CV and employment history
- Education, qualifications and professional certifications
- Skills and professional experience
- Current and previous job titles
- Salary, remuneration and benefit information
- Salary expectations
- Notice period and availability
- Preferred roles and working locations
- References and referee details
- Interview notes and feedback
- Right to work, visa and immigration information
- Nationality where relevant to right to work or immigration requirements
- Identification documents where required
- Information relating to previous applications or placements with us
- Communications between you and JDL Recruitment
Where necessary and permitted by law, we may also process certain sensitive information, such as information relating to health, disabilities, equal opportunities or criminal convictions.
We will only collect and process this type of information where there is an appropriate legal basis and where it is necessary for recruitment, employment or legal purposes.
Client and Business Contact Information
If you are a client, prospective client, supplier or other business contact, we may collect:
- Name
- Job title
- Company name
- Business email address
- Telephone number
- Business address
- Recruitment requirements
- Communications and correspondence with us
- Information relating to our commercial relationship with you
Website Information
When you use our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Referral source
- General location information
- Cookie and analytics information
3. How We Collect Your Information
We may collect personal information:
- Directly from you when you contact us, submit a CV, complete a website form or apply for a role
- During telephone calls, meetings or interviews
- Through job boards and recruitment platforms
- Through professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn
- From publicly available professional sources
- Through referrals and recommendations
- From prospective or existing employers and clients
- From referees you have provided
- From screening, verification or background check providers where appropriate
- Through our website and associated technologies
Where we obtain information about you from another source, we will handle that information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information to:
- Assess your suitability for current and future employment opportunities
- Match your experience and skills with suitable roles
- Contact you about relevant employment opportunities
- Introduce suitable candidates to prospective employers
- Manage applications, interviews and recruitment processes
- Arrange and manage placements
- Verify qualifications, employment history and references
- Carry out appropriate background or right to work checks
- Provide recruitment and consultancy services to our clients
- Maintain relationships with candidates and clients
- Respond to enquiries and requests
- Manage our business operations and administration
- Improve our website and services
- Maintain the security of our systems and website
- Send relevant business or recruitment communications
- Comply with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations
- Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
We will only use personal information where we have a valid legal basis or other lawful grounds for doing so under the applicable data protection legislation.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Where UK data protection law applies, we may process your information on the basis that:
- Processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
- Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract
- Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation
- Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not override your rights and freedoms
- You have provided your consent where consent is required
Our legitimate interests may include operating and developing our recruitment business, identifying suitable candidates, filling client vacancies, maintaining professional relationships and improving our services.
Where UAE data protection legislation applies, we will process your personal information on the basis of your consent or another lawful basis or exception permitted under applicable UAE law.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
6. Recruitment and Sharing Your CV
As part of providing recruitment services, we may share relevant candidate information with organisations that are considering candidates for employment, consultancy or contract opportunities.
This may include:
- Your CV
- Professional experience
- Qualifications
- Skills
- Salary expectations
- Availability
- Interview information
- Other information relevant to the recruitment process
We will only share information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant recruitment purpose.
Where appropriate, we will discuss suitable opportunities with you before submitting your details to a prospective employer.
7. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information where necessary with:
- Prospective and existing employers
- JDL Recruitment entities and offices in the UK and UAE
- Recruitment technology and applicant tracking system providers
- CRM and business software providers
- Cloud hosting and IT service providers
- Job boards and recruitment platforms
- Reference and background screening providers
- Professional advisers, including accountants and legal advisers
- Government, immigration or regulatory authorities where required
- Other third parties where necessary to provide our recruitment services or comply with the law
Third parties acting on our behalf are expected to protect personal information appropriately and only process it for authorised purposes.
8. International Data Transfers
Because JDL Recruitment operates internationally, your personal information may be transferred between the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and other countries where our clients, candidates or service providers are located.
For example, a candidate based in the UK may apply for a position in the UAE, or a UAE based candidate may be considered for an opportunity with an international employer.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure the transfer complies with applicable data protection legislation.
Where required, this may include using approved contractual safeguards, data transfer agreements or other recognised mechanisms designed to protect your personal information.
9. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
Unauthorised access
Accidental loss
Misuse
Alteration
Disclosure
Destruction
Access to personal information is limited to employees, consultants and service providers who require the information for legitimate business purposes.
While we take reasonable measures to protect your information, no online system or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
For candidates, this may include retaining your information so that we can consider you for future employment opportunities where appropriate.
Our retention periods take into account:
- The nature of our relationship with you
- Recruitment and placement requirements
- Legal and regulatory obligations
- Contractual requirements
- Potential legal claims
- Whether you have asked us to retain your information for future opportunities
When information is no longer required, we will securely delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with our data retention practices.
11. Marketing and Recruitment Communications
We may contact candidates regarding employment opportunities that we reasonably believe may be relevant to their experience and professional interests.
We may also send clients and professional contacts information about our recruitment services, industry developments or other relevant business communications where permitted by law.
You may ask us to stop sending marketing or recruitment communications at any time by contacting us or using any unsubscribe option provided.
Opting out of marketing communications will not prevent us from contacting you where necessary in relation to an active recruitment process, placement or existing business relationship.
12. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Enable website functionality
Improve website performance
Understand how visitors use our website
Analyse traffic and user behaviour
Remember preferences
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.
Further information about the cookies used on our website may be provided in our Cookie Policy or cookie preferences tool.
13. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on where you are located and the data protection legislation that applies, you may have rights relating to your personal information.
These may include the right to:
Request access to the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
Request restriction of processing
Object to certain uses of your information
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Request transfer of your information where applicable
Ask questions or raise concerns about how we use your information
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions under applicable law.
To exercise any of your rights, please contact:
We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
14.Data Protection Complaints
If you have concerns about how JDL Recruitment has handled your personal information, please contact us first at:
We will investigate your concern and respond in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
If you are based in the UK and remain dissatisfied, you may also have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
If you are based in the UAE, you may have the right to raise a complaint with the relevant UAE data protection authority or regulator depending on the legislation and jurisdiction applicable to your personal information.
15. Third Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including job boards, social media platforms and other external services.
JDL Recruitment is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third party websites you visit.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, recruitment practices, technology or legal requirements.
Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised Last updated date.
We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy periodically.
17. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we use your information or your data protection rights, please contact:
JDL Recruitment
Email: info@jdlrecruitment.com