Overview of Privacy Policy

The following policies apply to Kortas Recruitment Ltd and/or any of its subsidiaries. By using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with these terms then please do not use the website.

About us

In this Privacy Notice, references to ‘we’ ‘us’ or “our” means Kortas Recruitment Ltd, a company incorporated in England, Scotland and Wales.

“Our Group” includes Kortas Recruitment Ltd and Kortas Training Ltd.

“Our websites” means www.kortasrecruitment.co.uk ; www.kortastraining.com

Use of Website

The purpose of this website is to provide you with our services and general information. You must not breach any term of our Acceptable Use Policy set out below.

We are a recruitment agency specialising in the construction industry.

At Kortas recruitment we provide services for the purpose of individuals looking for job opportunities and for employers seeking staff.

Acceptable Use Policy

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes in accordance with these terms and conditions and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of this website. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within this website.

Personal Data

Kortas Recruitment Ltd understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of all our customers and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law. This privacy policy sets out how Kortas Recruitment uses and protects any information that you give us. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information; you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

The information about you we may collect, hold and process is set out below:

Information collected and processed for finding you a suitable role is as follows:

• Your name
• Your address
• Your email address
• Your telephone number
• CV/work history
• Job preferences including role, geographical areas and salary
• Any other work related information you provide, for example, education or training

Information in respect to individuals that have worked for us previously or `may work for us is as follows:

• Passport (if applicable, permits and visas)
• Date of Birth
• National Insurance Number
• Full detail of job offers and placements
• Outcome of DBS and security clearance for certain roles (these will be supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service or other external company applicable to the placement.
• Medical information (in specified cases – medical information may be supplied by a third party such as your GP, Consultant or Occupational Health)
• References (these will be from your previous employer or personal references as appropriate)
• Financial information (including but not limited to payroll details and terms, HMRC data, pension scheme details, court orders and statutory payments)
• A log of our communications with you by email and telephone

This information will have been provided, or will be provided, by you or a third party who we work with, such as an employment business or agency. This is information can be collected by you filling in forms on any of our websites; by communicating with us by phone, e-mail, text, post or otherwise.

Do We Share Your Personal Data?

We will not share any of your personal data with any other third parties for any purposes, subject to one important exception. In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

Controlling your personal information

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at; info@kortasrecruitment.co.uk

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to us at our main office address. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Emailing

We do not endorse 'spam' mail - we know how annoying this could be! We will send you information that may be relevant to you and we will send regular newsletters to all of our customers. If you choose to do so, you can unsubscribe to these at any point.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.
Any changes will be made available on our website:

WWW.KORTASRECRUITMENT.CO.UK