Recruitment Privacy Notice

CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT PRIVACY NOTICE

1. Overview: We the Sutton Group of Companies (E Sutton & Son Ltd., etc.) acting as the data controller, will not share your information with any third parties unless required or permitted to do so by law. We are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal information about you for the purposes of recruitment.
2. Information we collect: The application process will require you to provide various different types of information, such as your name, title, address, telephone number, and email address, date of birth, gender, employment history and qualifications.  Certain applications may require additional information, which will be made clear during the application process.   This information is required for us to properly process your application, so your application will be withdrawn if you do not provide the information to us. Other information that we collect is information received from recruitment agencies.
3. How your information will be used: By sending and/or entering your details you are allowing the Sutton Group of Companies to access and use the information you provide for the purpose of (a) assessing  your application;  (b) administering the Sutton Group of Companies recruitment process; (c) complying with legal or regulatory requirements 
4. How your information will be stored: The Sutton Group of Companies will store your details for the duration of the recruitment process.  Your details will be stored on servers at E Sutton & Son Ltd., and or hard copy across the group. We will take reasonable technical and security measures to protect them.  Your details will be deleted following a period of 6 months inactivity on your application.  This period is set by The Sutton Group of Companies in the event of you accepting a Contract of Employment with the Sutton Group of Companies (E Sutton & Son Ltd etc.) your details will be retained by the Sutton Group of Companies as part of your contract with us.
5. Controlling your information: Should you (a) wish for us to remove your details (b) have any queries about how your information is handled, please call our data privacy controller on 01706 874752 or email us on [email protected] (c) after 6 months we will securely destroy your personal information in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, applicable laws and regulations.
6. Additional Legal Rights: You also have legal rights to (a) request your personal information; (b) request correction of the personal information that we hold about you; (c) object to particular processing of your personal information; (d) request the suspension of process of your personal information; or request the transfer of your personal information to another party.  Additional information about these rights can be found on the Information Commissioners website at https:/ico.org.uk/for-the-public/.  Please contact us using the details above if you wish to exercise any of these additional rights.
7. Complaints: If you are not satisfied with our response you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office at https://ico.org.uk/), or by calling their helpline on 0303 123 1113.
8. Updates: This Privacy Notice was last updated on 15 June 2023.