The Retail Collab Ltd (“TRC”) is committed to protecting your privacy.

This policy:

• Sets out the types of personal data we may collect about you, and how it is used
• Outlines the measures we take to ensure your data is protected
• Explains how we collect and use your personal data
• Sets out our legal basis for holding and using your personal data
• Explains the different rights you have in relation to your data
• Explains how to contact us with any questions

What we collect

The types of personal data TRC collects about recruitment candidates, suppliers and clients includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Identity information: name, address, gender and personal contact details
• Employment information: job title, company name, work contact details and previous roles
• Background information: interests and preferences as provided by you

We consider this information to be confidential. It is only processed for the below purposes.

Provision of Services:

Services provided to our customers and any information pertaining to those services.

Maintenance of customer and supplier records and ensuring they are up-to-date and accurate.

Customer Relationship Management and Direct Marketing:

Acquiring and maintaining contact information about previous, current and potential customers.

Keeping our previous, current and potential customers informed through newsletters and upcoming events that may be of interest.

Recruitment: 

To collect information about candidates applying for roles with TRC. This information will be retained in alignment with our retention period.

Legal obligations:

Where we are obliged to retain or disclose information as required by law.

How we collect data

TRC collects personal data in a number of different ways:

Directly from you:

This is information provided by you in order for TRC to provide you with a service, in order for you to provide a service to TRC, or for applying for a role at TRC.

Publicly available sources:

We use publicly available sources of data such as LinkedIn.

Third parties acting on your behalf:

Information passed on by recruitment agencies.

Legal Basis

For clients, suppliers and applicants, our legal basis for processing your personal information is that of legitimate interest, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have processes in place to ensure that the data we hold is relevant and up-to-date.

Your Rights

In line with the current data privacy regulations, all users whose information we process have the following rights:

The Right of access:

Access to view what data we hold about you.

The Right of rectification:

Correct any inaccuracies about the data we hold about you.

The Right to erasure:

Where applicable, all your data removed from our systems.

The Right to be informed:

What we are doing with your data.

The Right to object (to processing justified on legitimate interests grounds):

Where TRC relies on legitimate interest to process your data then you have the right to object to such processing, unless we can either demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where we need to process the data for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If you would like to request access, review or correct the personal data we have collected about you, please contact us at hello@theretailcollab.co.uk