Privacy policy
How Apex Talent Solutions collects, uses and protects your personal information.
Last updated: 1 January 2025
This privacy policy explains how Apex Talent Solutions ("we", "us", "our") collects and uses personal information about visitors to our website, candidates and clients. We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal information lawfully and transparently in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who we are
Apex Talent Solutions is a UK-based recruitment organisation operating through the website at apextalent.solutions. For any privacy enquiry, contact us at hello@apextalent.solutions.
2. Information we collect
We collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Contact details such as name, email address, phone number and location.
- Professional information such as CV, employment history, qualifications, LinkedIn profile and the role you are interested in.
- Information about your organisation if you are contacting us as an employer.
- Any content you include in messages or attached files.
We may also collect technical information about your visit, such as your browser type and the pages you view, through standard server logs.
3. How we use your information
We use personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries you send us.
- To consider you for current or future recruitment opportunities.
- To provide recruitment services to client organisations, including the introduction of suitable candidates.
- To improve the operation and security of our website and services.
- To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
4. Legal basis for processing
We process personal information on the following bases:
- Consent, where you have provided it (for example, by submitting a CV).
- Legitimate interests, in operating and developing our recruitment services.
- Contract, where processing is necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract or to perform a contract.
- Legal obligation, where required by applicable law.
5. Sharing your information
We may share your personal information with prospective employers when introducing you for a role, with reference providers where you have given consent, and with trusted service providers who support our operations (such as email and IT providers). We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
6. International transfers
As we work with international employers, your information may be transferred outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, we take appropriate steps to ensure that your information is protected in line with applicable data protection law.
7. Retention
We retain personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law. If you would like us to remove your information from our records, please email hello@apextalent.solutions.
8. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the processing of your personal information, to object to processing, and to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact hello@apextalent.solutions. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
9. Cookies
Our website uses only the technical cookies necessary for the site to function. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies that would require additional consent. If this changes, this policy will be updated.
10. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the “last updated” date refreshed accordingly.
12. Contact
For any privacy enquiry, contact hello@apextalent.solutions.