Introduction
Lord Search & Selection Ltd, Lord Accounting & Finance Ltd and Lord Interim Management LLP (herein referred to as “Lord”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use and disclose individually identifiable information [personal information] you have provided to us. Please read this Policy carefully. By using this website, and/or submitting any personal information via third party websites or email, you expressly consent to the terms contained in this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Personal Information
Lord collects various categories of Personal Information in order to provide work-finding services to its clients and work-seekers throughout the world, as referred to in our website www.lord.co.uk and we are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected and the information is only used in accordance with this privacy policy.
The nature of our work requires us to process personal data quickly and confidentially in accordance with Data Protection Laws. The legal basis we rely on to offer you these services is legitimate interest.
Job Seekers – the information we collect and how we use it
When you apply for a job or submit a request via this website or via a third party website or through email communication, you agree to the Lord Privacy Policy and thereby give consent to the processing of your personal information. If you decline to agree to this policy, we regret that we will not be able to assist you with your job search.
To enable us to assist you with your job search we will collect your name, email address, or other Personal Information contained within that correspondence. If you are an applicant or a candidate we may collect your name and contact details along with information about your employment history, professional experience and qualifications, educational qualifications, language ability or any other data you may provide online through a web-based application form or your personal CV.
On other occasions we may also record sensitive information such as details of criminal convictions. With regard to all candidates and employers, we will only collect ‘sensitive’ Personal Information such as racial or ethnic origin, age, political, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual life, social security or other Government identification numbers, Trades Union membership health or medical conditions, or criminal history if legally required for recruitment purposes.
Use of Personal Information
We may use Personal Information to respond to your enquiries and answer your questions, to provide you with requested information, and to undertake activities in connection with the conduct and management of our assignments. Examples include but are not limited to evaluating candidate qualifications, contacting potential candidates for further Personal Information, contacting named references, and communicating with clients about potential candidates. Lord may also use Personal Information for the purpose of testing and maintaining our company databases, networks and computer systems, and for training and other internal purposes.
Employers /Client– the information we collect and how we use it.
If you are a client or potential client we may collect your name, contact details, title or position, products or services requested, or other information that you may provide online through a web based application form or email correspondence.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may share Personal Information with our affiliates and where necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of our services to you and our clients. Our clients may be located in jurisdictions around the world.
We reserve the right to disclose Personal Information to third party subcontractors including information technology providers and business process outsourcing providers, in order to support our continuing operations. We also reserve the right to disclose Personal Information in connection with any sale, assignment or other transfer of all or part of the business, or where we believe such disclosure may be required by law or may be necessary in connection with any legal claims. We may also use, disclose or otherwise process information you provide for statistical or other purposes we choose in our sole discretion, as long as such information is not in a personally identifiable form.
Retention of Personal Information
We will retain your personal information for a period of up to five years. In some cases where legally required, for example where we have placed you into a role or multiple roles with an employer or multiple employers, we will retain your personal information for up to ten years.
Your right to withdraw consent to our processing of your information
You have the right to withdraw any consent you have previously given at any time by emailing your request to: clientservices@lord.co.uk
If you withdraw consent we will continue to store the information we hold about you but not process this information.
If you ask us to delete the information we hold on you we will delete all information with the exception of your email address, first name and last name. This will enable us to record that you have withdrawn consent. In addition, where required by law, we may retain certain information about you to fulfil our legal obligations.
Website Usage Data
As with many websites the Lord website passively collects data about website usage through various means, such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to identify server problems, administer the website, and compile aggregated statistics for marketing and research purposes. We also use small text files (‘cookies’) that are sent to the hard drive of your computer to store bits of information related to your use of our website. You may configure your Internet Browser to reject cookie files, but in doing so you may be prevented from accessing important functions or effectively interface with the website contents.
Security of Personal Information
Lord maintains appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and/or disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Access to Personal Information
In order to provide the best service to candidates and clients Lord need to ensure that your Personal Information is accurate, current and complete. If Personal Information you have provided previously has changed, please provide us with a new copy of your CV via email address clientservices@lord.co.uk
You may also request access to and the opportunity to review any Personal Information that we may hold relating to you, by sending us a written request specified in the contact details below. We will provide you with such information and amend or delete such information upon your request to the extent we believe to be appropriate or otherwise required under relevant Data Protection and privacy laws. We will take reasonable steps to authenticate your identity prior to complying with your request for access to Personal Information.
Links to Other Websites
This website may provide links to other third party websites or internet sites. Lord is not responsible for the content of third party websites, and is not responsible for the collection, storage and or use of Personal Information details third party websites or internet sites may collect. You must read the Privacy Policy applicable to each internet or website you visit.
Foreign Visitors to www.lord.co.uk
This website is hosted on our computer server located in the United Kingdom. If you reside in a jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom, by using this website or submitting any Personal Information you expressly consent to the transfer of Personal Information to the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions that we may operate in or that our clients may operate in, some or many of which may have data protection laws that differ from the laws in your own country of residence.
Changes to Privacy Controls
Periodically, changes in applicable law may require Lord to change or amend the Privacy Policy described above. If material changes are made to the Privacy Policy they will be displayed on this website page.
This Privacy Policy does not constitute an agreement or contract between Lord and any person, organisation or entity using this website or providing Personal Information.
Keeping information Secure
We invest significant resources to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. However, nothing can be 100% secure and so we cannot be held responsible for unauthorised or unintended access that is beyond our reasonable control.
Complaints Procedure
If you have a complaint about how we have handled your personal data, contact us using the details below and we will investigate this for you. Please use the same contact details below to instruct us to cease processing your personal data.
Contact Details
If you have questions relating to this Privacy Policy please contact Lord in writing at the following address, marking your correspondence for the attention of:
The Data Controller
Lord Search & Selection Ltd
Crown House
The Square
Alvechurch
Birmingham
B48 7LA
Email: clientservices@lord.co.uk