Privacy & cookies policy

Last updated: 22 November 2022

We value your privacy. This Privacy & Cookies Policy covers what information we collect, and how we use, disclose, store and transfer your information.

Contact

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this privacy policy should be directed to Chris Currey, the data controller at Digital Tonic: Chris Currey, Managing Director, Digital Tonic, 33 Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4UA, info@digital-tonic.co.

The types of personal information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information:

Name
Job title
Date of birth when provided in a CV
Address
Email address
Phone number
References to verify qualifications and work experience
IP addresses
Cookie identifiers
Bank details for contract recruitment
National Insurance number to verify entitlement to work
Copy of passport to verify entitlement to work

How we get the personal information and why we have it

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you. We use the information that you have given us in order to carry out our core business activity. It is used to:

Respond to enquiries about our services
Communicate with you regarding our services
Send newsletters and job alerts
Improve our website
Understand website visitor behaviour

This information is collected via:

Filling in forms on our website
Phone or email correspondence with us
Attendance at events

We share information contained within CVs with prospective clients for the purpose of introducing candidates to them. We may also share the details of contractors with an umbrella company for payroll purposes.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting info@digital-tonic.co.

(b) We have a contractual obligation.

How we store personal information

Personal information is securely stored.

We keep personal information contained within a CV for 6 years. We will then dispose of this by securely destroying it. You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information at any time. You can exercise this right by contacting us on info@digital-tonic.co. We will then manually delete your records/data.

Your rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

You can exercise these rights at any time by contacting us on info@digital-tonic.co.

You also have the right to make a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes made to our privacy policy will be posted on this page. Where appropriate, we will also notify you by email.