Privacy Policy — Red Cannon Recruitment Ltd

Last updated: August 2026

Red Cannon Recruitment Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who we are

Red Cannon Recruitment Ltd is a recruitment and workforce solutions business based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. We act as a data controller in respect of the personal data we process.

Contact: william@red-cannon.co.uk

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Name, email address, telephone number and other contact details
CVs, employment history, qualifications and skills
Information about your job search, career goals and preferences
Records of communications between us
Client contact information and business details
Information about candidate introductions made to employers

3. How we collect personal data

We collect personal data in the following ways:

Directly from you when you contact us, submit a form on our website or register your interest
From publicly available sources such as LinkedIn or professional directories
From referrals by other candidates or clients

4. Lawful bases for processing

We process personal data on the following lawful bases under UK GDPR:

Legitimate interests — to operate our recruitment business, match candidates to suitable roles and provide services to clients
Contract — where processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
Consent — where you have given us specific consent to process your data for a particular purpose
Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with a legal requirement

5. How we use your personal data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

To assess your suitability for roles and introduce you to potential employers
To communicate with you about relevant opportunities
To provide recruitment and workforce services to our clients
To maintain records of candidate introductions and placements
To respond to enquiries submitted via our website or by email
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations

6. Sharing your personal data

We may share your personal data with:

Prospective employers, where you have consented or where it is necessary to fulfil our recruitment services
Third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business (such as IT and communication services), subject to appropriate data processing agreements
Regulatory or law enforcement bodies where required by law

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

7. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Candidate data is typically retained for up to two years from the date of last contact, after which it is securely deleted unless you ask us to retain it for longer or we have a legal obligation to do so.

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Right to rectification — to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to erasure — to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
Right to restriction — to ask us to restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances
Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at william@red-cannon.co.uk. We will respond within one month.

9. Cookies and website data

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience. You can control cookie settings through your browser. We do not use cookies to track individuals across third-party websites.

10. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us in the first instance. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.