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Last Updated: 17/11/2024
FM Directive Ltd (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
Data Controller
FM Directive Ltd is the Data Controller responsible for the processing of your personal data. If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact us at: va@fm-directive.co.uk
Contact Details:
Company Name: FM Directive Ltd
Address: 3rd Floor, 207 Regent Street, London W1B 3HH
Email: admin@fm-directive.co.uk
Phone: 07349 462 457
2. Types of Personal Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data about you:
Identity Data: Name, date of birth, gender, nationality, and passport or other identification numbers.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, residential address.
Professional Data: Employment history, educational background, qualifications, skills, certifications, references, and interview notes.
Financial Data: Bank details, salary, and payment details (only if relevant for job placement or for contractors).
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and version, time zone settings, and location.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our services, including website usage.
Sensitive Personal Data: We may collect limited sensitive data such as health information or criminal record information if relevant to the recruitment process and only when necessary.
3. How We Collect Personal Data
We collect personal data in the following ways:
Directly from You: Information provided when registering with us, submitting job applications, attending interviews, or interacting with us via phone, email, or in person.
From Third Parties: Such as referees, recruitment platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, job boards), background check providers, or other professional references.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
If you believe that we have not handled your personal data in accordance with the law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK:
- Website: https://ico.org.uk/
- Phone: 0303 123 1113
We encourage you to contact us first to try and resolve any concerns.