1. Introduction
Develop (trading name of Develop Group Ltd) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you use our website and services.
For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, the data controller is:
Develop Group LtdRegistered in England No. 07676726Registered office: 4th Floor, Phoenix House/Figflex, 18 King William Street, London EC4N 7BPVAT No: GB 140 6933 22
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information you provide directly
When you complete forms on our website, contact us, or use our recruitment services, you may provide your name, email address, phone number, country of residence, company name and size (for employers), job interests and career preferences (for candidates), and any additional information you include in messages to us.
2.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect technical information including IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system and platform, as well as information about your visit including pages viewed, page response times, length of visits, and page interaction information.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data to provide recruitment services and match candidates with suitable opportunities, respond to your enquiries and provide information you request, send you our guides, resources and newsletters (where you have opted in), improve our website and services, comply with legal obligations, and protect our legitimate business interests.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for us to process your data for specific purposes, such as receiving marketing communications or downloading resources.
Contract: Where processing is necessary to provide our recruitment services to you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights.
Legal obligation: Where we are required to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.
5. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal data with prospective employers (with your consent) as part of our recruitment services, service providers who assist in operating our website and business (subject to contractual data protection obligations), professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants and auditors, and regulatory authorities, law enforcement or other third parties where required by law.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
6. International Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside the UK. Where we transfer your data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as UK-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or transfers to countries with adequacy decisions, to protect your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
For candidates, we typically retain your data for up to 2 years after your last interaction with us, unless you request deletion sooner or we have a legal obligation to retain it longer. For business contacts, we retain data for the duration of our business relationship plus 6 years thereafter.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include encryption, secure servers, access controls and regular security assessments.
9. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:
Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of processing in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data to you or a third party in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11. We will respond to your request within one month.
10. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website traffic and personalise content. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
Marketing cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track their effectiveness.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
Develop Group Ltd4th Floor, Phoenix House/Figflex18 King William StreetLondon EC4N 7BPWebsite: developrec.net
12. Complaints
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal data or respond to your requests, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection:
Information Commissioner's OfficeWycliffe House, Water LaneWilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AFWebsite: www.ico.org.uk.
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.