Privacy Policy

About us

Genesis Global Group LTD (“Genesis”) respects your concerns about privacy. Our Privacy Policy applies to (1) our job candidates, (2) our associates, who are people we source or place on assignment with one of our clients, or individuals to whom we provide career transition services, (3) users of our website and (4) representatives of our clients and vendors.

The Policy describes the types of personal information we collect, how we use the information, with whom we share it, and the rights of and choices available to individuals regarding our use of their information. We also describe the measures we take to protect the security of the information and how you can contact us about our privacy practices and to exercise your rights.

Genesis is the so-called ‘Controller’ of the personal data you provide to us, as we make decisions on what information we hold and what we do with it. If you require more information please contact us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy.

Information we collect

We collect personal information about you in various ways, such as through our website and social media channels; at our events and through phone and fax; through job applications and in connection with in-person recruitment; and in connection with our interactions with clients and vendors. We may collect the following types of personal information (as permitted under local law):

Contact information (such as name, postal address, email address and telephone number); username and password when you register on our website;
payment information (such as payment card number, expiration date, authorization number or security code);
information you provide about friends or other people you would like us to contact; and
other information you may provide to us, such through the "Contact Us" feature on our website.
In addition, if you are an associate or job candidate and you apply for a position or create an account to apply for a position, we may collect the following types of personal information (as permitted under local law):
Employment and education history;
Language proficiencies and other work-related skills;
Social Security number, national identifier or other government-issued identification number;
Date of birth;
Gender;
Bank account information;
Citizenship and work authorisation status;
Benefits information;
Tax-related information;
Information provided by references; and
Information contained in your resume or C.V., information you provide regarding your career interests, and other information about your qualifications for employment.

In addition, we may collect information you provide to us about other individuals, such as information related to emergency contacts.

How We Use The Information We Collect

We use the information described above to perform the following activities (as permitted under local law):

Providing workforce solutions and connecting people to work;
Creating and managing online accounts;
Processing payments;
Managing our client and vendor relationships;
Sending promotional materials, alerts regarding available positions and other communications;
Responding to individuals’ inquiries;
Operating, evaluating and improving our business (including developing, enhancing, analysing and improving our services; managing our communications; performing data analytics; and performing accounting, auditing and other internal functions);
Protecting against, identifying and seeking to prevent fraud and other unlawful activity, claims and other liabilities; and
Complying with and enforcing applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, contractual obligations and our policies.

In addition to the activities listed above, if you are an associate or job candidate and you apply for a position or create an account to apply for a position, as permitted under local law, we use the information described in this Privacy Policy to:

Provide you with job opportunities and work;
Provide HR services to you, including administration of benefit programs, payroll, performance management and disciplinary actions;
Provide additional services to you, such as training, career counselling and career transition services;
Assess your suitability as a job candidate and your associate qualifications for positions; and
perform data analytics, such as (i) analysing our job candidate and associate base; (ii) assessing individual performance and capabilities, including scoring on work-related skills; (iii) identifying skill shortages; (iv) using information to match individuals and potential opportunities, and (v) analysing pipeline data (trends regarding hiring practices).

We also may use the information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at or prior to the time of collection.

Our primary legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interests, described in more detail below, although we will also rely on contract, legal obligation and consent for specific uses of data as described below.

We will rely on our legitimate interests and contract if we are negotiating or have entered into a placement agreement with you or your organisation or any other contract to provide services to you or receive services from you or your organisation.

We will rely on a legal obligation if we are legally required to process information on to you to fulfil our legal obligations.

We will in some circumstances rely on consent for particular uses of your data and you will be asked for your express consent, if legally required. Examples of when consent may be the lawful basis for processing include permission to introduce you to a client (if you are a candidate).

Our Legitimate Interests:

Our legitimate interests in collecting and retaining and otherwise processing your personal data are described below:

As a recruitment business and recruitment agency, we introduce candidates to clients for permanent employment, temporary worker placements or independent professional contracts. The exchange of personal data of our candidates and our client contacts is a fundamental, essential part of this process.

In order to support our candidates’ career aspirations and our clients’ resourcing needs, we require a database of candidate and client personal data containing historical information as well as current resourcing requirements.

To maintain, expand and develop our business we also need to record the personal data of prospective candidates and client contacts.

Information We Share

We do not disclose personal information we collect about you, except as described in this Privacy Policy or in separate notices provided in connection with particular activities. We may share personal information with vendors who perform services on our behalf based on our instructions. We do not authorise these vendors to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. We also may share your personal information; (i) if you are a job candidate, with clients who may have job opportunities available or interest in placing our job candidates; and (ii) with others with whom we work, such as job placement consultants and subcontractors, to find you a job.

In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process; (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials based on a lawful disclosure request; and (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity. We also reserve the right to transfer personal information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a reorganisation, dissolution or liquidation).

Information collected through third-party plug-ins and widgets on the Sites (such as information relating to your use of a social media sharing tool) is collected directly by the providers of the plug-ins and widgets. This information is subject to the privacy policies of the providers of the plug-ins and widgets, and Genesis is not responsible for those providers’ information practices.

All the personal data we collect is processed by our staff in the UK. No third parties have access to your personal data, unless the law allows them to do so.

How long we keep your data

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of contacting you with suitable business opportunities and satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

In some circumstances, we may anonymise your personal information so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use such information without further notice to you.

If you require more information about how long we keep your data then please contact us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights And Choices

We offer you certain choices in connection with the personal information we collect about you and how we communicate with you. To update your preferences, ask us to remove your information from our mailing lists, exercise your rights or submit a request, please contact us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section of this Privacy Policy. To the extent provided by the law of your jurisdiction, you may request access to the personal information we maintain about you or request that we correct, amend, delete or block the information by contacting us as indicated below. You also have the right to receive a downloaded file of the personal information we hold. If we are making automated decisions based on your information, or profiling you, you have the right to have an employee of Genesis conduct a review. Where provided by law, you may withdraw any consent you previously provided to us or object at any time on legitimate grounds to the processing of your personal information, and we will apply your preferences going forward.

Data Transfers

We transfer the personal information we collect about you to countries outside of the country in which the information originally was collected. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. When we transfer your information to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Policy.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or Switzerland, we will comply with applicable legal requirements providing adequate protection for the transfer of personal information to recipients in countries outside of the EEA or Switzerland.

How We Protect Personal Information

We recognise your rights concerning this information and take every possible measure to respect these rights and protect your personal data. We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information you provide against accidental, unlawful or unauthorised destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use.

Updates To Our Global Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (including any addenda) may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our personal information practices. For significant changes, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Sites indicating at the top of the Policy when it was most recently updated.

How To Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, would like to exercise your rights, would like us to update information or wish we have about you or your preferences or wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data please see below:

Genesis Global Group LTD

20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 3865 0682

Email: info@genesisglobalgroup.eu

If you are not satisfied with our response, or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/