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Privacy Notice
Who we are
Founderr Ltd is a specialist technology recruitment business. It is the data controller for the personal data described in this notice and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office under registration reference ZC106350.
Questions about this notice or about your data should be sent to letsbuild@founderr.com.
This notice explains what personal data Founderr holds, why, and what rights you have. The way Founderr manages data internally is set out in its Data Protection and GDPR Policy, which is available on request.
Candidates and contract workers
What we collect. Your name and contact details, your CV and employment history, your skills and qualifications, your salary or rate expectations, notes and recordings of calls with you, details of roles you have been considered for, and, where you are placed or about to be placed, right to work evidence, identity documents, bank details and any background screening the role requires.
Where it comes from. From you directly, from professional networking sites such as LinkedIn where you have made information public, from referrals, and from referees and screening providers where you have agreed to checks.
Why we use it. To assess your suitability for roles, to represent you to clients, to arrange interviews and offers, to carry out right to work and screening checks, to engage and pay you on assignment, and to meet legal and regulatory obligations.
Lawful basis. Legitimate interests in providing recruitment services; the performance of a contract where you are engaged through Founderr; legal obligation for right to work checks, tax and agency regulation; and, for criminal record information processed in connection with a DBS check, a condition in Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018, used only where the role requires it.
Your CV is never sent to a client without your knowledge. Every candidate is spoken to before their details are submitted for a role.
Call recording. Calls with candidates are recorded to keep an accurate record of what was discussed and agreed. Recordings are held securely and kept for the same period as the rest of your candidate record.
Clients and suppliers
Founderr holds the business contact details of client and supplier staff, together with records of correspondence, requirements and engagements. This is used to provide and manage services and is processed on the basis of the performance of a contract or legitimate interests.
Website visitors
This website does not use cookies for tracking or advertising. If you book a call, the booking page is run by our CRM provider and your details are handled under this notice. See the Cookie Policy for more.
Who we share data with
- Clients, for the purpose of considering you for a specific role you have agreed to be put forward for.
- Umbrella companies and payroll providers, where you are engaged through one, for the purpose of paying you.
- Screening providers, including uCheck for identity, right to work and DBS checks.
- Service providers who host Founderr’s systems, including its applicant tracking and CRM system, email, cloud storage and this website, under terms that protect your data.
- HM Revenue and Customs and other authorities, where the law requires it.
Founderr does not sell personal data or share it for marketing. Where a provider processes data outside the UK, appropriate safeguards are in place.
How long we keep it
- Candidate records: up to three years from last contact, unless you ask for them to be deleted sooner.
- Right to work and pre-engagement screening records: for the duration of the engagement and two years afterwards.
- Engagement, invoicing and payment records: six years, to meet tax and accounting obligations.
- Client and supplier records: for as long as the relationship is active.
Your rights
You can ask for access to your data, for it to be corrected or deleted, for its processing to be restricted, for a copy in a portable format, or object to its processing. Requests should be sent to letsbuild@founderr.com and are responded to within one month.
If you are unhappy with how your data has been handled, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Review
This notice is owned by the Founder and reviewed annually.
Founderr Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, company no. 16679821. Registered office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE.