Last updated: 12/01/2026
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of Our Service, including those participating in recruitment activities, coaching programmes, or other services We may offer. This Privacy Policy is separate from any Recruitment Terms of Business for recruitment clients or Coaching Agreements with coaching clients, which will be provided and agreed with clients prior to the commencement of any work.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words with initial capital letters have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.
- Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Periscope Talent, a recruitment business.
- Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
- Country refers to: United Kingdom
- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, cell-phone, or digital tablet.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to the Website and Our recruitment services.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analysing how the Service is used.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- Website refers to Periscope Talent accessible from https://www.periscopetalent.com
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, particularly in the provision of recruitment services, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Employment history
- Educational background
- CV, covering letter, and supporting documents
- Job preferences, salary expectations, location preferences
- Right to work documentation (e.g. passport, visa, settled status confirmation)
- References and interview notes
- Information provided as part of coaching programmes
- Usage Data
We may collect this information directly from You or via third-party sources (such as LinkedIn or job boards) where appropriate.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Service.
The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies
- Web Beacons
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
- Necessary / Essential Cookies
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
- Functionality Cookies
For more information about the cookies We use and Your choices regarding cookies, please visit Our Cookies Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor the usage of Our Service.
- To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service.
- To provide You with recruitment services, including matching Your profile to job opportunities, providing job alerts, and assisting with applications.
- To submit Your CV and other relevant details to prospective employers, only with Your prior knowledge and consent for each submission.
- To contact You: by email, telephone, SMS, or other electronic communication regarding potential roles, application progress, or relevant updates.
- To verify Your right to work in the United Kingdom: We may request and process supporting documents to meet our legal obligation to ensure You have the right to work before submitting You to potential employers.
- To provide You with coaching services: including managing coaching sessions, tracking progress, sharing resources, and personalising Your development plan.
- To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about services unless You have opted not to receive such information.
- To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
- For business transfers: to evaluate or conduct a sale or transfer of business assets.
- For other purposes: such as data analysis, usage trends, and improving Our recruitment services.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
- With Prospective Employers: With Your explicit consent, We may share Your personal data, including CV and relevant supporting documents, with prospective employers.
- With Service Providers: We may share Your personal data with trusted third-party service providers that assist Us in delivering Our services. This includes providers of customer relationship management (CRM) systems, secure communication tools, data storage solutions, and document management platforms. These service providers process Your data on Our behalf and in accordance with strict confidentiality and security protocols. For example, We currently use RecruitCRM.io and Salesforce.com as our CRM/ATS platforms to store and manage candidate and client information, and Microsoft Office as part of our secure communication and email services. You can review the privacy policies of these providers on their respective websites.
- With Coaching Facilitators or Partners: Where coaching services are delivered by third-party coaches or through partner organisations, Your data may be shared only to the extent necessary to deliver the coaching programme.
- For Business Transfers: In connection with a sale or transfer of business assets.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose Your personal information for other purposes only with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
For recruitment-related data:
- We will retain Your personal data for up to two years from the date of Your last meaningful contact with Us, unless You request deletion sooner or there is a legal requirement to retain it longer.
- We retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes for a shorter period unless required by law.
Documents collected to verify Your right to work will be stored securely and only for as long as legally required.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Where we use third-party service providers data may be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area (EEA), or in other countries that provide adequate protection under UK data protection laws.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.
You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by contacting Us directly. Please note that We may need to retain certain information where We have a legal obligation or legitimate interest to do so, such as retaining right to work documentation in line with UK Home Office guidance.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
We are committed to protecting Your Personal Data and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard the information We collect and process.
Our third-party service providers process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR-compliant security standards.
Please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.