Fair Processing Notice for Candidates

At Macildowie Associates Ltd (and our parent company), we respect your personal data. This Fair Processing Notice (FPN) explains how we will use your personal data after you have sent us your data.

We have offices in Nottingham and Leicester.

Our Data Protection Consultant is Kristy Gouldsmith who can be contacted via the email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

At Macildowie, we believe that our candidates are the life blood of our business and we value each and every one of you. With that in mind, we want you to know that we take the privacy of your data very seriously. We need to collect and process your personal data in order to assist you in finding work. That’s what we’re here for.

There are two ways that we could have your data. Firstly, if you sent it to us (eg emailed us your CV, applied for a job through us on a job board website or uploaded your CV to our website). Secondly, we found your data by searching a job board’s CV directory as we thought we could help in your search for work. If you’re not sure how we first received your data, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will let you know.

The following table tells you what we do with your data, depending on which of the above categories you fall in to:

We may be required to see proof of your right to work in the UK, which is normally done by taking a copy of your passport, birth certificate or other suitable document. Most of these contain information about your country of origin, which could be considered “Special Category” data under GDPR. If we find you temporary work, then we have to take a copy of these documents to fulfil our legal obligations to you as your employer – please see the separate FPN for Macildowie Employees. Rest assured, we do not do anything with this information except attach a copy to your file. On rare occasions, we may be asked to send this data to a third-party company (e.g. the client you are working with).

On occasions, candidates have provided us with some medical data (e.g. if you needed us to make special arrangements for an interview). This is one of a number of types of data classed as “Special Category” which you may have chosen to send us alongside the personal data listed above. We have taken this affirmative action as your consent to hold and process the information, however if you feel this is not the case then please contact us. We will not share this info with any third-party companies unless you explicitly ask us to.

We do not use any automated decision making.

We share your data with:

• Our software providers, (e.g. our CRM provider or external assessment software)
• Our professional advisors (e.g. legal advisors, accountants etc.)
• Our clients (but only after speaking to you about a specific role)
• Professional bodies (if we need to conduct qualification checks)

We do not transfer your personal data outside of the EU as a general rule. If we discuss a role with you which requires us to send your data outside the EU then we will speak to you in advance.

The GDPR gives you rights as a data subject. You have:

1. The right to request from us access to your personal data;
2. The right to request from us rectification of your personal data;
3. The right to request from us erasure of your personal data;
4. The right to request from us restriction of processing your personal data;
5. The right to object to our processing of your personal data;
6. The right of data portability;
7. If we are processing your personal data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. To do so please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before you withdrew it; and
8. You have the right to complain to the ICO if you feel that we have been unable to resolve your query.

More information on your rights can be found in Chapter 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation.