Privacy

Website Privacy Notice

Class Recruitment Ltd · www.classrecruit.com · Last updated: 26/08/26

At Class we are committed to protecting your privacy. This notice explains how we handle personal data for general visitors to our website www.classrecruit.com and for people who contact us through it. It applies when we act as a controller of your personal data — that is, where we decide how and why it is processed.

If you are a job candidate registering, applying, or signing up for job alerts, please see our separate Privacy Notice for Job Candidates & Registrants, which covers that in full.

If you are an existing or prospective client or business contact, please see our separate Client/Business Contact Privacy Notice, which explains how we process your personal data in that context

The personal data we collect

If you send us an enquiry through our website, we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, telephone number and the contents of your message.

For security purposes and to help us manage and protect our website, we may also collect limited technical information, such as your IP address and information about the device or browser you use to access our website.

We may collect information about how visitors use our website through cookies and similar technologies. Further information about the cookies we use, why we use them and how you can manage your preferences is set out in our separate Cookie Policy.

How we use your data, and our lawful basis

We use the personal data you provide to respond to your enquiry and to provide the information or services you have asked about. Depending on the nature of your enquiry, we may also use your information to manage and respond to your enquiry with you and, where relevant, to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

Where we process your personal data to respond to enquiries, manage our relationships and administer our website, we rely on our legitimate interests in operating our business and providing an effective service to people who contact us. Where you ask us to take steps before entering into a contract, our lawful basis may be that processing is necessary to take those steps.

When you contact us, we may check whether your email address already appears in our records, for example because you have contacted us previously or have previously contacted us or has an existing relationship with Class, including as a job candidate. We do this where necessary to identify the appropriate existing relationship, avoid duplicate records and ensure that we can respond to your enquiry appropriately. We rely on our legitimate interests in maintaining accurate records and providing an efficient and joined-up service.

If your contact with us relates to recruitment or you become a candidate or registrant, the processing of your personal data will be covered by our separate Privacy Notice for Job Candidates & Registrants .

Where we rely on legitimate interests as our lawful basis, we carry out a balancing test to make sure our interests do not override your rights and freedoms. You can ask us for more information about this assessment by contacting info@classrecruit.com.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing or other independent purposes.

Where necessary, we share personal data with trusted service providers who process it on our behalf and under our instructions. These may include providers of website hosting, email and communications services, and security services such as Google reCAPTCHA, which helps protect our website forms from spam and misuse. We only share the personal data that is necessary for them to provide these services.

We do not routinely transfer personal data outside the UK. Where a service provider processes personal data outside the UK, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection law.

How we protect your data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

How long we keep your data

We keep website enquiry messages for up to 12 months, unless your enquiry leads to an ongoing relationship (for example you become a candidate or a client), in which case the relevant notice and retention period apply.

Your rights

You have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you:

to be provided with a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
to ask us to correct any personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete;
to ask us to erase your personal data, or to restrict how we use it, in certain circumstances;
to object to our processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation;
to object at any time to our processing of your personal data for direct marketing;
where our processing is based on your consent, to withdraw that consent at any time;
where applicable, to receive the personal data you gave us in a portable format.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. If you object, we will stop processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
You can exercise this right by contacting us at info@classrecruit.com .

You can exercise any of these rights by contacting us using the details below. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data or a request to exercise a right, you can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. For details of the cookies we use and how to change your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.

Who we are and how to contact us

Class Recruitment Ltd is the controller of your personal data. Class is incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 06938289, and its registered office is at 20-22 The Mall, 2nd Floor, Bristol, England, BS8 4DR.

For any privacy question, or to exercise your rights, contact us at info@classrecruit.com .