Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Thrive Technical Talent Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment business operating across the United States. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website at www.ThriveTechnicalTalent.com or engage with our recruitment services.

We take the privacy and security of your personal data seriously. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at info@ThriveTechnicalTalent.com.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact information: name, email address, telephone number, and postal address
• Professional information: job title, current employer, salary expectations, work history, qualifications, certifications, and skills
• Resume / CV data: all information contained within any resume or CV you submit to us
• Communication records: records of correspondence, emails, and calls between you and our team
• Website usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the Website (via cookies)
• Employer data: company name, hiring requirements, job descriptions, and billing information

We collect information directly from you (via forms, email, or phone), from third parties (such as LinkedIn), and automatically through your use of the Website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To match candidates with suitable employment opportunities
• To fulfil recruitment mandates on behalf of employer clients
• To communicate with you about vacancies, your application, or our services
• To improve and personalise your experience on the Website
• To send you relevant market insights, salary guides, and recruitment news (with your consent)
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
• To maintain records of our business activities

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases: (a) Legitimate interests — we have a legitimate interest in processing candidate and employer data to provide our recruitment services; (b) Consent — where you have provided explicit consent for specific processing activities such as marketing communications; (c) Contract performance — where processing is necessary to fulfil a contract or take pre-contractual steps at your request; and (d) Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:

• Employer clients: candidate CVs and profiles are shared only with specific employers relevant to your job search, and only with your knowledge and consent
• Technology providers: third-party tools used to operate our Website and business (e.g. email platforms, CRM systems), who are contractually bound to protect your data
• Legal and regulatory authorities: where required by law or court order

All third parties with whom we share data are required to maintain appropriate security standards and use data only for the specified purpose.

6. Data Retention

We retain candidate data for up to 2 years from the date of last contact, after which it is securely deleted unless you have asked us to retain it for longer or we have an ongoing legal obligation to do so. Employer data is retained for the duration of our business relationship plus 6 years for legal record-keeping purposes. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction: request that we restrict the processing of your data
• Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection: object to the processing of your data for direct marketing or legitimate interests
• Withdraw consent: withdraw any previously given consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@ThriveTechnicalTalent.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Contact & Complaints

For all privacy-related enquiries, please contact: info@ThriveTechnicalTalent.com. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority in your jurisdiction. We take all complaints seriously and will work to resolve any issues promptly.