Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
TryStaff is a recruitment agency based in England. We connect candidates seeking employment with employers looking to fill temporary and permanent positions across industrial, engineering, technical, and commercial sectors.
Email: info@trytemps.co.uk
2. What Personal Data We Collect
CV Builder Form
When you use our CV Builder tool, we collect:
- Full name, address, postcode, phone number, email address
- Employment history including employer names, job titles, duties and dates
- Qualifications and certifications
- Skills, achievements and personal statement
- Transport and driving information
- Your digital or typed signature
Candidate Registration Form
When you register as a candidate, we collect:
- Full name, contact details and address
- Employment history and previous job details
- Your digital or typed signature
Candidate Job Application Form
When you submit a job application, we collect:
- Full name, phone numbers and email address
- Emergency contact name and number
- Employment status, notice period and student status
- Transport and driving information including penalty points
- Work preferences, availability and salary history
- Previous employment history
- Your digital or typed signature
Employer Recruitment Enquiry Forms
When you submit a permanent or temporary recruitment enquiry, we collect:
- Company name and address
- Contact name, job title, phone number and email address
- Role details: job title, department, responsibilities, working hours, salary range and benefits
- Candidate requirements and company culture information
Contact Form
When you contact us via our website, we collect your name, email address and the content of your message.
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
Candidates
We use your personal data to:
- Generate and deliver your CV as a PDF and Word document to your email address
Employers
We use your personal data to:
- Process your recruitment enquiry
- Contact you regarding your vacancy and suitable candidates
- Provide our recruitment services to your business
Lawful Bases for Processing (UK GDPR Article 6)
- Contract: Processing is necessary to provide the recruitment services you have requested
- Legitimate interests: To operate our recruitment business and match candidates with employers
- Consent: Where you have given explicit consent, including for special category data
- Legal obligation: Where we are required to process data by law
4. Data Retention
CV and Registration Documents
Files generated through the CV Builder and Candidate Registration form (PDF and Word documents) are automatically and permanently deleted from our servers within 15 minutes of creation. We do not retain copies on our website or server after this period. Documents are emailed directly to the relevant recipient at the time of submission.
Employer Enquiry Forms
Information submitted via recruitment enquiry forms is received by email and retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the recruitment engagement, and no longer than 2 years after the conclusion of that engagement.
Contact Form Enquiries
General contact form enquiries are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your query, and thereafter for a reasonable period for business record purposes.
Form Submission Records
We do not store form submission data in our website database. All data is transmitted by email only.
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your personal data with:
- Prospective employers: Your CV and application details may be shared as part of the recruitment process, with your knowledge and consent
- Our email service provider: Microsoft 365, used to transmit form submissions
- Website hosting and technical providers: As necessary to operate our website securely
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.
6. International Transfers
We do not routinely transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom. Where any transfer outside the UK is necessary, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR Chapter V.
7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances
- Right to restriction of processing: You can ask us to restrict how we use your data
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: info@trytemps.co.uk
We will respond to all requests within one calendar month. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
8. Cookies
This site uses cookies — small text files placed on your device to help the site provide a better user experience. Cookies are used to retain user preferences, maintain your session, and support site functionality. You may disable cookies via your browser settings, though this may affect how the site works.
Necessary Cookies (All Visitors)
- PHPSESSID: Identifies your unique session on the website.
- cf_clearance / __cf_buid: Set by Cloudflare to identify trusted visitors and apply security settings. See Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
Necessary Cookies (Logged-In Users Only)
- wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors and verify user sessions.
- wp-auth: Used by WordPress for password authentication and user verification.
- wordpress_test_cookie: Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
- wp-settings-[UID]: Used to customise your view of the WordPress admin interface.
8b. Embedded Content & Third-Party Services
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as maps and reviews. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These services may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Google Maps & Google Reviews
We use Google Maps to display our location and Google Reviews to display customer feedback on our site. Google has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP address may be sent to Google’s servers when this content loads. See their privacy policy here: Google Privacy Policy.
YouTube
We use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.
If Facebook content is embedded on this site, Facebook has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Facebook server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Facebook Privacy Policy.
Twitter / X
If Twitter/X content is embedded on this site, Twitter/X has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your IP is not sent to a Twitter server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: Twitter/X Privacy Policy.
8c. Third Party Links
Our website may contain links to third party websites. These websites have their own privacy policies and we have no responsibility or liability for their content or practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit via a link from our website.
Social media sharing links on this site do not connect you to any associated third party unless you explicitly click on them.
9. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including:
- Encrypted email transmission via Microsoft 365 (TLS)
- Automatic deletion of generated files within 15 minutes of creation
- No storage of form submissions in the website database
- Access controls on our website and systems
10. Data Breaches
In the event of a personal data breach likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, and will notify affected individuals without undue delay where required by law.
10b. Legal Disclosure
We may be required to disclose your personal data to a government agency, regulator, or other third party where we are legally obliged to do so — for example, in response to a court order, subpoena, or regulatory request. Any such disclosure will only be made in compliance with applicable UK law.
11. Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
- Website: ico.org.uk
- Helpline: 0303 123 1113
We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO. Please get in touch with us in the first instance using the details below.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
TryStaff Recruitment Agency
Email: info@trytemps.co.uk