GDPR Policy

GDPR Privacy Notice

Last Updated: 8 July 2026

Privacy Notice

At Childcare Connect (“we”, “our”, or “us”), we are committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our website and services.

We process all personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and all other applicable UK data protection laws.

This Privacy Notice is effective from 8 July 2026.

1. Who We Are

Childcare Connect

Email: contact@childcareconnectrecruitment.com

Telephone: 07788646461

Registered Address:

Mitre House
2 Bond Street
Ipswich

England
IP4 1JE

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we process your personal data, please contact us using the details above.

2. Information We Collect

When you use our website, register an account, submit an enquiry, request childcare staff, apply for vacancies or use any of our recruitment services, we may collect the following personal information.

Personal Information

Full name
Email address
Telephone number
Home or business address
Organisation or nursery name (where applicable)
Job title
Location
Username and password (if creating an account)

Recruitment Information

Where applicable, we may also collect:

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Employment history
Qualifications and certificates
Professional experience
References
DBS status (where relevant)
Right to work documentation
Professional licences and registrations
Availability and preferred working hours

Website Information

We may automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type
Device information
Operating system
Cookies
Website usage information
Pages visited
Date and time of access

3. Why We Collect Your Information

We collect and process your information to:

Match childcare professionals with employers.
Help employers recruit suitable candidates.
Respond to enquiries.
Provide recruitment and staffing services.
Create and manage user accounts.
Contact you regarding vacancies or staffing requests.
Verify qualifications where appropriate.
Improve our website and services.
Meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
Detect and prevent fraud or misuse of our services.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under the UK GDPR, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Your consent.
Performance of a contract.
Compliance with legal obligations.
Legitimate interests in operating, maintaining and improving our recruitment services.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

5. Sharing Your Information

We only share your personal information where it is necessary and lawful.

This may include:

Childcare providers and employers using our recruitment services.
Recruitment partners (where applicable).
IT and website service providers.
Professional advisers.
Regulatory authorities.
Law enforcement agencies where legally required.

We never sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against:

Unauthorised access
Loss
Misuse
Alteration
Unlawful disclosure
Accidental destruction

Security measures include secure systems, password protection, restricted staff access, encryption where appropriate and regular security monitoring.

7. How Long We Keep Your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations.

Where recruitment enquiries are unsuccessful, we generally retain your information for up to 12 months from the date your enquiry or account becomes inactive unless you request earlier deletion or provide consent for us to retain your information for longer.

8. Your Rights

Under the UK GDPR you have the right to:

Request access to your personal information.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of your personal information (“Right to be Forgotten”).
Restrict processing.
Object to processing.
Request data portability.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

9. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and monitor website performance.

Cookies may include:

Essential cookies
Functional cookies
Performance cookies
Analytics cookies

Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You can amend your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings or our cookie banner.

10. Marketing Communications

If you choose to receive marketing communications, we may contact you via:

Email
Telephone
SMS (where applicable)

You may unsubscribe or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.

11. Children’s Information

Our recruitment services are intended for adults seeking childcare employment or childcare staffing solutions.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.

If we become aware that we have collected such information without appropriate consent, we will delete it as soon as reasonably practicable.

12. International Transfers

Where personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including approved contractual clauses or adequacy regulations, to ensure your information remains protected.

13. Changes to This Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, regulation or our business practices.

The latest version will always be published on our website and will display the Last Updated date, currently 8 July 2026.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Notice or wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us.

Childcare Connect

Email: contact@childcareconnectrecruitment.com

Telephone: 07788646461

Registered Address:

Mitre House
2 Bond Street
Ipswich
England
IP4 1JE

15. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we process your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so we have the opportunity to resolve your concerns.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent authority responsible for upholding information rights and data protection law.

Effective from 8 July 2026.