MSA Recruitment is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly, securely, and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you use our website, submit your CV, register with us, apply for a vacancy, contact us, or use our recruitment services.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, “MSA Recruitment”, “we”, “our”, or “us” refers to:
MSA Recruitment
Website: https://msarecruitment.co.uk
Email: Info@msarecruitment.co.uk
This Privacy Policy applies to:
Candidates who submit CVs or register for job opportunities
Employers who submit vacancies or make recruitment enquiries
Website visitors who browse our website or contact us
Clients, suppliers, consultants, and business contacts
By using our website or providing your personal information to us, you acknowledge that your information will be processed as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect different types of personal information depending on how you interact with us.
When you register with us, upload your CV, apply for a role, or contact us about job opportunities, we may collect:
Full name
Email address
Phone number
Location
CV, work history, education, qualifications, and skills
Desired role, career interests, salary expectations, and availability
Employment preferences, experience level, and notice period
Interview notes, application history, and communication records
Right-to-work information where required
Any other information you choose to provide
When an employer submits a vacancy or contacts us, we may collect:
Name
Business email address
Phone number
Company name
Job title
Vacancy details
Recruitment requirements
Communication records
When you visit our website, we may collect:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Pages visited
Time spent on the website
Referral source
Cookie and analytics data
We may collect personal information when you:
Submit a CV through our website
Register as a candidate
Apply for a job vacancy
Submit an employer vacancy form
Contact us by email, phone, contact form, or social media
Subscribe to updates or newsletters
Browse our website
Communicate with our recruitment team
We may also receive information from third-party sources such as job boards, LinkedIn, professional platforms, referrals, employers, and publicly available professional profiles where relevant to recruitment services.
We use personal information for recruitment, business, communication, and website operation purposes.
We may use your information to:
Create and manage your candidate profile
Review your CV and career preferences
Match you with suitable accountancy and finance roles
Contact you about relevant job opportunities
Submit your details to employers with your consent or where appropriate
Arrange interviews and manage recruitment communication
Keep records of applications and interactions
Improve our recruitment services
We may use your information to:
Respond to vacancy enquiries
Understand hiring requirements
Provide recruitment support
Recommend suitable candidates
Communicate about roles, interviews, and placements
Manage client relationships
We may use website data to:
Improve website performance
Understand how visitors use our website
Maintain website security
Respond to enquiries
Monitor marketing effectiveness
We process personal information only where we have a lawful reason to do so.
Depending on the situation, we may rely on:
Consent — for example, when you submit your CV, agree to be contacted, or subscribe to marketing updates.
Contract or pre-contract steps — for example, when we process your details to provide recruitment services or respond to your request.
Legitimate interests — for example, to match candidates with suitable roles, manage employer relationships, improve our services, and protect our business.
Legal obligation — for example, where we need to keep records or verify information required by law.
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
We may share your personal information where necessary to provide recruitment services.
This may include sharing information with:
Prospective employers and clients
Recruitment consultants working with MSA Recruitment
IT, website, hosting, CRM, and email service providers
Professional advisers, where required
Legal or regulatory authorities, where required by law
For candidates, we will only share your CV or profile with employers where it is relevant to a job opportunity and appropriate within the recruitment process.
We do not sell your personal information.
We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Candidate records may be kept so we can contact you about future relevant opportunities, unless you ask us to delete your information. Employer and business contact records may be kept for ongoing recruitment, legal, accounting, or business purposes. The ICO notes that retention should depend on factors such as the purpose, sensitivity of the data, risks, and legal or reporting requirements.
You can ask us to delete or update your personal information at any time by contacting:
We take appropriate steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
These steps may include:
Secure website forms
Restricted access to candidate and employer data
Password-protected systems
Secure hosting and website security measures
Regular monitoring and data management practices
However, no online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should take care when sending sensitive information online.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand visitor behaviour, and support website performance.
Cookies may help us:
Remember user preferences
Analyse website traffic
Improve website content
Measure marketing performance
Protect website security
You can usually control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
We may send you recruitment updates, job alerts, newsletters, or other relevant communications if you have agreed to receive them or where we have a legitimate business reason to contact you.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email or contacting us at:
Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
Access the personal information we hold about you
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Ask us to delete your personal information
Ask us to restrict how we process your information
Object to certain types of processing
Request transfer of your personal information
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office
The ICO states that privacy information should tell people about rights such as access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and data portability, depending on the lawful basis used.
To exercise your rights, contact us at:
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, job boards, social media platforms, or external resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before submitting personal information.
Where personal information is processed or stored outside the United Kingdom, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in line with applicable data protection laws.
Our recruitment services are intended for adults seeking employment or employers seeking recruitment support. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, website, legal requirements, or data protection practices.
The latest version will always be available on this page. Please check this page periodically for updates.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, contact us at:
MSA Recruitment
Email: Info@msarecruitment.co.uk
Website: https://msarecruitment.co.uk
You also have the right to contact the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled.
