Privacy policy

Last updated: October 2026

Who we are

Pentire Consultants Limited (“Pentire”, “we”, “us”) is a recruitment consultancy registered in England and Wales, company number 17315919, with its registered office at 106 London Road, East Grinstead RH19 1EP. We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy and are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under number ZC207286.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your information, email hello@pentire-consultants.com.

Who this policy covers

• Candidates and contractors: people we represent, or may represent, for interim, contract or permanent roles.
• Client contacts: people at organisations we work with, or would like to work with.
• Website visitors: anyone who uses this website or contacts us through it.

Information we collect

Depending on how you deal with us, we may collect:

• contact details such as your name, email address, phone number and location;
• career information such as your CV, skills, employment history, qualifications, day rate or salary expectations and availability;
• information from interviews, references and feedback from clients;
• right-to-work and identity documents, and information needed to engage and pay you, once you are placed in a role;
• business contact details and information about your organisation’s hiring needs, if you are a client contact;
• anything you tell us when you contact us through this website or by email.

We collect this information directly from you, from clients and referees, and from publicly available professional sources such as LinkedIn and job boards.

How we use it and why

• To find you suitable roles and introduce you to clients, with your agreement before we put you forward for any specific role. Our lawful basis is our legitimate interest in providing recruitment services, and taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
• To engage and pay contractors and carry out right-to-work and compliance checks. Our lawful bases are contract and legal obligation.
• To provide services to clients and keep in touch with client contacts about their requirements. Our lawful basis is legitimate interest.
• To respond to enquiries sent through this website or by email. Our lawful basis is legitimate interest.
• To meet our legal and regulatory obligations, including under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have assessed that our interests are balanced against your rights. You can object at any time (see “Your rights” below).

Who we share it with

• Clients, when you have agreed to be put forward for a role.
• Our back-office partner, which pays contractors and invoices clients on our behalf. It acts as a separate data controller for payroll information.
• Service providers who support our business, such as our recruitment database, email, document signing, identity verification, accounting and website hosting providers. They only process your information on our instructions.
• Professional advisers and authorities, where required by law.

We never sell your personal information.

International transfers

Some of our service providers store information outside the UK. Where this happens, we make sure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as the UK’s adequacy regulations or approved contractual clauses.

How long we keep it

• Candidates, contractors and client contacts: for as long as the relationship remains relevant. We review our records regularly and get in touch periodically to check you are still happy to hear from us.
• Right-to-work and identity documents: for two years after the end of an engagement.
• Website enquiries that do not lead to an ongoing relationship: 12 months.

Your rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of your information, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to how we use it, and to ask us to transfer it to you or another organisation. To make a request, email hello@pentire-consultants.com. We will respond within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

This website does not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. Our web fonts are provided by Google Fonts, which means your browser connects to Google’s servers and shares your IP address with Google when you visit. If we introduce analytics in future, we will update this notice and ask for your consent first.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page.