Effective Date: 28 August 2026
Last Reviewed: 28 August 2026
Anderson Scott Solutions is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information fairly, lawfully and transparently in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you use our recruitment services, communicate with us or visit our website.
Anderson Scott Solutions provides permanent recruitment and executive search services to candidates and employers.
Contact: enquiries@anderscott.co.uk
Website: www.andersonscottsolutions.co.uk
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the email address above.
Depending on your relationship with Anderson Scott Solutions and the services you use, we may collect personal information including:
Where legally permitted and necessary for recruitment purposes, we may also process health information, diversity information and criminal conviction information.
When you use our website, we may also collect limited technical and usage information through cookies and analytics technologies, subject to your cookie preferences.
We collect personal information directly from you when you apply for a vacancy, submit your CV, complete a form on our website, contact us by email or telephone, or otherwise engage with our recruitment services.
We may also obtain information through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, clients, reference providers and publicly available professional sources.
When you visit our website, information about how the website is used may also be collected through cookies and analytics technologies, where permitted and subject to your cookie preferences.
We may use personal information to:
When you submit an enquiry or upload a CV through our website, we will use the information you provide for the purpose of responding to your enquiry and, where applicable, providing recruitment services to you.
We process personal data using lawful bases available under UK data protection law.
These may include legitimate interests for recruitment activities and maintaining professional relationships.
Where necessary, we may also rely on contractual requirements, legal obligations or consent, depending upon the specific processing activity.
Where we process special category information or criminal conviction information, we will only do so where legally permitted and where the appropriate conditions for processing are met.
We may share personal information where appropriate with:
We only share information where necessary for legitimate recruitment or business purposes and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
We do not sell personal data.
We use technology to support the delivery and administration of our recruitment services. This may include LinkedIn Recruiter, recruitment CRM systems, email automation and AI-assisted drafting and formatting.
Technology may assist our team, but recruitment decisions are made by people.
Where third-party technology providers process personal information on our behalf, we take appropriate steps to ensure that information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
Some of the technology and service providers we use may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards required under UK data protection law will be used.
Candidate records are normally retained for up to seven years following meaningful contact unless legal obligations require otherwise.
We will not retain personal information for longer than is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account our recruitment activities and any legal, regulatory or contractual requirements.
Note for Anderson Scott before publishing: confirm that the seven-year period accurately reflects your current candidate/CRM retention practice.
We may contact candidates about recruitment opportunities and other relevant professional communications where permitted by law.
You can ask us to stop sending these communications at any time by contacting us or using an unsubscribe facility where one is provided.
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights including:
Not all rights apply in every circumstance.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at enquiries@anderscott.co.uk.
If you have concerns about how Anderson Scott Solutions handles your personal information, please contact us in the first instance so that we can investigate.
You also have the right to complain to the UK’s data protection regulator:
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
ICO website
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Anderson Scott Solutions takes appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
Access to personal information is limited to people and service providers who require it for legitimate business purposes.
Our measures may include access controls, password protection, secure cloud-based systems and confidentiality requirements.
No method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we take reasonable measures appropriate to the nature of the information we process.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functionality and, where appropriate consent has been provided, to help us understand how visitors use our website.
We use Google Analytics to understand website usage, such as pages visited, interactions with the website and general traffic patterns. Analytics technologies will be used in accordance with your cookie preferences where consent is required.
When you first visit our website, you will be provided with options to manage non-essential cookies through our cookie consent mechanism.
Where consent is required, non-essential cookies and technologies will not be used unless the appropriate consent has been provided.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on our website.
Further information about the cookies and technologies used on our website, including their purpose and duration, is available in our Cookie Policy.
Our website allows users to submit enquiries and, where available, upload CVs and other recruitment information.
Information submitted through these forms will be used to respond to your enquiry and provide relevant recruitment services.
Please avoid submitting personal information that is unnecessary for the recruitment process.
Where information is provided through a CV or application, it will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our applicable retention procedures.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites.
Anderson Scott Solutions is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. When you follow a link to another website, its own privacy policy and terms will apply.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our services, website, technology, legal obligations or how we process personal information.
The latest version will be published on our website and the effective or last-reviewed date will be updated accordingly.
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