Our contact details

Name: Marengo Communications Limited
Address: Number One Business Centre, Western Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7FJ
Phone Number: 020 3150 3152
E-mail: info@marengocomms.com

This Privacy Notice was created on 10 November 2022.

The type of personal information we collect

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name and contact details).
  • Your entitlement to work in the UK
  • Your employment history, educational qualifications and membership of professional associations
  • Your opinions (for example provided in personal statements or at interview)
  • The opinions that other people have of you (from personal references)
  • An assessment of your performance during the recruitment process

We may also collect equality information (such as sex, age, race) for monitoring purposes.

How we get the personal information and why we have it

You will have provided your personal information directly when you applied to work for us. Your referees will also provide information about you, as will our Recruitment Panel.

Your information will be used to help us to assess your suitability for employment with us.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

  • (b) We have a contractual obligation.
  • (f) We have a legitimate interest.
What we do with the information we have

We use the information in order to

  • Identify candidates for shortlist
  • Assess candidates’ performance during the recruitment process
  • Understand your suitability for appointment
How we store your personal information

Your information is securely stored electronically and will either be destroyed 3 months after your application has been considered (for unsuccessful candidates) or retained as part of your personnel file (for those appointed and who take up their post).

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at info@marengocomms.com if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at info@marengocomms.com.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk