Privacy Policy

01Who we are

JPS Selection is a trading name of Software Growth Partners Ltd.

Our registered office is:

For data protection enquiries or complaints, contact:

info@jps-selection.com

JPS Selection provides executive search, recruitment and talent advisory services to technology companies in the UK and internationally.

02What information we collect

Depending on your relationship with JPS, we may collect and process information including:

Candidates and prospective candidates

• name and contact details;
• CV, career history and professional qualifications;
• current and previous employers;
• job titles, responsibilities and professional experience;
• salary, compensation expectations and availability;
• location and mobility;
• LinkedIn and other publicly available professional information;
• notes from conversations and interviews;
• preferences relating to future opportunities;
• information supplied by referees where applicable;
• information relevant to assessing suitability for a particular role.

Clients and prospective clients

• name, job title and business contact details;
• company information;
• hiring requirements;
• correspondence and meeting notes;
• information relating to searches or recruitment assignments;
• commercial and contractual information.

Website visitors and people who contact us

• information you provide by email or through our website;
• booking information where you schedule a meeting;
• basic technical information relating to your use of the website where applicable.

We may occasionally process special-category personal information where it is relevant and lawful to do so. We will only do this where there is an appropriate legal basis and necessary safeguards.

03Where information comes from

We may obtain personal information directly from you or from other sources including:

• LinkedIn and other professional networking platforms;
• publicly available websites and professional profiles;
• candidate databases and recruitment technology providers;
• clients;
• referrals and recommendations;
• previous professional contact with JPS;
• third-party data and research providers where their services may lawfully be used for recruitment purposes.

Where we obtain information from another source, we will handle it in accordance with applicable data-protection law.

04How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

• identify people who may be suitable for current or future opportunities;
• assess experience and potential suitability for a role;
• contact candidates about relevant opportunities;
• introduce candidates to clients where appropriate;
• manage recruitment and executive-search assignments;
• advise clients on talent markets and hiring;
• maintain relationships with candidates, clients and prospective clients;
• arrange interviews and meetings;
• respond to enquiries;
• operate and improve our services;
• protect our legitimate business interests;
• comply with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.

We do not make recruitment decisions based solely on automated processing that produces legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.

Technology and AI tools may assist research, administration or analysis, but professional judgement remains part of our process.

05Our lawful bases

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information because:

• it is necessary for our legitimate interests in providing recruitment, executive-search and talent advisory services;
• it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract;
• it is necessary to perform a contract;
• we need to comply with a legal obligation; or
• you have given consent where consent is the appropriate lawful basis.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider those interests against the rights and interests of the individual concerned.

06Sharing information

We may share personal information where appropriate with:

• clients or prospective employers in connection with a recruitment assignment;
• service providers supporting our recruitment, research, communications, IT, cloud or business systems;
• professional advisers;
• regulators, authorities or other parties where required by law.

We will not sell your personal information.

We will not normally send a candidate's CV or detailed profile to a client without first discussing the relevant opportunity with the candidate.

07International processing

JPS works internationally and some recruitment assignments may involve companies, candidates or service providers outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer is lawful and that suitable safeguards are used where required.

08How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purposes for which it was collected.

Candidate information will normally be retained for up to 24 months from the last meaningful contact or activity.

We may retain information for longer where:

• you remain actively engaged with JPS;
• there is an ongoing recruitment assignment or business relationship;
• you ask us to remain in contact;
• we have a legal, regulatory or contractual reason to retain it; or
• it is reasonably required in relation to a dispute or legal claim.

Client and commercial records may be retained for longer periods where required for accounting, contractual or legal purposes.

09Keeping information secure

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

Access to personal information is limited to people and service providers who require it for legitimate business purposes.

10Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• ask for access to personal information we hold about you;
• ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
• ask us to delete your information;
• object to certain processing;
• ask us to restrict processing;
• request transfer of information in certain circumstances;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• object to direct marketing.

These rights are not absolute and may depend on the circumstances.

To exercise a right, email:

info@jps-selection.com

11Data protection complaints

If you have concerns about how JPS has handled your personal information, please contact us first at:

info@jps-selection.com

We will investigate data-protection complaints and respond appropriately.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data-protection regulator.

12Website links and third parties

Our website may contain links to third-party services, including meeting-booking platforms and external websites.

Those organisations operate under their own privacy policies and JPS is not responsible for how third-party websites process personal information.

13Cookies and analytics

Our website may use essential technologies required for the site to operate.

If we introduce analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will provide appropriate information and consent controls before those technologies are activated where required.

14Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy where our services, technology or legal obligations change.

The latest version will always be published on this website.