Privacy Policy

At Leaf Complex Care one of our main priorities is the privacy of our job applicants and visitors of the website. This Privacy Policy regulates the way Leaf Complex Care collects, uses, maintains, protects and discloses the data collected by job applicants and users when visiting the website https://leafcare.co.uk/.

This Privacy Policy applies only to the specified website and does not apply to the personal data that Leaf Complex Care collects from home care job applicants or users in other ways.

This Privacy Policy also does not apply to personal data collected by other websites, which you may access through our website.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us:

Controller of personal data collections

Leaf Complex Care is the personal data controller, with headquarters on 2510 Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4AQ.

The processing activities related to the services available through Leaf Complex Care’s website are performed by the staff of Leaf Complex Care responsible for these services or other persons in charge of performing the activities. Processing activities related to our services are performed by our employees, according to their job duties, on a “need to know” basis.

The collected personal data are processed in accordance with the provisions of the positive regulations in the field of personal data protection.

Consent

By accepting the Privacy Policy, you give your personal consent to the collection and processing of your personal data by Leaf Complex Care, under the conditions stated below.

Definitions

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or an identifiable living individual (personal data subject), and an identifiable living individual is a person whose identity can be established directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as name and surname, personal identification number, location data, online identifier, or by reference to one or more factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that living individual;
“Special categories of personal data” means are personal data revealing information on the racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, as well as genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.
“Personal data processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, or a group of personal data, automatically or otherwise, such as: collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, adjusting or change, withdrawal, consultation, inspection, use, disclosure through transmission, publication or otherwise made available, harmonized or combined, restricted, deleted or destroyed;
“Personal data subject” is natural person – user of services and products of Leaf Complex Care whose data are subject to processing by Leaf Complex Care.
“Authorized person” is a person employed or hired by Leaf Complex Care who has authorized access to documents and information and communication equipment on which personal data are processed.
“Personal Data Protection Officer” is a person authorized by Leaf Complex Care to monitor the compliance of Leaf Complex Care operations with the regulations for personal data protection and with the adopted documentation for technical and organizational measures.

Which personal information do we collect and how do we use them?

When you visit our website

When you use our website, we typically collect, analyze and process data related to the services that you as a site visitor search for by means of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. We use the obtained data in order to improve our services and appearance of our website and to enable the visitors a simple use of the services.

When you contact us through phone/email/social media/job boards

If you contact us through phone, email or social media: Facebook, LinkedIn or job boards we will ask you to give us your:

Name
E-mail and/or Telephone number
Any other information that you choose to provide (e.g. reason for contacting etc.).

We use the personal information that you provide us through phone/email/social media/job boards for communication with you by the employees of Leaf Complex Care in order to answer your questions, requests and applications.

When you complete our form “Referrals/Enquiries”

If you contact us using the online form provided on the website, we ask you to enter the following data:

Name
E-mail
Telephone number
Subject
Location (Exeter/Bristol/Slough/Midlands)
any other information that you choose to provide in the massage section, including the reason for the enquiry.

We use the personal information that you provide on our online contact form to respond to your referrals and enquiries.

When you complete our form “Refer a friend”

If you contact us to refer a friend, who would be interested in joining us, we ask you to provide us with the following information:

your and your friend’s name
your and your friend’s e-mail
your friend’s number
your friend’s location of interest.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain consent from your friend before sharing his/her information with us. Otherwise Leaf Complex Care is excluded from responsibility for unlawful data processing of your friend’s personal data.

We use the personal information that you submit to us by filling the online form to contact your friend or to contact you in case we cannot contact your friend.

When you apply to join our team (Upload Your CV Form)

If you choose to apply to join our team, you will be asked to enter your:

Name
E-mail
Telephone number
Job Location.

You will be also required to upload your curriculum vitae (CV), from which we collect the following additional personal information of the applicant:

Address
Citizenship
Date of birth
Place of Birth
Country
Education
any other information that you provide to us in the CV.

We use the personal information that you submit to us by filling the online recruitment/job application form to decide on your suitability for the job that you have applied for.

When you apply to join our family (Work for Us Form/Registration Form)

If you choose to apply for a job when open at Leaf Complex Care or if you choose to register for a job, you will be asked to enter your:

First Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
Street
Mailing State/Province
City
Post Code
Email

We use the personal data to contact you regarding your job search and/or application and to determine the job location.

Processing of your personal data for another purpose can be done only with your prior consent.

Other information that we collect

When users visit the website, Leaf Complex Care may record information related to them, which in itself is not sufficient to identify a particular person and are statistical indicators used to improve the quality of the Website. Such information may include: the name of the Internet browser, the type of computer, as well as technical information about the connection that the user uses when visiting the website, such as the operating system and the Internet service provider, IP (Internet Protocol) addresses that are assigned by the Internet service provider and are different for each user, as well as other similar information.

Legal basis for data processing

We take appropriate measures to ensure that all processing of your personal information is lawful.

The lawful basis for the processing of your personal data depends on the purposes for which we process your personal data.

The legal grounds for our processing of your personal information are:

consent
compliance with our legal obligations
entering into contract or contract performance
our legitimate interests.

You can object to processing carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer.

Where we are legally required to obtain your consent to process your personal data or special categories of personal data, we will ask you for it at the relevant time. If you choose not to give your consent, we may not be able to perform some of the tasks we need to in order to provide certain services to you and may in same cases need to end our relationship with you as a consequence.

Sharing of personal information

The personal data processing activities related to the Leaf Complex Care services are performed by the Leaf Complex Care employees responsible for these services or the persons in charge of performing the activities in question.

We may share your personal information within Leaf Complex Care Group for the purposes of:

providing services and request/enquiries processing
recruitment
audits
business purposes.

We do not share information about you and/or your visit to our website and/or your requests and applications to third parties, except in the following cases:

in case of hiring processors under an obligation to act according to the instructions of Leaf Complex Care and provide protection of personal data processed during the provision of those services
at the request of a court, police, auditors or other authorities and bodies to exercise their powers and only if there is a legal basis for it.

We may transfer your personal information to other countries for the purposes of providing you with work-finding services. The countries in the European Economic Area are considered to provide the same level of protection to personal information as the UK does. If your personal information is transferred outside the UK and the European Economic Area, we make sure that this is done using specific, legally approved safeguards.

How do we protect your personal information?

Leaf Complex Care processes your personal data in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

Leaf Complex Care provides security and confidentiality of your personal information by undertaking security measures in the collection, storage and processing of information to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal data, as well as data that is not personal, but is stored on our site.

Leaf Complex Care employees are required to keep confidential any information (including personal data) that may be obtained during the performance of their duties.

Where appropriate, we use encryption and/or other security measures to protect your personal data.

We also periodically review our security procedures to improve the security of your personal data.

How long do we keep your personal information?

We keep your personal information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal information is collected. When deciding how long we should keep your personal information, we take into account the following factors:

legal obligations under applicable law
guidelines issued by relevant data protection authorities

Otherwise, we securely erase your information once it is no longer needed.

Please note that different laws require us to keep different data for different periods of time.

In case of a job application we keep your personal information as follows:

If your application is successful and you accept the job, we will use your personal information provided during the online application process to carry out pre-employment screening (further details will be provided to you at that time) and this information will also form part of your employment file. We must also keep your payroll records, holiday pay, sick pay and pension auto-enrolment records for as long as is legally required by HMRC and associated national minimum wage, social security and tax legislation.
If your application is unsuccessful or you choose not to accept the job, we will retain your data for as long as required for the purpose of processing your application. The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, require us to keep work-seeker records for at least one year from (a) the date of their creation or (b) after the date on which we last provide you with work-finding services. With your consent we can keep your data for a longer period in order to contact you for future available job positions that are suitable for you.

Where we have obtained your consent to process your personal data, we will cease to process your personal data when you withdraw your consent by contacting our Data Protection Officer. In some cases, we may proceed to process your personal data if we are legally obliged or based on our legitimate interest.

Where we have obtained your consent to process your personal/sensitive data, we will do so in line with our retention policy. This stipulates that we will only keep personal data as long as is necessary, and we will review the bases for holding your data in the instance that we have not engaged with you in over 1 year. Upon expiry of that period the Company will seek further consent from you. Where consent is not granted the Company will cease to process your personal/sensitive data.

Your Rights

Your rights regarding personal data processing are:

the right to be informed about the processing of personal data
right of access to personal data
right to correct and delete personal data
right to restrict the processing of personal data
right to data portability
right to object

These rights are not absolute, and each is subject to certain exceptions or qualifications.

Further information and advice about your rights can be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or at https://ico.org.uk/ or the relevant data protection regulator in your jurisdiction.

We usually act on requests and provide information free of charge but may charge a reasonable fee to cover our administrative costs of providing the information for:

baseless or excessive/repeated requests or
further copies of the same information.

Alternatively, we may be entitled to refuse to act on the request.

We will respond to your request within one month from its receipt. If the request is going to take longer process, we will inform you together with the reasons therefore.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint or believe our processing of your personal information does not comply with data protection laws, you can make a compliant to the Information Commissioner’s Office or the relevant data protection regulator in your jurisdiction.

Privacy Policy Update

Leaf Complex Care reserves the right to amend or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time by publishing the updated version on the website https://leafcare.co.uk/ where it will be applicable and valid from the moment of its publication.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will post a notice on the website and revise the date of update specified in this document. The User agrees that it is his/her responsibility to periodically review the Privacy Policy and that he/she is aware of any changes.