Privacy Policy

Parkin Executive Search (PES) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This notice (together with any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. PES contact details are below:

Jayne Parkin, Parkin Executive Search | Tel: 07720 722812 | Email: jayne@parkinexecutivesearch.co.uk

The website www.jayneparkin.com is owned and operated by Jayne Parkin, trading as Parkin Executive Search. By continuing to use the Website and by submitting information to our Website, you are accepting the practices described in this notice.

PES collects information that you provide to us directly, including (e.g. names, email addresses, and etc), and other information, including (e.g. addresses, age group, and etc.), to enable us to deliver our services (e.g. recruitment).

Personal data

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and its implementation the Data Protection Act 2018 ('the Act'), personal data is defined as 'any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'), by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Lawful processing

The lawful bases for processing are set out in Article 6 of the UK GDPR. At least one of these must apply whenever personal data is to be processed:      

  • Consent: you have given PES (e.g. any of the following depending on the situation freely, specific, informed or unambiguous) consent for your personal data to be processed for a specific purpose.

  • Contract performance: the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract you have with PES, which had asked you to take specific steps before entering into a contract.

  • Compliance with legal obligation: the processing is necessary for PES to comply with the law (e.g. the tax/social security obligation/employment law) (not including contractual obligations).

  • Protection of vital interests: the processing is vital to an individual's survival.

  • Public interest: the processing is necessary for PES to perform a task that is in the public interest or for its official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.

  • Legitimate interests: the processing is necessary for PES legitimate interests, or the legitimate interests of a third-party, unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal data that overrides those legitimate interests.

Data rights

Your data subject rights are listed below:

  • the right of access

  • the right to rectification

  • the right to erasure or right to be forgotten

  • the right to restriction of processing

  • the right to be informed

  • the right to data portability

  • the right to object

  • the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing

Under the UK GDPR and the Act, you may ask for a copy of the information we hold about you and you may request rectifications be made to this information if it is inaccurate or not up to date. Please write to the data protection officer ('DPO') - email address at the top of this page.

Personal data we collect

Information that you provide by completing forms in writing, email, through our web site or social media. This includes information provided at the time of registering with us, to use our website (where applicable), to become a member of staff for an organisation PES is recruiting on behalf of, to enter into a contract for our services, to support or subscribe to our services (where applicable), to request materials or to request further services, when you respond to a survey and/or when you report a problem with any of our communication channels or services.

We collect the following classes of information:

  • name(s) and address(es), email, phone number(s) and other relevant (e.g. age group, interests, subscriptions, and etc.) personal details and preferred (e.g. activities, events, news, and etc.)

  • use of social media relating to PES

  • photographs, recordings (audio and video) provided

  • occupation, skills and professional activity, network(s) and interests where relevant to our needs

If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.

Details of transactions you carry out and of the fulfilment of your orders.

To help us improve our services, if you send us personal information which identifies you via email, we may keep your email, your email address and 'screen' name. We may also collect information that is available from your browser.

How we collect your personal data

There are two main ways in which we collect your personal data:

  • directly from you

  • from third parties.

Personal data that you give to us may be through one of a number of ways. These may include:

  • directly via our website www.jayneparkin.com

  • emailing your CV to PES regarding an appointment we are recruiting for on behalf of a client

  • via a form which could be online as part of our website or recruitment process

  • contacting us with enquiries or comments by telephone, email or hard copy correspondence.

How we use your personal data

We will process any of your personal data, in accordance with our obligations under the Act and the UK GDPR, for the following reasons:

  • to provide you with the services you have requested

  • to comply with the Act and the UK GDPR

  • for administrative purposes

  • to assess enquiries

  • to provide you with information about us and our services. If, at any time, you do not wish to receive further information about us and our services, contact details are at the top of this page

Sharing your personal data

We may disclose your personal information to third parties we are recruiting for.

Third party websites

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, clients and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Protecting your personal data

The data that we collect from you will be processed through our use of Squarespace and Google online applications. These organisations have their own statements on data storage as follows

Security of your information

To help protect the privacy of data and personally identifiable information you transmit through use of this website, we maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards. We update and test our security technology on an ongoing basis. We restrict access to your personal data to those employees who need to know that information to provide benefits or services to you. In addition, we train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information. We commit to taking appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce our employees' privacy responsibilities.

How long we store your personal data for

We store your personal data in accordance with ICO standards. This policy is reviewed and updated internally to ensure we do not store your data for longer than is necessary. We also review how and where we store any data to ensure that we meet our obligation to store data securely.

Changes to the PES privacy notice

This privacy notice was last updated on 1 June 2025. PES reserves the right to vary this privacy notice from time to time. Such variations become effective on posting on this website. Your subsequent use of this website or submission of personal information to the PES will be deemed to signify your acceptance to the variations.

Complaints

For further information on your rights and how to complain to the ICO, please refer to the ICO website

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate)