Privacy Notice – 2026
ENGAGE PEOPLE – PRIVACY NOTICE
This Privacy Notice explains how Engage People (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable Irish and EU data protection laws.
1. WHO WE ARE
Engage People is the data controller of your personal data.
Address: Hume Street House, 3–8 Hume Street, Dublin 2, D02 C624, Ireland
Website: https://engagepeople.ie
Email: info@engagepeople.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 699 4530
If you have any questions about this notice or how we use your data, please contact us using the details above.
2. WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Identification and contact details (name, email, phone number, address)
- CV and career information (employment history, education, skills, references)
- Right to work information
- Salary expectations and availability
- Communication records (emails, calls, messages)
- Technical data (e.g. IP address, website usage)
- Any other information you choose to provide
- We may also collect your personal data from publicly available sources such as LinkedIn, job boards, or referrals. We do not intentionally collect special category data (e.g. health, ethnicity) unless you choose to provide it and it is lawful for us to process it.
3. HOW WE USE YOUR DATA
We use your personal data to:
- Provide recruitment and employment agency services
- Match you with suitable job opportunities
- Share your profile with potential employers
- Communicate with you about roles and applications
- Manage our relationship with you
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Improve our services and internal processes
- We may use AI-assisted tools for administrative tasks such as CV parsing and candidate matching. These tools support our work but do not make decisions without human involvement.
4. LAWFUL BASES FOR PROCESSING
We process your personal data under the following lawful bases:
- Legitimate interests – to provide recruitment services and operate our business
- Contract – where processing is necessary to provide services to you
- Consent – where required for specific activities
- Legal obligation – where we must comply with applicable laws
5. WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH
- Prospective and existing employer clients (as part of recruitment services)
- Technology providers (e.g. applicant tracking systems, CRM systems)
- Professional advisers (legal, compliance, insurers)
- Regulatory or law enforcement authorities where required
- We only share your data where necessary and ensure all third parties handle it securely and in accordance with data protection law.
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
Where your data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent protections.
7. DATA RETENTION
- We retain your personal data only as long as necessary.
- Typically, candidate data is retained for up to 2 years from our last interaction, unless:
- A longer period is required by law, or; You request that we delete your data sooner
8. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your data
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Request data portability (where applicable)
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Not be subject to solely automated decision-making
- To exercise your rights, contact us using the details above.
9. DATA SECURITY
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
10. COMPLAINTS
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the:
Data Protection Commission
21 Fitzwilliam Square South
Dublin 2, D02 RD28
Website: www.dataprotection.ie
11. COOKIES
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for further details.
12. CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website.