Privacy Policy



Mahired understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.mahired.com (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of Our Site after confirming acceptable of our Terms & Conditions. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using Our Site immediately.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation 

    In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:  

    “Account”
    means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site;

    “Cookie”
    means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and

    “Cookie Law”
    means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
  2. Information About Us

    Our Site is owned and operated by Mahired Ltd, a Limited Company registered in England under company number 13971844, Registered address: 124 City Road, London, England, EC1V 2NX.
  3. What Does This Policy Cover?

    This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.
  4. What Is Personal Data?

    Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

    Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.
  5. What Are My Rights?

    Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which we will always work to uphold:

                 a) The right to be informed about our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you                  everything you need to know, but you can always contact us to find out more or to ask any questions using the                  details in Part 15.
                 b) The right to access the personal data we hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.
                 c) The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by us is inaccurate or incomplete.                  Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
                 d) The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we                  hold. Please contact us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.
                 e) The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.
                  f) The right to object to us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.
                 g) The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if we are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your                  personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.
                 h) The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to us directly, we are using it with                  your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask                  us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.
                 i) Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

    For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us using the details provided in Part 15.

    It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data we hold about you changes, please keep us informed as long as we have that data.

    Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

    If you have any cause for complaint about our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact us first, using the details in Part 15.
  6. What Data Do You Collect and How?

    Depending upon your use of Our Site, we may collect and hold some or all of the personal and non-personal data that you share with us to create your profile for Our Site. We currently collect and process the following information:

         • To create a profile you need to provide personal data including your name, phone number, email address, and the create a         password.
         • Information to populate your profile includes employment history, interests, city of location, skills, qualifications, education,        and UK working rights status. It is your choice to add additional sensitive information to your profile, you are able to freely        manage this data.
         • Information to enable to provide our services including, preferred job role, job location, and other factors that would interest        you in a new opportunity. This data is fully managed by you, being able to add or delete any of it.
         • Marketing preferences.
         • Statistical information e.g. aggregate statistical information about site visits.

    Please also see Part 14 for more information about our use of Cookies and similar technologies and our Cookie Policy. We do not collect any personal data relating to children or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences at the moment.
  7. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

    Under the Data Protection Legislation, we must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. 

    With your permission and/or where permitted by law, we may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email or telephone or text message with information, news, and offers on our services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. We will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with our obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you will always have the opportunity to opt-out. We will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.

    We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless we reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. This includes providing access to Our Site, managing your profile on Our Site, supplying our services to you, responding to communication and market research.

    If we do use your personal data in this way and you wish us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact us using the details in Part 15.

    If we need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, we will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

    In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.

    You are able to remove your consent at any time by deleting your profile or using the contact details in Part 15 to inform us.
  8. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

    We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. You are able to delete your profile off Our Site at any time after which your data will cease to be used.
  9. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

    All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the data protection legislation (including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”). For more details on security see Section 10, below.​

    Data security is of great importance and to protect your data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure data collected through Our Site.​ Notwithstanding the security measures that we take, it is important to remember that the transmission of data via the internet may not be completely secure and that you are advised to take suitable precautions when transmitting to Us data via the internet.
  10. Do You Share My Personal Data?

    We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions:

    When you have applied or referred a candidate to a job on Our Site, your data will be shared with the company responsible for that job opportunity for them to review. As an applicant they can also request your contact details.

    If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

    In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

    If any personal data is transferred outside of the EEA, we will take suitable steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation, as explained above in Part 9.

    If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of our business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that we have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

    In some limited circumstances, we may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.
  11. How Can I Control My Personal Data?

    11.1.
    In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, you are able to determine what information is displayed in your profile on Our Site and you are able to amend this at any time. We also aim to give you strong controls on our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in our emails, at the point of providing your details and by managing your Account).

    11.2.
    You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.
  12. Can I Withhold Information?

    You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.
  13. How Can I Access My Personal Data?

    If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”. However what you can view in your profile is a good starting point.

    All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our administrative costs in responding.

    We will respond to your subject access request within 48 hours and, in any case, not more than one month of receiving it. Normally, we aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of our progress.
  14. How Do You Use Cookies?

    Our Site may place and access certain first-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us.  We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

    All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.

    Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

    Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.

    In addition to the controls that we provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

    You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

    It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
  15. How Do I Contact You?

    To contact us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please reach out to us on support@mahired.com.
  16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

    We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change our business in a way that affects personal data protection.

    Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 9th March 2023.