Privacy Policy

Pearson Carter Limited is committed to protecting your privacy and we aim to respect the personal data you share with us.

Your personal information will be held and processed by Pearson Carter Limited, which is the controller of this information. This also includes when it is collected or processed by third parties on our behalf. Pearson Carter Limited collects, processes and shares personal information to enable it to carry out its statutory and other functions.

Our website might include links to other companies' websites. However, Pearson Carter Limited is not responsible for the privacy practices of others and we encourage you to read their privacy notices.

Data Subject

The personal information relates to members of the public.

Collected Data

Pearson Carter Limited collects data that you provide by registering on our recruitment website, either directly or through an agency or other third parties. You may be asked to provide the following information:

• Personal contact details that you provide when you register with us such as name, title, addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, employment history and qualifications.
• Date of birth, gender and ethnicity.
• Any information you have provided to us during an interview — proof of ID (e.g. passport, driving licence, utility bill as proof of address).
• Any information included in the application form.
• Records of correspondence with us.
• Confirmation of your security clearance. This can include passport details, nationality details and information about convictions/allegations of criminal behaviour.
• Records from documents showing your entitlement to work in the UK.

When you access our website, we might collect your browsing records such as IP address, access times, the sites linked from, pages visited, the links and features used, the content viewed or requested, browser or application type, and language. If you contact us over the phone, certain additional information such as your phone number may be sent to us.

Job Search Locations

When you explicitly submit a city, country, postcode or ZIP code in our Job Search, the location text is sent by our server to the Nominatim service provided by the OpenStreetMap Foundation so that we can find jobs within your selected area. We cache the location result to reduce repeat requests. Your browser does not contact Nominatim directly, and we do not send your name or contact details with the location search.

Automated Decision Making / Profiling

We may use technology to select appropriate candidates based on search criteria. The process of finding suitable candidates is automatic. However, our employees are involved in the further selection process.

Purpose

The personal information is processed for the purpose of a recruitment campaign to fill a vacancy. This enables us to process the following functions relating to your recruitment:

• Processing applications received for vacancies.
• Arranging interviews for successful applicants.
• Offering a successful candidate the position.

If you have opted in, we may also send you marketing information and news via email. You can opt out from receiving these at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" when you receive these messages from us.

Data Sharing

Pearson Carter Limited may share your information with other organisations in the course of carrying out our functions, or to enable others to perform theirs, but only where it is lawful.

Data Retention

For successful candidates, your personal information will be kept for 2 years after the completion of the recruitment process. For unsuccessful candidates, your personal information will be kept for 12 months after completion of the recruitment process.

Your Rights

• You have the right to request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data.
• You have the right to request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay.
• You have the right to request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed. (Requests to delete individual responses will be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
• You have the right in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.
• You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.

Data Security

We take appropriate measures to ensure that all personal data is kept secure and protected against accidental loss or unauthorised access.

All data is stored on secure AWS servers. We also apply best practice to ensure that your data is protected by applying SSL certificates on our websites, along with firewalls, passwords and anti-spam software. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Regular backups of our website take place to reduce the risk of data loss, and we will notify you of a suspected data security breach where we are legally obligated to do so. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted through any online means, therefore any transmission remains at your own risk.

Contact Details

If you would like to enact your rights, make a complaint or contact our Data Controller, you can do so by submitting a request to:

Pearson Carter Limited
Suite 31 Spire Building, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE1 2DS
Company registration number: 10307293
info@pearsoncarter.com

Accessibility

This Privacy Policy is available and can be viewed from the footer of each page on our website.

Amendments

We may update this policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this policy. We may notify you of changes to this policy by email if you have provided us with means to do so.

This Privacy Notice was updated in August 2026.