Veterinary Technician

The CityVet Candidate Privacy Notice outlines how personal information is collected, used, and retained during the employment recruitment process.

Data Protection Principles

• We will comply with data protection law and principles, ensuring your data is used lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
• Your data will be accurate and kept up to date, and we will keep it secure.
• We will not use your data for any purpose incompatible with the purposes we have informed you about.
• We will retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes we have informed you about.

Data Collected

• Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter
• Information provided on application form, including name, title, address, telephone number, personal email address, employment history, qualifications.
• Information provided during interviews.

How Information is Used

• To assess your skills, qualifications, and suitability for the role.
• To carry out background and reference checks, where applicable.
• To communicate with you about the recruitment process.
• To keep records related to our hiring processes.
• To comply with legal or regulatory requirements.
• To decide whether to enter into a contract of employment with you.

Data Sharing

• We will share your personal information with third parties for processing your application, including companies within our ownership group if you consent to such sharing.
• All third-party service providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information.

Data Security

• We have implemented security measures to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure of your personal information.
• We limit access to your personal information to those who need it for business purposes.
• We have procedures in place to deal with suspected data security breaches.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for a period of X years after communicating our decision about your application. After this period, we will securely destroy your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Individual Rights

• You have the right to request access to your personal information.
• You have the right to request correction of your personal information.
• You have the right to request erasure of your personal information.
• You have the right to object to processing of your personal information where we rely on a legitimate interest.
• You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal information.
• You have the right to withdraw consent for processing your personal information.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how we handle your personal information, please contact the Data Protection Officer at privacy@CityVet.com.