Al-amal for care LTD customer privacy notice
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This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
· What information we collect, use, and why
· Lawful bases and data protection rights
· Where we get personal information from
· How long we keep information
· Who we share information with
· How to complain
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Contact details
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What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information for recruitment purposes:
· Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
· Date of birth
· National Insurance number
· Copies of passports or other photo ID
· Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
· Education history (eg qualifications)
· Right to work information
· Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks)
We also collect or use the following special category information for recruitment purposes. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
· Racial or ethnic origin
· Genetic information
· Sexual orientation information
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Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
· Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here.
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Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
· Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
· Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
· Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
· Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Where we get personal information from
· Directly from you
How long we keep information
At Al-Amal for Care, we maintain a data retention schedule in line with GDPR and industry best practices. Personal and sensitive information collected during recruitment, staffing, and care coordination is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil legal, regulatory, and operational requirements.
Our standard retention periods are:
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Employee & applicant data: retained for up to 6 years after end of employment or application (unless otherwise required).
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Client records: retained for 7 years after the end of service.
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Childcare records: retained according to Ofsted and safeguarding guidelines.
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Data no longer needed is securely deleted or anonymised.
We review our retention schedule regularly to ensure ongoing compliance
For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.
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Who we share information with
Data processors
Ucheck, umbrella company, CRM/Applicant Tracking System, email and Communication Tools
This data processor does the following activities for us: DBS Check Provider, Background screening Payroll Processor Contractor payment & compliance, to manage candidates and client relationships, job updates and internal messages
Others we share personal information with
· Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
· Previous employers
· Other relevant third parties:
o We may share your data with background check providers, healthcare clients, training bodies, and government authorities when required by law.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Last updated
31/05/2025
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