Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Brightridge (the trading name of Brightridge Partners Ltd, registered in England & Wales) is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the UK children's residential care sector. We help children's homes find qualified leadership and care professionals, and help care professionals find meaningful roles. For the purposes of UK GDPR, Brightridge Partners Ltd is the data controller of the personal data described in this policy.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect and process the following types of data:

• Publicly available business data — including Ofsted-registered children's home details, Companies House director information, and job vacancy listings from public job boards. This data is already available in the public domain.
• Information you provide — when you register for a webinar, submit your CV, or contact us via our website, we collect the information you voluntarily share with us (e.g. name, email, phone number, CV).
• Website usage data — standard analytics data about how you interact with our website (pages visited, time on site).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect for the following purposes:

• Recruitment services — matching candidates with suitable roles at children's homes and care organisations.
• Market intelligence — understanding the children's care sector to provide better recruitment services.
• Communication — sending relevant job opportunities, webinar invitations, and sector updates to those who have opted in.

4. Public Data

Our platform aggregates publicly available data from sources including Ofsted's public register of children's homes, Companies House public records, and public job board listings. This data is collected and processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws and is used solely for legitimate recruitment and business intelligence purposes.

5. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR), you have the right to:

• Request removal — ask us to delete any data we hold about you or your organisation.
• Access your data — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct your data — ask us to update or correct inaccurate information.
• Object to processing — ask us to stop processing your data for specific purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@brightridge.uk. We aim to respond to all requests within 30 days.

6. Data Retention

We retain publicly sourced data for as long as it remains relevant and accurate. Candidate data submitted via our website is retained for up to 2 years unless you request earlier deletion. You can request removal of your data at any time.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the data we process. Access to personal data is restricted to authorised personnel only.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

Data Controller: Brightridge Partners Ltd
Email: hello@brightridge.uk