Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 4, 2026
Strydon is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal information when providing recruitment services and when you use our website.
Who We Are
Strydon is a specialist Life Sciences recruitment consultancy covering Manufacturing, Quality & Compliance, Medical Communications and Clinical across the UK, Europe and the United States.
For data protection purposes, Strydon acts as a data controller in relation to the personal information we process.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information including:
- Name and contact details
- CV and employment history
- Qualifications, skills and professional experience
- LinkedIn and other professional profile information
- Current and expected salary or compensation
- Location and work authorisation information
- Job preferences and career interests
- Interview and recruitment process information
- References, where appropriate
- Communications between you and Strydon
- Any other information you choose to provide during the recruitment process
We may receive this information directly from you or from professional and publicly available sources, such as LinkedIn and other recruitment platforms.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information to:
- Identify and discuss suitable employment opportunities
- Match candidates with relevant roles and organisations
- Introduce candidates to prospective employers
- Manage applications and recruitment processes
- Communicate with candidates, clients and professional contacts
- Maintain our candidate and client database
- Verify employment or professional information where appropriate
- Provide and improve our recruitment services
- Maintain appropriate business records
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
Where appropriate, we will discuss an opportunity with you before sharing your CV or detailed candidate profile with a prospective employer.
Legal Basis for Processing
Depending on the circumstances, we may process your personal information because:
- It is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and providing recruitment services
- It is necessary to take steps at your request in connection with potential employment
- You have provided consent
- We are required to process the information to comply with a legal obligation
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
Sharing Your Information
We may share personal information where necessary with:
- Prospective employers and clients
- Service providers that support our recruitment operations
- CRM, ATS, email, communications and cloud technology providers
- Professional advisers where required
- Regulatory, legal or government authorities where required by law
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
International Data Transfers
As Strydon operates internationally, personal information may be processed or transferred outside the United Kingdom, including within Europe and the United States.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure it is protected in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Access to personal information is limited to those who require it for legitimate business purposes.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing recruitment services, maintaining appropriate business records and meeting legal or regulatory requirements.
We periodically review the information we hold and may delete or anonymise information that is no longer required.
You may contact us at any time to request deletion of your information, subject to any legal or legitimate business requirements that require us to retain certain records.
Your Rights
Under applicable UK data protection legislation, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain types of processing
- Request transfer of your personal information where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate effectively, understand website usage and improve your browsing experience.
Where required, non-essential cookies will only be used with your consent. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights or would like to know more about how your information is handled, please contact:
Email: info@strydon.co.uk
Website: www.strydon.co.uk
Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, business practices or legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page with the relevant effective date.