Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 30/ 06 / 2025
Last Updated: 30/ 06 / 2025

At Rhino bridge, we prioritize your privacy and are committed to protecting and respecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you interact with our website www.rhinobridge.co.uk, or contact us, whether for business inquiries, career applications, or other purposes.

We adhere to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other relevant UK data protection laws to ensure your personal data is treated with the utmost care.

1. Information We Collect

We gather personal data through the following methods:

1.1 When You Contact Us (General Inquiries)
If you reach out to us via our website’s contact form or by email, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number (if provided)
  • Message content

1.2 When You Apply for a Career Opportunity
If you apply for a job or submit your CV to us, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • CV/Resume (including work history, education, and relevant skills)
  • Cover letter or additional information provided

2. How We Use Your Information

We process personal data solely for the following purposes:

2.1 General Inquiries & Business Communications

  • To respond to your inquiries and provide relevant information.
  • To engage with you regarding potential business opportunities.
  • To maintain professional communication for business purposes.

2.2 Career Applications

  • To assess your application and suitability for job opportunities.
  • To contact you about interview arrangements or additional discussions.
  • To retain records for compliance with internal hiring and recruitment processes.
  • To consider you for future job openings, unless you request the deletion of your details.

We do not use your personal data for marketing or share it with third parties for advertising purposes without your explicit consent.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under the UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases to process your data:

  • Legitimate Interests: Processing personal data to respond to business inquiries and review job applications.
  • Consent: When you voluntarily submit your details via the contact form or job application.
  • Legal Obligation: If required to retain certain records under UK employment, tax, or financial regulations.

In case your job application is successful, we may process your data further as part of our contractual obligations related to employment.

4. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy:

  • General inquiries: Retained for up to 6 months after the last contact.
  • Career applications (unsuccessful candidates): Retained for up to 12 months after application, unless you request an earlier deletion.
  • Career applications (successful candidates): Retained as part of employment records and subject to separate internal policies.

You may request the deletion of your CV or application data by contacting us at privacy@rhinobridge.co.uk.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your personal data.
  • Restriction of Processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@rhinobridge.co.uk. We will respond within one month as per UK GDPR guidelines.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate measures to protect it, including:

  • Secure servers for data storage.
  • Access controls to restrict data access.
  • Encryption of sensitive data (where applicable).

While we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, please be aware that no method of data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed 100% secure.

7. Third-Party Links & Cookies

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Currently, we do not use cookies for tracking or analytics purposes. Should this change in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide a separate Cookie Policy.

8. Contacting Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please reach out to us:

If you are dissatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. If we make significant changes, we will notify you via our website. The most recent version of this Privacy Policy will always be available on our website.

Last Updated: 03/ 06 / 2025