AVR Privacy Policy – Updated July, 2026

Audiovisual Recruitment Ltd respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.  This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you use Audiovisualrecruitment.com, contact us, register with us, apply for a vacancy, submit a vacancy, or otherwise use our recruitment services.

Who We Are

Audiovisual Recruitment Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 5971698.  Our registered and trading address is 78 York Street, London W1H 1DP.  Our Data Protection Lead is: Cheryl Aitken-Smith.

What Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you use our website and services, we may collect personal data such as your name, contact details, CV, employment history, qualifications, skills, salary expectations, availability, right-to-work information, vacancy requirements, communications with us, and website usage or technical information.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use personal data to provide recruitment services, respond to enquiries, register candidates and clients, match candidates with vacancies, communicate about roles and services, manage interviews and placements, maintain business records, issue invoices, comply with legal obligations, and keep our website secure and effective.

Our lawful bases for using personal data include legitimate interests, performance of a contract or steps before entering into a contract, legal obligation, and consent where required, for example for certain marketing communications or non-essential cookies.

Marketing and Recruitment Updates

Where permitted by law, we may contact you with relevant recruitment updates, vacancy information, market insights, or information about our services.  You can opt out at any time by contacting info@audiovisualrecruitment.com or using any unsubscribe option provided.  All our emails include an option to Unsubscribe.

How Long We Keep Personal Data

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.  Candidate records are normally kept for up to 3 years from our last meaningful contact, unless a longer period is needed for a placement, contract, complaint, dispute, legal obligation, or legal claim. Business, accounting, and placement-related records may normally be kept for up to 6 years.

Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share personal data with clients, candidates, referees, service providers, professional advisers, regulators, public authorities, or other third parties where necessary to provide recruitment services, operate our business, comply with the law, protect our rights, or deal with a business transfer. We do not sell your personal data.

Where We Store Your Data

We store personal data securely and may use trusted service providers whose systems store or access data in the UK, the European Economic Area, or other countries with appropriate safeguards in place.  We limit access to personal data to those who need it for legitimate business purposes.

Cookies and Website Data

When you visit our website, we may collect limited technical and statistical information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and browsing activity.  This helps us understand how the website is used and improve its performance.

Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights in relation to your personal data.  These may include the right to be informed, access your data, correct inaccurate data, ask for data to be deleted, restrict or object to processing, withdraw consent, and request data portability where applicable.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data.  We encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concern.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to exercise your rights, or wish to make a data protection complaint, please contact Cheryl Aitken-Smith at info@audiovisualrecruitment.com, call 02075041224, or write to Audiovisual Recruitment Ltd, 78 York Street, London W1H 1DP.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our website, our recruitment services, or how we handle personal data.  This Privacy Policy was last updated in July 2026.

Complaints or queries

The Company tries to meet the highest standards when collecting and using personal information. We take any complaints we receive about this very seriously.  We encourage people to bring it to our attention if they think that our collection or use of information is unfair, misleading or inappropriate. We would also welcome any suggestions for improving our procedures.

If you wish to complain about this policy or any of the procedures set out in it please contact:

cheryl@audiovisualrecruitment.com or call 02075041224