Privacy Policy

We collect information you provide directly to us when you use our recruitment platform, such as when you create an account, apply for a job, post a job listing, or contact our recruitment consultants for support.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our recruitment services
• Match candidates with relevant job opportunities across engineering and technology
• Process job applications and facilitate the hiring process between candidates and employers
• Send you job alerts, career advice, and market insights relevant to your industry
• Send you technical notices, updates, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities on our platform
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud and abuse

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• With employers: When you apply for a job through our recruitment platform, your profile and application materials are shared with the relevant employer
• With candidates: Employers can view candidate profiles based on their search criteria and hiring needs
• Service providers: We share information with vendors who assist in providing our recruitment services
• Legal compliance: When required by applicable Australian, US, UK, or international law, or to protect rights and safety
• Business transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our recruitment services, including permanent placement, contract staffing, executive search, and talent acquisition. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

We may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes, such as resolving disputes and enforcing agreements. Candidate profiles and job applications are retained for 12 months after the last activity unless you request earlier deletion.

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the US state privacy laws, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable international privacy laws, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Object to processing of your information
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in your jurisdiction (OAIC in Australia, ICO in the UK, or the relevant state authority in the US)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@sohrecruitment.com.

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the personal information of candidates, employers, and all users of our recruitment platform against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security assessments.

We understand that job seekers trust us with sensitive career and salary information, and employers trust us with confidential hiring plans. Protecting this data is fundamental to how Source of Hire Recruitment operates as a recruitment agency.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

Source of Hire Recruitment operates across Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your country of residence. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the UK GDPR, applicable US state privacy laws, and other relevant data protection legislation.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our recruitment platform. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data handling practices, please contact us at:

Source of Hire Recruitment
Email: privacy@sohrecruitment.com
Australia: australia@sohrecruitment.com
America: america@sohrecruitment.com