We are committed to providing the highest level of service and privacy to all our clients. We commit to following all principles and guidelines outlined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective May 25th 2018. The GDPR is designed to protect individuals and their personal data.

Please review this policy before agreeing that we can process your data.

Our Privacy Policy outlines:

  • Who will be collecting your personal data
  • The types of data we collect
  • How your data will be collected

  • How your data will be stored and for how long

  • What we do with your data

  • How you can access the data stored

By agreeing to these terms and conditions you give your consent to the collection, use and retention of your personal information for our legitimate business purposes as explained in this privacy policy. We collect, use and retain information about you only if we reasonably believe it is justified, required and useful in order to conduct our business effectively and to provide you with information about products and services we believe will be of interest to you.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy you should not use this website and/or our services. If you do not wish to give Acumen Resources the personal data it seeks (provided that the data sought is reasonable and relevant to the services being provided to or for you), we may be unable to provide you with recruitment and/or related intermediary services.

When you click agree to our policy, we receive a record containing your email and full name as supplied by you. We retain this as a record of who has agreed to our policy. This is then stored on our CRM database.

By visiting this web site, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy. By sending us your CV or personal details you are indicating your consent for Acumen Resources to process your personal details in the manner described in this document.

Acumen Resources may change this policy from time to time and we will notify visitors of a change in policy via a notice on our website. Continued use of the site or our services after changes are made will constitute your acceptance of the revised policy. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 1st 2018.

Who will be collecting your personal data?

‘Acumen Resources’ (incorporating Acumen Resources Limited, Acumen Resources Group Limited, Acumen Resources (UK) Ltd. and Acumen Resources Search Ltd.) specialises in recruitment services for a number of sectors in Ireland, namely the Actuarial, Non-Executive, Data Analytics, Risk Management and Aviation sectors.

Your personal data will only be collected by Acumen Resources to provide you with recruitment services. Your data can only be accessed by authorised persons in order to provide you with recruitment and recruitment-related services.

The Types of Data We Collect

We may collect Non-personal and Personal data.

Non-Personal Data

Non-Personal Data cannot be used to identify or contact you. It can include:

  • Statistical information about visitors to our website
  • Browser types

  • Demographic information

Personal data

Personal data relates to a specific individual who may be identifiable from that data. This can include:

  • Contact information such as name, email address and phone number
  • Job title, employment history, qualifications, a copy of your CV, past and current remuneration

  • Demographic information such as address and preferences

  • Notes from meetings/interviews/phone calls with you

  • Assessment test results e.g. psychometric tests

  • 3rd party references

  • User IP addresses

  • Any other employment related data

How your data will be collected?

Acumen Resources collects personal data directly from you in person, by telephone, letter, email or via our website, when you:

  • Deal with a consultant by phone, letter, email or internet
  • Supply a CV or other form of application

  • Subscribe to email updates

  • Subscribe to any other communication form

  • Submit any information in connection with an application

  • Complete psychometric assessments

Any data entered onto our website directly or included in any message to us will be subject to this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for its accuracy and relevance and must have the authority to disclose it for us to utilise it for the purposes of any transaction or services concluded for or by you through this website or any other form of communication.

We also collect personal data from 3rd parties. If collecting information from a 3rd party we will seek your consent in advance or otherwise make you aware of the collection and the reasons for it. This information may include:

  • Professional references
  • Results of competency tests

  • Subjective feedback on performance

  • Information from or about you in relation to workplace complaints, accidents

  • Any inquiry in which you are involved – insurance, litigation, registration, disciplinary, criminal, etc.

How your data will be stored and for how long

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, risk management and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect. Our security procedures protect data from being misused, misplaced, or accessed, changed or disclosed by unauthorised people.

We will store your data in our CRM System, an internal system only accessible by our consultants. Our use of a CRM system ensures that your data is securely stored. Our consultants can search and process this data, only in order to provide you with recruitment services.

Acumen Resources will keep your personal data no longer than necessary. We will appropriately dispose of your personal data when it is no longer required or if you ask to be removed from our systems. We would normally retain data on our database until you retire. This is to allow us to provide you with a quality ongoing recruitment and career advisory service for the entirety of your career. However, you can request removal of your data at any time.

What we will do with your data

We require data to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. Acumen Resources may use your personal data for the following reasons:

  • To provide recruitment and related services
  • To provide information on suitable job opportunities, to match your profile with suitable job vacancies and to assist you finding a position that is most suitable

  • To apply for jobs on your behalf

  • To market our recruitment services to you

  • To improve our customer service through market research

Acumen Resources may also disclose your personal data to third parties where relevant, provided you have provided prior consent:

  • Prospective employers and parties such as referees
  • Other parties involved in the supply of personnel

  • Professional associations, registration bodies or regulatory or law enforcement agencies if required

If we need to transfer your data outside the EEA, we will alert you and explain clearly why we’re doing it. This will only occur in relation to recruitment or related services provided by Acumen Resources. Generally we operate within the EEA but we do sometimes deal with non-EEA companies.

When to get in touch with us

To further ensure the integrity of your data, you can get in touch with us at any time for any of the following reasons:

  • Requesting access to your data – You may request access to any personal data Acumen Resources holds about you.
  • Keeping your personal data up to date – To ensure that your personal data is accurate, complete and up to date, please alert Acumen Resources of any changes to your details. Alternatively, we may contact you from time to time. If you have any concerns about the accuracy of the data please get in touch.
  • To request removal of your data from our database – You may get in touch with us at any time to request removal at any time.

For any of the above matters or other queries related to your data, please contact [email protected] .

Transfer of data

In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Acumen Resources we may provide your personal data to a third party provided that the third party only uses your Personal Data for the purposes that you provided it to us. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.

Compliance with Legal Authorities

Should Acumen Resources be required by the authorities in any jurisdiction and where such requirement is in compliance with legislation or other legal process, personal data may be disclosed to these authorities.

Website security

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Use of Cookies

A cookie is a token that a server gives to your browser when you access an Internet website. Cookies help to provide additional functionality to the site or to help analyse site usage more accurately. In all cases in which cookies are used, the cookie will not collect personally identifiable information except with your explicit permission.

For example, in order to monitor how our websites are performing, we collect data about page visits. This information is completely anonymous — we cannot determine who it came from. When we use this data, we look at numbers of visitors overall rather than individual visits. Analytics information is used in reports and to improve our website. For example, we have used analytics data to add, remove or change features of the site based on how popular they are with users. Find out more about the use of cookies on http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Our website automatically issues cookies to all devices that access the website. Most browsers allow cookies to be turned off if desired.

How to get in touch

In order to get in touch with any query in relation to your data, simply send an email to [email protected] outlining the nature of your request. We will respond promptly to your query. You may be asked for further details in relation to your request, or to fill out our Access Request Form.