Yorkshire Bridge Privacy Policy
Last updated: 11 September 2025
At Yorkshire Bridge Executive Search (“Yorkshire Bridge”, “we”, “our”, “us”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and store personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services, including:
- Candidates: CVs/resumes, employment history, education, references, contact details, salary expectations, and any other information relevant to job applications.
- Clients: Contact details, role briefs, organisational information, and correspondence related to search assignments.
- Website visitors: Basic information collected via cookies/analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) to help us improve our website.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information directly from you when you:
- Provide your CV or details via email or a third-party platform
- Engage with us as a client
- Visit our website or social media pages.
We may also collect information from third parties, such as referees, professional networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn), or publicly available sources, where relevant to a search assignment.
3. How We Use Information
We use your personal information for purposes including:
- Assessing your suitability for job opportunities,
- Introducing you to clients for recruitment purposes,
- Communicating with you about relevant opportunities,
- Conducting reference checks and background verification (with your consent),
- Providing recruitment and advisory services to clients,
- Meeting our legal and compliance obligations.
4. Disclosure of Information
We may disclose your personal information to:
- Clients who are considering you for a role (only with your knowledge/consent),
- Referees or third-party providers (e.g. background checking services),
- Technology providers that support our services, including Manatal, our secure cloud-based CRM system, which stores data in compliance with global privacy standards,
- Regulatory bodies, if required by law.
We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
5. Storage and Security
Your personal information is stored securely in our CRM (Manatal) and protected by appropriate technical and organisational safeguards. We take reasonable steps to protect your data from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.
6. Access, Correction, and Removal
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, to correct inaccuracies, or to request deletion of your data.
To make a request, please contact us at:
7. Overseas Storage
As we use cloud-based systems (including Manatal), your personal information may be stored outside Australia. We take steps to ensure that any overseas storage complies with relevant privacy protections.
8. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on our website.