Terms & Privacy Policy

1. About these terms

These terms of use govern your access to and use of this website. By using the site you agree to them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. We may update these terms from time to time, and continued use constitutes acceptance of any changes.

2. Use of this website

You may use this website for lawful purposes only. You must not misuse it by knowingly introducing malicious code, attempting unauthorised access, or using it in any way that breaches applicable law. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict the site, or any part of it, without notice.

3. Intellectual property

All content on this website — including text, design, logos, graphics and imagery — is owned by or licensed to Acuma and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute or exploit any content without our prior written consent.

4. No warranties

This website is provided on an “as is” basis. While we take care to keep the information accurate and up to date, we make no representations or warranties of any kind about its completeness, accuracy or availability. Nothing on the site constitutes an offer of employment, placement or a guaranteed outcome.

5. External links

This website may contain links to third-party sites. Those links are provided for convenience only; we have no control over the content of those sites and accept no responsibility for them.

6. Limitation of liability

Nothing in these terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot be excluded by law. Subject to that, Acuma is not liable for any indirect or consequential loss, and our total liability in connection with your use of this website is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

7. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England & Wales, and the courts of England & Wales have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your use of this website.

8. Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to info@acumagroup.com.

1. Who this notice covers

Candidates and potential candidates, referees, people at our clients and prospective clients, and visitors to this website.

2. The data we hold

Depending on how we deal with you, we may hold:

• Name, contact details and professional profile links.
• Career history, CV, qualifications, current pay and expectations.
• Notes from calls and interviews, assessments, and references.
• Our correspondence with you, and meeting notes or recordings where we have told you a meeting is being recorded.
• For clients: business contact details and information about the roles you are hiring for.
• For website visitors: what you send us by email or phone, and basic technical data such as your IP address.

We don’t ask for special category data (such as health, ethnicity or religion). If you choose to share it, we only keep it where it’s relevant to a role you’re being considered for.

3. Where we get it

From you directly, and from other sources: professional networking sites such as LinkedIn, publicly available sources such as company websites and press coverage, business contact data providers, and introductions from clients, candidates and contacts. If we collect your data from someone other than you, we will give you this notice within one month, or when we first contact you if that is sooner.

4. How we use it and our lawful bases

• Legitimate interests: finding and approaching people for roles, assessing candidates, representing them to clients, keeping in touch about future opportunities, and developing our business with companies in our market.
• Contract: providing search services to our clients, and taking steps you ask for before entering into an agreement.
• Consent: where we ask for it, for example to keep special category data you have volunteered. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal obligation: keeping records required for tax, accounting and regulatory purposes.

We will always discuss a specific role with you before we send your details to a client.

5. Who we share it with

• Our clients, for roles you have agreed to be put forward for.
• Referees you have named, to request references.
• An affiliated company that provides search and recruitment services to Acuma under a written data processing agreement.
• Service providers who process data for us under contract: our recruitment CRM, Microsoft 365 email and file storage, LinkedIn, business contact data providers, meeting note and transcription tools, and our website host.
• Professional advisers such as accountants, lawyers and insurers, and authorities where the law requires it.

We do not sell personal data.

6. International transfers

Some of the people and providers above are based outside the UK. Where a country does not have UK adequacy regulations, we use the ICO’s International Data Transfer Agreement or the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or rely on the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where a US provider is certified. You can ask us for a copy of the relevant safeguard.

7. How long we keep it

We keep personal data for as long as we need it for the purposes in this notice. For candidates and clients, that is typically while we are in contact and for a reasonable period afterwards, so we can tell you about future opportunities. Some records, such as contracts and invoices, are kept for longer where the law requires it.

8. Your rights

You have the right to access your data, correct it, have it deleted, restrict or object to how we use it (including any direct marketing), and to data portability. To use any of these rights, email info@acumagroup.com. We will respond within one month. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

9. Cookies

This website does not set cookies. Our fonts are served by Google Fonts, which receives your IP address so it can deliver them. If we add analytics or marketing cookies in future, we will ask for your consent first.

10. Changes

We review this notice regularly. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.

11. Contact

For any privacy question, email info@acumagroup.com or write to Acuma Consulting Limited, Seymour Chambers, 92 London Road, Liverpool L3 5NW.