Candidate Privacy Notice

1. About this notice

This notice explains how Nextlevel Career Advisory and Search ("Nextlevel", "we", "us") handles personal information about job seekers, candidates and people using our career advisory services. It supplements our Privacy Policy.

Our registered address is [registered address to be confirmed]. Contact privacy@nextlevelcareeradvisory.com with questions or requests.

2. Information we may use

We may use the information you give us in a candidate registration, CV, résumé, correspondence or advisory session, along with relevant professional information that is publicly available or provided by a referrer where permitted by law.

• Contact details, career history, skills, qualifications, salary expectations, location and role preferences.
• Information about your availability, references, interview process and communications with us.
• CVs and documents you submit for recruitment or résumé review.
• Information you voluntarily include about health, disability, ethnicity, religion, political opinions, sexual orientation, trade union membership or other sensitive matters.

3. How we use candidate information

We use candidate information to assess your experience and preferences, provide career advice, discuss relevant opportunities, administer recruitment processes and communicate with you. We may also use it to manage our records, improve our services and meet legal obligations.

Our lawful basis may be your consent, steps at your request before entering a contract, performance of a contract, legitimate interests in providing recruitment and advisory services, or compliance with a legal obligation. The appropriate basis depends on the activity and applicable law.

4. Sharing with clients and employers

We will share your identifiable candidate information with a client only after obtaining your consent for that disclosure, including consent for the relevant opportunity or client. You can decline or withdraw consent; doing so may mean we cannot put you forward for that role.

Some roles on our jobs board are taken directly from employers' public job boards. If you apply through an employer's own application process, your application goes directly to that employer. Nextlevel does not receive or control those applications, and the employer's privacy information applies.

5. AI résumé review

If you choose to use the AI résumé review tool, you upload a CV in PDF, DOCX or TXT format. The file is sent to an AI model provider for analysis and the results are shown on screen.

Nextlevel does not store the uploaded file. The file is kept only for the duration of the analysis and is not retained by Nextlevel afterwards. The AI provider processes the file to return the requested analysis under the arrangements and safeguards that apply to the service.

The tool may identify themes, skills, structure or areas for improvement. It can make mistakes, omit relevant context or produce generic or unsuitable suggestions. Its output is not a hiring decision, professional certification or guarantee of an outcome. You decide whether and how to use the suggestions.

6. Special category information

Please do not include special category information in a CV or review submission unless it is relevant and you choose to provide it. Special category information includes, for example, health or disability information, racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, political opinions, sexual orientation and trade union membership.

Where we need to process such information, we do so only where an applicable legal condition is met, such as your explicit consent or another condition provided by law. You may ask us to remove information where the law allows.

7. Retention and opting out

We normally retain candidate information for up to 24 months after our last meaningful interaction, unless you ask us to delete it earlier or a longer period is needed or permitted by law. We may contact you during that period about relevant services or opportunities.

You can opt out of candidate communications or ask us to delete or update your information by emailing privacy@nextlevelcareeradvisory.com. We will honour your request subject to legal obligations and any limited records we must keep.

8. Your rights and contact

Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion or restriction of your information, object to certain processing, receive information in a portable format, or withdraw consent. Contact privacy@nextlevelcareeradvisory.com to exercise a right or ask a question.

You may also complain to the ICO or another competent supervisory authority. Our registered address is [registered address to be confirmed].