Who we are
Simmons Fox Ltd, company number 12467348, is registered at 20–22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU.
Simmons Fox Ltd is the controller of personal information submitted through this website.
Information we collect
We may collect:
- Your name, contact details, organisation and enquiry.
- Professional information submitted when registering as talent, including your experience, skills, availability, LinkedIn profile and CV.
- Organisation, capability and contact information submitted during partner registration.
- Technical and security information associated with form submissions, such as an IP address, submission time and anti-abuse verification.
- Your communication preferences when you choose to receive network or career updates.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information or criminal-conviction information unless Simmons Fox has specifically requested it for a legitimate and necessary purpose.
How we use your information
We use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries.
- Review talent and partner registrations.
- Verify experience, capability and availability.
- Match professionals and delivery partners with relevant opportunities.
- Manage relationships with clients, partners and members of the network.
- Send optional communications where consent has been provided.
- Protect the website and registration process from fraud, misuse and automated submissions.
- Meet legal, regulatory and contractual obligations.
We process information where it is necessary to respond to your request, take steps before entering into a contract, pursue our legitimate business interests or comply with the law. Optional marketing communications are sent only with consent.
Who we share information with
We may share personal information with:
- Service providers that support website hosting, security, data storage, file storage and email delivery.
- Simmons Fox personnel who need access to manage enquiries and registrations.
- Clients or delivery partners when considering you for a relevant opportunity.
- Professional advisers, regulators or public authorities where disclosure is legally required.
We will not send a talent applicant's CV to an external client or delivery partner without first contacting the applicant.
Our service providers are required to protect personal information and process it only for authorised purposes.
We do not sell personal information.
International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where a restricted international transfer takes place, Simmons Fox will use an applicable adequacy decision or legally approved safeguards.
How long we keep information
- Contact enquiries are normally retained for up to 12 months after the last meaningful contact.
- Talent registrations and CVs are normally retained for up to 24 months after the last meaningful contact, unless the individual remains active in the network or asks for removal.
- Partner registrations are normally retained for up to 24 months after the last meaningful contact, unless there is an active relationship or a legal reason to retain them.
- Marketing preferences are retained until consent is withdrawn or the individual unsubscribes.
- Records connected with an active contract, dispute or legal obligation may be retained for longer where necessary.
Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- Access your personal information.
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Ask for information to be deleted.
- Restrict or object to processing.
- Receive information in a portable format.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
These rights are not absolute and may depend on the lawful basis for processing.
To make a request or raise a data protection complaint, use the Simmons Fox contact form or write to the registered office.
Simmons Fox will acknowledge a data protection complaint within 30 days and respond without undue delay.
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint.
Cookies and security
The website does not use advertising or behavioural analytics cookies.
Essential security services may process limited technical information to protect forms and prevent abuse.
Automated decisions
Simmons Fox does not use solely automated decision-making to determine whether an individual receives an opportunity.
Changes to this notice
This notice may be updated when the website, services or legal requirements change. The latest version will always be published on this page.