Ascensus Recruitment Ltd ("Ascensus", "we", "us", "our") is a healthcare recruitment consultancy registered in England & Wales, operating from London, United Kingdom. We specialise in placing UK-trained, GMC and NMC-registered doctors and nurses into hospitals and healthcare institutions across the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data when you visit our website, submit an enquiry, or otherwise interact with us. We are the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.
We collect personal data only where you voluntarily provide it to us, principally through the contact forms on our website. We do not currently accept CV uploads or candidate documents directly through the site.
| Category | Examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity & contact details | Full name, email address, phone number | Submitted directly by you via our enquiry forms |
| Professional details | Medical/nursing specialty, seniority, preferred work location, organisation name and job title (for employer enquiries) | Submitted directly by you |
| Enquiry content | The free-text content of your message, including any details you choose to share about registration status, experience, or recruitment requirements | Submitted directly by you |
| Technical data | IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referral source | Collected automatically via cookies and similar technologies |
We do not knowingly collect special category data (such as health data) through our website forms. If you choose to include sensitive information in a free-text message field, please be aware this policy explains how we will handle it, but we encourage you not to share more than is necessary at the initial enquiry stage.
We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:
We do not sell personal data. We may share your data with:
We require any third party we work with to handle personal data securely and in line with applicable data protection law.
Because our business involves placing candidates into hospitals in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, your personal data may, where relevant to a specific recruitment process, be transferred to and processed by organisations in these countries.
Where we transfer personal data outside the UK, we take steps to ensure an appropriate level of protection is applied, which may include relying on your explicit consent to the transfer (given the nature of seeking employment in that jurisdiction), or other safeguards recognised under UK data protection law where applicable. We will only make such transfers where doing so is necessary to pursue an enquiry or opportunity you have asked us to progress.
We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy:
You may ask us to delete your data at any time, as described in Section 8 below.
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 13. We will respond within one month, as required by law.
Our website may use essential cookies necessary for the site to function, and — where enabled — analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors use the site. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration. This includes the use of secure, reputable third-party platforms for hosting, form submission, and email, and limiting access to personal data to what is necessary to provide our services.
As a small consultancy, all data we hold directly is accessed solely by Ascensus Recruitment Ltd. No data is stored on physical premises beyond what is necessary for day-to-day correspondence.
Our services are intended for qualified medical and nursing professionals and for employer representatives, and are not directed at or intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us:
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), via ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.