Privacy Notice for Referees Providing References for Employment with The Hospital of God at Greatham

• The data controller is the Hospital of God a charitable company.
• The charity does not employ a data protection officer.
• The purpose of holding this information is to enable the charity to make a request for a reference for a job applicant.
• The information that we will hold about you will include:
  • Your name, contact details and professional position if appropriate
  • Your relationship with the job applicant
• The users of the data held are appropriate Hospital of God staff, directors and managers who are involved in recruitment. 
• Your data will be held for as long as is required to assess the reference subject’s application and thereafter for 6 months in the case of an unsuccessful candidate or the reference will be transferred with your data removed to the personal file of a successful applicant if this is a regulatory requirement.
• There are no data transfers outside of the United Kingdom.
• No automated processing of your data will take place.
• Your information may also be visible to professional services employed by the Hospital of God such as our auditors or our information technology support services. 
• You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you and to rectify any data.  If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please write to The Director, The Hospital of God at Greatham, Estate Office, Greatham, Hartlepool, TS25 2HS.
• If you have a complaint about the way we hold your data you may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office whose website is: https://ico.org.uk/ and whose address is: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
• We reserve the right to update this privacy notice at any time.