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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

1. Introduction

Axis Construction Trades Ltd ("we", "us", or "our"), a company registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 17065045) with its registered office at 29 Rowley Road, London, England, N15 3AX, is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, use our services, or otherwise interact with us. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access our website or use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Data You Provide to Us

We may collect the following personal information from you:

  • Identity Data: Full name, date of birth, National Insurance number (where required for employment purposes).
  • Contact Data: Email address, phone number, postal address.
  • Employment Data: CSCS card details, work history, references, qualifications, skills, and experience.
  • Right to Work Data: Passport or visa details, proof of right to work in the UK.
  • Financial Data: Bank account details for payroll purposes.

Data We Collect Automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect technical data including your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To match you with suitable temporary construction employment opportunities.
  • To verify your identity, qualifications, and right to work in the UK.
  • To process payroll and manage employment administration.
  • To communicate with you about job placements and opportunities.
  • To comply with legal obligations, including health and safety regulations and employment law.
  • To improve our website and services.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR):

  • Contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Consent: Where you have given us specific consent to process your data for a particular purpose.

5. Data Sharing

We may share your personal information with:

  • Construction clients: Companies and contractors who require temporary workers, to the extent necessary to facilitate your placement.
  • Service providers: Third-party companies that provide services on our behalf, such as payroll processing, IT support, and reference checking.
  • Legal and regulatory bodies: Where we are required to do so by law or to protect our legal rights.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. For workers we have placed, we typically retain records for a minimum of 6 years after the end of your engagement with us, in line with HMRC requirements.

7. Your Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@axisconstructiontrades.co.uk.

8. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

9. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: