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Privacy notice for staff and applicants

Company: Northgate Supplies Ltd, 12 Harbour Road, Dublin
Contact: privacy@northgate.example
Effective from: 1 June 2027

This notice explains how Northgate Supplies Ltd uses personal data about job applicants, employees, workers and contractors. It is governed by Irish data protection law and the national regulator.

Data we collect

Contact details and emergency contacts
CV, references and right to work checks
Contract, pay, tax and bank details
Holidays, sickness and other absence
Training and performance records
Security badge and system log data

Why we use it

To recruit and employ you
To pay you and handle tax and benefits
To manage performance, training and absence
To keep people and systems safe
To meet legal duties

Our lawful reasons

Contract with you, legal duties, our legitimate interest in running the company, and your consent where we ask for it

Who we share it with

Payroll provider, pension provider, insurers, tax authorities, IT suppliers and professional advisers, under written agreements

Transfers abroad

Some suppliers store data outside the country. Where they do, we use the safeguards our law requires.

How long we keep it

While you work for us and then for the periods in our data retention policy. Unsuccessful applications are deleted after 12 months.

Your rights

Depending on the law that applies, you may ask to see your data, correct it, delete it, limit or object to how we use it, take a copy in a portable form, and withdraw consent where we rely on it. To use a right, write to privacy@northgate.example. We will reply within the time the law sets.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we use your data, tell us first at privacy@northgate.example. You can also complain to the regulator under Irish data protection law and the national regulator.

Changes

We may update this notice. The current version applies from 1 June 2027, and we will tell you about important changes.

Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are.

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What this template is for

A privacy notice for employees and job applicants: what personal data you hold, why, who sees it, how long you keep it and their rights. Fill it in online.

It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. See all Company and legal templates

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What you fill in

The form asks for 11 details. The document fills itself in as you type.

  • Company name

    For example: Northgate Supplies Ltd

  • Company address

    For example: 12 Harbour Road, Dublin

  • Privacy contact

    For example: privacy@northgate.example

  • Law or regulator that applies

    Name the law and the authority people can complain to.

    For example: Irish data protection law and the national regulator

  • Effective from

    For example: 1 June 2027

  • Data we collect

    One kind of data per line.

    For example: Contact details and emergency contacts CV, references and right to work checks Contract, pay, tax and bank details Holidays, sickness and other absence Training and performance records Security badge and system log data

  • Why we use it

    One purpose per line.

    For example: To recruit and employ you To pay you and handle tax and benefits To manage performance, training and absence To keep people and systems safe To meet legal duties

  • Our lawful reasons

    Use the terms your law uses.

    For example: Contract with you, legal duties, our legitimate interest in running the company, and your consent where we ask for it

  • Who we share it with

    Be as specific as you can.

    For example: Payroll provider, pension provider, insurers, tax authorities, IT suppliers and professional advisers, under written agreements

  • Transfers abroadoptional

    For example: Some suppliers store data outside the country. Where they do, we use the safeguards our law requires.

  • How long we keep it

    For example: While you work for us and then for the periods in our data retention policy. Unsuccessful applications are deleted after 12 months.

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What is inside

The parts of this document, in order.

  1. 1Data we collect
  2. 2Why we use it
  3. 3Our lawful reasons
  4. 4Who we share it with
  5. 5Transfers abroad
  6. 6How long we keep it
  7. 7Your rights
  8. 8Complaints
  9. 9Changes

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How it works

  1. 01

    Fill in

    Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field.

  2. 02

    Check

    Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done.

  3. 03

    Download

    Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print.

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Questions people ask

What details does this template ask for?

The form asks for 11 details, starting with Company name, Company address, Privacy contact, Law or regulator that applies, Effective from. 1 more are optional.

Can I download this template as Word or PDF?

Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account.

Is what I type sent anywhere?

No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat.

What should I check before I use this template?

This template is a starting point and is not legal advice. Laws on this subject differ from place to place, so check what applies where you operate before you adopt it. Data protection laws list what a notice must say and the lawful reasons you may rely on. Check the law where your staff work.

Are these company templates free?

Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price.

Is a template the same as legal advice?

No. A template is a careful starting point. Company, contract and data protection law differ by country, so have a lawyer read anything that carries real risk before you sign.

Can I change the clauses?

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