1. Overview
HireAIEngineers.com is the AI engineering practice of Prized, a trading name of Prized Group Ltd ("we", "us", "our"). We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website and in the course of our recruitment services.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our site or works with us. This policy explains what we collect, why, how long we keep it and what your rights are, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you have any questions, please email us.
2. Information we collect
Candidates
- Identity and contact details: name, job title, email address, phone number and LinkedIn profile.
- Professional details: Resume, employment history, skills, qualifications and the work you've done.
- Preferences: the kind of role you want, location and working preferences, salary expectations and availability.
- Right-to-work information, where relevant to a specific role and only when needed.
- Notes from our conversations and your communications with us.
Clients and hiring managers
- Identity and contact details: name, job title, email address and phone number.
- Company details: company name, address and information about the roles you're hiring for.
- Notes from our conversations and your communications with us.
Website visitors
- Anything you submit through our inquiry form: your name, email, company or role, phone number and message.
- Technical and usage information, such as pages visited, referring site, browser and device type, collected through cookies and similar technologies (see section 7).
3. How we collect it
- Directly from you: when you fill in our form, email or call us, send your resume, or speak to us.
- From public professional sources: such as LinkedIn, company websites, GitHub, conference talks and published research, when we identify engineers who may suit a role.
- From referrals: when someone recommends you to us.
- Automatically: through cookies and analytics when you use the site.
4. How we use it, and our lawful basis
- To provide recruitment services: matching candidates with relevant roles, presenting shortlists to clients, arranging interviews and managing offers. Lawful basis: legitimate interests, and performance of a contract where we have one with you.
- To contact engineers we think may be interested in a role. Lawful basis: legitimate interests. You can ask us to stop at any time.
- To share your resume or details with a client. We only do this with your explicit agreement for that specific role. Lawful basis: consent.
- To respond to inquiries sent through the site or by email. Lawful basis: legitimate interests.
- To send market insights, guides or role updates where you've asked for them. Lawful basis: consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- To run, secure and improve the site. Lawful basis: legitimate interests.
- To meet legal and regulatory obligations. Lawful basis: legal obligation.
We do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing.
5. Who we share it with
- Clients: only with your explicit agreement, and only for the role you've agreed to be put forward for.
- Service providers who help us run our business, such as website hosting, email, CRM and outreach tools. They act on our instructions and must protect your data.
- Other Prized practices, where a role in robotics, physical AI or data center infrastructure may suit you, and only with your agreement.
- Professional advisers and authorities, where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
We never sell your personal information.
6. International transfers
We are based in the UK and work with clients and candidates in the United States and elsewhere, so your information may be transferred to or accessed from outside the UK. Where this happens we use appropriate safeguards, such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Standard Contractual Clauses, or rely on an adequacy decision or another lawful transfer mechanism.
7. Cookies and analytics
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:
- Essential cookies that make the site work, including cookies set by our caching and security tools and by our form when you submit an inquiry.
- Analytics, through StatCounter, to understand how visitors use the site, such as which pages are viewed and how people arrive. This helps us improve our content.
If you follow a link to a third-party site, such as LinkedIn, that site may set its own cookies under its own policy.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site working properly. For more information, visit aboutcookies.org.
8. How long we keep it
- Candidates: up to three years from our last meaningful contact, unless you ask us to delete it sooner. Relationships in this market often run over several years, and this lets us come back to you when something relevant comes up.
- Clients: for as long as needed to provide our services and maintain our business relationship, plus any period required for legal, tax or accounting purposes.
- Website inquiries: as long as needed to respond and follow up, then in line with the periods above.
9. Keeping it secure
We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections (SSL), access controls and reputable service providers. If a data breach puts your rights at risk, we will notify the Information Commissioner's Office within 72 hours where required, and tell you if the risk is high.
10. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- Be informed about how we use your information.
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Have inaccurate or incomplete information corrected.
- Have your information deleted.
- Restrict how we use your information.
- Receive your information in a portable format.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interests, including being contacted about roles.
- Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, email us or use our contact page. We will respond within one month.
If you live outside the UK, including in the United States, you may have similar rights under your local law. Contact us and we will honor any request we are legally able to.
11. Children
Our services are for working professionals and are not intended for anyone under 16. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
12. Equal opportunities
We are committed to equal opportunities and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic. We do not ask for sensitive personal information unless it is required for a specific role or by law.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.
14. Contact and complaints
For questions about this policy or your information, contact:
Prized Group Ltd, 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul St, London EC2A 4NE, United Kingdom. Email us or use our contact page.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or on 0303 123 1113. We would appreciate the chance to resolve your concern first.