Privacy Policy

George Samuels (a trading name of Oakbridge Waters Ltd)
Company No. 16299111
Registered Office: 43a Braybrooke Road, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DU

Last updated: 29/08/2025

George Samuels is the trading name of Oakbridge Waters Ltd. We are a recruitment business based in the UK. This privacy notice explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data in line with the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

If you have any questions about this notice, you can contact us at sam@georgesamuels.com.

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Candidates: CVs, employment history, qualifications, skills, contact details, and any information you provide during the recruitment process.
• Clients/prospects: name, role, company, professional contact details, and information about your recruitment needs.
• Communications data: emails and notes relating to our contact with you.
   

• Directly from you (e.g. when you send us your CV, speak with us, or complete a form).
• From publicly available sources (e.g. LinkedIn, job boards, company websites).
• Through business-to-business outreach (professional contact details relevant to your role).
   

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To match candidates with suitable job opportunities.
• To provide recruitment services to clients.
• To contact potential clients with relevant candidates or services (B2B outreach).
• To maintain business records and comply with legal obligations.
   

We process personal data under the following lawful bases:

• Legitimate interests: contacting professionals about relevant opportunities; contacting businesses about relevant candidates; maintaining a database of professionals for recruitment purposes.
• Consent: where you have actively given us permission (e.g. submitting a CV directly).
• Legal obligations: complying with regulatory or contractual requirements.
   

We always balance our legitimate interests against your rights and expectations. You can object to processing at any time (see section 8).

We may share candidate information with client companies where it is relevant to a potential role.
We also use third-party service providers to store and process data, including:

• Google Workspace (Google Drive/Sheets)
• Airtable
• Apollo.io
• n8n
• Make.com
   

Some providers may store data outside the UK/EEA. Where this is the case, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).

• Candidates: we retain CVs and candidate records for up to 5 years after our last contact, unless you ask us to delete them sooner. We review records regularly to ensure they remain accurate and relevant.
• Clients/prospects: we retain professional contact details for up to 5 years after our last contact, unless you opt out of communications.
• We may keep limited records longer if required by law (e.g. for tax or contractual reasons).
   

You have the following rights under UK GDPR:

• Access to the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
• Restriction or objection to our processing (including to B2B outreach).
• Data portability (in certain circumstances).
   

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at sam@georgesamuels.com.

If we contact you as a business professional, we rely on legitimate interests.
You can opt out of further contact at any time by replying to our email or emailing sam@georgesamuels.com. We will then ensure you are not contacted again.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, please contact us first at sam@georgesamuels.com so we can resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk.