Privacy Policy

Ainsworth Hale is a specialist recruitment and executive search firm focused on maritime, shipping and international trade. For the purposes of applicable data protection law, Ainsworth Hale acts as a data controller in relation to personal information collected through this website and in connection with our services.

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

We use personal information to provide recruitment and executive search services, respond to enquiries, assess suitability for roles, manage client and candidate relationships, comply with legal obligations and improve our website and services. We process information where necessary to perform a contract, pursue legitimate interests in operating a professional recruitment business, comply with law or, where required, based on consent.

We may share personal information with clients where relevant to a recruitment or search mandate, with professional advisers where necessary, with IT and infrastructure providers supporting our operations and with regulators or authorities where required by law. We do not sell personal information.

As an international recruitment business, personal information may be transferred outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we implement appropriate safeguards consistent with applicable data protection requirements.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to meet legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting requirements and to maintain appropriate business records.

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing of your personal information, to data portability and to withdraw consent where processing is consent-based. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

For privacy enquiries, contact enquiries@ainsworthhale.com.