Privacy Policy
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
• Contact details
• What information we collect, use, and why
• Lawful bases and data protection rights
• Where we get personal information from
• How long we keep information
• Who we share information with
• How to complain
• Changes to the privacy policy
• Third Party Links
Contact
Company Name: Casera Search technology Limited
Company Number: 16359502
Registered Address: 21 Holly Farm Court, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 9DF
Email: hello@casera.co.uk
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services)
- Account access information
- Website user information
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or service history
- Account information, including registration details
- Information used for security purposes
- Marketing preferences
- Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems
We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Profile information
- Marketing preferences
- Purchase or account history
- Website and app user journey information
- IP addresses
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
- Name
- Contact information
- Client account information
- Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
We collect or use the following personal information for recruitment purposes:
- Contact details (eg name, address, telephone number or personal email address)
- Date of birth
- National Insurance number
- Copies of passports or other photo ID
- Employment history (eg job application, employment references or secondary employment)
- Education history (eg qualifications)
- Right to work information
- Details of any criminal convictions (eg Disclosure Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland checks )
- Security clearance details (eg basic checks and higher security clearance)
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
- Names and contact details
- Address
- Payment details
- Account information
- Purchase or service history
- Relevant information from previous investigations
- Customer or client accounts and records
- Correspondence
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
• Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here.
• Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
• Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
• Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
• Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
• Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
• Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
• Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
• Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for recruitment purposes are:
• Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
• Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
• Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
- Regulatory authorities
- Legal bodies or professionals (such as courts or solicitors)
- Publicly available sources
- Previous employment
- Market research organisations
- Providers of marketing lists and other personal information
- Suppliers and service providers
How long we keep information
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. More detailed information is available in our Data Retention Policy, available upon request.
Who we share information with
Identity Verification
To comply with our legal obligations (such as anti-money laundering and identity verification requirements), we use a third-party provider, Verify365, to carry out identity and source of funds checks.
As part of this process, you will be asked to provide certain personal information directly to Verify365, which may include biometric data (e.g., facial recognition or ID document scans). This information is collected and processed solely by Verify365, who act as an independent data controller.
For more information on how Verify365 handles your personal data, please refer to their privacy policy: https://verify365.app/privacy/
Identity Verification
- Professional or legal advisors
- Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
- Previous employers
- Suppliers and service providers
- Professional consultants
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Changes to the Privacy Notice
We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated on 18 June 2025.
Third Party Links
This website may include links to third-party websites. Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.