Privacy notice
Last updated 16 September 2026
Who we are
WorkTide operates worktidely.com and provides recruitment advertising and introduction services to people in the United Kingdom who want to work from home. We are based in London and can be contacted at careers@worktidely.com. WorkTide is not the employer for the opportunities on this site. For the processing described here, WorkTide is the data controller under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit worktidely.com, apply through WhatsApp or contact us, and how it is used, shared and kept.
How an application reaches us
There is no application form on this website. The apply buttons open a WhatsApp conversation with our HR team. The first personal data we receive from you is therefore the WhatsApp message you choose to send, together with the phone number and profile name attached to your WhatsApp account.
Personal data we collect
From WhatsApp we receive your number, your profile name and the content of your messages, which usually includes your name, the role you are interested in and your availability. If you email us, we receive your email address and the email itself. We only hold additional details if you decide to share them with us.
Technical data
When you visit the site, technical data is generated, such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, timestamps, the referring page and advertising or cookie identifiers. When you tap an apply button, our server records that a click happened so we can count clicks; that count does not identify you.
What we do not ask for
We never ask for a National Insurance number, bank details, card numbers, passwords, verification codes or copies of passports or driving licences. Please do not send these. If they reach us, we delete them.
How we use personal data and our lawful bases
We use your data to reply to your enquiry and application and to introduce you to the employer for the role you chose (steps taken at your request before any contract, and our legitimate interest in running a recruitment service); to keep records of applications and correspondence and to handle complaints and misuse (legitimate interests); to measure advertising (your consent where the law requires it, otherwise legitimate interests); and to meet legal obligations (legal obligation).
What we do not do
We do not sell or rent contact lists, and an application is not permission to send you marketing. If we think a different employer suits you, we explain the proposed introduction and wait for your agreement before sharing anything for that purpose.
Who receives your data
Only the WorkTide staff who handle applications can see them. We share the relevant details with the employer identified for the role you select, and before the introduction we tell you who the employer is and what will be shared.
Service providers
Cloudflare hosts and secures the website and routes email sent to our address. Google Tag Manager (container GTM-MGXG9J2M) loads Google measurement and advertising tags. Google Fonts delivers the site's fonts. A WhatsApp link service forwards your tap on an apply button to the right WhatsApp chat and receives technical data such as your IP address and device type when it does so. WhatsApp and its associated providers process the messages you exchange with us. These providers act under their own terms, and employers and WhatsApp may handle data under their own privacy policies.
Legal disclosures
We may disclose personal data where the law requires it, or where it is lawful and reasonably necessary to investigate misuse or protect the rights of others.
Applying through WhatsApp
Tapping Apply opens WhatsApp. Opening the chat does not send anything automatically; check the recipient and the message, then press Send. Once you send it, your message is held in our authorised WhatsApp account and may later be held by the employer you are introduced to. If you cannot use WhatsApp, email careers@worktidely.com and ask about another way to apply.
Cookies and advertising measurement
The tags loaded through Google Tag Manager may use cookies and similar technologies to measure visits and advertising performance, and the advertising platform you came from may already have set its own identifier. Because this site has no form, no name, email address or phone number is available on the page to be passed into measurement events or URLs. Where the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations require consent for non-essential cookies, we ask for it before relying on them, and you can withdraw it at any time. You can also block cookies in your browser, which may affect how some parts of the site work.
International transfers
Some of our providers process personal data outside the UK, including in the United States. Where that happens, transfers rely on UK adequacy regulations or on safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum. Contact us for more information about the safeguards that apply.
Retention
Application messages and related correspondence under our control are kept for up to 12 months after our last substantive recruitment contact with you, unless you ask us to delete them sooner or we must keep them longer for a legal obligation or dispute. Hosting and security logs are normally kept for no more than 30 days, and deleted data may remain in restricted backups for up to a further 30 days.
Security
The site runs over HTTPS, and access to applications is restricted to the people who need it. No system is completely secure. If a personal data breach is likely to result in a risk to your rights, we report it to the regulator within 72 hours where required and tell you directly if the risk is high.
Copies held by others
Deleting data we control does not delete copies held independently by an employer or by WhatsApp. Where that applies, we explain who to contact.
Your rights
Under the UK GDPR you have the right to be informed, to access your data, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to processing, to data portability, and to withdraw consent where we rely on it. Email careers@worktidely.com to use any of these rights. We may ask for reasonable information to confirm your identity and we respond within one month, free of charge. Withdrawing an application cannot reverse a disclosure already made to an employer.
Automated decisions
We do not make decisions about you by automated means alone, and we do not profile applicants. A person reads every message.
Children
This site is intended for adults looking for work and is not directed at children. If we find we hold a child's data, we delete it.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, email careers@worktidely.com. We investigate and reply in writing. If our reply does not resolve the matter, write back and a second person reviews it from the start. Raising a concern with us costs nothing and does not affect any other remedy you have.
Changes to this policy
We publish changes here with an updated date and, where required, notify you or ask for your permission before using data we already hold in a materially different way.
Contact
WorkTide, London, United Kingdom. Email careers@worktidely.com, answered Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time.
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