The Care Social Network is an independent consultancy and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or acting on behalf of any job board, recruitment platform or other third-party organisation unless expressly stated.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 21 August 2026
1. About The Care Social Network
The Care Social Network is an independent consultancy and online resource focused on supporting organisations and professionals within the care sector.
This Privacy Policy explains how The Care Social Network collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit or interact with our website:
www.thecaresocialnetwork.co.uk
Contact: stephen@thecaresocialnetwork.co.uk
Address: 51 Mill Street, West Yorkshire, England
We are committed to respecting your privacy and handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
2. Information we may collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect information such as:
Your name
Email address
Telephone number
Organisation or company name
Job title or professional role
Information you provide when contacting us
Any other information you voluntarily provide to us
We may also collect limited technical information about your visit to our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and information about how you use the website, where this is collected through necessary website technologies or analytics tools.
3. How we use your information
We may use personal information to:
Respond to enquiries and communications;
Provide information, advice or consultancy services;
Communicate with clients, prospective clients and professional contacts;
Improve and develop our website and services;
Maintain the security and operation of our website;
Keep appropriate business records; and
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
We will only use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable data-protection law.
4. Lawful basis for processing
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:
Consent – where you have given us permission to use your information for a specific purpose.
Contract – where processing is necessary to provide services or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests – where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Legal obligation – where we are required to process information to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we will consider the impact on individuals and ensure that the processing is fair and proportionate.
5. Information you provide to us
If you contact us through the website, by email or by another means, we may retain the information you provide so that we can respond to your enquiry and maintain appropriate business records.
Please do not send sensitive or confidential information through the website unless it is specifically requested and there is an appropriate reason for doing so.
6. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information where reasonably necessary with:
Service providers who help us operate our website or business;
Professional advisers where appropriate;
Regulators, law-enforcement bodies or other authorities where we are legally required to do so; or
Other parties where you have given us permission or where there is another lawful basis for doing so.
Where we use third-party service providers to process personal information on our behalf, we expect appropriate safeguards to be in place.
7. How long we keep your information
We only intend to keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including where necessary to meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
The appropriate retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the reason we hold it.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete or dispose of it.
8. Your data-protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data-protection law, including the right to:
Request access to personal information we hold about you;
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
Ask us to delete personal information where there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it;
Ask us to restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances;
Object to certain types of processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
Request the transfer of certain personal information to another organisation; and
Withdraw consent where we are relying on consent as our lawful basis.
Some of these rights are subject to legal conditions and exceptions.
If you would like to exercise a right or ask a question about how we use your information, please contact:
stephen@thecaresocialnetwork.co.uk
9. Cookies and similar technologies
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies, such as certain analytics or tracking technologies, may require your consent depending on how they are used.
Where applicable, we will provide information about the cookies used on our website and provide appropriate choices regarding non-essential cookies.
The ICO's current guidance confirms that non-essential cookies generally require active consent before they are placed on a user's device.
10. Website links
Our website may contain links to external websites, resources or services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of websites operated by third parties. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
11. Website content and third-party organisations
The Care Social Network is an independent consultancy and information resource.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, references to organisations, companies, recruitment platforms, job boards, products, services or other third parties should not be interpreted as indicating an endorsement, sponsorship, partnership or affiliation.
Our views, opinions, commentary and recommendations are our own.
12. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, technology or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page with the date it was last updated.
14. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how The Care Social Network handles personal information, please contact:
The Care Social Network
51 Mill Street
West Yorkshire
England