Privacy Policy for Crane Team

Last Updated: June 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Crane Team. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website (craneteam.net) or use the Crane Team mobile application (the “App”).

This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Data Controller Information

For the purposes of the UK GDPR, the Data Controller responsible for your personal information is:

3. What Information Do We Collect?

To provide our job board and recruitment services for the UK crane and lifting industry, we collect the following types of information:

Information You Provide to Us (Required)

  • Personal Details: Name, email address, physical address/city, and phone number.
  • Account Data: User IDs and account credentials.

Information You Provide Voluntarily (Optional)

  • Photos and Videos: Profile pictures or images of lifting qualifications/licenses uploaded to your professional profile.
  • Approximate Location: If you allow the App to detect your location to filter nearby crane jobs. You can opt-out at any time and search manually.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Device or Other IDs: Push notification tokens used to alert you when a new job is posted in your area.
  • App Info and Performance: Crash logs and diagnostic data to help us monitor app stability, squash bugs, and improve performance.

Note: Crane Team does not process any financial payments directly through the app, nor do we track advertising IDs for targeted third-party marketing.

4. How Do We Use Your Data? (Our Legal Basis)

Under the UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your data. We use your information to:

  • Provide App Functionality and Account Management (Performance of a Contract): To create and manage your profile, allow you to browse or post crane jobs, and apply to vacancies.
  • Send Notifications (Consent / Legitimate Interest): To send you push notifications about relevant local jobs or account updates.
  • Improve our Service (Legitimate Interest): To analyze crash logs and diagnostic data to ensure the App runs smoothly.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal data to third-party advertising or marketing companies. Your data is only shared in the following necessary circumstances:

  • Other Users: When you apply for a job or post a vacancy, relevant details (such as your name, contact info, and qualifications) are shared with the prospective employer or candidate to facilitate the hiring process.
  • Service Providers: We use trusted third-party providers to host our servers and send push notifications. They process your data securely and only on our strict instructions.
  • Legal Obligations: If required by law or to protect the rights and safety of Crane Team and its users.

6. Data Security and Retention

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. We retain your personal information only for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. If you delete your account, we will securely delete or anonymize your data, unless we are required to retain it for legal or regulatory purposes.

7. Your GDPR Data Protection Rights

If you are a resident of the UK, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to be informed: To know what data is being collected and how it is used.
  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to erasure (“Right to be forgotten”): You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at appsupport@craneteam.net.

8. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We keep our Privacy Policy under regular review and will place any updates on this webpage and within the App. Significant changes will be communicated to you via email or a prominent notice in the App.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or if you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us:

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