GDPR & your data

A plain-English overview of how data works on LeadQ and what UK GDPR means for you as a user. This is general information, not legal advice.

What data we hold

LeadQ provides business contact information for UK recruitment agencies — the kind of professional details people publish to be contacted in a work context, such as company names, business roles, work email addresses and public LinkedIn profiles. This is business-to-business (B2B) data, used for legitimate professional outreach.

The lawful basis

Under UK GDPR, businesses can process B2B contact data under "legitimate interests" — provided that interest is balanced against the rights of the individual. In practice, this means contacting people in their professional capacity about something genuinely relevant to their role, while always giving them an easy way to opt out.

Your responsibilities when using the data

When you use contacts from LeadQ for your own outreach, you become responsible for how you use them. To stay on the right side of UK GDPR and PECR, you should:

Only contact people about things genuinely relevant to their role.
Identify yourself and your business clearly in every message.
Include a simple, working way to opt out or unsubscribe.
Honour opt-out requests promptly and keep a record of them.
Keep the data secure and don't pass it on indiscriminately.

Right to be removed

Anyone listed has the right to ask to be removed from the database. If you receive such a request about a LeadQ contact, or if you're an individual who wants to be removed, get in touch and we'll action it promptly.

In short: this is professional B2B data intended for relevant, respectful outreach. Be relevant, be transparent, and always make opting out easy — that's the heart of staying compliant.

This page is a general overview and not legal advice. If compliance is important to your business, consider taking your own professional advice.