Last updated: 15 August 2026

Maggie’s at the Market respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, make an enquiry or apply for a position with us.

1. Who we are

Maggie’s at the Market is a family-run deli and convenience business based at:

Unit 2
St George’s Market
49–81 Oxford Street
Belfast
BT1 3LA

For the purposes of applicable UK data protection legislation, Maggie’s at the Market is responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Email: info@maggiesatthemarket.co.uk
Address: Unit 2, St George’s Market, 49–81 Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LA

2. Information we collect

Depending on how you use our website, we may collect:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number where provided
• Details of enquiries or messages you send to us
• Information submitted through our job application forms
• CVs and information contained within them
• Information relating to your eligibility to work in the UK
• Information relating to age where relevant to a job application
• Technical information about your use of our website, such as IP address, browser and device information

Please only provide information that is relevant to your enquiry or application.

3. How we use your information

We may use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries and messages
• Provide information about our services
• Process and assess job applications
• Contact applicants regarding recruitment
• Carry out appropriate recruitment and pre-employment checks
• Operate and maintain our website
• Improve and secure our website
• Meet our legal and regulatory obligations
• Establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary

4. Recruitment applications

If you apply for a position through our website, we will use the information you provide to assess your suitability for the role and manage the recruitment process.

This may include reviewing your CV and application, contacting you regarding your application and carrying out appropriate checks where required.

We will not use information provided as part of a job application for unrelated purposes.

Unsuccessful applications will normally be retained for 6 months after the recruitment process has ended, after which they will be securely deleted unless there is a legitimate reason or legal requirement to retain them for longer.

If your application is successful and you join our team, relevant information from your application may be transferred to your employment records.

5. Lawful basis for processing

We will only collect and use personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so under applicable UK data protection law.

Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

• Legitimate interests – for responding to enquiries, managing our business and recruitment activities and operating our website.
• Contractual necessity – where processing is necessary to enter into or perform a contract.
• Legal obligation – where we are required to process information by law.
• Consent – where we specifically ask for your consent and consent is the appropriate lawful basis.

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.

6. Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information.

Where necessary, we may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our business and website, such as website hosting, IT, email and other technical service providers.

We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or a government authority.

We take appropriate steps to ensure that organisations processing personal information on our behalf handle it securely and appropriately.

7. How long we keep your information

We only keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

Job applications will normally be retained for 6 months following the relevant recruitment process, unless there is a legitimate reason or legal requirement to retain them for longer.

Other information may be retained for longer where necessary for legal, accounting, tax or business purposes.

8. Keeping your information secure

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data protection law to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances
• Ask us to restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances
• Object to certain types of processing
• Request the transfer of your information where applicable
• Withdraw consent where we rely on consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

10. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the website.

11. Third-party websites

Our website may contain links to other websites or online services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We recommend checking the privacy information provided by those websites.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, business practices or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be available on our website, together with the date it was last updated.

13. Complaints

If you have any concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first:

info@maggiesatthemarket.co.uk

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.

Further information is available from the ICO.

14. Contact us

Maggie’s at the Market
Unit 2, St George’s Market
49–81 Oxford Street
Belfast
BT1 3LA

Email: info@maggiesatthemarket.co.uk