Last updated: September 2026
Company
- Legal name
- JOBVANTAGE LTD
- Company number
- 15866959
- Registered address
- 33-35 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AY
- Incorporated
- 30 July 2024
- Director
- Brandon Bowden
- Companies House
- View on Companies House →
Data handling
What data JobVantage processes
- Candidate CVs and profiles uploaded by the recruitment agency
- Job specifications and vacancy data from agency input and third-party job sources (Bright Data)
- Contact enrichment data via Apollo
- No consumer data. No direct-to-candidate data collection.
Where data is stored
- AWS S3: file storage (eu-west-1, Ireland)
- AWS S3 Vectors: search embeddings (eu-central-1, Frankfurt)
- PostgreSQL: operational database on dedicated EU infrastructure (Falkenstein, Germany), operated by our infrastructure partner Hexploits Ltd (UK)
Data controller and processor
The recruitment agency is the data controller for candidate personal data it uploads. JobVantage acts as a data processor on their behalf. Our short-form Data Processing Addendum forms part of our Terms of Service; bespoke DPAs are agreed with partners on request.
Retention
Candidate data is retained for the duration of the subscription and deleted within 30-90 days of termination, or earlier on verified request. Bespoke retention windows are agreed with partners by contract.
UK GDPR
JobVantage processes personal data under UK GDPR. Legal basis: contractual necessity. JobVantage does not sell, share, or use candidate data for any purpose other than delivering the matching service.
Sub-processors
| Sub-processor | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | File and vector storage | EU (Ireland, Frankfurt) |
| Hexploits Ltd | Infrastructure operations and AI gateway | UK (data centre: Germany) |
| OpenAI | AI embeddings and scoring | US |
| Bright Data | Job listing data collection (no candidate data) | Multiple |
| Apollo | Professional contact enrichment (agency product only) | US |
AI transparency
What the AI does
Scores and ranks candidate-to-job matches. Produces a score out of 1,000 and a written explanation. Recruiters use scores to prioritise shortlists. The AI does not make hiring decisions and does not communicate directly with candidates.
What the AI does not do
- Make autonomous hiring or rejection decisions
- Infer, store, or act on protected characteristics
- Communicate with candidates without recruiter review and approval
- Produce outputs presented to candidates as AI-generated
Human oversight
Every match output is reviewed by a human recruiter before any action is taken.
Model transparency
Uses OpenAI for embeddings and scoring. Does not train proprietary models on customer data.
EU AI Act
Current position (September 2026)
The EU AI Act does not currently apply to JobVantage. JobVantage has no EU establishment and no EU-located customers.
Forward posture
We monitor the EU AI Act as it phases in and review our position as our customer base changes. Should it come to apply, our foundation covers AI governance, technical documentation, bias monitoring, and contract provisions.
Security
- Storage on AWS with encryption at rest and in transit and IAM access control
- Compute on dedicated EU infrastructure with MFA-protected, device-verified access
- No credentials stored in application code
- Access to production systems is role-limited, named individuals only
Contact
For data handling queries, DPA requests, or security questionnaires: hello@jobvantage.co.uk