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Privacy Policy

Last updated 6 November 2026 · Version 2.28

How Movesmith Ltd collects, uses, shares and protects your personal data, and the rights you have over it.

Right to work records (operators)

Published on 8 October 2026 and in force from that date. Reference: rtw-addendum-2026-10-08

If you work on Movesmith as a sole trader, we check that you have the right to work in the UK, because the law requires it. We keep: how the check was done, the result, the type of document, the date your permission ends (if it is time-limited), who did the check and when, and a copy of the check (the Home Office online profile page, the digital identity provider’s result, or copies of the documents we checked). A share code and date of birth you give us are deleted once the check is done. If you use the digital identity check, the provider (Yoti) carries out the identity check and sends us its result. Right to work records can show your nationality and immigration status, so only Movesmith staff who need them can see them. We keep them while you work with us and for two years after, then delete them.

Lawful basis: legal obligation (Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, as amended by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025).

Crew members and helpers working on moves

Published on 16 October 2026 and in force from that date. Reference: crew-roster-addendum-2026-10-15

Helpers work for their mover, not for Movesmith. Movesmith runs the platform the mover gets jobs through. When a mover brings people to a job, we keep:

  • each person's name and a photo of their face;
  • their phone number or email, to arrange their checks and reach them about a job (customers never see these);
  • their right-to-work check: the result, how it was done, the type of document, any end date on their permission to work, and a copy of the check (share codes and dates of birth are deleted once the result is recorded);
  • if they drive, their driving licence check: when it was checked, who checked it and when the licence expires (we don't keep a copy of the licence);
  • if their own van covers jobs, the van's registration for each job, its goods-in-transit and public liability certificates, their cover amounts, expiry dates and whether the policy includes Indemnity to Principals;
  • the jobs they were named on, any change of crew, and check-ins on the day.

Why we use it.

  • Right-to-work checks: legal obligation (UK GDPR Art. 6(1)(c)), as an online matching service under the illegal-working rules in force from 1 October 2026. Where those rules don't apply to a job, legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): preventing illegal working on our platform.
  • Everything else: legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): keeping customers' homes safe, making sure vans are driven legally and are insured (including our liability insurer's conditions), and running the job.

We don't use these details for marketing, and we never sell them. The mover must give each person our helper privacy notice before adding them.

Who sees it.

  • The mover sees check outcomes (approved or not), not the copies of documents.
  • The customer sees only first names and approved photos, from 24 hours before their move until 7 days after it.
  • Movesmith staff (Ops and Admin) see what they need to run the checks and the jobs.
  • Our service providers, under contract: Supabase (database and file storage), our identity-check provider for digital identity checks, and our email and text providers.
  • When needed: the Home Office's online checking service, our insurers or brokers if there is a claim, and the police or a regulator if the law requires it.

How long we keep it.

  • Right-to-work checks and their copies, and driving licence checks: while the person is on their mover's list, plus 2 years after they come off it (or after the mover's account closes); if they were on a job inside those 2 years, 2 years from that job.
  • Phone number and email: while the person is on their mover's list, plus 2 years, the same as their right-to-work check.
  • Van documents (goods-in-transit and public liability certificates): 6 years after the last job the van was used on, because a claim about a job can be made for up to 6 years; if the van was never used on a job, 6 years after they were uploaded.
  • Job crew records: 2 years after each job.

Your rights. A crew member or helper can ask us for a copy of their data, ask us to correct it, or object to its use by emailing hello@movesmith.uk. They can also complain to the ICO (ico.org.uk).

This versioned on-page document is the authoritative Privacy Policy. Previous versions remain available in the version history below for reference.

Dated 6 November 2026. Document reference: privacy-policy-v2.28-2026-11-06

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