Privacy Policy
Protecting your privacy is important to ASEEDA. We want you to understand how we gather, use and safeguard information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. Our practices are outlined below for the gathering, sharing and security of personal information relating to our members and candidates.
What your personal information is
Personal information is any information or an opinion about you. It may range from the very sensitive (e.g. medical history or condition) to the everyday (e.g. address and phone number). It may include the opinions of others about your work performance, your work experience and qualifications, aptitude test results, Tax File Number and other information obtained by us in connection with your possible work placements.
Sensitive information is a special category of personal information it includes information or opinion about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinion, religious beliefs, sexual preferences or practices, criminal record, health or disability (present or past). Sensitive information can, in most cases, only be disclosed with your consent.
How your information will be collected
Personal information will be collected from you directly when you fill out one of application forms and submit a CV application to us for registration. Personal or sensitive information will also be collected when:
Personal or sensitive information will also be collected when:
- we receive any reference about you;
- we receive results of inquiries that we might make of your former employers, work colleagues, professional associations or registration body;
- we receive the results of any competency or medical test;
- we receive performance feedback (whether positive or negative);
- we receive any complaint from or about you in the workplace;
- we receive any information about a workplace accident in which you are involved;
- we receive any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or inquiry in which you are involved; you provide us with any additional information about you.
If we are unable to collect the required information we may be limited in our ability to find suitable work for you.
How your information will be used
Your personal or sensitive information may be used in connection with:
- your actual or possible work placement;
- any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo;
- our management of any complaint, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved;
- any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information.
Information we share
Your personal or sensitive information may be disclosed to:
- potential and actual employers and clients of ASEEDA Contract Services;
- referees;
- our insurers;
- a professional association or registration body that has a proper interest in the disclosure of your personal and sensitive information;
- a Workers Compensation body;
- our contractors and suppliers – e.g. our I.T. support contractors and database designers;
- any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information
Your rights
Subject to some exceptions which are set out in the National Privacy Principles (Principle 6 – Access and Correction), you have a right to see and have a copy of personal and sensitive information about you that we hold.
If you are able to establish that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, we will take reasonable steps to correct it so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
If we are unable to agree that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date, you may ask us to place with the information a statement by you that claims that particular information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date.
If you wish to exercise your rights of access and correction you should contact our Privacy Co-ordinator, whose details are shown above.
Concerns
If you wish to contact us about your personal or sensitive information please e-mail us (privacy@aseeda.com.au).