Privacy Policy

NOTE: For the purpose of this document the term “The Company” refers to Capture Recruitment Pty Ltd

We “The Company” will need to collect personal information about you. Personal information may range from the sensitive (e.g. relevant medical history or criminal history) to the everyday (e.g. address and phone number). We may collect the opinions of others about your work performance your work experience and qualifications, aptitude test results and other information in connection with your possible work placements. We will only collect information that is reasonably necessary for the performance of our functions or activities.


We do not collect or use personal information for the purposes of unlawful discrimination. We do not collect personal information just because we think it could be useful at some future stage if we have no present need for it. We do not routinely conduct criminal history checks and only do so in order to obtain relevant criminal history with regard to particular jobs you are offered or for which you are shortlisted.



If you only browse our website, we do not collect information that identifies you personally, though we may collect information related to your visit to our website.

WHO WILL BE COLLECTING YOUR PERSONAL AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Your personal information will be collected by The Company for its own use and on behalf of other members of The Company who might require access to your personal and sensitive information in connection with your work placements. Your personal information will be held by The Company. Some of your personal information may be held on portable devices such as mobile phones, laptop computers or in diaries operated and held by our staff members.

PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU THAT WE COLLECT FROM OTHERS

We collect personal information about you from other people including referees, previous employers, professional registration authorities, educational institutions, who may be in a position to provide us with information that we may use to assess your suitability to be placed in or continue in positions that you may be offered.



If we reasonably believe that you being in, or remaining in, a position might present a risk to your health and safety or to that of others for whose health or safety we are responsible, we may collect relevant personal information (including health information) that will allow us to manage that risk.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Some laws such as taxation law, immigration law, laws regulating employment agencies, laws relating to national security, laws relating to professional or trade registration and laws for the protection of certain classes of people (such as children or the elderly) may require that we collect certain types of information (including criminal history and evidence of your right to work) from you that is relevant to the position/s for which you may be applying.


The following Australian laws require or authorise our collection of personal information from you:


  • Privacy Act 1998 (‘Privacy Act’)



There may be cases where our duties require us to obtain and disclose certain types of personal information relevant to specific jobs. [e.g. some professional registration legislation may require the collection of certain types of information] When requesting information of this type we will tell you whether the supply of that information by you is mandatory or voluntary.

IF YOU DO NOT GIVE US ALL OR PART OF THE INFORMATION WE NEED:

  • we may be limited in our ability to locate suitable work for you,
  • we may be limited in our ability to place you in work,
  • we might decline to represent you in your search for work or put you forward for particular positions.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH:

  • our assessment of your suitability for registration with us,
  • the necessary validation (including from appropriate third-party sources) of your resume, c.v., nominated references, or stated qualifications, experience, training or abilities. Where we require third party validation, we will tell you how we propose to obtain it,
  • your actual or possible work placement,
  • your performance appraisals,
  • any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo,
  • our assessment of your ongoing performance and prospects,
  • our identification of your training needs,
  • suggestions we may make to you, whilst you remain registered with us, for further training in connection with work of the type that you are seeking through us,
  • any workplace rehabilitation in which you and we are involved,
  • 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,
  • any reference that we may give concerning your work,
  • our statutory compliance obligations
  • payroll functions.

HOW DO WE PROTECT THE SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION?

We will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. This includes taking appropriate security measures (including physical, electronic and procedural measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorised access and disclosure. For example, your personal information is stored in secure offices and in computerized and encrypted databases which can only be accessed by authorised employees for permitted business functions.


No system can be completely secure however, and while we take all reasonable steps to secure your personal information, we do not promise, and you should not expect that your personal information or communication with us will always remain secure. If there is a notifiable data breach, we will take all reasonable steps to notify you if your personal information is involved in an eligible data breach that is likely to result in serious harm.



We encourage you to take care with how you handle and disclose personal information and avoid sending personal information through unsecure email.

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

We conduct transactions electronically as well as in hard copy and by face to face measures. It is important that you understand that there are risks associated with the use of electronic technologies and the use of the internet and you should take all appropriate steps to protect your personal information.

YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED TO:

  • potential and actual employers and clients of The Company,
  • referees,
  • a person who seeks a reference about you,
  • other members of The Company,
  • 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 payroll services providers, I.T. contractors, internet service suppliers and database designers, some of whom may be off shore,
  • a parent, guardian, holder of an enduring power of attorney (or like authority) or next of kin whom we may contact in any case in which consent is required or notification is to be given and where it is not practicable to obtain it from or give it directly to you,
  • any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information.

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO OVERSEAS RECIPIENTS

We ARE NOT likely to disclose your personal information to overseas recipients.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices, products and services. We reserve the right to make amendments to this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make changes to this policy, we will revise the “Updated” date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. If you have any objections to our Privacy Policy, you should not access or use our website or other products and services provided by us.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you wish to contact us about your personal information, please contact us on 03 9369 4459 during office hours which are 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday.



If you need to contact us about your personal or sensitive information urgently outside normal office hours you should contact 03 9369 4459 for our after-hours service.

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