Tanner Menzies Privacy Information
Overview
Tanner Menzies is committed to maintaining high standards of professionalism and ethics in our relationships with our candidates and clients. We are also committed to protecting your privacy rights. The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2001 applies to most private sector organisations as at 21 December 2001. In accordance with this legislation, the purpose of this statement is to clarify what kind of information we collect about you, how we use it, who we disclose it to, how you may correct or change it and how to contact us. Should we be required to amend or modify our policy regarding privacy for any reason, we will update the following statement.
Tanner Menzies Privacy Policy (NPP-5.1)
National Privacy Principles
The National Privacy Principles established by the Privacy Act 1988 apply to Tanner Menzies.
Type of Personal Information Held
Personal information that we collect and hold usually falls into the following categories:
- Candidate Information submitted and obtained from the Candidate and other sources in connection with applications for work;
- Work performance information;
- Information about incidents in the workplace;
- Staff information;
- Information submitted and obtained in relation to absences from work due to leave, illness or other causes;
- Information obtained to assist in managing client and business relationships.
Purposes for which We Hold Personal Information
We primarily hold personal information for the following reasons:
- Placement operations;
- Recruitment;
- Staff management;
- Training;
- Client and business relationship management.
Disclosures
We may disclose your personal information for the purposes for which it is primarily held or for a related secondary purpose. In all cases we will only disclose information with your consent. We may disclose your personal information where we are under a legal duty to do so, including circumstances where we are under a lawful duty of care to disclose information.
Contractors
We contract out a number of services from time to time. Our contractors may see some of your personal information. Typically our contractors would include:
- I.T. contractors and database designers.
Security
Tanner Menzies recognises our responsibility for protecting the privacy of your personal information. Security measures are in place to protect information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration. We will review and update these measures from time to time to ensure security is maintained.
In Western Australia we may be required by the Employment Agents’ Act 1976 to record and retain certain personal information for up to 3 years.
Personal information held by us will be destroyed when it is no longer needed for any purpose for which it may be used or disclosed.
Tanner Menzies Collection Statements (NPP-1.3)
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If at any time our privacy policy changes, the updated details will always be available on our web site for your perusal. If at any time you have a question or concern regarding Tanner Menzies and privacy, please contact privacy@tannermenzies.com
Enquiries/How to Contact Us
You can make further enquiries or complaints about our privacy policies to our Privacy Compliance Officer. If you wish to contact us about your personal or sensitive information you should contact:
Lisa Scarfo
Group Business Practices Manager
T: (02) 8258 9692
F: (02) 8258 9611
Email: privacy@tannermenzies.com
during normal office hours which are 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.
You can also make complaints to the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner.
