Jaspa King Recruitment is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
If you are a resident of the European Union or the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom data protection laws (the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”), will apply to your personal data.
For the purposes of the Act, the data controller is:
in the instance where your personal data is provided to, or collected by, us in connection with our provision of services (including our support services) to you or the organisation that you are part of: and
in the instance where where your personal data is provided to, or collected by, any licensee of our services.
If you are a resident of Australia, New Zealand or any other country, the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (“Australian Privacy Laws”) will apply to your personal data. We have adopted the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.gov.au.
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone and mobile numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, job applications, correspondence, by telephone and mobile, by email, via our website www.jkrecruit.com.au, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources such as SEEK, LinkedIn and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients, candidates and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
- For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
- For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
- With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.
We will keep your personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purpose that it has been processed and taking into account any legal requirements under the Act, or any other applicable laws of England and Wales (if you are located in the UK), and under Australian Privacy Laws (if you are located in a country other than the UK).
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of seven (7) years.
Access to your Personal Information
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.
Jaspa King Recruitment will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
Jurisdiction and governing law
If you are located in the UK or EU, all matters relating to the website/platform are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without reference to conflict or choice of law principles. You agree that the jurisdiction and venue for any legal proceeding relating to the website/platform shall be in appropriate courts located in England and Wales. If you are located in a country other than the UK or EU, the website / platform is governed by the laws of Australia, without reference to conflict or choice of law principles. You agree that the jurisdiction and venue for any legal proceedings relating to the website / platform shall be in appropriate courts located in New South Wales, Australia.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact our principal at:
Email: s.shah@jkrecruit.com.au