Paxus’ commitment to your privacy
Paxus1 is committed to protecting the privacy of all the individuals it deals with. This document sets out our policies on handling personal information (including health information).
If you are a contractor or applying for or intending to apply for a position advertised through Paxus, you should refer to the “Paxus Privacy Statement for Candidates and Contractors” for more specific details on how Paxus handles your personal information.
What kinds of personal information does Paxus collect and what is it used for?
Paxus is a personnel agency specialising in the supply of IT contracting and permanent staff.
The following are the main types of personal (including health) information collected by Paxus and the main purposes they are used for.
personal information
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what it is used for
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Information such as names, business contact details and dealings with suppliers and potential suppliers to Paxus.
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- to administer Paxus’ dealings and potential dealings with suppliers of products and services
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Information such as names, business contact details and professional details and business details of customers and potential customers, and their dealings with Paxus
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- to supply products and services
- to administer Paxus’ dealings and potential dealings with customers
- to market our products and services
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Information such as names and contact details of persons who contact Paxus with requests for information, including through emails from the Paxus website.
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- to respond to those requests
- to market our products and services
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Information about applicants for employment or contractual positions (including CV information and online profiles)
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- to assess those applications for employment
or contractual position
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Curriculum Vita, resumes (including updates)
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- to create online profiles accessed by the candidate using the internet
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Information about Paxus’ employees and contractors relevant to their employment or contract with Paxus.
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- to fulfil Paxus’ responsibilities as employer and contractor
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Website Cookies
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- to analyse our web traffic and improve our site and service
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1 All references to “Paxus”, “we”, “us”, or “our” in this document are references to Paxus Australia Pty Limited (ACN 004 609 616)
How does Paxus handle this information?
Paxus is bound by the National Privacy Principles of the Privacy Act 1988 and other applicable laws governing privacy.
Where appropriate, Paxus may handle personal information relying on the related bodies corporate exemption and the Employee Records exemption in the Privacy Act and any other applicable exemptions in other legislation.
Who is the personal information disclosed to?
As a general rule, Paxus will not provide personal information to any third parties except:
- to related companies of Paxus, for the same kinds of purposes as listed above;
- to ensure continuity of service, to another company if the supply of the product or service has been transferred to that company;
- to third parties engaged to provide services in connection with the purposes mentioned above (eg: SkillsMarket or any service provider for the creation and administration of any online profile technology, external auditors, superannuation, training and CV processing) but only if they satisfy Paxus that they comply with the Privacy Act and other relevant privacy laws; and
- if it is otherwise permitted or required by the Privacy Act or any other law.
- personal information may be transferred overseas for the purposes and processes described above (eg: for administration of international customer dealings).
How can I access the personal information (including health information) held about me by Paxus?
To the extent you are entitled to under the Privacy Act and other applicable laws, you can access your personal (including health) information held by Paxus by contacting the Privacy Inquiry Service (contact details below).
At Paxus we welcome any suggestions for how we can improve our personal information handling processes. Please send your comments, complaints, inquiries or suggestions to the Privacy Inquiry Service (contact details below).
I would like to request that you remove my details for your systems/databases?
You can request that your details be removed at anytime. To do this simply email deleteme@paxus.com.au
Security of your personal information
Paxus will take reasonable steps to ensure that we hold your personal information in a secure environment accessed only by authorised persons for the purposes and processes described above.
However, no data transmission across any network, including the internet, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit across a network (including the internet). These activities are conducted at your own risk.
Privacy Inquiry Service
The Privacy Inquiry Service can be contacted by:
Consent
By providing Paxus with personal information, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this policy.
Changes to this policy
Paxus may vary this policy from time to time. The most current version of this policy (the “Paxus Privacy Policy”) will be published on www.paxus.com.au or can be obtained by contacting the Privacy Inquiry Service (contact details above). We encourage you to check the policy regularly. We will not separately notify you of changes to it.
Definitions
The terms “personal information” and “employee record” are used in this document with the meanings given to them in the Privacy Act 1988. To summarise their meaning:
personal information means information or an opinion, whether true or not, from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.
employee record means personal information relating to the employment of an employee, for example:
- health information;
- engagement, training, disciplining or resignation;
- termination of employment;
- terms and conditions of employment;
- hours of employment and salary or wages;
- recreation, long service, sick, personal, maternity, paternity or other leave;
- taxation, banking or superannuation affairs.
- personal and emergency contact details;
- performance or conduct; or
- membership of a professional or trade association or trade union.