Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy  

Introduction

This Privacy Policy outlines Industrial Recruitment Partners practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at www.IRP.net.au, or otherwise share personal information with us.


Industrial Recruitment Partners is bound by the privacy principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988. We recognise the importance of protecting your personal information and has compiled this Privacy Policy which relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us. 


IRP reserves the right, in its discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy from time to time. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure you are updated on any changes to the policy.


By using the IRP website and providing us with your personal information, you consent and agree to this Privacy Policy as follows.

What Personal Information do we collect?

Personal information means information or an opinion, whether true or not about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained. 

Such personal information that we may collect includes personal details such as your name, date of birth, address and contact details; sex, financial information, work experience; current and past performance feedback; relevant medical history or information about workplace accidents which they were involved.

If using the IRP website, we may also collect information such as your server address, domain name, date and time of visits to our site and pages viewed.

    How do we collect your personal information?

    We receive your Personal Information from various sources:
    • directly from you e.g. through the IRP website, login details, application forms;
    • from public domain e.g. your business website or public registers;
    • from social media networks where we have a connection e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter;
    • by your usage of the IRP website e.g. the pages that you visit, what links you click.

    How do we use your personal information? 

    Unless authorised or required by law, IRP will only use personal information for the following purposes:
    • assisting in placement on work assignments 
    • assisting in obtaining permanent employment for the individual;
    • to send job alerts, information updates, marketing materials or newsletters to you;
    • to verify your identity;
    • to improve our website and directory.

    To whom do we disclose your Personal Information?

    We may disclose your personal information to third parties only on a needs basis and for purposes contemplated by the provision of that personal information. 


    As part of the process involved in sourcing work for field employees, disclosure of their personal information may include potential employers; potential referees, past employers and work colleagues, professional associations or registration bodies; insurers or statutory bodies; job network organisations; or superannuation funds. 


    We may also disclose your personal information to our agents or contractors, email marketing providers, our related entities and/or our professional advisers. 


    When we disclose your personal information with a third party, we will require that the third party handles your personal information in accordance with this policy. 

    Security

    We strive to ensure the security of your personal information and we take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from: 


    • from misuse, interference and loss; and
    • from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.


    We will review and update our physical and data security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over mobile data and communication services can be guaranteed to be totally secure. 


    We will do everything reasonably within our power and control to prevent unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal information. However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from any unauthorised use or access to your personal information.

    Accuracy of your Personal Information 

    We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information that we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, the accuracy of the information held by us largely depends on the accuracy of the information that you supplied to us. If at any time you discover that any information concerning you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us to correct the information. 

    Marketing 

    From time to time, we may send emails containing marketing materials or promotions of our products and services to you. By your use of the website, you consent to us doing so. However, you may unsubscribe from these marketing materials at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe option or by sending an email to us. We will remove you from the mailing list.  

    Access to your personal information and complaints

    Your privacy is very important to us and we take the matter very seriously. If you have any concerns about your privacy or how your personal information is being handled, please contact us at the email address at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. We will take steps to address your concerns and we aim to provide you with a written response within 30 days. If you have a genuine reason to access your personal information held by us, we will give access to the information in the manner you requested, if it is reasonable and practicable to do so.

    Cookies

    We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

    A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 

    The Site uses the following types of cookies:

    a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

    b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

    c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

    Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

    We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

    Third Party Sites

    From time to time we may provide links to third party websites (“Linked Sites”). These Linked Sites are not under our control and we do not accept responsibility or liability for the conduct of the Linked Sites or their businesses and the information available on the Linked Sites. We recommend that you refer to the privacy policy of the Linked Sites before disclosing your personal information to the Linked Sites. 

    Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy

    We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

    How to contact us

    If you have any further queries relating to our Privacy Policy or you have any comments or feedback, please contact us at the following:

    Contact Person:  Michelle Lockyer
    Email: michelle@irp.net.au

    Further Information

    For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website. https://www.privacy.gov.au.
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