Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to HAL Bowman

Your privacy is important to us. This statement outlines HAL Bowmans policy on how we collect personal information and how we maintain, use, store and disclose the personal information we hold and reflects our commitment to you. It applies to all operations within HAL Bowman in Australia and New Zealand, and its related companies including visitors to our website.

It is the policy of HAL Bowman and its related companies to respect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals. HAL Bowman and its related companies are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (as amended) (Australian Act) in Australia; and by the Information Privacy Principles (IPP) contained in the Privacy Act 2020 in New Zealand (New Zealand Act).

The HAL Bowman privacy policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and practices and to make sure it remains appropriate to the changing environment. Please regularly check our privacy policy so that you are aware of these updates and changes. Any information we hold will be governed by the most current version of the HAL Bowman privacy policy.

The HAL Bowman privacy policy is based on transparency

We are committed to being open and transparent about how we manage personal information.

Types of personal information held by HAL Bowman and when and how it is collected

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information of our candidates, temporary workers, clients, suppliers and website users.

Personal information includes information regarding your contact details, work experience, qualifications, aptitude test results, opinions about your work performance (eg references), incidents at the workplace, and other information obtained or received by us in connection with your possible and actual work placements.

Sensitive information

Sensitive information is a special category of personal information under the Australian Act. It is information or opinion about you, including membership of a professional or trade association or membership of a trade union; criminal record; health information, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, or sexual preferences or practices. As outlined in the Australian Act, sensitive information can, in most cases, only be disclosed with your consent.

The sections below relate to our candidates and temporary workers

Collection

We may collect personal or sensitive information about you when:

You complete one of our application forms or provide any information in connection with your application or otherwise
We receive any reference about you
We receive results of inquiries that we might make of your former employers, work colleagues, professional associations or registration body
We receive the results of any competency or medical test or any background checks, including but not limited to work rights, credit or criminal record checks
We receive any complaint or other information from or about you in the workplace or otherwise
We receive any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or inquiry in which you were involved
We collect information about you from public domain sources

Purposes and use for which we collect personal information

Your personal and sensitive information may be used in connection with:

Your actual or possible work placement
Career guidance or management
Our assessment of your performance and prospects or any training needs
Any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo
Informing you of possible work opportunities, relevant candidates, or other events such as training or information sessions or our direct marketing to you by mail/email/SMS by HAL Bowman and its related companies
Any workplace rehabilitation
Our management and resolution of any complaint, inquiry or investigation in which you are involved
Any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information
Undertaking checks to verify your work rights status, criminal history and any other background checks, including credit checks for positions in New Zealand involving significant financial risk and otherwise as permitted by law
For research, development, business systems and infrastructure testing, and other business purposes to assist us in providing our services to you

If you do not give us the information we seek

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

Policy

HAL Bowman will collect only information that is relevant and necessary and will collect the information in an unobtrusive manner.

The information will not be used for any purpose other than that for which it was collected. From time to time we may need to disclose your information to clients, service providers, agents, contractors and strategic partners to help us provide and market our services to you.

If we do this we require these parties to protect your information the same way we do.

You are not required to provide us with any personal information when dealing with us
HAL Bowman will use physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices, firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.

The Internet is not a secure environment.

If you send us information, including your email address, via the internet, it is sent at your own risk.

You have a right to access the personal information we hold about you.
Please contact us to ask for access to your information or if you have a complaint concerning the privacy of your information. If you would like more information about our approach to privacy please contact us at: peter@halbowman.com.au.