This policy was last updated on 27 February 2015
FlexiPeople is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 and the National Privacy Principles of the Commonwealth of Australia, FlexiPeople is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information collected from the users of this site.
FlexiPeople’s primary purpose for collecting personal information is to facilitate the connection of a contractor and an employer. To make this possible FlexiPeople collects information about employers, their representatives, and their jobs, as well as information about contractors and their skills and experience.
In this policy, “us”, “we” or “our” means FlexiPeople.
From time to time this policy will be reviewed and updated. All personal information held by us will be governed by the most recently updated policy.
1. What Information We Collect
The personal information we collect about you includes (but is not limited to) the information you provide to us as part of the sign up process, plus information you provide as part of applying for a job and communicating with others on the site. We may also collect bank account and credit card information as part of any payment process.
Additionally we collect information about you that is not personal information, including (but not limited to) your IP address and tracking cookies. To the extent this information does not constitute personal information, the National Privacy Principles do not apply and we may use this information for any purpose and by any means whatsoever.
We generally advise that you limit the personal information that you publish or communicate to the general public and other uses of our site (Non-Confidential Information). You acknowledge that we cannot control any third party collection or use of your Non-Confidential Information. You agree that we may use and disclose Non-Confidential Information for any purpose and by any means whatsoever.
2. How We Collect It
We may collect your personal information at various different times including when you sign up with FlexiPeople and when you interact with others on the site.
If you ever provide personal or other information about someone other than yourself, you warrant that you have that person’s consent to provide such information for the purpose specified.
3. Why We Collect It
The primary purpose for which we collect information about you is to provide you with products and services you have requested. We also collect information about you for the purposes outlined in “How we use it” below.
If you do not provide us with the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with our products or services. For example, if you do not register as a member of a website, you will not be able to access features or services that are reserved for members only.
4. How We Use It
In addition to the primary purpose outlined above, we may use the personal information we collect, and you consent to us using your personal information:
- to provide you with news and information about our products and services;
- to send marketing and promotional material that we believe you may be interested in. This material may relate to any of FlexiPeople’s businesses or a third party business which we believe may be of interest to you;
- for purposes necessary or incidental to the provision of goods and services to you;
- to personalise and customise your experiences;
- to manage and enhance our products and services;
- to communicate with you, including by email, mail or telephone;
- to conduct competitions or promotions on behalf of FlexiPeople and selected third parties;
- to verify your identity;
- to investigate any complaints about or made by you, or if we have reason to suspect that you are in breach of any of our terms and conditions or that you are or have been otherwise engaged in any unlawful activity; and/or as required or permitted by any law (including the Privacy Act).
5. How We Disclose It
We may also disclose personal information, and you consent to us disclosing your personal information, to third parties:
- engaged by us to perform functions or provide products and services on our behalf, such as processing credit card information, mail-outs, debt collection, marketing, research and advertising;
- that are our agents, business partners or joint venture entities or partners;
- that sponsor or promote any competition that we conduct or promote via our services;
- authorised by you to receive information held by us;
- as part of any investigation into you or your activity, for example, if we have reason to suspect that you have committed a breach of any of our terms and conditions, or have otherwise been engaged in any unlawful activity, and we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary to the Police, any relevant authority or enforcement body, or your Internet Service Provider or network administrator;
- as part of a sale (or proposed sale) of all or part of our business; and/or as required or permitted by any law (including the Privacy Act).
6. Opting In Or Out
At the point we collect information from you, you may be asked to “opt in” to consent to us using or disclosing your personal information other than in accordance with this policy or any applicable law. For example, you may be asked to opt-in to receive further information or communications from our advertisers and supporters which do not fall into one of the categories described above.
You will generally be given the opportunity to “opt out” from receiving communications from us or from third parties that send communications to you in accordance with this policy. For example, you will be given the option to unsubscribe from e-newsletters and other marketing or promotional material sent by us. You may “opt out” from receiving these communications by either clicking on an unsubscribe link at the end of an email or by updating your personal details in our members area of the website. You may also cancel your account in our members area of the website.
If you receive communications purporting to be connected with us or our services that you believe have been sent to you other than in accordance with this policy, or in breach of any law, please contact us via the website contact page.
7. Management And Security
We take many steps to ensure the confidentiality of your personal information. All data entered into the site is entered into https pages and transmitted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL). We have also selected a commercial hosting provider who manages many other important websites.
However, you acknowledge that the security of online transactions and the security of communications sent by electronic means or by post cannot be guaranteed. You provide information to us via the internet or by post at your own risk. We cannot accept responsibility for misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information where the security of information is not within our control.
You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of any third party (including third parties that we are permitted to disclose your personal information to in accordance with this policy or any applicable laws). The collection and use of your information by such third party/ies may be subject to separate privacy and security policies.
If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please let us know immediately via the contact page.
8. Accessing And Updating Your Information And How To Contact Us
Subject to some exceptions in the Privacy Act, you have the right to seek access to and update the personal information we hold about you. If you make an access request, we will ask you to verify your identity. We may charge a fee to cover the costs of meeting your request.
Members of our website will generally be able to access and update their membership details online.
We request that you keep your information as current as possible so that we may continue to improve our service to you.
If you would like to seek access to personal information we hold about you, or if you have any questions or complaints about how we collect, use, disclose, manage or store your personal information, you can contact us via the contact page on our website, or write to:
The Privacy Officer, FlexiPeople
Suite 65, 61 Marlborough St
Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia