Definition
The Privacy Act defines ‘personal information’ as:
Information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:
a. whether the information or opinion is true or not, and
b. whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
Sensitive Information – Information or an opinion about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinion, membership of a political association, religious beliefs, memberships of professional or trade associations, sexual preferences or practices, criminal record, medical/health information.
Privacy
BEST Employment Ltd is committed to upholding the rights to privacy protection under the Australian Privacy Principles which regulate how we collect, use, disclose and retain personal information. BEST Employment Ltd is bound by policies and procedures which ensure that only authorised staff have access to personal information, that it remains confidential and is only used for appropriate purposes in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection
This website is managed and maintained by BEST Employment Ltd.
Personal information such as contact details may be collected by BEST Employment Ltd through provision of our services for the purpose of:
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from each service user during registration
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when service users update their personal details
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when employers provide details of business operations, needs or vacancies
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surveys or questionnaires
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subscribing to email services
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online forms including complaints and feedback forms
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when delivering employment, community services or NDIS activities
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applying for a position vacant with BEST Employment Ltd
BEST collects personal information so that we can perform our primary business functions in line with contractual obligations and legislative requirements. The purposes for collecting information may include activities associated with providing employment services, community services and services funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As much as reasonably practical, an individual will be notified at or before the collection of any of personal or sensitive information, the purpose for which the information will be used and with whom it will be shared.
Website
Any visit to this website or information downloaded from the website may be recorded anonymously for the purpose of analysing statistical information or website development. Such information which may be recorded include:
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server or IP address
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top-level domain names (e.g. .com, .gov, .au, etc)
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dates and times of visits to the website
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pages accessed and any documents downloaded
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previous websites visited
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browser types used
BEST Employment Ltd will not use or disclose any personal information collected for any purposes other than those specified without consent, unless required by law.
Information Security
BEST Employment Ltd takes all reasonable steps to protect information collected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access or change. All data is stored securely and encrypted within cloud-based storage located within Australia.
This website may contain links to pages on other external sites and BEST Employment Ltd bears no responsibility for their content or privacy practices. All website users are encouraged to review the privacy statement of external links prior to submitting any personal information.
Social Media Terms of Use
Social media sites (such as Facebook, X, LinkedIn and You Tube) have strict guidelines on discrimination and intimidation, therefore any content which is discriminatory, hateful or threatening, and actions which may offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate will be deleted at the discretion of the moderator. BEST Employment Ltd also retains the right delete content that is irrelevant, disrespectful, discriminatory, abusive or in breach of the applicable codes of conduct/terms of use.
Complaints
Service users have the right to complain if they believe there has been a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles. Complaints can be made by calling us on 1800 660 660 or by completing our feedback form.