Privacy & use of information

Statement of Commitment

Future Champions is committed to protecting an individual's right to privacy and to full compliance with its obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 ("Act"). In particular, Future Champions will comply with the National Privacy Principles contained in the Act. This Privacy Statement explains some of these Principles and how they may apply to you.

What is personal information?

Personal information is any information or an opinion (whether true or not) about you. It may range from the very sensitive (e.g. medical history or condition) to the everyday (e.g. address and phone number). It would include the opinions of others about your work performance (whether true or not), your work experience and qualifications, aptitude test results and other information obtained by us in connection with your possible work placements. Personal information includes sensitive information.

What is sensitive information?

Sensitive information is a special category of personal information. It is information or an opinion about your:

racial or ethnic origin
political opinion
membership of a political association or religious beliefs, affiliations or philosophical beliefs
membership of a professional or trade association or membership of a trade union
sexual preferences or practices
criminal record
health or disability (at any time)
expressed wishes about the future provision of health services

By registering as a candidate or subscribing as a client on this website you are agreeing to the sharing of personal or sensitive information.

Who will be collecting your personal and sensitive information?

Your personal and sensitive information will be collected by Future Champions.

How to contact us

If you wish to contact us about your personal or sensitive information you should contact our Privacy Officer during normal office hours 9.00am - 5.00pm on +61 8 8232 2220.

How will your information be collected?

Personal and sensitive information will be collected from you when you submit any information in connection with your application to us for registration or when you fill out and submit one of our registration forms.

Personal and sensitive information will also be collected when:

you attend an interview with one of our staff or clients or are interviewed by other means by one of our staff or clients
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
we receive performance feedback (whether positive or negative)
we receive any complaint from or about you in the workplace
we receive any information about a workplace accident or incident in which you are involved
we receive any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or inquiry in which you are involved
we receive a response from a job advertisement either written, verbal or e-mail
we receive the outcomes of a psychological assessment

You can visit our website and browse without the need to disclose any personal information.

You may forward an e-mail to us via the e-mail link in our website. The information collected through this e-mail will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We will add your details to our database, unless you have specified that we do not do so. We will not disclose or use your information for any other purpose other than the intended one.

How will your information be used?

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

your actual or possible work placement
your performance appraisals
our assessment of your ongoing performance and prospects
any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo
our identification of your training needs
any workplace rehabilitation
our management of any complaint, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved
any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information

Who may your personal and sensitive information be disclosed to?

potential and actual employers and clients of Future Champions

referees
our insurers
a professional association or registration body that has a proper interest in the disclosure of your personal and sensitive information
a Workers Compensation body
our contractors and suppliers - e.g. our I.T. contractors, database designers, payroll, superannuation, insurance and Workcover providers
any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information

Security of your personal information

Your personal information may be stored either in hardcopy or electronically. Future Champions has security procedures in place to ensure the protection of your personal information.

Access to your information

Subject to some exceptions which are set out in the National Privacy Principles (Principle 6 - Access and Correction), you have a right to see and have a copy of personal and sensitive information about you that we hold.

If you are able to establish that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, we will take reasonable steps to correct it so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

If we are unable to agree that personal or sensitive information that we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date, you may ask us to place with the information a statement by you that claims that particular information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you wish to exercise your rights of access and correction you should contact our Privacy Officer, whose details are shown above.

By reading this Privacy Statement, you consent to us collecting, using, storing and disclosing personal information, about you and provided by you or by another person in accordance with this Privacy Statement. All information sought and collected is required for our business purposes, which is to assist you with gaining employment.