Protecting your privacy is paramount and we can assure you that all information supplied to us by our applicants and our clients will remain private and we will take all reasonable measures to maintain its security. We will only use it for the purpose you have agreed to.
As part of our role in helping you find suitable employment or fulfil your recruitment needs Galaxy Personnel will obtain your consent to collect, use, disclose and store your personal information. If you do not consent to the collection of such information we may not be able to assist you with your job placement or recruitment needs.
Your personal information
Personal information held by Galaxy Personnel is any information about you (e.g. your name, address, telephone/mobile numbers, occupation, date of birth, driver's licence number). This may also include opinions gained from your referees about your work performance, work experience and/or qualifications; results of competency or aptitude tests and other information obtained by us in connection with your possible placements.Sensitive information
When applying for a position with Galaxy Personnel we do not collect, disclose or use personal information of a sensitive nature such as your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or details of credential record, health, disability, sexual activity or orientation, without your specific consent.We will only seek such consent:
Where the information is a required part of the recruitment process
Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that disclosure is necessary to prevent threat to life or health or in related legal proceedings
Where the information is required to provide a service to you i.e. workplace adjustments
How we collect personal information
APPLICANTS
Galaxy Personnel collects personal information in a number of ways, including:When you provide us with your C.V.
When you fill out and submit one of our registration forms
When we interview you
When you provide us references or we receive results of enquiries that we may make of your former employers, work colleagues or professional associations
When we conduct security (i.e. police checks) on you
When we receive the results of any competency, aptitude or medical test you have taken for us
CLIENTS
When you place a position with Galaxy Personnel for us to fillWhen you use our services
When you subscribe to any of our publications
When you enter our competitions
How we use your information
APPLICANTS
Your personal information may be used in order to:Facilitate actual or possible work placement
Assess your ongoing performance and prospects
Identify your training needs
Manage any complaint, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved
Manage any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information
Facilitate any required adjustments to a workplace to suit your needs
Should you decide not to go ahead with an application for a role, or are unsuccessful, we will store your information, in a secure place, for up to 12 months. In the event that a suitable position arises, we may contact you to find out if you are interested. If not your details will then be deleted from our records.
CLIENTS
The information may be used in order to:Assist in the matching of personnel
Provide contact details and address to both temporary staff and permanent interviewees
Manage any complaint, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved
Send you information on our services and our products.
Disclosure of your information
APPLICANTS
The information we collect from you is for the sole purpose of job placement and is strictly confidential. We will not disclose your personal details to other parties, without your consent. Your information may be disclosed to:Potential and actual employers and clients of Galaxy Personnel following your approval
Referees
Our insurers and superannuation fundA Workers Compensation body
Any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information
CLIENTS
The information we collect from you is the sole purpose of providing you with the services or products and is strictly confidential. We will not disclose your personal details to other parties, without your consent. Your information may be disclosed to:Candidates whom you have selected to either interview or to start as a temporary employee
A Workers Compensation body
Any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information.You can update your information at any time
Galaxy Personnel takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.However the accuracy of that information depends to a large extent on the information you provide.
That's why we recommend that you:
Let us know if there are any errors in your personal information; and Keep us up to date with changes to personal information such as your name or address.
You can access your personal information
You have a right to access your personal information, subject to some exceptions i.e. where it might affect the privacy of another individual or where it is exempt under the law. You may be required to put your request in writing for security reasons.Galaxy Personnel reserves the right to charge a fee for searching for and providing access to your information.
If you believe 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.
How to contact us
If you have any questions in relation to privacy, or if you wish to exercise your rights of access, please contact us on (03) 9762 3666.Alternatively, you can write to our Privacy Officer, at 9 Melrich Road, Bayswater, VIC 3153.
We use the information we collect about you to process sales on the site and to assist us and other entities in offering services to you. We also collect information in the form of referrals by site users to third parties.
Cookies are used in the Galaxy Personnel website. They are mainly used to assist frequent users with the use of the website. These cookies are only kept within the session when you are using the website. They are automatically removed from your PC as soon as you close your browser.
Galaxy Personnel may release user submitted information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with the law, (ii) enforce or apply our user agreements or (iii) protect the rights, safety, or property of Galaxy Personnel, our users, or others.
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Galaxy Personnel. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
You consent to electronically receive communications from us. We may communicate with you posting notices on this site or by e-mail. You agree that all communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. We will provide you with an option to decline these updates.
We will not be liable for any disclosure of your personal information to any third party not authorised under this agreement which was beyond our control.
If our privacy policy changes we will notify at your contact email address.
General
We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition. You agree that the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia will apply to all transactions and communications on this site, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria to hear any dispute.These terms constitute the entire agreement between You and Galaxy Personnel regarding the operation of the site.
Notices to ourselves can be sent to us using the electronic form on the site. You acknowledge that we may use your primary email to us as your address for any alterations to this policy and you agree to such communications.
