Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Is Important To Us

The people in our business, and their trust, are core to our business. It is for that reason that we are committed to protecting your privacy and any information you provide to us.

The Privacy Policy is for all people who provide personal information to any entity within the Geology Group Pty Ltd from time to time, we will notify you of any changes or additions to how we handle your information. This could be when you complete a registration or claim form or receive terms and conditions information at engagement. When you receive this further information, please consider it carefully. Please also regularly visit this page as we'll update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Information We Collect

We collect information about you and the interactions you have with us. This includes when you seek employment with or through us and when you communicate with us on the phone, email, through our websites and other mobile applications. Depending on the nature of the services we provide and the type of relationship we have with you, we may collect information about your identity and contact details, your gender, your nationality and right to work in Australia, information relating to equal opportunity, your health and fitness, employment history, qualifications and related information.

If you use our website, online services and other mobile applications, information about your location and activities may also be collected. Such information includes IP addresses, telephone numbers and whether you accessed third party sites. It also includes information on the volume of site visits, date and time of visits, the origin of visits, pages viewed, and the length of time spent on our site. Some of this information is
collected through the use of cookies.

From time to time, we may collect information about you from others. Such information might come from service providers, agents, advisers, brokers, employers and former employers or family members. For example, we may collect information about you that is publicly available from public registers, social media or made available by third parties.

We may also obtain information from your emergency contact in the event of an emergency. In addition to this Privacy Policy, the Privacy Act 1988 protects your sensitive information. Sensitive information includes health information.

For example:

• Information regarding pre-existing health and medical conditions and injuries;
• Information relating to equal opportunity; and
• Information relating to professional memberships.

If we need to obtain this type of information, we will collect it from you directly or if we wish to collect it elsewhere, we will ask for your consent, except where otherwise permitted by law.

We collect, use and disclose your information for a number of reasons. This includes, so we can:

• Establish your identity and assess your requests for employment;
• Assess whether you have the right to work in Western Australia, if you wish to work for us;
• Assess whether you are suitable for any employment opportunities with the organisation based on qualifications, experience, physical and mental health, among other things;
• Contact you in relation to any employment, potential employment, training, financial services or career management opportunities with the company;
• Update and maintain accurate records with respect to your current availability for work;
• Comply with any applicable legal obligations and assist government and law enforcement agencies or regulators;
• Provide quotes, estimates and tenders for our services;
• Administer our services and our role as an employer, including in relation to workers compensation claims;
• Manage our relationship with you;
• Manage our risks and identify and investigate any illegal activity;
• Conduct and improve our businesses; and
• Identify and tell you about other products or services that we think may be of interest to you. We may also collect, use and exchange your information in other ways where it is permitted.

During the course of business operations we will exchange information within our organisation. This is largely to ensure that we may provide an integrated approach to all of our clients, workers and other parties with whom we engage. All Geology Group Pty Ltd members may use this information for any of the purposes mentioned above. We may exchange your information with third parties where this is permitted by law or for any of the purposes.

During the course of business operations we will exchange information within our organisation. This is largely to ensure that we may provide an integrated approach to all of our clients, workers and other parties with whom we engage. All Geology Group Pty Ltd members may use this information for any of the purposes mentioned above. We may exchange your information with third parties where this is permitted by law or for any of the purposes.

Third parties include

• Clients and customers of Geology Group Pty Ltd and any of its members;
• Service providers, including those to whom we outsource certain functions such as
• direct marketing, document production, debt recovery and information technology
• support;
• Advisers and persons acting on your behalf;
• Our financiers, investors, advisers and persons who may acquire rights to our
• assets;
• Claims-related providers, such as assessors and investigators, who help us with
• claims;
• Auditors and insurers;
• Employers, former employers and potential employers;
• Government and law enforcement agencies or regulators; and
• Entities established to help identify illegal activities and prevent fraud.

How We Keep Your Information Secure

We generally keep our records which contain your information on our premises and systems. Otherwise, we may keep them offsite using trusted third parties. We use a specially designed, secure database for storing your information. We also train and remind our workers of their obligations with regard to your information.

When we interact with you on the internet through our website, apps, online services and mobile applications, we generally use a variety of tools and systems to protect against unauthorised persons and viruses accessing our systems. This may include encryption processes, firewalls, virus scanning tools and intrusion detection systems. We also limit access to your information by requiring use of passwords. We generally only keep information for as long as required. For example, to be able to provide ongoing services and opportunities and to meet legal obligations and internal needs. Reasonable steps are taken to ensure your personal information is protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

In the event that any personal information has been lost or subjected to unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse (Data Breach), Geology Group Pty Ltd will take all necessary steps to immediately contain and rectify the Data Breach and prevent the Data Breach from future reoccurrence.

Where the Data Breach is deemed eligible and likely to result in serious harm, Geology Group Pty Ltd will take reasonable steps to notify you and provide you with relevant information in relation to the Data Breach. If you have a concern about your privacy, you have a right to make a complaint. If you make a complaint, we will do everything we can to put matters right. To make a complaint, contact our Privacy Officer on +61 0412 344 452 or via our website www.rprrecruitment.com.au with details of your complaint.

Managing Director
Max Frew

WHS PL 009 – Geology Group Pty Ltd – Privacy Policy
Revision A – 01.04.2023