Privacy Policy

Updated October 2003

This document sets out the practices of the Retail Recruitment Experts in relation to the handling of personal information collected from visitors to the Retail Recruitment Experts website.

1. Statement of Commitment

Retail Recruitment Experts respect the privacy rights of all individuals visiting the Retail Recruitment Experts website and is committed to collecting and storing personal information in an ethical and appropriate manner. Furthermore, Retail Recruitment Experts is committed to ensuring that all Retail Recruitment Experts proprietors, officers, employees and agents comply at all times with the Retail Recruitment Experts policies and obligations under privacy legislation currently in force in Australia. Retail Recruitment Experts has adopted the National Privacy Principles ("the Principles") contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) of the Commonwealth Government of Australia for the purposes of developing these policies. A copy of the National Privacy Principles is available from the Retail Recruitment Experts Privacy Officer or via the internet at www.privacy.gov.au.

2. Why do we collect personal information?

When you visit a Retail Recruitment Experts site, Retail Recruitment Experts service provider may record your server address, domain name, the date and time of your visit to this site and the pages you viewed. This information is used for statistical and website development purposes only.

We collect personally identifiable information that is specific and volunteered by visitors to the Retail Recruitment Experts website. This information may include your name, title, company, address, contact telephone number and email address. We may also request other personal information about you as part of an Online Application for current employment opportunities, or to register any Retail positions available.

This information is typically used for accessing specific site areas and reference material, information requests, submitting resumes and ensuring that communications are relevant.

We collect, use and disclose the information provided to assist you with finding and retaining employment and for the purposes set out in our privacy policy. Retail Recruitment Experts will continue to treat your personal information in a strictly confidential manner and we will only disclose it to potential employers with your consent. If you are unable to provide us with the information we usually collect, we may not be able to fully assist you. On request, you may obtain access to your personal information held by us.

3. Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies also provide us with aggregate information on how people use our website, including identifying the pages visited. This information helps us to make ongoing improvements to our site. Cookies do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's browser. Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies.

The use of cookies can enhance the value to you of what is offered on our website, because they can enable information most relevant to your needs to be easily accessed.

4. Storage and security of your personal information

Retail Recruitment Experts will use reasonable endeavours to keep secure any information which we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Your information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities. Information will be kept until it is out of date or no longer required, at which time it will be destroyed or de-identified.

You can also play an important role in keeping your personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the Retail Recruitment Experts website. Please notify us immediately if there is any unauthorised use of your information by any other Internet user or any other breach of security.

5. You can access or change the information we keep about you

All personal information kept about you is available at any time. To access your information simply login to our website and follow the prompts.

6. Enquiries, Complaints and Contact Details

Anyone who requires further information regarding the Retail Recruitment Experts privacy practices should contact privacy@rrexperts.com.au or the Retail Recruitment Experts Privacy Officer Tracey Clark on 9891 5519.

7. Future changes

Retail Recruitment Experts reserves the right to amend its privacy policy at any time for any reason. An updated version of the policy will be posted on the website.

10 October 2003