At Slattery, we take the protection of personal and sensitive information seriously. This policy tells you how we collect, handle and safeguard this information.Slattery is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The APPs govern how we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your personal information.A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
Slattery’s purpose
Slattery provides a range of advisory and technical services to the property and construction sector, focused on capital advisory, cost management, carbon advisory and project controls.
What is personal information?
Personal information is information or an opinion that identifies, or could reasonably identify, an individual. Examples of personal information include names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.
Why do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information for the primary purpose of providing our services, managing client relationships, responding to enquiries, marketing our services, recruiting and managing employees, and complying with our legal obligations.We may also use personal information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure.When we collect personal information, we will, where appropriate and possible, explain why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
What is sensitive information?
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinions about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Use of sensitive information
We won’t collect sensitive information unless we need it or we’re required to collect it. Sensitive information will be used by us only:for the primary purpose for which it was obtained;for a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose; orwith consent or where required or authorised by law.
How do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information directly from individuals most of the time. We may also collect personal information from other people and organisations.While we are required to collect some types of personal information to meet our legal obligations, we attempt to keep our collection of personal information to what is necessary and reasonable.
Employment
If an individual applies for employment with us, we may collect personal and sensitive information from their application, referees, recruitment agencies, background and vetting organisations, and publicly available professional sources such as LinkedIn, or similar, or as otherwise permitted by law.We may collect, use and store this information throughout and following the recruitment process for both successful and unsuccessful applicants. Let us know if you do not wish for your application data to be retained by us.Where an individual becomes an employee we may collect, use and store personal and/or sensitive information as reasonably necessary to manage the employment relationship and comply with our legal obligations.There are specific requirements and exemptions related to workplace, recruitment and employment privacy. These are detailed in our Workplace and Employment Privacy Policy Addendum.
Direct marketing
We may also use and disclose personal information for direct marketing purposes, including communicating about our products and services that we think may be of interest and value, but we will stop if you tell us to.We may contact you by various means, including by mail, telephone, email, SMS or via third party websites, including LinkedIn.
How we use cookies and website analytics
Our website may collect information such as IP addresses, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited and time spent on our website. We may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website performance and user experience.We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites that may be linked from our website or social media.
Authorised third parties
We may share personal or sensitive information with third parties for the reasons outlined above, or where the law otherwise allows or requires us to. This includes:where you have authorised us or where we are legally required;organisations that can verify information that you have supplied when trading or seeking to trade, or when seeking employment with us; andorganisations that we partner with to supply services, including technology providers that support our work.
Not providing information
If an individual chooses not to provide information requested by us, we may be unable to provide services, assess employment applications or respond to enquiries.
Use of technology
We may use technology, including artificial intelligence-enabled tools, to assist in delivering services and/or operating our business. We implement appropriate technical, administrative and contractual controls to protect confidential and personal information.From time to time when you meet with us via a virtual collaboration platform (such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom or similar) we record the conversation to enable us to deliver our services efficiently. By joining the meeting, you give your consent to the recording of those conversations.
Overseas disclosure
We may disclose or store personal information with service providers located outside Australia, including cloud hosting, technology support and software service providers, where necessary to provide our services or operate our business. We take reasonable steps to ensure that overseas recipients handle personal information in a manner consistent with Australian privacy requirements.
Other jurisdictions
Individuals may have additional privacy rights under laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Where applicable, we will comply with those requirements where they apply to our handling of personal information.
Retention of your information
We aim to keep personal information:for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes previously described; andas required to comply with our data retention or deletion obligations.
Data breaches
If a data breach involving your personal information is likely to result in serious harm, we will comply with our obligations under the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme, including notifying you and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner where required.
How can I access, update or correct my information?
You can ask our Privacy Officer for a copy of your information by emailing or calling us.If your information isn’t correct or needs updating, let us know.We aim to acknowledge requests within five business days and respond within 30 days.
Making a privacy complaint
If you have a concern or complaint about how we have handled your privacy or personal information, let us know and we’ll try to fix it.If you’re not satisfied with how we respond to your complaint, you can ask for the matter to be escalated for review.We aim to acknowledge complaints and complaint reviews within five business days and respond within 30 days.
What else can you do?
You can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner if your complaint is about your privacy or how we handled your information.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Visit: oaic.gov.au
Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
Phone: 1300 363 992
Mail: GPO Box 5288, Sydney NSW 2001
Contact us
If you need more information, want to access or update your personal information or if you have a privacy concern, please contact us using the contact details below.
Attention: Privacy Officer
Organisation: Slattery Australia
Phone: +61 3 9602 1313
Email: slattery@slattery.com.au
Policy review
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on our website.
