Boylan & Associates Privacy Statement

Boylan & Associates believes that the responsible use of personal information is critical to a successful relationship with our clients. As such, we are committed to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding your right to privacy while interacting with our company. This statement outlines Boylan & Associates policy on how we manage the personal information we hold about our clients. 

It is the policy of Boylan & Associates to respect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals, and we are bound by the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (as amended) in Australia.
Where our documents ask for personal information, we will generally state the purpose for its use and to whom it may be disclosed.  

Purposes for which we hold personal information

We collect personal information for any one or more of the following purposes:

  1. Candidate information
  2. Client and candidate relationship management – to ensure we are familiar with and understand your requirements
  3. Marketing – to advise you of vacancies, services and events

Should we need to collect personal information from a third party, we will seek your consent prior to us taking steps.  This may include, but is not limited to:

  1. Reference checks
  2. Psychometric testing results

Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information to clients or to other potential employers.  We will advise you of our intention to provide information, and will seek your consent.

At times we need to disclose some of your personal information to third parties in the course of providing our services, for example, in the course of undertaking reference checks.  If we disclose your information to third party contractors for example psychometric test providers, we will take reasonable steps to prevent these contractors from using your personal information except for the purposes for which it was provided.

Storage of personal information

We respect the confidentiality of client information and the privacy of individuals. We hold information in a combination of secure computer storage and paper based files and take steps to protect the information we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised use.
We maintain records for a significant time, however when we consider information is no longer required, or you have advised us to do so, we will remove any details that identify you or we will securely destroy the records.

Access to personal information

Subject to exceptions set out in the Australian National Privacy Principles you can gain access to the personal information that we hold about you.  A written request for information should be sent to:

Privacy Officer
Boylan & Associates
Excen Corporate Centre
133 Alexander Street
Crows Nest NSW 2065

You should anticipate that it will take a little time to process your request as there may be a need to retrieve information from storage.  We will impose a charge in providing access, and will discuss this with you.  We do refuse access if it would interfere with the privacy rights of other persons or if it breaches any confidentiality that attaches to that information.

Feedback

Our continuing goal is to protect and safeguard your right to privacy. As such, we appreciate all feedback that helps us improve our privacy policy. Questions or comments regarding this Privacy Statement are welcome and should be directed to the Boylan & Associates Privacy Officer.