ViewJobs Academy Pty Ltd (“VJA”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy while striving to enhance your career choices. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, utilise, and protect your personal information. Whether you register, create an account, use our products/services, or interact with us via various channels, the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy help create transparency with respect to your personal information.
VJA is an Australian marketplace-learning platform that is committed to providing quality
employment services to you by helping you explore and apply for new careers in Australia through our platform. This policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information. We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the “Privacy Act”). The NPPs govern the way in which 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 AustralianInformation Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/.
When used in this policy, the term “Personal Information” has the meaning given to it in the Privacy Act and includes the information described below. In general terms, personal information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone, post codes, employment history, education history, certifications, personal skills and facsimile numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website www.viewjobsacademy.com.au, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies and from third parties.
We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing. When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion 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.
Sensitive information is not requested, though may be recorded or stored by VJA as part of the information you directly submit to us.
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law.
You agree that your Personal Information may be shared with VJA related entities including ViewJobs Pty Ltd and Learnt Group Pty Ltd.
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information.
However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.
We will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information. In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
If you no longer wish to utilise any of the services offered by us and want your personal information removed from a specific service, you have the right to request the deletion of the information you provided when registering, submitting details, or updating your profile.
In order to request the deletion of your personal information from our services, please contact us via the contact details below.
Please note that in certain cases, we might not be able to fulfill your deletion request due to legal or business obligations. For instance, if retaining the personal information is necessary for its initial collection purpose, related business functions, legal obligations to third parties or the courts, or due to technical limitations preventing the deletion of specific types of data.
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website. This privacy policy was last updated on 23/05/2024.
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at: studentsupport@viewjobsacademy.com.au
