Privacy Policy
[We Are Eight] ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and store your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
1. Collection of Personal Information
We may collect personal information from you when you:
- Use our website.
- Contact us via email, phone, or other means.
- Submit your resume or job application.
- Engage our recruitment or HR consulting services.
- Provide us with information in the course of our business relationship.
The types of personal information we may collect include:
- For Candidates: Name, contact details (address, email, phone number), employment history, education, skills, qualifications, references, and any other information you provide in your resume or application.
- For Clients: Name, contact details, company name, job titles, and information related to your recruitment or HR needs.
- Website Users: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and other website usage data (collected through cookies or similar technologies – see section 4).
- Other Individuals: Name, contact details, and any other information you provide to us.
2. Use of Personal Information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide our recruitment and HR consulting services.
- To assess your suitability for job opportunities.
- To communicate with you regarding our services or job openings.
- To manage our client relationships.
- To respond to your enquiries.
- To improve our website and services.
- For administrative and internal business purposes.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose your personal information to:
- Potential employers (with your consent).
- Our employees and contractors who assist us in providing our services.
- Third-party service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., IT support, data storage).
- Regulatory bodies or law enforcement agencies as required by law.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties we disclose your personal information to are also bound by obligations of confidentiality and privacy.
4. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. This information is used to analyze website traffic, improve our website functionality, and enhance user experience. You can usually adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, but this may affect your ability to use certain features of our website.
5. Security of Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. These steps may include password protection, secure data storage, and restricted access to personal information.
6. Access and Correction of Personal Information
You have the right to request access to and correction of the personal information we hold about you. If you would like to do so, please contact us using the details below. We may require you to verify your identity before providing access to or correcting your personal information.
7. Complaints
If you have any concerns or complaints about our handling of your personal information, please contact us using the details below. We will investigate your complaint and endeavour to provide a timely response. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.
Last Updated: [Date of Last Update - April 2025]