This statement details the way in which we will deal with your personal information, and our obligations to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the policy. Please note that by submitting any personal information to us we understand that you have read our Privacy Policy and consent to the use of your personal information as described in this policy.

Your personal information
Personal information is any information (including the opinion of others, whether true or not) about you. It may range from the very sensitive (e.g. medical history or condition) to the everyday (e.g. address and phone number). It could include the opinions of others about your work performance (whether true or not), your work experience and qualifications, aptitude test results and other information obtained by us in connection with your possible work placements. Personal information can include sensitive information.

Sensitive information
Sensitive information is a special category of personal information. It can include information or opinion about your:

• membership of a professional or trade association or membership of a trade union;
  

• criminal record;
  

• health or disability (at any time);
  

• we receive any reference about you;
  

• we receive results of inquiries that we might make of your former employers, work colleagues, professional associations or registration body;
  

• we receive the results of any competency or medical test;
  

• we receive performance feedback (whether positive or negative);
  

• we receive any complaint from or about you in the workplace;
  

• we receive any information about a workplace accident in which you are involved;
  

• we receive any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or inquiry in which you are involved;
  

• you provide us with any additional information about yourself.
  

• your actual or possible work placement;
  

• your actual or possible visa application;
  

• your actual or possible Educational institution application;
  

• your performance appraisals;
  

• our assessment of your ongoing performance and prospects;
  

• any test or assessment (including medical tests and assessments) that you might be required to undergo;
  

• our identification of your training needs;
  

• any workplace rehabilitation;
  

• our management of any complaint, investigation or inquiry in which you are involved;
  

• any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information.
  

• potential and actual employers and clients of SSA;
  

• DIAC (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) and/or a relevant Skills Assessment body;
  

• potential and actual educational institutions;
  

• referees;
  

• our insurers;
  

• a professional association or registration body that has a proper interest in the disclosure of your personal and sensitive information;
  

• a Workers Compensation body;
  

• our contractors and suppliers - e.g. our I.T. contractors and database designers;
  

• any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information.
  

• we may be limited in our ability to locate suitable work for you;
  

• we may be limited in our ability to place you in work;
  

• we may be limited in our ability to provide you with a service you that require