Uniting Communities will handle all information provided in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles which govern the collection, use, handling, disclosure, and disposal of personal information.
The statement below outlines how Uniting Communities will handle your personal information during the staff underpayments process.
What is personal information?
For the purposes of this privacy statement, the term ‘personal information’ has the same meaning as provided in the Privacy Act:
“Personal information includes a broad range of information, or an opinion, that could identify an individual. What is personal information will vary, depending on whether a person can be identified or is reasonably identifiable in the circumstances.
For example, personal information may include:
an individual’s name, signature, address, phone number or date of birth
employee record information
photographs
internet protocol (IP) addresses
voice print and facial recognition biometrics (because they collect characteristics that make an individual’s voice or face unique)
location information from a mobile device (because it can reveal user activity patterns and habits).
The Privacy Act 1988 doesn’t cover the personal information of someone who has died.”
Collection of personal information
During this process the collection of personal information is necessary and unavoidable. To fulfill our responsibilities regarding staff underpayments, Uniting Communities will need to collect personal information to process any staff underpayments.
Use and disclosure of personal information
We will only use personal information provided for the purposes for which it was collected, or for a secondary purpose where we are permitted to do so under the Privacy Act 1988.
We may disclose personal information to third parties engaged to carry out services on behalf of Uniting Communities, and if required by law.
Accessing and correcting personal information
You may request access, at any time, to any personal information we may have collected about you.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete and up to date whenever Uniting Communities collects, discloses or uses it.
You may also request that we correct your personal information if you think it is not accurate, complete or up to date.
Managing privacy and data breaches
Uniting Communities has procedures in place to detect and manage privacy and data breaches. If you suspect information supplied to Uniting Communities has been breached, please contact the Privacy Officer. The Privacy Officer will work with the Office of the Information Commissioner to manage the breach.
Please contact the Privacy Officer at:
