Privacy Policy Statement

The Kind Of Business Are We In

CareerFit are specialists in behavioural assessment services for employment and career decisions. We use the Harrison Assessments profiling systems (HA6 & HATS) to help determine whether an individual is suited to a specific job, job type or to various jobs.

The use of the Harrison Assessments profiling systems involves an individual completing the Harrison Assessments questionnaires to state work related experience and to prioritise his/her work-related preferences. The person’s responses are securely stored in the Harrison Assessments database.

Our Objectives

Our objectives are to:

Assist employers make the right choice of job applicant.
Assist employers to coach the performance of current employees in order to fulfil their job requirements to the highest possible level.
Assist private individuals with the right choice of career or job.

Our Commitment to the National Privacy Principles

CareerFit are committed to full compliance with the National Privacy Principles in all aspects of our business. These principles cover the following range of activities:

Collection of personal information.
Storage and disposal of personal information.
Use and disclosure of personal information.
Access and correction.
Identifiers.
Anonymity.
Transfer of information from CareerFit to another person.
Performance and statistical research.

The Type of Personal Information We Hold and Collect

This is generally limited to three types:

Information that a person, either a job applicant or a person seeking career advice, provides about his/her own work preferences and experience. We capture this by having the person complete the Harrison Assessments questionnaire. The questionnaire also asks for personal details such as the person’s name: this is a compulsory field to ensure correct identification. Other information requested by the questionnaire is optional: this includes gender, age and ethnic origin.
Information about a person’s work place performance, as evaluated by his/her managers.
Information that people provide so that we can contact them. This often includes telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, fax numbers or email addresses and sometimes home addresses.

Why CareerFit Needs This Information

In order to assess the eligibility and suitability of a person to a job, job type or various jobs using the Harrison Assessments profiling systems as the tool for analysis.
In order to conduct performance research into the traits that are likely to predict high performance in a specific job, in a specific organisation.
In order to provide anonymous profiles for statistical research to the developer of the Harrison Assessments profiling systems. When backed up for research purposes, the program scrambles the names of the profiles so that they cannot be traced by the researcher. This statistical research ensures that the questionnaire is not biased against any specific age group, ethnic group or gender. It is the reason for asking people to complete the (optional) categories of age, ethnic group and gender on the questionnaire. The developer of the Harrison Assessments profiling system is Omni Human Technologies Ltd, who take all necessary precautions to safeguard the privacy of research information. Their privacy policy is available at www.harrisonassessments.com
In order to maintain contact with our clients and users of our services.

How Personal Information is Stored, Transferred and Disposed Of

Information provided by a person who completes the Harrison Assessments questionnaire is stored in data format within the secure Harrison Assessments database, which is accessed via the Internet. Hard copy information is stored in secure premises and cannot be accessed by unauthorised persons. Internet data is only accessible by authorised personnel using a secure login and password.

When information is transferred, this is done by email to the profiled person or to the employer/ prospective employer requesting the profiling service.

Profile data is retained for up to 5 years unless removed at the request of the owner of the profile. When personal information is disposed of it is done so by shredding (hard copy) or by deleting the profile from the HA database.

Information related to performance ratings forms part of a profile. It is stored and disposed of in the same way as outlined above.

Personal information is never given to an unintended party without the express permission of the person profiled. It is only given to the intended party. By “intended party” we mean the person who requests the profiling to be undertaken. This could be the person himself/herself, the person’s employer or prospective employer.

All information is kept under secure conditions.

Access and Correction of Personal Information.

If a person has been profiled by CareerFit at the request of an employer or prospective employer, then we will direct the person to obtain his/her profile from that employer or prospective employer. However, if access is denied by the employer or prospective employer, the person may purchase his/her profile from CareerFit.

At any stage, a person profiled by CareerFit may request to have his/her profile deleted from our system and this request will be immediately complied with.

Complaints Resolution

CareerFit values and respects the confidential nature of the information supplied to us by organisations and private individuals. We take every care to safeguard such information with regard to its proper use, storage, transfer and disposal.

If however, you believe that we have breached your privacy you can complain to us directly by phone, email or post. Contact us at:

June Kitto
Director
CareerFit
P O Box 1704
Wollongong NSW 2500
Tel: (02) 4225 2257
Email: junekitto@careerfit.com.au

We aim to investigate and advise you of the outcome of the complaint promptly.

If you are not satisfied with our handling of your complaint, you may contact the Privacy Commissioner at:

Australia Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner’s Office
GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 1042