This Privacy Statement (“this Statement”) applies to “Seaford Pty Ltd” (“we” or “us). We want you to know that we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in an open and transparent way.
This Statement explains how we collect, handle, store and protect personal information when:
When we refer to “this Website” we are talking about websites associated with Seaford Australia. This includes.
Certain areas of this Website have separate privacy statements that apply to personal information collected via those pages. A separate statement may be necessary because of the nature of the personal information being collected such as during the recruitment process and to provide additional detail about how we handle information collected via those pages.
We encourage visitors to review the website’s privacy statement before disclosing any personal information.
When handling personal information we will comply with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and other applicable legislation (such as Australian State and Territory health privacy legislation), as well as the Spam Act 2003 and the Do Not Call Register Act 2006.
The APPs are legally binding principles that are designed to ensure that individuals’ personal information is protected throughout the information lifecycle – that is, from the time the information is collected through to its destruction. The APPs also give individuals the right to access their personal information and have it corrected if it is incorrect.
We take our obligations under the APPs, Australian State and Territory privacy legislation and other applicable data protection laws seriously. Therefore, in addition to this statement, we also:
Information we collect when we provide professional services to our clients
We may be provided with personal information directly by our clients to enable us to deliver professional services or to perform due diligence checks before we agree to provide services. This information may relate to clients’ employees, members or customers or it may relate to third parties (for example, the spouses and dependents of a client’s employees, members, or customers).
As part of providing professional services to our clients, we may also collect personal information from other sources such as directly from individuals themselves or information that is publicly available.
The types of personal information we may collect or be provided with include, but are not limited to:
We may also collect sensitive personal information which is also called ‘special category information’. For example, where we are provided with such information directly by our clients to provide professional services, or where we collect information directly from individuals with their consent. This may include:
Where we are provided with personal information by a client, we take steps to ensure that the client has complied with the relevant obligations under applicable data protection laws in relation to that information; this may include, for example, that the client has provided you with notice of the collection (and other matters) and has obtained any necessary consent for us to collect, use and disclose that information.
We also collect personal information such as contact details and account details from suppliers, contractors, and third-party service providers that we engage to help us operate our business.
We may collect personal information when performing other activities that form part of the operation of our business, but which do not directly form part of providing professional services to our clients. For example, we might collect personal information from members of the public as part of undertaking surveys, research on current issues or as part of projects or initiatives we are conducting with other organizations.
The types of information that we collect may vary depending on the nature of the activity. However, we will take reasonable steps to provide clear information about the nature of those activities and the purpose for which we are collecting your information.
We may collect your personal contact details when you use this Website or when you attend a Seaford event, or an event sponsored by Seaford. For example, if you sign up to receive promotional materials or communications about services provided by us or other Seaford member firms.
To improve your experience when you use this Website and ensure that it is functioning effectively, we also use cookies which are small text files stored in a user’s browser and Web beacons which are electronic images that allow this Website to count visitors who have accessed a particular page. Additional information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies and how you can control these can be found in our cookie notice.
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy. This Website is not designed for, or intentionally targeted at, children 13 years of age or younger. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or store information about anyone under the age of 13.
We use the personal information that we collect to provide clients with agreed services. We have an agreement with each client that governs the provision of our services and sets out the purposes for which we may use any information that the client provides to us including any personal information.
We use that information as permitted by the client agreement and we do not use that information for any other purposes unless it is necessary to comply with a legal or professional right or duty.
Because we provide a wide range of different types of services to our clients, the way we use personal information also varies. For example, we might use personal information:
When we collect personal information as part of performing other activities that form part of our business, we will take reasonable steps to provide clear information about the nature of those activities and how we will use any personal information collected.
We may also use non-personal, de-identified and aggregated information for several purposes including for data analytics, research, submissions, thought leadership and promotional purposes.
We may use personal information that we collect from you via this Website, through your interactions with our Partners and staff or through your attendance at events, to provide you with promotional materials, thought leadership or communications about services provided by us or other Seaford member firms that we feel may be of interest to you. We may provide these materials to you directly such as email or through third parties who provide us with marketing services such as news feed in professional networking platforms.
We will not use your personal information collected via this Website or through other sources to market the goods and services of third parties to you without first notifying you and seeking your consent,conveyed usually through a separate privacy notice.
We may also use your personal information collected via this Website:
At times, you may choose to register or create a user profile on this Website – for instance, to gain access to specific content, attend a hosted event, respond to a survey, or request communications about specific areas of interest. In such cases, the information you submit will be used to manage your request and to customize and improve this Website and related services offered to you. You may request at any time that we discontinue sending you emails, or other communications generated in response to your registration on this Website.
Additional information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies and how you can control these can be found in our cookie notice.
We may also use personal information to protect our rights and those of our users or to comply with a legal or professional right or duty.
When will we disclose your personal information?
We will only disclose your personal information as set out below. Importantly, we will never sell your personal information to third parties for advertising purposes or disclose it for any other secondary purpose without your authorization. We may disclose personal information to:
Where we disclose your personal information to other entities in the Seaford Network, or to third party service providers, we will take steps to ensure that those recipients protect that information from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure, and from misuse, interference and loss.
We may also be required to disclose personal information to law enforcement, regulatory or government agencies, or to other third parties:
We may share non-personal, de-identified and aggregated information with third parties for several purposes, including data analytics, research, submissions, thought leadership and promotional purposes.
This Website hosts various blogs, forums, wikis, and other social media applications or services that allow you to share content with other users known as ‘social media applications. Importantly, any personal information that you contribute to these social media applications can be read, collected, and used by other users of the application. We have little or no control over these other users and therefore, we cannot guarantee that any information that you contribute to any social media applications will be handled in accordance with this Statement.
Certain data protection lawsrequire us to have a legal basis for processing personal information. Where those laws apply, we may process your personal information for the purposes outlined above because:
(a) You have consented to the processing of your personal information for those purposes.
(b) We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal information, which may be to:
(c) We are subject to legal, regulatory, or professional obligations.
To the extent that we process any sensitive personal information about you for any of the purposes outlined above, we will do so because either:
a) You have given us your explicit consent to process that information.
(b) We are required by law to process that information, for example, to ensure we meet our ‘know your client’ and ‘anti-money laundering’ obligations.
(c) The processing is necessary to carry out our obligations under employment, social security, or social protection law; or
(d) The processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
We hold personal information in hard copy and electronic formats. We use a range of physical, operational, and technological security measures to protect this information. These measures include:
You may access your personal information or seek to have that information corrected if you believe that it is incorrect at any time.
To request to access or correct your personal information please contact Seaford at info@seafordit.com.au. The privacy team will then get in contact with you either by phone or via email and will work with you to provide you with access to your information or to determine whether it requires correction.
Alternatively, visitors who have chosen to register with this Website for various purposes including to receive the latest media releases or blog posts may access their user profile, correct and update their details, or unsubscribe at any time. Visitors who have any problem accessing their profiles, or would like to request a copy of their personal information should contact the Seaford Australia Privacy Officer at info@seafordit.com.au.
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located, you may also have the right to:
If you believe these rights apply to you and wish to exercise these right, please contact the Seaford Pty ltd at info@seafordit.com.au.
Who can you contact if you have further questions or if you wish to make a complaint?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact the Seaford Australia at:info@seafordit.com.au.
We take all the privacy complaints we receive seriously.
We will acknowledge the receipt of a complaint immediately and will work with you to resolve it.
What if you are not satisfied with how we have handled your complaint?
If you believe that Seaford Australia has not adequately handled your privacy complaint, you may complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) whose contact details are as follows:
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPOBox 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
By phone:1300 363 992
By the email : enquiries@oaic.gov.au
For further information about privacy and the protection of privacy, visit the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s website at www.oaic.gov.au.
To let you know when we make changes to this Statement, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page. The new modified or amended Privacy Statement will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to periodically review this Statement to be informed about how we are protecting your information.
