Permaculture Planet Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to Permaculture Planet

Your privacy is important to us. This statement outlines Permaculture Planet policy on how we manage the personal information we hold. It applies to all operations within The Permaculture Planet website.

It is the policy of Permaculture Planet to respect the confidentiality of information and the privacy of individuals.

The Permaculture Planet Privacy Policy will be reviewed from time to time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and practices and to make sure it remains appropriate to the changing environment. Any information we hold will be governed by the most current version of the Permaculture Planet Privacy Policy.

We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is used only for the purpose you agree to. This document reflects our commitment to you.

The Permaculture Planet Privacy Policy is based on openness

We are committed to being open about how we use personal information.

Where our documents ask for personal information, we will generally state the purpose for its use and to whom it may be disclosed.

Type of personal information held by Permaculture Planet

Personal information that we collect and hold usually falls into the following categories:

• Personal information submitted and obtained from each person seeking employment and other sources in connection with applications for work
• Work performance information
• Staff information
• Information obtained to assist in managing client and business relationships

General information collected from visitors to our website

In general, we gather information about all our website users collectively, such as what areas users visit more frequently and what services users access the most. We only use such data anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall website experience for you.

Your personal information collected on PermaculturePlanet.com

In some instances we may need specific information about you, such as name, address, email address, telephone number, etc. We will collect this information if you apply for a job or sign up for a service via our website, for example. We may also ask you for other information such as the types of jobs you are interested in, in order to provide you with the best possible service and internet experience.

Purposes for which we hold personal information

We primarily hold personal information for the following:

• Placement operations – to assist you in finding a suitable position
• Recruitment – career guidance and management
• Staff management – to enable consultants to better service your career requirements.
• Training – to identify any training requirements
• Client and business relationship management – to ensure we are familiar with and fully understand your needs
• Marketing – to inform you of events, services and possible job opportunities

Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information for the purposes for which it is primarily held or for a related secondary purpose and in some cases we may only disclose information with your consent.

We do not disclose information about your individual visits to the Permaculture Planet’ website, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number etc, to any outside parties, except when we believe we are under a lawful duty of care to do so.

Management of personal information

At Permaculture Planet, we train our staff to respect the confidentiality of customer information and the privacy of individuals. Permaculture Planet regards breaches of your privacy very seriously and any breach will result in disciplinary action being taken, dependent upon severity.

Permaculture Planet has appointed a Privacy Officer to ensure that our management of personal information is in accordance with this statement and the relevant Privacy Acts.

How do we store personal information?

Safeguarding the privacy of your information is important to us. We hold personal information in secure computer storage facilities and take steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We may need to maintain records for a significant period of time. However, when we consider information is no longer needed, we will remove any details that will identify you or we will securely destroy the records.

How do we keep personal information accurate and up to date?

Permaculture Planet endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate and up to date. We realise that information changes frequently with changes of address and other personal circumstances.

Inquiries and complaints

You can make further inquiries or complaints about our privacy policy to our Privacy Officer:

Access

You can gain access to the personal information that we hold about you. However we do refuse access if it would interfere with the privacy rights of other persons or if it breaches any confidentiality that attaches to that information.

To make a request to access your personal information, you will need to contact our Privacy Officer verifying your identity and specifying what information you require.

We will impose a moderate charge in providing access. Our Privacy Officer will discuss this with you.

You should also anticipate that it may take a little time to process your application for access as there may be a need to retrieve information from storage and review information in order to determine what information may be provided.

Feedback

Permaculture Planet has several areas on our website where you can submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted through this area becomes the property of Permaculture Planet. We may use this feedback, such as success stories or responses to surveys, for marketing purposes, or to contact you for further feedback on the site.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we make any changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on our website so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about our commitment to your privacy, please feel free to email our Privacy Officer using the form below.

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