Our privacy commitment to you
In this privacy policy we explain how we collect, store, use and disclose personal information and the steps we take to comply with privacy laws. It also explains how you may access and seek correction of the personal information we hold about you and make privacy related enquiries or complaints. This privacy policy may be updated from time to time if our practices or obligations change.
Application of this privacy policy
This privacy policy applies to personal information we collect about our clients and their nominated contacts and representatives (including trustees, company directors and officers, officers of co-operatives and associations, client’s spouse and dependents) and to other individuals whose personal information we collect or that our clients or their representatives provide to us in the course of our services. It also applies to applicants for positions with us and our clients, where we provide our clients with recruitment services.
In this policy ‘we’ or ‘us’ means Grant Thornton Australia Limited ABN 41 127 556 389 and its Australian subsidiaries and related entities, and the Grant Thornton Partnership.
We may also provide you with separate privacy notices when we collect your personal information. These notices may outline additional uses and disclosures not detailed in this policy. If there is any inconsistency between these separate privacy notices and this privacy policy, you should rely on the information in those notices.
This policy does not apply to the personal information we collect and hold about our employees.
If you find any links to other websites on our website, this privacy policy does not apply to them. Always check the privacy policy of any website you access.
Types of personal information we may collect about you
We will only ask for personal information that is relevant to our relationship with you and if it is reasonably necessary for one or more of our functions or activities. We may ask you for your:
- Name, address, telephone number, email and other contact details
- Date of birth, gender and marital status
- Financial and investment information including shareholdings, debts or debts owed and bank account details
- Government identifiers including your tax file number
- Superannuation and insurance information
- Your opinion about our services and our people
- Occupation and employment details including past employment (in respect of job applicants for positions with us or our clients)
- Your sensitive information such as professional memberships, racial or ethnic origin, criminal record and health information (from job applicants or for certain services including recruitment activities for our clients)