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Privacy Statement
Your
right to privacy protection under the Privacy Act 1988
Brisbane City Enterprises
complies with the National Privacy Principles regarding the collection,
use, disclosure and handling of personal information from individuals.
This policy briefly details the practices we use to protect your privacy
so that you can have confidence in how we manage the personal
information you give to us.
When Do
We Collect Personal Information?
Personal information is
defined as any information that can be used to identify you. We collect
personal information (including contact name, address, telephone number,
occupation, email address, education and qualifications, payment
arrangement, rates/fees, etc) in numerous circumstances. They include:
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Our professional dealings
with new and existing clients. |
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Applications for
employment with or through BCE and its partners. |
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Conducting surveys,
including recruiting potential consultants for our database.
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Consultation with the
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What
Does BCE Do With Personal Information?
We may use personal
information:
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To enable us to provide
services to you, our clients and commercial partners. |
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To communicate
information to you about our services and potential business
opportunities. |
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For our internal
administrative, planning, product development, and bid submission
requirements. |
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To consider the
suitability of applicants for employment with us. |
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Other business related
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We may disclose your
personal information to organisations outside Australia if it is
necessary for one of the purposes the information has been disclosed to
us.
Brisbane City Enterprises
Pty Ltd is majority owned by Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
(SMEC) with Brisbane City Council holding a minority stake. BCE utilises
the systems of SMEC in the day to day management of its business
activities, including the SMEC CV database. CVs collected by BCE may be
stored in the SMEC CV database and will be available for access by both
BCE and SMEC personnel.
Apart from this sharing of
information, your personal details are not, sold, rented or otherwise
disclosed except if required by law or with your consent.
What Do
We Do To Safeguard Personal Information?
We will take all
reasonable steps to maintain the security of any personal information we
receive. We will only keep your personal information when we consider it
useful for BCE’s business activities related to the original purpose for
which it was given by you.
Access
and Correction
Individuals may access any
personal information we hold about you at any time. If your personal
information changes or you no longer want your details listed in our
records and/or database, we will provide you with a way to correct,
update or remove the personal data you supplied to BCE upon request.
Internet
Links
Our website –
www.bce.com.au – is operated by us
and contains links to other sites operated by third parties. We take no
responsibility for the privacy practices of these linked sites and will
not be held responsible for the privacy policies of the organisations
operating and/or managing these sites.
Note for
Brisbane City Council Employees
Persons employed by
Brisbane City Council (BCC) applying for employment, secondments, or
other types of work with Brisbane City Enterprises (BCE) need to be
aware that BCE can access their BCC employment records. Information
contained in these records include pay details, employment history,
contact details, and other information collected by the Human Resources
division and divisional officers.
BCE will treat this
information confidentially and use it only to the extent necessary to
facilitate its business activities. No BCC employee information, other
than that freely given for the purpose of engaging in BCE business
practices, will be passed onto third party organisations or otherwise be
accessible to non BCE personnel.
For further information
about this issue, BCC staff can contact their manager or, David Simons -
BCC’s Information Privacy and Corporate Governance Officer on 3403 6786
or BCE on 3230 3690.
Privacy
Policy
A copy of Brisbane City
Enterprises' full Privacy Policy is available upon request by contacting
Brisbane City Enterprises' Privacy Officer at the following address:
The Manager
Brisbane City Enterprises Pty Ltd
Level 1, 60 Leichhardt Street
Brisbane Qld 4004
or by email:
bce@smec.com.au
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