Privacy Policy
This is the Privacy Policy of TEC (The Executive Connection Pty
Ltd) - ABN 67 002 922 956 - and its related companies (collectively
referred to as "TEC", "The Executive Connection", "we", "our" or
"us").
TEC takes your privacy very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains
how the Personal Information you provide to us is used by TEC. We
follow strict guidelines on the use and disclosure of your personal
information. TEC is now subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and,
in particular, the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act.
If we change our privacy policy we will update this Privacy
Policy.
This Privacy Policy will apply to any Personal Information you
provide to us in connection with any enquiry, agreement or
arrangement we enter into with you and any other interaction we
might have with you including via this website or other online
site. It will also apply to any information we might collect about
you from another source such as a credit reference report, a
company search in respect of a company in which you are an officer
or shareholder and information which we might collect from other
public sources of information.
For further information regarding the use of our website, please contact us directly.
What Personal Information does TEC (The Executive Connection)
collect?
TEC (The Executive Connection) collects information about you such
as your name, address, email address, contact details and, if
necessary, your credit or debit card numbers. TEC will take
reasonable steps to ensure your Personal Information held by us is
accurate, complete and up-to-date. We may obtain credit information
about you from a credit reporting agency or from another credit
provider.
Can you choose not to provide your Personal Information?
You have full control over the Personal Information you provide to TEC (The Executive Connection). It is entirely your choice whether you provide this information to us and at any time you can choose not to provide any of your personal details. However, if this information is not provided, TEC may be unable to process your enquiry or otherwise affect the purposes for which the information has been collected. When entering into a transaction with us, some of this information will be essential for us to identify you correctly and for this reason it is mandatory to provide us with it if you wish to transact with us.
Access and correction
In accordance with the National Privacy Principles you have certain rights to gain access to the information which TEC (The Executive Connection) holds about you and to seek correction of it. If at any time you would like to gain access to your Personal Information as permitted under the National Privacy Principles, or you would like to have some information which we hold about you corrected then please contact us as outlined below.
How will we use and disclose your Personal Information?
TEC (The Executive Connection) uses your Personal Information to provide products and services to you as requested, to perform all necessary administrative functions in connection with the provision of those products and services, to maintain a record of our dealings with you, to contact you from time to time, to provide you with information about other products and services which may be of interest to you, to fulfil any other purpose which you have consented to or which the Privacy Act permits us to use your information for. Information provided via our website will be used to personalise your visit to our website, to customise our service to your needs, to respond to your requests and to communicate with you.
Employees
When you apply for a job with TEC (The Executive Connection) we
will collect certain information from you, from any recruitment
consultant and from your previous employers and others who may be
able to provide information to us to assist us in our decision on
whether or not to make you an offer of employment. We will use this
information solely for that purpose.
This policy does not apply to acts and practices in relation to
employee records of our current and former employees which are
exempt from the Privacy Act.
Cookies
When you log onto our website we will log the date and time when
you entered the site. TEC (The Executive Connection) uses this type
of information to track the patterns of visitors using our site and
to examine online trends and demographics. This may include
identifying which areas on our site are popular and which areas are
not popular. TEC (The Executive Connection) collects this
information through the use of "cookies".
Cookies contain information about your preferences. Cookies are
alphanumeric identifiers that your web browser transmits to your
hard drive to enable our system to recognise your browser. This
means that we are able to know information about you when you next
visit our site, such as your country of residence.
Cookies do not reveal your personal identity, but if you don't want
cookies the help option of your browser's tool bar will tell you
how to prevent cookies or disable cookies entirely. You can still
use this website even if you choose to disable cookies, but we
recommend you leave the cookies on to take advantage of TEC
services.
How secure is the information you give to TEC (The Executive
Connection) on our website?
TEC (The Executive Connection) uses only the most secure technology
when handling your Personal Information on our website. Where
applicable, we also follow the strictest security procedures for
the storage of information in compliance with the Privacy
Act.
When using credit card information it is necessary for us to
transmit the entire credit card number to your credit card company
for processing. We may also store bank account details and credit
card numbers on our servers for billing purposes.
Since no transaction can ever be absolutely secure, we cannot
guarantee the security of our website and we advise you that you
use our website at your own risk.
Queries and complaints
For any queries or further information, or if you wish to make a complaint about the way we have collected, used, held or disclosed your information, then please contact TEC (The Executive Connection) on +61 2 9922 2211 or email admin@tec.com.au. We will endeavour to respond to your query or complaint as quickly as possible.