Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us.

Tech Niche Solutions (ABN 27 093 030 374) understands the importance of privacy to you. Tech Niche Solutions has adopted this Privacy Policy as it recognises the right of our clients and consultants to keep their personal information private.

This Privacy Policy covers Tech Niche Solutions's treatment of personally identifiable information that we collect or hold. It is our responsibility to protect the privacy of information provided by users of our service. Therefore, in accordance with the National Privacy Principles outlined in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 we have set up the following policy guidelines.

Why we collect & hold information: 
Tech Niche Solutions will primarily hold personal information to assist in the placement of permanent, temporary or contract staff. We may also hold information for client and business relationship management and for marketing purposes.

The information we collect: 
Tech Niche Solutions may collect information about you, such as your name, contact details, skills, qualifications, nationality, languages spoken, professional association memberships or accreditations, interests and your employment history and past responsibilities. We may also collect this and other types of personal information, such as references and employment objectives during the course of dealing with you, for example if you are considered for a particular position. Where practicable, the purpose for which we collect personal information and the consequences of not providing it will be made clear at the time of collection. Users who are not registered with Tech Niche Solutions can visit our website without revealing who they are or other personal information. If you provide us with personal information through applying to a position on the Tech Niche Solutions website we may log your usage of the site for the purposes below.

Use of your information: 
Tech Niche Solutions will use the personal information we collect for the purpose disclosed at the time of collection, or otherwise as set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose without first seeking your consent, unless authorised or required by law. Generally we will only use and disclose your personal information:

a) to establish and maintain your relationship as a website user, client or job seeker, including providing you with job advertisements, resumes, newsletters, reports and other information;
b) to provide the services you have requested from Tech Niche Solutions;
c) to answer your inquiry;
d) to register you for events, promotions or competitions;
e) to assist us to make Tech Niche Solutions' services more valuable to our clients and consultants;
f) for direct marketing of products or services and to keep you informed of new developments we believe may be of interest to you. If we contact you in this way without obtaining your prior consent, we will provide you with the opportunity to decline any further marketing communications;
g) to third parties where we have retained those third parties to assist us to provide the services you have requested; and
h) to third parties who provide services to us such as IT consultants.

Access to your information:
Registered users can sign in and access their information at anytime TNS Online is available. Individuals are able to exercise their rights as outlined in the Privacy Act when relating to information recorded and stored by Tech Niche Solutions. However, access may be refused in those situations where it would impact on the privacy rights of other persons or breaches any confidentiality agreement relating to that information. If at any time your details change or you would like to access any personal information we have collected about you, our Privacy Officer will be able to assist you.

Security:
Tech Niche Solutions will take reasonable steps to keep secure any personal information which we hold and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Personal information is stored in a secure server or secure files.

The Internet is not always a secure method of transmitting information. Accordingly, Tech Niche Solutions cannot accept responsibility for the security of information you send to or receive from us over the Internet or for any unauthorised access or use of that information.

Changes to this policy:
Tech Niche Solutions may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We suggest that you visit our website regularly to keep up to date with any changes.

Contact us:
If you would like any further information, or have any queries, problems or complaints relating to Tech Niche Solutions's Privacy Policy or our information handling practices in general, please contact us.