For Client's Jobseekers
Are you applying for a job where Honestally is acting as a recruitment agent? If so, this page is for you!
If you are applying to work at Honestally then please go to the 'Honestally Jobseekers' page for information applicable to you.
The is page provides information to supplement the 'For Everyone' section of this website. It is intended to provide additional detail relevant to your circumstance.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
We only collect Personal, Health, Sensitive and Employee Information that is reasonably necessary to assess your job application.
This may include:
Personal Information including your name, email, residential and postal addresses and telephone numbers
Employee Information such as records relating to your employment history, training, performance and conduct
Health Information such as allergies and vaccination status
Sensitive Information such as criminal record checks
(collectively referred herein as Personal Information).
How is your Personal Information Collected?
From You
We will, if reasonable and practicable to do so, collect your Personal Information directly from you.
For example, when you:
Complete a job application via Seek or other recruitment platform
Submit your resume and cover letter to us via Seek or other recruitment platform
Submit supplementary forms and surveys we may send you
Information collection may take place face-to-face, through the completion of documents such as administrative forms or electronic forms, by way of emails, telephone calls, surveys, through our websites, through the use of our vendors' websites, or through the use of apps on mobile devices.
From Third Parties
We may collect Personal Information about you from another individual or organisation.
For example:
from our client (i.e. the prospective employer)
from our client's subcontractors (e.g. other recruitment agencies)
your referees
Equifax (background checking agency)
When collecting Personal Information about you from another individual or organisation, we will endeavour to only collect and hold that information if it was lawfully collected, and when the collector’s disclosure of that information to Honestally is integral to one of Honestally’s functions.
Where possible, we will endeavour to obtain your consent to collect your Personal Information, where it is disclosed to us by another individual or organisation.
From Publicly Available Sources
We also collect Personal Information from publicly available websites, directories and databases including, but not limited to Google, Twitter and other social media.
Where are your records stored?
Candidate records are stored with our authorised vendors:
Seek (for application processing and storage)
Equifax (for background checks and pre-employment medicals)
Google Workspace (for corporate email and other productivity tools)
Zoho One (for your contact details, application status, communication records and data storage).
The storage of Personal Information through these providers is subject to the Privacy Policies of these entities.
Do we disclose your Personal Information to other third parties?
Yes. We will be required to share your Personal Information with our client and/or their subcontractors as part of our engagement to provide recruitment services. We will ask for your consent before sharing any of your Personal Information with anybody else.
How long do we store your Personal Information?
By default, we will keep your application on file for the purpose of notifying you of any future positions. You may contact us to request deletion or amendment of your Personal Information at any time. We will consider all requests, having regard to our legal obligations.
Please contact us immediately if you become aware or have reason to believe there has been any unauthorised use of your Personal Information.
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