Privacy Policy
At Thyme & Talent, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you interact with our online platform and utilise our services, including talent acquisition, HR consulting, performance management, employee relations, and herbal wellness programs.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services. This includes:
- Personal Identifiable Information (PII): This includes your name, email address, phone number, physical address, professional history (resume, cover letters), educational background, and any other information you provide when applying for positions, inquiring about our services, or engaging in HR consulting.
- Sensitive Personal Information: In the context of employment or HR services, we may collect information about health (e.g., for wellness programs, accommodations), background checks, and other sensitive data, always with your explicit consent and in compliance with applicable laws.
- Non-Personal Information: This includes data related to your interaction with our site, such as IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referral sources, pages viewed, and access times. This information is typically aggregated and used for analytical purposes.
- Information from Third Parties: We may receive information from third-party sources such as professional networking sites, background check providers, or previous employers, always with your consent where required.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Manage Services: Including talent acquisition, HR consulting, performance management, and employee relations. This involves matching candidates with job openings, offering professional advice, and implementing HR strategies.
- For Herbal Wellness Programs: To facilitate participation, provide relevant information, and tailor wellness initiatives to employee needs.
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries, provide updates on our services, and deliver important notices related to your engagement with Thyme & Talent.
- Improve Our Site and Services: To analyse trends, track user interactions, and gather demographic information to enhance user experience and service offerings.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, prevent fraud, and enforce our terms and conditions.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose your information in the following circumstances:
- To Prospective Employers: For talent acquisition purposes, with your explicit consent, we will share relevant candidate information with potential employers.
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our site and delivering our services (e.g., IT support, data hosting, wellness program facilitators). These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, we may disclose your information.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal data.
4. Data Security
We implement robust security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest.
- Access controls and authentication protocols.
- Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.
- Employee training on data privacy and security.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request the restriction of processing your personal information under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: Request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: Object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period will vary depending on the type of data and the purposes for which it was collected.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. Please refer to our Cookie Policy [if applicable, add a link here] for more detailed information.
8. Third-Party Websites
Our site may contain links to other websites not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
9. Children's Privacy
Thyme & Talent's services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 16, we will delete such information from our records.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Thyme & Talent
- 15-21 Hoff Boulevard,
- Southbank, Victoria, 3006
- Australia