Workboard Australia collects information on our site visitors including which sections of the site are most frequently visited, how often and for how long. This data is always used as aggregated, non-personal information.

IP Addresses

Workboard Australia’s web servers gather your IP address to assist with the diagnosis of problems or support issues with our services. Again, information is gathered in aggregate only and cannot be traced to an individual user.

Cookies & Applets

Users who do not wish to receive cookies can instruct their web browsers to refuse them. However, doing so will prevent access to some areas of the site and limit your use of some of the Workboard Australia services.

Third Party Measurement

Workboard Australia utilises third party measurement companies to assess site traffic.

This aggregate, non-personal information is collated and provided to Workboard Australia to assist in analysing the usage of the site. This data may be made shared with Workboard Australia’s partners to provide them with an overview of how Workboard Australia visitors use the site.




As part of registering with Workboard Australia, we collect personal information about you in order for you to take full advantage of Workboard Australia’s services. To do this it may be necessary for you to provide additional information to Workboard Australia as detailed below.

Registration

Registration is completely optional. However, registration to become a User allows you to have greater access to the range of functions on Workboard Australia that will assist you find work experience or research employers.

Registration includes providing your email address, contact details and information on your study/career intentions (if applicable). You may access your user registration information at any time by contacting us.

Information from our sponsors/partners Emails

Emails that provide information from our sponsors/partners are a free and optional service. Workboard Australia requests that you indicate your preference for receiving information from our sponsors/partners at the time of registration. You may opt out of this at anytime, by emailing us your username with the subject of ‘sponsors/partners marketing - unsubscribe’.

Information from our sponsors/partners will be distributed to our users by Workboard Australia, and at no time will personal user information ever be provided to sponsors/partners.

Work Experience Opportunities Emails

Emails that provide information on new/updated work experience opportunities posted on Workboard Australia are a free and optional service. Workboard Australia requests that you indicate your preference for receiving information on new/updated work experience opportunities at the time of registration. You may opt out of this at anytime, by emailing us with your username with the subject of ‘work experience opportunities - unsubscribe’.

Employee Profiles and Employee Surveys

Emails that provide information on new/updated Employer Profiles and/or Employee Surveys posted on Workboard Australia are a free and optional service. Workboard Australia requests that you indicate your preference for receiving information on new/updated work experience opportunities at the time of registration. You may opt out of this at anytime, by emailing us with your username with the subject of ‘employer profiles and surveys - unsubscribe’.

Newsletter

Newsletter style emails from Workboard Australia that provide a range of information and news on career management and courses is an optional service. Workboard Australia requests that you indicate your preferences regarding receiving Workboard Australia’s Newsletter at the time of registration. You may opt out of this at anytime, by emailing us with your username with the subject of ‘newsletter - unsubscribe’.

Online Applications for Work Experience

Making an online application for a work experience placement on Workboard Australia is a free service that requires a user to be registered.

Work experience applications require you to complete a range of mandatory fields (including contact, education and application details). Your application, including attachments and cover letters, are forwarded directly on to the third party advertiser.

This information may also be disclosed to Workboard Australia’s service providers and contractors from time to time who assist us to deliver our products and services.

By applying for a work experience placement on Workboard Australia you are requesting that Workboard Australia passes your information to the Advertiser as a part of your application for work experience.




Workboard Australia takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our systems and information. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in a controlled environment.

In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide information management services to Workboard Australia are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any information held by Workboard Australia. Workboard Australia is not, however responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your information.

To provide you with the best possible opportunity to secure your information, you must maintain the confidentiality of your logon, passwords
and accounts that you use on the Site.

Please contact us immediately – feedback@workboard.com.au if there is any unauthorised use of your account or any other breach of your security.




Workboard Australia provides links to third party sites and passes applications received online for work experience placements to third parties.

Workboard Australia has no responsibility for the use of your information or conduct by third party sites or by third parties. Use of information provided to third party sites or third parties is outside of the control of Workboard Australia.

Workboard Australia’s Partners, Sponsors and Advertisers are requested by Workboard Australia, and obligated under law, regulation and/or government direction to comply with Australian federal privacy policy with regard to their own information handling practices.




Workboard Australia welcomes feedback from our users. Feedback may be shared with Workboard Australia’s advertisers and partners either in summary/aggregate form or with characteristics that may identify users individually having been removed.




Workboard Australia reserves the right at anytime to review, change/update or recreate its Privacy Policy. Revised or new versions of Workboard Australia’s Privacy Policy will be provided on Workboard Australia’s website.




If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, our privacy practices or any interaction/use of Workboard Australia you may have had or are contemplating, you may contact as follows: feedback@workboard.com.au




For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner's website.