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hoojano Privacy Statement



1. hoojano's commitment to maintaining your privacy

hoojano's Privacy Statement has been created because we value our users and recognise their right to keep personal information private. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for all sites managed by hoojano.



2. Collecting information on hoojano visitors

hoojano collects information on our site visitors collectively 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. hoojano utilises this information to improve and enhance our services by monitoring the areas on the site which are most popular to you. This aggregated information may be shared with hoojano partners to provide them with an overview of how hoojano visitors use the site. This is done for the purposes of providing you with the best online career management services.

IP Addresses
hoojano 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
hoojano uses cookies to provide you with a better experience. These cookies and applets allow you to use specific services such as email alerts, your workstation and to remember who you are for Auto Login if you choose this option.

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 hoojano services.

Third Party Measurement
In order to better understand our users, hoojano utilises Google Analytics to assess site traffic. A tracking code is used to collect the following information on the usage of the hoojano site:

  • The number of page views (or page impressions) that occur on hoojano;
  • The number of unique visitors to hoojano;
  • How long these unique visitors (on average) spend on hoojano when they do visit; and
  • Common entry and exit points into hoojano.


This aggregate, non-personal information is collated and provided to hoojano to assist in analysing the usage of the site. This data is also accessible by media organisations and research companies, for the purpose of conducting industry comparisons with other Internet websites.



3. Collecting information on hoojano Registered Members

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

Registration
Registration includes submitting your email address and phone number. You may access this information at any time by clicking 'My Profile'

Your Contacts
Registered members must enter keywords about their friends and colleagues in order to allow hoojano to find job matches for them. All information about friends and colleagues is captured in hoojano, but cannot be accessed by any other member. This information is privately held for individual member access only. hoojano only captures information on the volume of contacts per member, for the purposes of understanding how members use the site.



4. Email communications from hoojano

If they have selected to do so, hoojano provides members with email alerts to help referrers place contacts in jobs, hirers find candidates for jobs and individuals to find the right job.

hoojano also will send updates on special offers and news via email to those members that have selected to receive it. These communications will be ceased immediately at the request of the recipient.



5. Storage & Security of Personal Information

hoojano takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our system. hoojano allows you to access your information at any time to keep it accurate and up to date. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities.

In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by hoojano. However, hoojano will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information.

You can also play an important role in keeping your personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the hoojano site. Please notify us immediately if there is any unauthorised use of your account by any other Internet user or any other breach of security.



6. Access to Your Information

As indicated in point 2, unless you become a registered user, hoojano does not collect information that identifies you personally. If however, you become a hoojano registered user, you are able to change and update your registered profile at any time. Should you require assistance with updating your account or removing your details from the site, this can be requested by forwarding an email.



7. hoojano Partners & Advertisers

hoojano provides links and passes online application to third party sites. The use of your information by these third party sites is not within the control of hoojano and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of these companies. Advertisers who place job ads on hoojano are asked to comply with Australian federal privacy policy with regard to their own information handling practices.

You may also directly contact advertisers to request access to any personal information that you have sent as part of an application.



8. Trans-border data flows

Sometimes, we transfer information to persons outside Australia (e.g. a contractor located in the USA who provides us with services). By giving us your personal information, you consent to such disclosures. In addition, we believe that the recipients of such information are subject to a law, binding scheme or contract which effectively upholds principles for fair handling of the information that are substantially similar to the National Privacy Principles.



9. Feedback

hoojano welcomes ideas and feedback about all aspects of the site. hoojano stores feedback that users send to us. This feedback will be used to administer and refine the service and may be shared with hoojano partners either in aggregate form or with specific identifying characteristics removed.



10. Privacy & Site changes

From time to time, hoojano may review and update its privacy statement. Revised versions will be updated on the website



11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with hoojano, you can contact us at feedback-at-hoojano-dot-com-dot-au.



More Information About Privacy

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