Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 19/03/2025
Last updated: 07/09/2026.
This Privacy Policy explains how Alt Recruitment ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, holds, uses and discloses personal information when you visit our website (the "Site"), use our services, engage with us as a candidate or client, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the "Services"). We are committed to handling personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, where applicable.
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We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly.
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A. Information You Provide to Us
We collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including but not limited to:
Contact Details: Name, address, phone number, email.
Resume & Recruitment Information: Employment history, professional experience, qualifications, skills, education, references, salary or remuneration information, work preferences, availability, interview and screening information, and other information provided to us or collected during the recruitment process.
Customer Support Information: Messages and inquiries you send to us.
B. Information We Collect Automatically
When you use our Services, we collect certain information automatically through cookies and similar technologies:
Usage Data: How you interact with our Site (e.g., page views, clicks).
Device and Browser Information: IP address, browser type, operating system.
Network and Connection Information: Internet service provider, referring URLs.
C. Information from Third Parties
We may collect information from third parties, including:
Recruitment and Talent Platforms: Recruitment, applicant tracking, sourcing, talent search and candidate management platforms that we use to identify, source and manage potential candidates and recruitment processes.
Professional and Publicly Available Sources: Professional networking platforms, publicly available professional profiles, websites and other sources where professional information is publicly available or otherwise lawfully accessible.
Referees and Screening Providers: Referees, former employers and third-party providers engaged in connection with reference, qualification, background or other recruitment-related checks.
Service and Technology Providers: Third-party technology and software providers that assist us in operating our business and delivering recruitment services.
Clients and Recruitment Partners: Information provided by our clients or other parties in connection with recruitment, employment or candidate opportunities.
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We use your personal information for the following purposes:
Recruitment & Hiring: Providing recruitment and talent search services, including identifying and sourcing potential candidates, assessing suitability for employment opportunities, conducting screening and interviews, communicating with candidates, verifying information and credentials, managing recruitment processes, and presenting relevant candidate information to clients and prospective employers.
Recruitment Technology and AI-Assisted Processing: Using recruitment software, technology platforms and artificial intelligence-assisted tools to support our recruitment activities and business operations. These technologies may assist with activities such as candidate sourcing and search, identifying potentially relevant candidates, screening support, organising or reviewing recruitment information, preparing and formatting resumes or candidate profiles, and recruitment administration. Where appropriate, these tools support rather than replace human professional judgement in our recruitment processes.
Career Management: Resume writing, career coaching, or training.
Marketing & Advertising: Sending promotions and tailoring advertisements.
Security & Fraud Prevention: Detecting and preventing fraud and unauthorized access.
Customer Support: Assisting with inquiries and improving service quality.
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We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling them may affect functionality.
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We may share your information with:
Our Clients: Clients and prospective employers where reasonably necessary for recruitment purposes and, where required, with your consent.
Service, Technology and Software Providers: Third-party providers that support our business and recruitment operations, including applicant tracking systems, recruitment and sourcing platforms, cloud and data storage providers, communication tools, document preparation and formatting software, artificial intelligence-assisted tools and other technology providers.
Recruitment and Screening Providers: Third parties that assist with recruitment processes, reference checks, background screening, candidate assessment or related services.
Legal & Regulatory Authorities: If required by law or to protect our rights.
Marketing & Advertising Partners: For targeted promotions, if applicable.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
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Alt Recruitment may collect and process the following types of data:
Job Application Data: Resumes, cover letters, interview notes, references, and assessments.
Background & Reference Checks: Information obtained from referees or background screening providers.
Onboarding Information: Documents or information required in connection with employment, such as identification and tax-related information.
Recruitment Technology & AI-Assisted Tools: As part of our recruitment services, Alt Recruitment may use third-party recruitment technologies, software and artificial intelligence-assisted tools to support certain recruitment and administrative activities.
These tools may assist us with activities including:
identifying and sourcing potential candidates;
searching, organising and reviewing candidate and professional information;
supporting candidate screening and assessment processes;
preparing, structuring or formatting resumes, candidate profiles and other recruitment documents;
recording, organising or summarising recruitment-related information; and
other administrative activities associated with providing recruitment services.
In using these technologies, relevant personal information may be processed by third-party technology providers where reasonably necessary for the relevant recruitment or business purpose.
Alt Recruitment maintains human involvement in its recruitment services and uses professional judgement when assessing and recommending candidates.
Artificial intelligence-assisted tools are used to support our processes and are not relied upon as the sole basis for determining whether a candidate is suitable for an employment opportunity.
Personal information collected in connection with recruitment is used and disclosed for recruitment, talent search, candidate management and related business and administrative purposes as described in this Privacy Policy.
If you apply for a role and are not selected, we may retain your information for future opportunities unless you request deletion.
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If you post content (e.g., reviews) on public areas of the Site, or related review sites such as Seek, or Google it may be visible to others.
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Our Site may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to review their policies.
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We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. However, no system is completely secure. We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for business, legal, or regulatory purposes.
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Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we hold about you, subject to any legal, regulatory, operational or record-keeping requirements that may require or permit us to retain it.
Right to Correct: Request corrections to inaccurate data.
Right to Opt-Out (Marketing Preferences): Opt out of receiving direct marketing communications from us.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly.
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If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Email: rebecca@altrecruitment.com

