Privacy Policy

Your privacy and security are very important to us. As we collect personal information it is our job to maintain a high level of security.

Below is our Privacy Policy, which includs the following topics:

About this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy has been created to provide a clear and concise summary of how and when personal information is collected, stored and distributed. This Policy discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of The Next Step. The Next Step has used the Australian Privacy Principles in creating this Privacy Policy.

Personal information

The Next Step conducts online job advertising and we need to ensure that we have all relevant personal information to be able to serve you and ensure that the environment we create is a secure and trusted one. We therefore collect a range of information to ensure we know who we are dealing with. This information includes your name and address, your telephone number(s), your email address and your resume. All transmission of personal information details will be encrypted during on-line data transfer, by using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

Statistical information

When you visit The Next Step web site, our server logs information which is provided by your browser. This information is used to create summary statistics, which allow us to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of our site. As well as this it allows us to discover what information is most and least used, determine technical design specifications, and help us make our site more useful to visitors. The information logged is as follows:

The Next Step will make no attempt to identify users or their browsing activities, unless disclosure is required by law or due to a mandatory requirement of a Court, Governmental Agency or Regulatory Authority. We use the information only for statistical analysis or systems administration purposes.

Email addresses

We will record your e-mail address if you transmit it to us electronically either in an e-mail message or via a web page form. It will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it, and will not be disclosed to any third party or added to a mailing list, unless you consent.

Subscription and feedback forms

Some pages of this web site provide the facility for users to fill out an online form for the purpose of subscribing to a special service or to provide us with feedback about our web site. We will ask you to provide only enough personal information to fulfil that purpose. We will record it to facilitate follow-up and for statistical analysis. Only authorised staff will have access to this information.

Searches

Search terms that you enter when using our search engine are collected, but are not associated with any other information that we collect. We use these search terms to ascertain what people are looking for at our site, and to improve the services that we provide.

Safety

All information provided to The Next Step is stored, transmitted and used in a secure and encrypted environment. All information is stored in a secure data centre with 24/7 security.

Promotional material via email

The Next Step occasionally communicates with its customers using e-mail. This includes telling our customers about market information, job opportunities, events and news. We acknowledge and respect a user's choice to opt-out of marketing communications activities. Should you decide you do not wish to receive marketing or promotional materials via e-mail from us please unsubscribe using the link on each email.

Use and disclosure of personal information

The Next Step does not disclose any personal information to any other party, except address details for order fulfilment initiated by you on our site.

Access to review and change your information

Once you have registered with The Next Step, you may at anytime access and modify the personal information you provided. The Next Step will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information if it is no longer required or if you ask us. We are however required by law to retain personal information in order to fulfil legal responsibilities or resolve disputes which may arise.

Other privacy information

Please keep your login name and password safe. Please do not share a user account with anyone else. Log out or close your browser once you have finished using The Next Step web site. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence. If you share a computer with someone or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet café you should be particularly careful to log out properly when you have finished in The Next Step web site. You as an individual are responsible for the security of and access to your computer. The Next Step uses encryption wherever required to keep personal information safe and secure.