<< BACK TO REGISTRATION Advanced Personnel Services Ltd is a leader in the development of the emloyment industry in New Zealand with the implementation of our on-line registration.
Because our web site has areas where individuals can provide identifying information, we have developed the Privacy Statement below to inform web site Applicants of our policies and practices regarding such information.

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd receives identifying information from some Applicants to our Website and only for a set purpose.

Typically, identifying information is collected:
• As registration data when submitting resumes.
• To allow us to respond to Applicants’ inquiries for further information.
• To distribute requested reference materials.

The personally identifying information collected will consist of basic contact information: Name, Title, company address, email address, and telephone and fax numbers. Other demographic information, such as gender and occupation may be submitted when an Applicant responds to an online job registration. It is Advanced Personnel Services Ltd policy to limit the information collected to the minimum information required to fulfil an Applicant’s request for employment registration. In any instance where non-mandatory information is sought, the Website Applicant will be notified of this at the point of collection.

Applicants are also able to send email through the site. Their messages will contain the user’s screen name and email address, as well as any additional information the user may wish to include in the message. Because we use the Website as a recruiting tool, a visit to the Website may also result in the user sending a resume to an individual within Advanced Personnel Services Ltd.

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd policy is not to seek any sensitive information through our Website unless legally required for recruiting purposes.

Sensitive information includes a number of types of data relating to:
• race or ethnic origin;
• political opinions;
• religious or other similar beliefs;
• trade union membership;
• physical or mental health;
• sexual life or criminal record.

We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, Advanced Personnel Services Ltd accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this privacy statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose this information.

A user may choose to provide personal information in the following situations:
• Submitting resumes or work history information
• Contacting us for further information
• Entering Quick Surveys, or Benchmarking Surveys

Information obtained by the site is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time that the information is collected. This data is not shared with a third party, unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection. If there is an instance where such information may be shared, the Applicant will be asked for permission beforehand. Advanced Personnel Services Ltd makes every practical effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data. If a Applicant believes the site has collected excessive information, we encourage the Applicant to contact us at privacy@advancedpersonnel.co.nz to raise any concerns.

Except for the mailing list initiative described above, where Applicants explicitly choose to receive specific Advanced Personnel Services Ltd’ marketing or other materials, Advanced Personnel Services Ltd will not use personal data collected from our Websites to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities.

It is Advanced Personnel Services Ltd policy to only disclose information to third parties under the following circumstances:
• As required by law through subpoena, search warrant or other legal process,
• When explicitly requested by a Applicant
• When required to deliver publications or reference materials requested by a Applicant.

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd policy is to disclose to all parties upon Applicant registration we do not use cookies to collect and distribute information to third parties for any purpose.

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd encourages all web Applicants to review the privacy and security policies of all externally linked reference and other services sites. These policies are usually found on a footer on the sites’ home page and/or at the point of collection of personally identifiable information.

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd Websites do not collect or compile personally identifying information for dissemination or sale to outside parties for consumer marketing purposes, or host mailings on behalf of third parties. Resumes are disposed of when they are considered dated by our Human Resources departments. Because Advanced Personnel Services Ltd wants your Website experience to be as informational and resourceful as possible, we provide a number of links to third party sites. Advanced Personnel Services Ltd assumes no responsibility for the information practices of sites a user is able to access through ours, and encourages Applicants to review each site’s privacy and security policies before disclosing any personally identifiable information. As a policy, Applicants are not required to register to gain access to areas of the Advanced Personnel Services Ltd Websites. In certain cases, such as where we provide on-line surveys, we may require Applicants to register in order to obtain a user-id and password for authentication and secure access to a transaction or certain business confidential or proprietary information services on premium Website.

Personally identifiable information provided to Advanced Personnel Services Ltd through its Website is provided voluntarily by Applicants. Should Applicants subsequently choose to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, we will provide instructions, on the appropriate Website area or in communications to our Applicants; or an Applicant may contact the database administrator at registrations@advancedpersonnel.co.nz Each Applicant has the right of access to personal data they have submitted through the Websites to Advanced Personnel Services Ltd.

Inquiries about the accuracy of identifying information previously submitted to Advanced Personnel Services Ltd through its Website, or requests to have outdated information removed, should be directed to registrations@advancedpersonnel.co.nz

Advanced Personnel Services Ltd is committed to providing reasonable and practical access to Applicants to allow them the opportunity to identify and correct any inaccuracies. When requested, Advanced Personnel Services Ltd will delete identifying information from current operational systems.

When personally identifiable information is retained, Advanced Personnel Services Ltd assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate record of the information once a Applicant has submitted and verified the data. Advanced Personnel Services Ltd does not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of personal information. When practically possible, if Advanced Personnel Services Ltd is informed that any personal data collected through a Website is no longer accurate, Advanced Personnel Services Ltd will make appropriate corrections based on the updated information provided by the Applicant. Advanced Personnel Services Ltd has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All Advanced Personnel Services Ltd employees follow a firm wide security policy. Only authorised Advanced Personnel Services Ltd personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information and these employees have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this information. Advanced Personnel Services Ltd understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy especially in an online environment. The Advanced Personnel Services Ltd’ sites covered by this privacy statement are not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger. It is Advanced Personnel Services Ltd’ policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. Effective April 1,2001
Advanced Personnel Services Ltd is committed to your right to security and to keeping your personal information secure. That is why we have documented our security policy to allow you to make an informed decision when submitting identifying data to us or communicating with our site.After you have read our policy, if you have further questions, please contact the webmaster at privacy@advancedpersonnel.co.nz This Security Policy governs the URL www.advancedpersonnel.co.nz and applies to both consumer and business related information.

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