What are AECOM’s privacy obligations?
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd, AECOM Cost Consulting Pty Ltd and AECOM Services Pty Ltd’s (together AECOM) privacy obligations concern the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information.
In dealing with personal information, AECOM is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), the Australian Privacy Principles and any applicable State or Territory privacy laws.
PART A – AECOM’s PERSONAL INFORMATION HANDLING PRACTICES
What is personal information?
“Personal information” means information or an opinion (whether true or not, and whether it is recorded in a material form or not) about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.
What personal information does AECOM collect and hold?
The types of information AECOM collects and holds includes (but is not limited to) personal information from individuals who communicate with AECOM directly via email or through our website (including prospective employees and individuals who are contacting AECOM on behalf of a business that wishes to engage its services), and personal information about our employees and contractors. In particular, AECOM may collect your name, title, email address, address, organisation and phone number.
You can always choose to deal with AECOM anonymously (or by providing a pseudonym), unless it is impracticable for AECOM to deal with you on that basis.
AECOM usually collects information directly from you when you send AECOM an email or submit personal information to AECOM via its website or through a written application.
However, there may be occasions where AECOM collects your personal information from a third party service provider, for example from AECOM’s joint venture partners, consultants, subconsultants and employment hire agencies.
AECOM generally holds personal information on internal servers in the United States, at AECOM Technology Corporation’s headquarters or shared service centres. However, in some instances personal information will be held on a third party’s server. Where this occurs, AECOM retains the right and power to access and control that personal information from the third party server, without restriction.
For what purposes does AECOM collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information?
AECOM collects, holds, uses and discloses your personal information for the purpose of providing its services, conducting its business and communicating with you.
Some examples of the specific purposes for which AECOM may collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information includes the following:
- Compiling contact details of individuals who have elected to receive an electronic mail-out of our “One” e-publication.
- Responding to a business query regarding AECOM’s services.
- Managing, operating and improving AECOM’s website.
- Forwarding your enquiry to the appropriate AECOM entity or business line for a response.
- Dealing with enquiries regarding prospective employment with AECOM and managing employment relationships within AECOM’s business.
- Improving AECOM services.
- Protecting the safety of AECOM employees and protecting and managing AECOM’s corporate assets.
- Administration of compensation, benefits and career development programs.
- Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, for example to comply with professional accreditation requirements, client code of conduct policies and contracts, and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Disclosure to Overseas Recipients
Personal information collected, held or used by AECOM may also be disclosed outside of Australia to overseas recipients located in the countries listed in the Appendix.
PART B – QUERIES, CONCERNS AND FURTHER INFORMATION
How can I access the information held about me and seek correction?
If you learn that personal information AECOM holds about you is inaccurate, incomplete or not up-to-date, please contact AECOM your personal information can be updated. If you wish to see what information AECOM holds about you, you can ask for a copy of it.
AECOM will not charge you for lodging a request for a copy of your personal information but you will be asked to pay a reasonable fee for the work involved in providing you with this information and for associated costs such as photocopying. You will be notified of any likely costs before your request is processed.
What if I have a complaint?
If you have a privacy complaint or concern, especially if you think your privacy has been affected or you wish to complain about AECOM’s refusal to update or grant access to its records of your personal information, you should contact AECOM as detailed below for an examination of your complaint. If after that you are still unhappy you can complain about a privacy matter to the Australian Information Commissioner. See www.oaic.gov.au for how to make a complaint.
Does AECOM change its policies on privacy from time to time?
AECOM may update this privacy policy from time to time. To see the most current privacy policy, please look at our website https://aecom.com or contact AECOM.
How can you contact us?
| ChiefCounselANZ@aecom.com | |
| Telephone | +61 3 9653 1234 |
| Facsimile | +61 3 9654 7117 |
| Postal Address | Collins Square Level 10, Tower Two, 727 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3008 |