Privacy

The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) is a national non-profit organisation, registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996, representing professional employees, including:

APESMA operates for the benefit of its members by providing the following primary services.

• Industrial representation, support, information and advise in maximising salaries, employment conditions and career advancement.
• Educational programs for postgraduate studies and short courses (Chifley Business School).
• Employment placement services (ETM Search & Selection).
• A range of member services and products to support professional needs, as well as to provide significant discounts on banking, financial, legal, superannuation, insurance and other services.

APESMA is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of information collected about its members and other clients and complies with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988. This privacy statement provides an overview of APESMA’s practices in the collection and use of personal information.

Third party access to information
Any information provided to APESMA is used only for the provision of services to its members and other clients. It is not provided to any other third party except where necessary to provide our primary services, where required to do so by law or where your consent has been provided. In order to provide services, many products are offered in conjunction with third party partners. When you specifically request information or purchase such products, some personal information is shared with them so that they can provide the stated service. You will be made aware of these instances.

On occasions we may employ other companies to perform functions on our behalf, such as mailing distributions. In these instances we ensure appropriate confidentiality procedures are in place to protect your privacy and provide them only with the information required to perform their function.

Choice (opt in / opt out)
APESMA provides the opportunity for individuals to choose not to receive any promotional material. Promotional material is considered to be any correspondence which is advertising services such as educational courses, member services or products and surveys. Any request to cease sending promotional material will apply across all product promotions. Promotional material does NOT include newsletters and publications, however members are given the opportunity to opt out of these on an individual basis. Members are also given the choice to participate in any special offerings, such as web forums.

Using the APESMA Website
When visiting the APESMA website, we make a record of your visit for statistical and maintenance purposes only. We do not identify users or their browsing activities on an individual basis, unless required to by law. Your email address will only be recorded if you send messages to us via response forms.

The site makes use of discussion groups or forums. You should be aware that any information supplied in these instances is available to the forum member community and you should use your own discretion in providing personal information.

Our Web site uses cookies in secured areas to enable us to deliver an efficient service. Information is retained on your PC via cookies for that session only to alleviate the need for repeated entry of user identification details. You have an option to change the settings on your browser if you do not wish to accept cookies, however if you do, some of our features may not work as they were intended to.

Security
When using the web site, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software to encrypt data transmissions. We operate secure data networks, protected by industry standard firewall and password protection.

APESMA staff are required to ensure confidentiality of personal information.

Correcting / updating information
Members and Management Education students can view and update contact and other selected details directly on APESMA’s database through the website. Alternatively, you can request access to information by contacting the Privacy Officer. (details below).

Changes to APESMA Privacy Policy
Should there be any changes to the APESMA Privacy Statement, this document will be updated on our website. There may be some individual products where privacy conditions vary from this standard statement. In these instances, the specific or additional provisions will be stated in conjunction with the applicable service offering.

Complaints or queries
If you have any complaints or questions relating to the privacy of information you should contact the Privacy Officer, APESMA, GPO Box 1272L, Melbourne VIC 3001. Phone (03) 9695 8800. Email privacy@apesma.com.au.