Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement has been prepared by Mether. Mether owns and operates the website located at mether.info This Privacy Statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the Site.

Definitions

Where used in this Privacy Statement, the terms “personal information”, and “Australian Privacy Principle(s)” have the meaning attributed to those terms in the Privacy Act (Cth) 1988 (“Privacy Act”).

In this Privacy Statement:

• any reference to Mether Jobs refers to Mether Infotech Pyt Ltd and each of its related bodies corporate (as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth));
• “Advertiser” refers to individuals or entities that post job ads on our Site or otherwise use the Site to source potential Candidates for job vacancies;
• “Candidates” refers to users of the Site and “Registered Users” refers to Candidates who register on the Site; and
• Candidates, Advertisers and users who otherwise subscribe for Mether Jobs, services or information offered via the Site are referred to generically in this Statement as “visitors”, “users” or “you”, unless the context provides that only Candidates, Registered Users or Advertisers are being referred to.

Collecting information on Mether Jobs visitors

Mether Jobs collects non-personal information on Site visits by users including, without limitation, which sections of the Site are most frequently visited, how often, and for how long. This data is always used as aggregated, non-personal information, and may be shared with Mether Jobs related parties or service providers to provide them with information relating to how Mether Jobs visitors ‘use’ the Site. This is done for the purpose of providing you with the best and most efficient career management and recruitment services.

IP Addresses

Mether Jobs' web servers gather your IP address to assist with the diagnosis of problems or support issues with our services, and to monitor the use of our Site.

Cookies

Mether Jobs uses cookies and applets to provide Candidates with a better browsing experience and tailor advertisements that appear, (on the Site or other websites) to your browsing preferences and/or your Mether Jobs Profile, (as defined below). These cookies and applets collect non-personal information such as preferences and click activity for measurement and for features such as remembering your search criteria for the ‘My Search’ function.

Mether Jobs uses cookies and scripts in respect of Advertisers to assist Mether Jobs in improving website performance, making business decisions, aiding in error reporting and testing new functionality. These cookies and scripts collect non-personal information such as preferences and click activity for measurement and for Site features.

If you do not wish to have cookies active whilst you browse the Site you can “opt out” by modifying the privacy options in your browser. However, doing so will prevent access to some areas of the Site and limit your use of some of the Mether Jobs services.

In addition to the above, where users access the Mether Jobs mobile applications ("Mether Jobs Apps") we use third party software development kits (SDK’s) and services which collect non personal information relating to your use of the Mether Jobs Apps, including tracking of app installs and re-engagement. This information is used to tailor and measure advertisements to install and/or use the Mether Jobs Apps which appear on third party sites/apps and are targeted towards users’ usage preferences.

If you want to opt-out from the collection and usage of information for advertisement targeting you can do so by enabling “Limit Ad Tracking” (Settings>Privacy>Advertising) on your iOS device or by enabling the “Opting out of interest-based ads” option (Settings>Services>Ads) on your Android device. By opting out from ad targeting Mether Jobs and its third party providers will not use the collected information to target ads to you, however the information collected may continue to be used by Mether Jobs for, amongst other things, estimation of user numbers, advertising fraud detection and debugging.

Third Party Measurement

In order to better understand our users, Mether Jobs utilises third party measurement companies to assess Site and mobile Site traffic. A tracking code is used to collect the following information on the usage of the Site:

• The number of page views (or page impressions) that occur on the Site;
• The number of unique visitors to the Site;
• How long these unique visitors (on average) spend on the Site when they do visit; and
• Common entry and exit points into the Site.

This aggregated, non-personal information is collated and provided to Mether Jobs to assist in analysing the usage of the Site. This data is also accessible by media organisations and research companies, for the purpose of conducting industry comparisons with other Internet websites.

Collecting Information on Registered Users

As part of registering with Mether Jobs, we collect personal information about Registered Users in order for Registered Users to take full advantage of Mether Jobs services. To do this it will be necessary for Registered Users to provide additional information to Mether Jobs.

Registration

Becoming a Registered User allows you to take advantage of more of the tools, services and resources that may assist you in finding a job. To become a Registered User you will need to submit some personal information such as your name and email address. Candidates may access their information at any time by clicking Job Post section of the Site. You may also delete your account entirely by using the Contact Us form on our Site.

Mether Jobs may also use this information in order to customise the service we provide to you. For example, Mether Jobs may use this information to create a Mether Job Profile that you may choose to use in the future. However, we will never activate this Mether Job Profile (or any other service) without your express consent.

In some circumstances you may be able to log in to our Site using a social partner (eg Google, Facebook or Apple). Where you do so, we will obtain your email address from that social partner and will treat such information in accordance with the rest of this Privacy Statement.

In addition, the social partner you have used will be aware that you have logged into our Site using your credentials from their website, beyond this we do not share any information with that social partner.

Mether Job Profile

A Mether Jobs Profile may include but is not limited to: your contact details; your uploaded files including images; employment history and preferences; visa information; information about your education and any certificates you hold; and other information which you provide us to help determine your suitability for jobs. Your Mether Jobs Profile may be used by Mether Jobs to match you to an advertised job or may be surfaced to Advertisers or potential advertisers where Mether Jobs determines you may be of interest to that Advertiser or potential advertiser.

When Mether Jobs determines that the information contained in your Mether Jobs Profile makes you a suitable candidate for a position advertised on the Site or to an Advertiser or a potential advertiser, either all or part of your Mether Jobs profile (uploaded files including images) may be released to the relevant Advertiser or potential advertiser who may contact you directly.

In circumstances where Advertisers are searching to find and contact potential candidates, Registered users can elect one of the following privacy settings:

Standard

If you elect a “Standard” privacy setting for your Mether Job Profile, then any Advertisers can view your Mether Job Profile and contact you about potential job opportunities.

Hidden

If you elect a “Hidden” privacy setting for your Mether Jobs Profile, then your Mether Jobs Profile can only be seen by Advertisers which jobs you have applied for.

You are able to change or update your Mether Jobs Profile at any time by logging in to ‘Profile’ of the Site.

Email Alerts

Email Alerts is an optional service available to Registered Users. To use Email Alerts Registered Users must provide their email address, and information relating to their employment preferences so that Mether Jobs can notify Registered Users via email of jobs within their specified criteria. Registered Users can modify or delete their Email Alerts preferences at any time by going to the ‘My Alerts’ area of the Site.

Online Applications

Making an online application to a job advertisement on Mether Jobs is a free and optional service that requires Candidates to create a Mether Jobs profile which includes completing certain mandatory fields so that the Advertiser can identify and contact the applicant

Applications, including attachments such as resumes and cover letters, are either submitted through:

• the Site; or
• another website on which the Advertiser’s job ad appears which you access via a link on our Site.

If you make an application via the Site we will retain that application on our systems.

Any questions you have relating to a position advertised on Mether Jobs, your online application and/or the status of your application should be directed directly to the Advertiser or their nominated agent, not Mether Jobs.

Advertisers must comply with all relevant obligations under privacy laws relating to the use and disclosure of personal information. The use of your information (personal or otherwise) by Advertisers is not within the control of Mether Jobs and we do not accept responsibility for the conduct of these companies. Candidates have the right to directly contact Advertisers to request access to any personal information that they have sent as part of an application or that has been provided to them.

Mether Jobs will also retain this information in order to customise the service we provide to you.

Advertisers

Mether Jobs collects the company name, email address and mobile phone number of Advertisers from publicly available third party content. Mether Jobs uses these details to enable Candidates to apply to jobs.

Where an Advertiser posts a job directly on Mether Jobs, Mether Jobs will collect and store the details of the job ad. You agree and acknowledge that Mether Jobs may distribute those advertisements on other channels at its discretion and grant Mether Jobs all necessary rights to do so.

Communications from Mether Jobs

Mether Jobs may use emails or SMS text messaging to provide you with selected information about job placement, career-related topics and promotional materials related to the services that we offer. Mether Jobs may also make Registered Users and Advertisers aware of additional products and services which form part of your relationship with Mether Jobs via email communications.

Users may opt out of receiving any such communications by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ in the footer of an email received (see below for more information on opting out) or by replying STOP to any SMS text message. On occasion, Mether Jobs uses third-party partners, as set out further in this privacy statement, to perform these activities on Mether Jobs’s behalf and from time to time Mether Jobs may also contact you by telephone regarding these offerings.

Opting Out of Marketing Messages and Withdrawing Consent

If you no longer want to receive marketing materials from Mether Jobs based upon your Personal Data, there are a number of options available to you.

If you wish to opt out of a particular marketing email from Mether Jobs, you may do so by clicking “unsubscribe” (or an equivalent action) where applicable. Please note that this will only opt you out of that particular type of marketing message.

In addition, you may opt out of all marketing messages or withdraw your consent from any consent-based processing by sending an email via contact us form. In your message, please detail which activities from which you wish to opt out or withdraw your consent. We will comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable, and in accordance with applicable laws.

Finally, please note that we may still send other messages to you, such as administrative messages.

Contractors

Mether Jobs may also disclose your personal information to Mether Jobs’ service providers and contractors from time to time but only for the purpose of:

• assisting us to deliver the products and services we offer to you
• enabling you to access the products or services they offer, or
• conducting research

Third parties with whom we share your Personal Information are asked by Mether Jobs to comply with all relevant obligations relating to the use and disclosure of Personal Information that are outlined in the Privacy Act. Where you are asked by a third party to provide your information directly to them (for example, following a referral from Mether Jobs), the use of your information (personal or otherwise) by these parties partners will be governed by their own privacy policies and is not within the control of Mether Jobs and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of these entities.

Related Bodies Corporate

Mether Jobs may also disclose your personal information to Mether Jobs’s related bodies corporate from time to time but only for the purpose of assisting Mether Jobs and its related bodies corporate to provide and improve the products and services offered to job search candidates, hirers and other users of each of their websites and products including (but not limited to):

• data enhancement and parsing to facilitate product functionality and service quality;
• product development to respond to market changes and customer needs and requests;
• development and improvement of algorithms servicing product functionality (e.g. Search recommendations);
• IT security measures for the benefit of protecting customer data;
• data aggregation to support customer experiences, support services, and data analytics; and
• ensuring the proper and more efficient working of the IT systems and services.

Mether Jobs may also receive Personal Information from Mether Jobs’s related bodies corporate from time to time in accordance with the privacy policy of those related bodies corporate and/or the Privacy Act (as applicable).

Storage & Security of Personal Information

Mether Jobs takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our system and to protect your information from misuse, interference and loss as well as unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Mether Jobs allows you to access your information at any time to keep it accurate and up to date. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers, either in Australia or overseas (including the United States of America), that are protected in controlled facilities.

In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality and privacy of any personal information held by Mether Jobs. Except in the case of breaches of our obligations under privacy laws to protect your personal information, Mether Jobs will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information.

You can also play an important role in keeping your personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the Site. Please notify us immediately if there is any unauthorised use of your account by any other Internet user, or any other breach of security relating to your account.

Access to Your Information

Unless you become a Registered User, apply for jobs advertised directly on Mether Jobs, subscribe to email alerts or become an Advertiser, Mether Jobs does not collect information that identifies you personally. In addition to the methods listed above for users to update their information, any user is able to at any time request that Mether Jobs deletes any personal information held by completing and submitting the form on our Contact Us page. Candidates who have applied for any position on the Site are also able to request their personal information directly from those Advertisers.

Data Transfers

Mether Jobs’ corporate headquarters are located in Australia, and so your information may be transferred to, and/or stored in, Australia. Sometimes, we transfer or disclose information to third party contractors including to persons and businesses outside Australia including in the Philippines. These transfers are made in order to assist us to provide you with the products and services we offer you. Where we transfer information to persons outside Australia we take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipients of such information do not breach privacy laws in relation to that information.

Feedback and Complaints about privacy and the Mether Jobs website

Mether Jobs welcomes ideas and feedback about all aspects of the Site. Mether Jobs stores feedback that users send to us. This feedback may be used to administer and refine the service we provide and may be shared with Mether Jobs’s related body corporates or service providers either in aggregate form or with specific identifying characteristics removed.

If you have any complaints about our dealings with your personal information including any breaches by us of any privacy laws or any questions regarding this Privacy Statement you are able to submit that complaint or query by contacting us.

Any complaints received by us will be referred to our compliance team for prompt investigation and a written response will be provided to you as soon as possible.

Should you not be satisfied with the resolution of any complaints made you are able to seek further redress through the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (see http://www.oaic.gov.au/ for further information).

Privacy & Site Changes

From time to time, Mether Jobs may review and update its Privacy Statement. Revised versions will be made available on the Site.

Contact Us

If you have any feedback or questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with Mether Jobs, you can contact us in the following ways:

Web: visit our Contact Us page and fill out the online form

Obtaining a Copy of this Privacy Statement

If you require a hard copy of this Privacy Statement or a copy in some other format to suit your particular needs please contact us using any of the methods detailed in the “Contact Us” paragraph above, and we will arrange for a suitable copy to be provided to you.

European Union

If you are a resident of the European Union for the purposes of the GDPR, then in addition to what is set out above, the following applies to you.

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

“GDPR” means the General Data Protection Regulation, being Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council; and

“Personal Data” has the meaning attributed to that term in the GDPR.

Mether Jobs is a data controller and processor for the purposes of the GDPR and by your consenting to this Privacy Statement Mether Jobs is able to processes your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Statement. Our Contact details are set out in the “Contact Us” paragraph above.

In providing its services to you, Mether Jobs may make use of a number of automated processes using your Personal Data and your activity on our Site as tracked by us, in order to provide more tailored and relevant services to you such as providing recommended job opportunities to you through email communication and on the Site.

Mether Jobs may also use such data in automated processes aimed at providing more tailored and relevant services to Advertisers.

In addition to your rights set out above, you may:

• Update or rectify any of the Personal Data that we hold about you, in the manner described in the “Access to Your Information” paragraph above.

  
  

• Withdraw your consent to Mether Jobs’s use of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Statement by deleting your account. This will also delete all the Personal Data about you which we hold. This can be done by completing and submitting the form on our Contact Us page.

  
  

• Request that Mether Jobs

  
  
  • Provides you with a copy of the Personal Data Mether Jobs holds about you in a portable and machine readable form; or
  • Share your Personal Data with a nominated third party;

By completing and submitting the form on our Contact Us page.

Should you have any concerns in relation to Mether Jobs’s collection and/or processing of your Personal Data, then in addition to the process set out in the “Feedback and Complaints about privacy and the Mether Jobs website” set out above (including the right to complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner), you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority (within the meaning of the GDPR).

Our representative for the purposes of the GDPR is set out below:

METHER INFOTECH PTY LTD