Defence Bank career portal privacy notification.

This privacy notification sets out:

• Why we collect and use your information.
• How we collect your information.
• What happens if you do not wish to provide us with information.
• Whether we provide your information to other organisations.
• The availability of our privacy policy.
• Whether we disclose your information overseas.
• How you can contact us.

Why we collect and use your information.

We collect and use information about you to:

• Assess your application for employment with us.
• Verify information contained in your application form.
• Assess, when applicable, whether you are a fit and proper person for employment in an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI).

We do not retain your information if we decide not to employ you and we will destroy your information within a timeline compliant with the Privacy Act (1988). 

If we decide to employ you, your information will be transferred to our employee records.  Employee records are not subject to the Australian Privacy Principles.

How we collect your information.

We collect information about you from:

• You directly.
• Your previous employers to check your employment history and any references your former employers have provided.
• In some circumstances, social media.

Defence Bank utilises a third-party provider to conduct employee background checks. If you are asked to provide personal information for the purposes of performing a background check, you will be issued with further information regarding the privacy of your personal information at that point in time by our provider.

What if you do not wish to provide us with information?

If you do not give us the information we require, we will not be able to assess your job application.

Providing your information to other entities.

We only disclose your information to other entities as required by law.  

Defence Bank's Privacy Policy.

Defence Bank's Privacy Policy is available at www.defencebank.com.au/tools-and-advice/legal-and-compliance/privacy/. The Policy contains information about:

• How you can access your information
• How you can seek correction of your information
• How you make a complaint and how we will deal with it.

Disclosure to overseas recipients.

We do not currently disclose your information to overseas recipients.

How to contact Defence Bank.

• Call us: 1800 033 139.
• Email us: info@defencebank.com.au (marked to the attention of the Privacy Officer).
• Write to us: PO Box 14537, Melbourne VIC 8001.