Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Yancoal values the privacy of individuals we interact with, from our customers and employees to our external business contacts. This policy sets out how we deal with personal information. This is the privacy policy for Yancoal Australia Limited (ABN 82 111 859 119) and its Australian subsidiaries.
The addendum to this privacy policy applies to all personal data that Yancoal Australia Limited and its subsidiaries collect or store in Hong Kong S.A.R., or which is collected or stored on its behalf in Hong Kong S.A.R. by their agents, representatives and other service providers.
We are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). Nothing in this privacy policy is intended to limit our obligations or permitted handling of personal information under the Privacy Act. For example, under the Privacy Act, we may rely on certain exemptions including in relation to employee records.
Under the Privacy Act, personal information is information or an opinion about an individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether true or not and whether recorded in material form or not.
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information, as well as biometric information.
What information we collect and why we collect it
The types of personal information we collect may include your name, contact details, your interests relevant to our business and relationships and records of your communications and interactions with us. Some of this information may include sensitive information, including health information, and will only be used for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including workplace and equal opportunity laws. We set out below further details of the type of personal information we collect and handle for different parts of our business operations.
Business and investor relationships – we collect personal information, typically business contact information, for our dealings with prospective and existing customers, investors, suppliers and joint venture partners.
Community relationships – we collect personal information, typically contact details, from individuals with whom we engage in relation to the local communities where we conduct our business. For some activities, such as cultural and heritage surveys or sponsorship arrangements, we may collect health information and age, and bank account details, where we are making payments to you in this context.
Human resources – we collect personal information about potential recruits, employees and contractors for recruitment and managing human resources including information concerning qualifications, skills, experience, character, screening checks (including reference, background, directorship, financial probity, identity, eligibility to work, and vocational suitability), employment history, training, contracts and terms and conditions, staff benefits, emergency contact details, performance, conduct, use of our IT resources, payroll matters, leave and taxation, banking or superannuation affairs.
In some circumstances, as necessary and where appropriate and with consent, we collect sensitive information from potential recruits, employees and contractors, such as health and criminal record information for screening checks, health information for managing health and safety issues and, information about professional or trade association or union membership used for human resources purposes.
