Southern Cross Health Insurance Careers Website Privacy Statement
Your privacy is important to us at Southern Cross Health Insurance (“Southern Cross”). This privacy statement explains how we collect, use and manage your personal information when you interact with our careers pages, including the Southern Cross careers site and as part of our recruitment processes (such as applying for roles or submitting your details), in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
What personal information will we collect?
We may collect the following personal information about you:
- Your name and contact details
- Your legal right to work in New Zealand
- Your qualifications and previous work experience
- Any conflicts of interest
- Any other information you provide when you register on our careers page, complete an application form, subscribe for job alerts, communicate with us or accept a job offer
- Information obtained through background or reference checks (where you have authorised this)
We may also collect or receive your personal information indirectly from third parties, such as referees, recruitment agencies, or publicly available sources, in connection with your application.
How we use your personal information and who we share it with
We use your personal information to:
- Process and assess your job application (including for future roles within a reasonable period)
- Match you with suitable job opportunities and manage job alerts or talent pools (where you have opted in)
- Undertake background and reference checks (where authorised)
- Contact you about your application or related recruitment activity
Your personal information may be shared with:
- Relevant Southern Cross entities and authorised recruitment personnel
- Trusted service providers who support recruitment processes (such as recruitment platforms and background check providers)
- Referees or verification providers (where you have provided consent)
We will not disclose your personal information to other third parties except as outlined above or where required or permitted by law.
Your choices
If you select “Please only consider me for jobs I have applied for myself”, we will only contact you in relation to those roles. If you select “Please alert me by email when new jobs that match my profile are posted”, we will contact you with job alerts.
Providing your information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the requested information, or if it is incomplete or inaccurate, we may not be able to process your application or consider you for employment. Providing false or misleading information may result in your removal from the recruitment process or may impact your employment if an offer is accepted.
How you can access and correct your information
You have the right to access and request correction of your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. The easiest way to do this is by logging into your profile and updating your information. You are responsible for ensuring your information remains accurate and up to date.
How we keep your information secure
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, or disclosure, in line with our obligations under the Privacy Act 2020. Please keep your login details secure and do not share your password with others.
Who holds your information and where to go for more information
Your information is collected and held by Southern Cross Medical Care Society, Level 1, Te Kupenga, 155 Fanshawe Street, Auckland City 1010, New Zealand.
If you have any questions, would like to access or correct your information, please contact [email protected] For more information about how we collect, use and share personal information, please refer to the Southern Cross Privacy Statement available on our website.