Policy brief & purpose-
Our Company Data Protection Policy refers to our commitment to treat information of
employees, customers, stakeholders and other interested parties with the utmost care and
confidentiality. With this policy, we ensure that we gather, store and handle data fairly, transparently and
with respect towards individual rights.
Scope
This policy refers to all parties (employees, job candidates, customers, suppliers etc.) who
provide any amount of information to us.
Who is covered under the Data Protection Policy?
Employees of our company and its subsidiaries must follow this policy. Contractors,
consultants, partners and any other external entity are also covered. Generally, our policy
refers to anyone we collaborate with or acts on our behalf and may need occasional access
to data.
Policy elements
As part of our operations, we need to obtain and process information. This information
includes any offline or online data that makes a person identifiable such as names,
addresses, usernames and passwords, digital footprints, photographs, financial data etc.
Our company collects this information in a transparent way and only with the full cooperation
and knowledge of interested parties. Once this information is available to us, the following
rules apply.
Our data will be:
• Accurate and kept up-to-date
• Collected fairly and for lawful purposes only
• Processed by the company within its legal and moral boundaries
• Protected against any unauthorised or illegal access by internal or external parties
Our data will not be:
• Communicated informally
• Transferred to organisations, states or countries that do not have adequate data
protection policies
• Distributed to any party other than the ones agreed upon by the data’s owner
(exempting legitimate requests from law enforcement authorities) Company Data Protection Policy
Version 1 13/08/2018 2/2 or its superseded version;
In addition to ways of handling the data the company has direct obligations towards people
to whom the data belongs. Specifically, we must:
• Let people know which of their data is collected
• Inform people about how we’ll process their data
• Inform people about who has access to their information
• Have provisions in cases of lost, corrupted or compromised data
• Allow people to request that we modify, erase, reduce or correct data contained in
our databases
Actions
To exercise data protection, we’re committed to:
• Restrict and monitor access to sensitive data
• Develop transparent data collection procedures
• Train employees in online privacy and security measures
• Build secure networks to protect online data from cyberattacks
• Establish clear procedures for reporting privacy breaches or data misuse
• Include contract clauses or communicate statements on how we handle data
• Establish data protection practices (document shredding, secure locks, data
encryption, frequent backups, access authorisation etc).
Our data protection provisions will appear on our website.
Disciplinary Consequences
All principles described in this policy must be strictly followed. A breach of data protection
guidelines will invoke disciplinary and possibly legal action.
Contact Us
For any questions or concerns, please contact:
Phone: (02) 40050141
Email: support@digikat.com.au
Mailing Address: 82/84 Brisbane St, Tamworth NSW 2340