Privacy & Email Policy

Privacy Policy

Hanwha Defence Australia Pty. Ltd. (Hanwha) is committed to protecting privacy by adopting the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) that are contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This Policy outlines how Hanwha responsibly collects, uses, discloses, stores, secures and disposes of personal information.

What is personal information?
Personal informationis information that can identify an individual. Examples of personal information include (but are not limited to):·      
names: ·      
addresses:·      
date of birth:·      
email addresses: and·      
phone numbers.
Sensitive information is a subset of personal information that includes information or an opinion about an individual.·      
racial or ethnic origin:·      
political opinions or associations:·      
religious or philosophical beliefs:·      
trade union membership or associations:·      
sexual orientation or practices:·      
criminal record, and·      
health or genetic information.  

What personal information is collected by Hanwha and how is it collected?
Hanwha may collect and hold information about clients, potential clients, suppliers and their employees, Hanwha employees, prospective employees and contractors. Hanwha may collect and hold personal information when it is required during the recruitment process or with your consent, including: ·      
Personal details including your name, date of birth, gender, residential address, phone number and email address:·      
Identification details including citizenship, nationality, passport details and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin status:·      
Any information contained on your CV (such as employment history and education):·      
Qualifications and competency certificates:·      
The results of police checks and background checks:·      
Health information related to youremployment (such as details/reports about medical conditions, medications youtake, pre-existing injuries, allergies or an assessment of your fitness forduty); and ·      
Any other information you provide to us.
The personal information that we collect from prospective workers is necessary for the proper and effective management of Hanwha employment relationships, which assists us in conducting our organisation. Hanwha may also collect personal information when you directly provide details to us via forms, correspondence, meetings, interviews, email signatures, telephone conversationsand from third parties (such as an employment referral).

How does Hanwha collect and use information from the Hanwha Defence Australia website?
Hanwha is committedto protecting the privacy of those who visit our website. Certain information may be automatically logged by our system when you visit the Hanwha website (https://www.hanwha-defence.com.au), inclusive of the time and date of your website visit, the pages you visit and any files that you download. Data will be collected anonymously and is used to improve the performance, security posture and user experience of our website.
We may collect personal information that you choose to provide to us through the website, including but not limited to when you apply for a job on our careers page. Our website may use cookies to enhance functionality and tailor your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device which assist us in recognising your browser and tracking anonymous usage patterns. Cookies will not collect personal information unless you have explicitly submitted such details.
For further details on how we use Cookies, please refer to the HDA Cookies Policy. While Hanwha takes reasonable steps to protect the personal information you submit to us through our website, we cannot guarantee the security of your data while it is being transmitted to us (as no internet transmission is entirely secure). We also cannot guarantee the security of your personal information if you choose to transmit such data to us via email or clear text entered into a website contact form.
However, once Hanwha receives such data from you, we will make every effort to safeguard your information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access through secure information technology systems.
In some circumstances, Hanwha may be required by law to disclose information stored on our servers to government or regulatory bodies. The Hanwha Defence Australia website may also contain links to other websites. Hanwha is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

When will Hanwha use and disclose your personal information?
Hanwha collects, uses, and discloses your personal information as part of our business operations when administering your employment or working relationship with Hanwha. Hanwha will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we collect, use and disclose is accurate, up-to-date and complete. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the use and disclosure of your personal information complies with the APPs. Sensitive information will only be used and disclosed for the primary purpose for which it was provided, being the administration and management of your employment or your working relationship with Hanwha.

Will Hanwha transfer your personal information overseas?
Hanwha acknowledges that its parent company, Hanwha Defense Corporation Ltd, is located in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Hanwha will not disclose your personal information to Hanwha Defense Corporation Ltd under any circumstances, unless you have given us your consent to do so. If you give us consent to disclose your personal information to Hanwha Defense Corporation Ltd, we will take reasonable steps to ensure data security and that compliance with the APPs and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) is maintained.  

How does Hanwha store and retain your personal information?
Hanwha will not store personal information for longer than it is needed. Ordinarily, Hanwha will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information for a period of time in order to comply with law (i.e. record-keeping obligations). However, if we hold personal information that we no longer require and the information is no longer contained in any Commonwealth record, Hanwha will take reasonable steps to destroy and/or de-identify such information.

How does Hanwha protect your personal information?
Hanwha will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss and from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. Hanwha will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we hold about workers and prospective workers is kept confidential and secure, including by:·      
Having robust physical security of ourpremises, databases and records: ·      
Taking measures to restrict access to individuals of Hanwha who have a ‘need to know basis’ and require personal information to effectively carry out their duties and/or to support the administration and Management of your employment as part of our business operations; and ·      
Having secure ICT and security measures and platforms in use.
All Hanwha directors, officers and workers are required to keep personal information confidential in line with the APPs and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). As part of the onboarding process, all workers are required to complete training that addresses everyone’s privacy obligations at Hanwha under the APPs and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

How can you access your personal information?
If you would like to correct or request access to the personal information we have collected about you, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) via  email: dpo@hanwha-defence.com.au
We may require you to complete an application form to verify your identity and to understand what information you require to access or wish to correct. In some circumstances, where permitted by law, your request for access or correction may be refused. If that is the case, we will provide you for reasons for such a decision.  
Hanwha reserves the right to charge you handling and postage costs when responding to requests to access personal information. If the information sought is extensive, we will advise you of the cost to be charged to you before we fulfill your request. We may also assist you to refine your access request where required.  Hanwha will not charge you any fees when you request to correct your personal information.

Complaints about privacy
If you believe that Hanwha has breached your privacy pursuant to the APPs and the Privacy Act1988 (Cth), you have the right to submit a complaint. If you wish to make such a complaint to us, please contact Hanwha’s DPO via email. Your complaint will be dealt with in accordance with our policies and we will provide a response to your complaint as soon as possible .If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, you may refer to the matter to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Review of this Policy
Hanwha will review this Policy as necessary to ensure compliance with our business practices, the APPs and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 

Cookies Policy (for HDA website)
As you may already know, cookies are small text files downloaded to your computer when you visit a website. This website, like almost every other, uses cookies to give you a better online experience. We've changed the way our website works so that we can keep up to date with recent developments in the law relating to cookies. This means that we need your consent to use cookies when you are browsing our site. To help you understand the types of cookies we use (or those which may be used by third parties on our site), we have categorised the cookies in relation to their functionality. These three categories are:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Analytics Cookies
Marketing Cookies 
A detailed description for each of the different cookies is set out below.

Consent
If you enter https://www.hanwha-defence.com.au you can allow all types of cookies to be used, or you can find out more information/change your consent preferences. However, if you prefer not to allow the use of cookies altogether, you can change the configuration of your browser to either warn you when you receive a cookie, or to automatically reject them.
You may find that disabling cookies means certain areas of the site do not function correctly and we cannot guarantee access to all the services we provide through our website. Also, if you delete all of your cookies, or use a different device to access our website, you may have to choose your preferences again. To find more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. 

Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary cookies are essential to let you move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, contacting HDA and careers. These cookies allow our website to provide services at your request. These cookies don't gather any information that could be used for marketing to you or remember your preferences/ID, other than for your current session. These cookies don't gather any information that could be used for marketing to you or remember your preferences/ID, other than for your current session.
Strictly necessary cookies are used to:
Identify you as being logged on to the Hanwha Defence Australia website.
Remember previous actions when navigating between different pages on this website.
Remember things like service selections you have made which allow us to provide you with the services you have requested.

Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit most often, and if you experience any error messages. They also allow us to update our website to improve performance and tailor it to your preferences.
These cookies don't collect any information that could identify you – all the information collected is anonymous. They will not be used to target adverts to you on other websites. Analytics cookies are used to:
Provide statistics on how this website is used (including selections that you have made and goods and services that you have viewed, during your use of this website).
Gather non-user specific data about the usage on this website and provide statistics about how this website is used.
Provide and track the effectiveness of videos embedded in this website.
Test different designs on our website.
Where our analytics cookies are managed by third parties, we don't allow them to use the cookies for any purpose other than listed above.

Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies collect information about your browsinghabits to deliver adverts which are more relevant to you and your interests. They also measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Marketing cookies are used to:
Link to social networks like Facebook, who may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites
Provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in. 

Refusal of Unauthorized e-mail Collection


Please note that unauthorized collection of e-mail addresses posted on Hanwha Defence's website using e-mail collection programs or other technical devices is prohibited, and violations of this will result in criminal penalties under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.

Article 50-2 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc. (Prohibition of unauthorized collection of e-mail addresses, etc.)

1. No person shall collect e-mail addresses using programs or other technical devices that automatically collect e-mail addresses from Internet websites where the intention to refuse collection of e-mail addresses is specified.
2. No person shall sell and distribute e-mail addresses collected in violation of the provisions of paragraph 1.
3. Any person who is aware that an e-mail address is prohibited from collection, sale and distribution pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not use such e-mail address for information transmission.