Privacy Policy
This Policy was last reviewed and updated on: 22/10/2026
Privacy Policy
This policy explains how Earthtech Contracting Pty Ltd (ABN 12 614 160 833) collects, uses, stores and shares personal information, and how you can access it or make a complaint. We are a Western Australian earthworks and civil contractor.
We handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" mean Earthtech Contracting Pty Ltd.
What is personal information?
“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly.
What personal information do we collect?
We only collect what we need to respond to you, deliver our work and run our business. Depending on how you deal with us, this may include:
• Clients and enquiries: your name, company, job title, phone number, email address and details of your project.
• Suppliers and subcontractors: contact details, ABN, insurance details, licenses, tickets and site induction records.
• Job applicants: your resume, work history, licenses, tickets and referees (see "Job applicants and sensitive information" below).
• Website visitors: information collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser, device and the pages you visit.
You can make a general enquiry without giving your name. We will need your name and contact details to quote or work with you.
How do we collect your personal information?
We collect most personal information directly from you, including when you:
• fill in the enquiry form on our website
• call, email or meet with us
• send us a quote, tender or invoice
• work with us on a project or site
• apply for a job with us
Sometimes we collect it from others, such as a client who refers you, your employer, a recruitment agency, your referees or public registers like the ABN Lookup. If we receive personal information we did not ask for and do not need, we destroy or de-identify it.
How do we use your personal information?
We use personal information to:
• respond to enquiries and prepare quotes
• plan, deliver and manage projects, including site access, inductions and safety
• manage contracts, payments and records with clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• assess job applications
• run and improve our website
• meet our legal obligations, including work health and safety, tax and record-keeping laws
We only send marketing, such as news about our services, if you have agreed to receive it. You can ask us to stop at any time, and every marketing email includes a way to unsubscribe.
We do not sell personal information. We do not use computer programs to make decisions that significantly affect your rights or interests.
Disclosure of personal information to third parties
We only share personal information when it is needed for the purposes above, when the law allows or requires it, or when you have agreed. This may include:
• clients and head contractors, for site access, inductions and compliance on their projects
• subcontractors and suppliers working with us on a project
• our IT, website, email and cloud storage providers
• our accountants, insurers, lawyers and other professional advisers
• government agencies and regulators, where the law requires it
Transfer of personal information overseas
Our website is hosted by Squarespace, a United States company. Information you submit through our website, and information about your visit, may be stored on its servers in the United States. Some of our other software and email providers may also store data outside Australia. We take reasonable steps to make sure these providers protect personal information.
How do we protect your personal information?
Earthtech Contracting Pty Ltd will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:
having a robust physical security of our premises and databases / records;
taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you;
having technological measures in place
Online activity
Our website runs on Squarespace and uses cookies, which are small files stored on your device. Cookies make the site work and show us how visitors use it.
We use Squarespace Analytics to see which pages are visited and how people find our site. We do not use this information to identify you. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but parts of the site may not work properly.
When you send us an enquiry through our website form, your details are stored in Squarespace and emailed to us so we can reply. You can read how Squarespace handles data at squarespace.com/privacy.
Retention of personal information
We store personal information in password-protected email, cloud and business systems, and keep any paper records in secure locations. Only people who need the information for their work can access it.
We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for our work or as the law requires. For example, tax records must be kept for five years. When we no longer need it, we securely delete or de-identify it.
If a data breach is likely to cause serious harm, we will notify the people affected and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.
How to access and correct your personal information
You can ask to see the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to correct it, by emailing admin@earthtechcontracting.com.au. We will respond within 30 days, and there is no charge to make a request.
We may need to confirm your identity first. If we cannot give you access or make a correction, we will tell you why in writing and explain how to complain
Links to third party sites
Earthtech Contracting Pty Ltd website(s) may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through our website(s), personal information may be collected by that third party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers / websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Inquiries and complaints
If you think we have mishandled your personal information, email admin@earthtechcontracting.com.au with the details. We will look into it and respond in writing within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au or on 1300 363 992.
How to contact us
If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows:
admin@earthtechcontracting.com.au