KITBAG CONSULTING – PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy sets out our commitment to protecting the privacy of personal information provided to us, or otherwise collected by us, offline or online, including through our website and mobile application. In this Privacy Policy we, us or our means Kitbag Consulting.

Personal information

The types of personal information we may collect about you include:

• your name;
• images of you;
• your contact details, including email address, mailing address, street address and/or telephone number;
• your marital status and/or anniversary;
• your age and/or date of birth;
• your demographic information, such as postcode;
• details of products and services we have provided to you and/or that you have enquired about, and our response to you;
• your browser session and geo-location data, device and network information, statistics on page views and sessions, acquisition sources, search queries and/or browsing behaviour;
• information about your access and use of our Site, including through the use of Internet cookies, your communications with our Site, the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using and the domain name of your Internet service provider;
• additional personal information that you provide to us, directly or indirectly, through your use of our Site, associated applications, associated social media platforms and/or accounts from which you permit us to collect information; and
• any other personal information requested by us and/or provided by you or a third party.

We may collect these types of personal information directly from you or from third parties.

Collection and use of personal information

We may collect, hold, use and disclose personal information for the following purposes:

• to enable you to access and use our Site, associated applications and associated social media platforms;
• to contact and communicate with you;
• for internal record keeping and administrative purposes;
• for analytics, market research and business development, including to operate and improve our Site, associated applications and associated social media platforms;
• to comply with our legal obligations and resolve any disputes that we may have; and
• to consider your employment application.

Disclosure of personal information to third parties

We may disclose personal information to:  

• third party service providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their services, including (without limitation) IT service providers, data storage, web-hosting and server providers, maintenance or problem-solving providers;
• our employees, contractors and/or related entities;
• our existing or potential agents or business partners;
• anyone to whom our business or assets (or any part of them) are, or may (in good faith) be, transferred;
• courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers, as required by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights; and
• third parties, including agents or sub-contractors, who assist us in providing information, products, services or direct marketing to you. This may include parties located, or that store data, outside of Australia.

By providing us with personal information, you consent to the disclosure of your personal information to third parties who may reside outside Australia and acknowledge that we are not required to ensure that those third parties comply with Australian privacy laws.

How we treat personal information that is also sensitive information

Sensitive information is a subset of personal information that is given a higher level of protection under the Australian Privacy Principles. Sensitive information means information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional associations or memberships, philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation or practices, criminal records, health information or biometric information.  Kitbag Consulting will not be collecting such information.

Your rights and controlling your personal information

• Choice and consent: Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By providing personal information to us, you consent to us collecting, holding, using and disclosing your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you do not, it may affect your use of this Site or the products and/or services offered on or through it.
• Information from third parties: If we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to us.
• Restrict: You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information.  If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us using the details below.
• Access: You may request details of the personal information that we hold about you.  An administrative fee may be payable for the provision of such information.  In certain circumstances, as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), we may refuse to provide you with personal information that we hold about you.
• Correction: If you believe that any information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us using the details below. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or out of date.
• Complaints: If you believe that we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below and provide us with full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint.
• Unsubscribe: To unsubscribe from our e-mail database or opt-out of communications (including marketing communications), please contact us using the details below or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the communication.

Storage and security

We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the personal information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

We cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmitted to or by us over the Internet. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. Although we take measures to safeguard against unauthorised disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that the personal information we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

Cookies and web beacons

We may use cookies on our Site from time to time. Cookies are text files placed in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information. However, they do allow third parties, such as Google and Facebook, to cause our advertisements to appear on your social media and online media feeds as part of our retargeting campaigns. If and when you choose to provide our Site with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

We may use web beacons on our Site from time to time. Web beacons (also known as Clear GIFs) are small pieces of code placed on a web page to monitor the visitor’s behaviour and collect data about the visitor’s viewing of a web page. For example, web beacons can be used to count the users who visit a web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page.

Links to other websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites. We do not have any control over those websites and we are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any personal information which you provide whilst visiting those websites. Those websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy.

Amendments

We may, at any time and at our discretion, vary this Privacy Policy by publishing the amended Privacy Policy on our Site. We recommend you check our Site regularly to ensure you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.

For any questions or notices, please contact our Privacy Officer at:

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Last update: 11 November 2020 

Preamble

Established in 2008 and incorporated in 2009, Kitbag Consulting is a social enterprise based upon experienced, like minded, well credentialed public and private sector practitioners who have come together to network, share and trade their thoughts, insights and experiences to satisfy our client's business needs.

More of a cooperative network, employment risk is shared within the group with a commitment to Quality outcomes and continuous professional improvement.   

Primarily, Kitbag Consulting is the members company to win and conduct business.

Kitbag Consulting is a consultancy and responds to Requests for Quote from Panels by harnessing the power of its people, methodologies and tools in the areas of:

- Governance Review & Evaluation;

- Strategic Performance & Risk Review;

- Acquisition & Procurement;

- Business Modelling Analysis & Improvement;

- Change Management;

- Process Mapping, Integration & Automation;

- Program & Project Management; and

- Financial Management & Cost Modelling.

Also when clients request the support of individuals from a talent pool, we are able to accommodate this on a time and materials basis.

How do I get work through Kitbag Consulting?

Again, Kitbag Consulting is your company to use to win and conduct business.

Cooperative members can bring work to Kitbag Consulting or get work from Kitbag Consulting.

As a requirement to join, prospective members furnish permission to aggregate CVs, then Kitbag Consulting applies its methodologies and past credentials and for inclusion onto Panels.

Tasks from Panels are circulated to the cooperative membership.  

We ask that you place Kitbag Consulting as your employer and list engagements as subordinate tasks on LinkedIn to build gravitas for us all.

How do I work with Kitbag Consulting?

Membership in itself is not an offer to work.

When you take up an engagement, there are two methods you can be employed by Kitbag Consulting; as a sub‐contractor or as a casual employee.

- Sub‐contractor. If a member wants to use their own company, we raise a sub‐ contractor agreement. The cooperative member is then responsible for PAYG taxes, super, insurances, BAS, IAS etc. Proof of insurance coverage is required to be employed under this arrangement.

- Casual Employee. Most cooperative members are employed as direct casual employees. Kitbag Consulting will look after taxation and superannuation out of the revenue the member generates.

We raise a casual employee contract (Fair Work Commission complaint) and issue payment summaries and lodge the notification with the ATO etc. This is the dominant and cheapest method for cooperative members to be employed. It is also ATO 100% compliant.

Kitbag Consulting is the legal entity entering a binding arrangement with the client.

Sub Contract or Casual Employee Agreements are raised when the cooperative member has an been successful in securing an engagement as terms and conditions flow from the head agreement from the client. In each instance. 

What does it cost?

There is no cost to be a cooperative member.

A fee is charged when you become engaged by Kitbag Consulting. 

This model was agreed by the cooperative membership in December 2013 as a business development initiative.

Do I get any holiday pay/ sick leave?

No. Membership is not an offer to work. Once a cooperative member becomes a casual employee, you do not qualify for these benefits as we pass on the majority of your rate so we hold no provision for holiday or sick pay i.e. your higher income is to cover the times between jobs. Your casual employment contract will clearly reflect this.

Do I get paid Superannuation?

Sub‐contractors pay their own superannuation. We pay causal employees superannuation from their revenue generated.

Can I claim expenses?

Yes, if the client approves these expenses, we will forward an invoice on your behalf with accompanying receipts. We will not take any fee from this money.

When do I get paid?

You will be paid once the client pays their bill by electronic transfer into your bank account. This will be determined by the billing frequency.