The Western Australia (WA) Police Force Recruiting will collect, hold, use and disclose personal information (including sensitive information) for the purposes of providing you information, accepting your application and assessing your eligibility and suitability for employment with the WA Police Force.
The personal information that you or your authorised representative (i.e. a third party) provides to WA Police Force Recruiting is confidential within certain legislative limitations. For example, your personal information may be disclosed to WA Police Force authorised agents involved in the WA Police Force Recruiting process or any person with a lawful entitlement to obtain the information.
Your personal information will be handled in accordance with WA Police Force Privacy Statement, and it is important that you are aware of your privacy rights.
Security
WA Police Force Recruiting will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information against misuse, loss and unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure.
Some parts on this website use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption for securing potentially sensitive or personal information. SSL is security technology that is commonly used to secure server to browser transactions. This generally includes the securing of any information passed by a browser (such as a customer's credit card number or password) to a web server (such as an online store). SSL protects data submitted over the Internet from being intercepted and viewed by unintended recipients.
While WA Police Force Recruiting strives to protect users' personal information and privacy, it cannot guarantee the security of any information that you disclose online, and you disclose that information at your own risk. If you are concerned about security when transmitting data over the Internet, you may contact WA Police Force by:
Completing the form: https://submission.police.wa.g...
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a website to a user’s web browser, which enables the website to remember a specific user. Thereby using cookies, a website can recognise a specific user and maintain a profile of information or behaviours. This information can be used for targeted marketing other nefarious purposes. Western Australia Police Force only uses cookies for the purpose of maintaining site statistics.
This site uses Campaign Monitor, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google Signals as part of our data collection process.
Third Party Websites
This site contains links to other sites. WA Police Force Recruiting is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of linked websites, and those sites are not covered by the WA Police force Privacy Statement. Third party websites may send their own cookies to users and use other tracking devices, collect data or solicit personal information. Third party websites should have their own privacy policies, which WAPolice Force Recruiting encourages users to read.
Marketing and Communications
If you register for an event on the Let’s Join Forces website, you consent to receiving event reminders and updates via email.
If you provide your email address once completing the ‘What Kind of Police Officer Are You?’ quiz on the Let’s Join Forces website, you consent to receiving an email with the results to our email.
If you complete an application form on the Let’s Join Forces website, you consent to receiving the From the Line newsletter weekly.
Opting Out
If you do not wish to receive marketing communications about news and promotional events from WA Police Force Recruiting you will be able to unsubscribe at any time.
To opt out:
Please email corporate.communications.branch@police.wa.gov.au or unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of the email.
Visitors can opt-out of tracking for Display Advertising and customise Google Display Network ads using Google's Ads Settings.
Rights to the Deletion of Personal Information
WA Police Force Recruiting have the right to retain all application and recruitment records in accordance with the Western Australia Police Force Retention and Disposal Authority.
For more information:
Please email police.recruiting@police.wa.gov.au.
Queries and Access
The WA Police Force Privacy Statement contains information about how you can request access to, or correction of, your personal information and describes how you may make a complaint if you believe WA Police Force may have breached your privacy.
If you have any privacy concerns, would like to access or amend the personal information that WA Police Force Recruiting holds about you, or require further information about the way WA Police Force Recruiting collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information:
Contact police.recruiting@police.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9301 9607.
Privacy Notice for Applicants
Why we collect your information
The information supplied on Let’s Join Forces website is collected by WA Police Force Recruiting, for the purpose of assessing your eligibility and suitability for employment with the WA Police Force and for related purposes, including research directed at improving the recruitment process.
What information is collected
Information may include your name, contact details, education and employment information, and other details relevant to recruitment or engagement activities. The information collected depends on how you interact with the Let’s Join Forces website.
Is providing information mandatory?
Providing personal information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide the requested information, WA Police Force may not be able to process your application, enquiry or participation in recruitment activities and you may be withdrawn from the recruitment process.
Use and disclosure
Personal information is used for the purpose it was collected and for related recruitment activities. Information may be used and disclosed within WA Police Force and to other agencies or persons to verify information you have provided and to support recruitment, vetting and employment related processes.
If you commence an application, your name and email address may be used to send application reminders and recruitment related communications, including the From the Line newsletter. All other application information remains protected unless and until it is formally submitted to WA Police Force Recruiting.
Storage and access
WA Police Force takes reasonable steps to protect personal information, including through secure systems and controls. Information collected during the recruitment process is retained, stored and disposed of in accordance with the WA Police Force Retention and Disposal Authority and applicable records management obligations.
Further Information
More information about how WA Police Force manages personal information, including how to access or correct your information or make a privacy complaint, is available in the WA Police Force Privacy Statement.