Sportspeople Group Pty Ltd (ABN 36 614 886 350) trading as
Sportspeople ("Sportspeople", "we", "us", or "our") recognizes the
importance of safeguarding your personal privacy. We are committed to
protecting the privacy of our job seekers, advertisers, and website
visitors in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian
Privacy Principles (APPs), and other applicable privacy legislation.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose,
and protect your personal information when you access or use our website
(www.sportspeople.com.au),
the Sportspeople Jobs Market, Sportspeople Learning, and our related
digital services.
1. Personal Information We
Collect
The types of personal information we collect depend on how you
interact with our services:
- Job Seekers and Candidates: When you register an
account, subscribe to job alerts, or apply for roles through
Sportspeople, we may collect your name, email address, telephone number,
geographic location, employment preferences, job search criteria,
resume/CV details, employment history, and qualifications.
- Advertisers and Employers: When you post job or
learning advertisements, we collect organizational details, contact
person name, email address, phone number, billing address, and
payment/invoicing records.
- Technical and Usage Data: When you visit our
website, our servers automatically record standard internet log data,
including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version,
device information, operating system, referring URL, pages viewed, and
the dates and times of your visits.
2. Google OAuth 2.0
and Third-Party Sign-In
Sportspeople provides registered Job Seekers with the convenience of
creating an account or logging in using third-party identity providers,
specifically Google Sign-In.
When you choose to sign in or register with your Google Account,
Sportspeople requests access only to standard, non-sensitive
authentication information:
- Full Name: To identify your profile and populate
your job applications.
- Email Address: To serve as your primary account
identifier and to send you requested job alerts, application
confirmations, and account security notifications.
- Google Account ID: A secure, unique token provided
by Google to verify your identity upon subsequent logins.
Our Privacy Commitments Regarding Google User
Data:
- Minimal Access: Sportspeople requests only standard
profile scopes (
openid, profile, and
email). We do not request, access, or store sensitive
Google scopes such as Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google
Contacts.
- No Unauthorised Posting: We will never post
content, messages, or updates to your Google account.
- Strict Confidentiality: Google user data obtained
through Google Sign-In is used solely to authenticate your account and
provide you with Sportspeople platform features. We will never sell,
lease, transfer, or share your Google user data with data brokers,
advertisers, or third parties.
- Limited Use: Sportspeople's use and transfer to any
other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google
API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use
requirements.
- Revocation of Access: You can disconnect
Sportspeople's access to your Google Account at any time via your Google Account
Permissions page.
3. How We Collect Personal
Information
We collect personal information through lawful and fair means,
primarily directly from you when you:
- Register a Sportspeople Job Seeker account or log in via Google
Sign-In.
- Subscribe to automated job search alerts, weekly updates, or
e-newsletters.
- Apply for a job vacancy or contact an advertiser through our
website.
- Submit an enquiry or request support via our online forms.
- Submit a job or course advertisement as an employer or training
provider.
We may also collect technical data automatically through cookies and
security validation services, including Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise,
which protects our website from automated abuse and spam.
4. How We Use Your
Personal Information
We use your personal information only for the primary purpose for
which it was collected, or for related purposes where you would
reasonably expect such use, including to:
- Facilitate employment connections between candidates and hiring
employers.
- Deliver saved search email notifications, job alerts, and
newsletters in accordance with your preferences.
- Process, publish, and administer job and learning listings.
- Provide user customer support and respond to enquiries.
- Maintain the security, integrity, and operational health of our
website and services.
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
5. Disclosure of Personal
Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third
parties. We may disclose your information under the following defined
circumstances:
- Prospective Employers / Advertisers: When you
submit an application for an advertised vacancy, your application
details and resume are transmitted directly to the hiring employer or
recruitment consultant who posted the listing.
- Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party
providers to perform specialized functions on our behalf (such as secure
cloud hosting, transactional email distribution via Amazon Web Services,
newsletter distribution via Mailchimp, database management, and payment
gateway processing). These providers are contractually bound to
confidentiality and may only use your data to deliver the contracted
services.
- Legal Requirements: Where required or authorised by
law, subpoena, warrant, or regulatory investigation.
Overseas Disclosure: Some of our service providers,
including Google, Mailchimp, and Amazon Web Services, may store or
process personal information outside Australia, including in the United
States. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure your
information is handled in a manner consistent with the Australian
Privacy Principles.
6. Data Security and Storage
Sportspeople takes all reasonable and appropriate technical and
organizational steps to protect personal information from misuse,
interference, loss, unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure.
These measures include:
- Industry-standard TLS/SSL encryption for data transmitted between
your browser and our servers.
- Secure database architecture hosted within Australian data
centers.
- Access controls limiting personal data access solely to authorised
personnel with a verified operational need.
- Regular monitoring and security patching of our systems and
dependencies.
7. Cookies and Tracking
Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to ensure
core functionality, authenticate user sessions, remember user
preferences (such as saved searches), and gather aggregated usage
statistics.
- Essential & Authentication Cookies: Necessary
to maintain your logged-in session and secure account transactions.
- Analytics (Google Analytics): Collects aggregated
traffic data to help us understand website performance and improve user
experience.
- Google reCAPTCHA: Deployed on web forms to detect
and prevent automated spam submissions. Your use of reCAPTCHA is subject
to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you
when cookies are being sent; however, certain interactive features of
Sportspeople may not function properly without cookies enabled.
8. Access, Correction,
and Account Deletion
Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to
request access to the personal information Sportspeople holds about you
and to request correction of any inaccurate, out-of-date, or incomplete
data.
- Updating Details: Registered Job Seekers can view
and update their profile details, contact preferences, and saved
searches at any time by logging into their account.
- Account Deletion: You may request the permanent
deletion and de-identification of your Job Seeker account and personal
records at any time by submitting a request via our Customer Support
Desk. Upon receiving your request, we will promptly delete or
de-identify your account records, unless retention is required by
law.
9. Email Subscriptions and
Opt-Out
Every automated job alert, saved search notification, and newsletter
sent by Sportspeople contains a functional, one-click unsubscribe
mechanism. You can also modify or disable your notification preferences
at any time in your account dashboard. Unsubscribe requests are
processed immediately.
10. Contact Us and Privacy
Enquiries
If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this
Privacy Policy or how your personal information is managed, please
contact our Privacy Officer:
Sportspeople Group Pty Ltd
Attention: Privacy Officer
Email: admin@sportspeople.com.au
Website: www.sportspeople.com.au
Online Support: Contact Us
If you are not satisfied with our response to a privacy query or
complaint, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information
Commissioner (OAIC) by visiting www.oaic.gov.au or by telephoning
1300 363 992.
11. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect
changes in our operational practices, technological developments, or
legal obligations. Any updates will be published directly on this page
with an updated effective date. Continued use of Sportspeople after such
amendments constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Last updated: October 2026
