Privacy Statement

1. Privacy commitment

   Country Road Group Pty Ltd ACN 006 759 182 and its Associated Entities as defined in the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 ("we", "our" or "us"), recognize the trust you are placing in us through your dealings with us, including in applying for a position with us. We do everything we can to maintain that trust. This is our personal standard. Under law, your rights to privacy are also protected. Privacy laws place strict requirements on us to treat certain information collected as confidential, to store your information securely and to allow you easy access to check and correct your information.

2. Scope of our Privacy policy

   Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect information about you and how we may store, maintain and use that information. Our Privacy Policy applies to any position across all of the brands owned by us from time to time, including, but not limited to, Country Road, Trenery, Witchery, Politix and Mimco, and any Associated Entities ("Our Brands").

3. Demerging with David Jones

   David Jones (ABN 75 000 074 573) is no longer our Related Body Corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) but, for a transitional period of up to 16 months from 27 March 2023, the two companies will provide each other with transitional services as we work to demerge our systems and processes. During this time, we may continue to collect your personal information from and share your personal information with David Jones in accordance with this policy and any agreement between you and David Jones.

4. What information do we collect during the recruitment process?

   We may collect the following information from you;

   1. your name and contact details, such as your physical address, email address and phone number;
   2. your gender, birth date and occupation;
   3. your resume, records of past employment and education and training;
   4. details of referees and past employers; and
   5. any other information you may supply to us as set out in our application forms or during the recruitment process.

5. Why do we collect this information?

   We use the collected information for the purpose of assessing your application and suitability for a position within our business and for other purposes such as contacting referees, performing background checks and visa applications. We also use the collected information to identify any other potential employment opportunities for you across Our Brands. In addition, candidates that are hired within our business may be contacted after their employment ends for the purpose of us conducting an exit-survey.

6. Do we share personal information with third parties?

   We may disclose information we hold to our directors, officers, employees and other Associated Entities within our corporate group for the purpose of assessing your employment application and to identify any other potential employment opportunities for you across Our Brands.

   If you are a candidate for an employment position involving a third party with whom we have an agreement, we may disclose your information to that third party to assess your application. We may disclose information to service providers such as recruitment agencies or other third parties who assist us in the recruitment process.

   Where applicable information is shared with these third parties, they are obliged to observe the confidential nature of such information and are prohibited from using any or all of this information other than for the purpose for which it was provided. We will also disclose information to a law enforcement agency if we are requested to do so by that agency in relation to suspected unlawful activity. We may also disclose your information as part of a visa application process or where required to do so by law. Some of our Associated Entities with whom we share personal information may be located overseas, including in South Africa and New Zealand. These Associated Entities will often be subject to privacy and confidentiality obligations dictated by laws in their own jurisdictions. Nevertheless, we will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure recipients of this information do not breach Australian or New Zealand Privacy laws in relation to the personal information we disclose. Sometimes we use third party platforms and services to store and analyse data and information, provide web support, deliver products or otherwise deliver information. These services are hosted and managed by organisations other than ourselves, and some of these services are hosted overseas. We use products and services maintained in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Japan.

   The countries this information may be disclosed to will vary from time to time, but may include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States of America and Japan.

   Your personal information may be stored in a secure and encrypted form overseas (e.g. in data storage and cloud computing facilities operated by us (or by third parties on our behalf)). We do not sell or trade your personal information.

7. Personal information access

   If you wish to access, correct or delete any personal information we hold about you, please contact our Privacy Manager on privacymanager@countryroadgroup.com.au.

8. Anonymity

   If you are a candidate for employment you must provide personal information which is in all respects true, accurate and up to date and is not, in any respect, misleading, deceptive or inaccurate or likely to be misleading or deceptive.

9. Security

   We understand the importance of your personal information and have appropriate procedures in place to safeguard and secure the information we collect to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information. We also take measures in respect of destroying or de-identifying personal information that is no longer needed for any lawful purpose.

10. Privacy complaints

    If you believe that our organisation has breached your privacy rights in any way, or you would like to discuss any issues about our privacy policy please contact our Privacy Manager on privacymanager@countryroadgroup.com.au

    All such enquiries or complaints will be taken seriously and handled with impartiality and discretion. If you have complained about something which the relevant privacy laws cover, we will thoroughly investigate all aspects of your complaint including ascertaining the relevant facts and what your expectations are for any resolution. During our investigation we may need to seek further information from you as to the nature of or factual circumstances surrounding your complaint.

    We will endeavour to respond to you at all times promptly and to offer a practical solution which is consistent with our legal obligations.

Privacy Statement reviewed and updated on 27 March 2023