Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment Pty Ltd (ABN 30 133 894 150) ("Richard Lloyd", "we", "our" or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store and protect your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
This Privacy Policy applies to:
The personal information we collect depends on your relationship with us and the services we provide.
Job Seekers and Candidates
We may collect personal information including:
Clients and Prospective Clients
We may collect personal information including:
Referees
We may collect:
Where it is reasonable and practicable to do so, we collect personal information directly from you.
We collect personal information in a variety of ways, including when you:
Where appropriate, we may also collect information from:
We collect, use and hold personal information so that we can:
We will only use your personal information for purposes that are reasonably related to these activities, unless you have consented otherwise or we are required or authorised by law.
Richard Lloyd may use technology-enabled tools, including artificial intelligence-assisted tools, to support recruitment activities such as organising information, matching skills to opportunities, summarising information and improving the efficiency of our services.
These tools assist our consultants and do not replace human judgement. Richard Lloyd does not rely solely on automated processing when making recruitment or placement decisions.
Where practical, we seek to minimise the use of direct personal identifiers when using AI-assisted tools and only use such information where necessary for the operation of secure business systems or otherwise permitted by law.
We may disclose your personal information where reasonably necessary to provide our services, including to:
We take reasonable steps to ensure that organisations we engage handle personal information in a manner consistent with applicable privacy laws.
From time to time, we may contact you about employment opportunities, industry insights, events and services that we believe may be relevant to you.
You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.
Some of the technology providers and cloud-based systems we use may store or process personal information outside Australia.
Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is protected in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.
Personal information may be stored electronically, including in secure cloud-based systems, or in hard copy at our offices.
Access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel and trusted service providers who require access to perform their duties.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations and resolve disputes where required. When personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely destroy or de-identify it, unless we are required by law to retain it.
If an eligible data breach occurs, we will respond in accordance with our obligations under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.
Our website uses cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies to improve website functionality, understand how visitors use our website and help us improve our online services.
These technologies may collect information such as:
This information helps us improve the performance, functionality and user experience of our website.
You can configure your browser to refuse cookies; however, doing so may affect the functionality of some areas of our website.
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you or request that it be corrected if it is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
Before providing access, we may need to verify your identity.
To make a request, please contact:
Privacy Officer
Richard Lloyd Accounting Recruitment Pty Ltd
Linda Balmer
Phone: (02) 8324 5640
Email: lindab@richardlloyd.com.au
Privacy Complaints
If you have a question or concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer using the details above.
We take privacy matters seriously and will investigate your complaint promptly and respond within a reasonable timeframe.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Further information about the OAIC and the Australian Privacy Principles is available at www.oaic.gov.au.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business practices, technology, legal obligations or regulatory requirements.
The current version will always be available on our website.
Last updated: 1 July 2026