St. Luke’s Medical Center (“St. Luke’s”, “We”, “us”, “our”) commits to protect and maintain the privacy of your personal information in accordance with the mandate of the Data Privacy Act of 2012. We will keep confidential and secure all personal and sensitive information that you may provide to St. Luke’s and/or those that St. Luke’s may collect from you (“personal data”).
This Privacy Statement indicates the manner in which St. Luke’s collects, uses, processes, maintains, secures, and discloses personal data we obtain, or which you may provide.
We may update this Statement from time to time to reflect change(s) in the law and/or our internal standards to better protect your personal data and privacy.
By accessing this website, and submitting your personal data through it (online), you expressly acknowledge that you have read, understood and hereby agree to all of the terms of this Statement and that you have given your consent for us to process your personal data.
Scope of this Statement
This Statement applies to all St. Luke’s entities, accredited third parties and service providers that may process your personal data in connection with your application for employment.
Collection of Personal Data
For the purposes of the Online Employment Application, we only collect personal data which you provide to us. You may provide direct personal data (such as your name, gender, address, contact details, employment information, etc.) by sending those data to us. You may also provide indirect personal data (such as cookies, connection and system information) by browsing our website and communicating electronically with us. Uploading of documents such as covering letters, CVs or resumes, and references via website may also be done.
Categories of Personal Data
The categories of personal data we may process in connection with your application include:
data you submit in résumés / CVs, letters, writing samples, or other written materials;
data generated by interviewers and recruiters, based on their interactions with you or basic Internet searches;
data provided by third-party placement firms, recruiters, or job-search websites, where applicable;
recommendations provided on your behalf by others;
data about your prior education, employment, compensation details, and where applicable, credit history, criminal records or other data revealed during background screenings by us or a third party service provider;
data about your health or disability where it is relevant to your ability or availability to work or to a workplace accommodation, subject to legal limits on the timing of collection of such data and other applicable limitations;
data about religion, nationality, gender and status, for purposes of government reporting where required, as well as to understand the diversity characteristics of the St. Luke’s workforce;
any government statutory reference numbers (e.g. Taxpayer Identification Number, SSS Number, Pag-ibig Number, Philhealth Number, etc.);
any other additional information that you may provide and/or that may be necessary in connection with your application.
Purposes of Personal Data Collected
St. Luke’s collects and uses personal data for the following purposes:
processing your employment application;
determining whether you would be suitable for other positions available within St. Luke’s;
creating and maintaining employment records;
conducting background investigations, where permitted by applicable law;
performing other processing activities that are required or permitted by applicable law;
performing analysis of our applicant pool in order to better understand who is applying to positions at St. Luke’s and how to attract top talent;
reporting purposes
any additional purposes set out in any application forms you complete; and
if you are successful in your application, your personal data may be processed in connection with your employment relationship with St. Luke’s, subject to the terms of your employment contract.
Disclosure of Personal Data
The following categories of individuals will have access to your personal data:
Talent Acquisition staff, hiring managers and other interviewers involve in the recruitment, selection and hiring process of St. Luke’s.
Authorized personnel at our service providers, including:
Internet Service Providers who help us administer this website or assist us in our online application process.
Any third party as required or permitted by applicable law.
Any third party service providers whom we may contact, in connection with your current and/or past employment or engagements, to solicit feedback and/or verify data
These third parties are required by St. Luke’s, at all times, to provide appropriate levels of security for your personal data. They are bound by legal agreements to keep your personal data private and secure and to process your personal data only in accordance with the specific instructions of St. Luke’s.
Authorized personnel from primary sources of personal information for verification purposes in compliance to the standards of Staff Qualification and Education by the Joint Commission International.
Government officials where legal reporting requirements may exist, or law enforcement agencies or private litigants in response to valid law enforcement process (warrant, subpoena, or court order).
A successor to St. Luke’s, in the event that it sells or divests all or part of its business.
Retention of Personal Data
St. Luke’s will retain your personal data for as long as it is reasonably necessary for your employment application processing, taking into consideration our need to answer queries or resolve problems and comply with legal requirements under applicable law(s). Your personal data will be stored for a period of one (1) year upon receipt of your application and during this time, we may use this data to find you other suitable positions.
Privacy Rights
You are entitled to certain rights in relation to the personal data collected from you, including the right to:
revise or deactivate your candidate profile at any time;
request access to, or copies of, your personal data that are processed by St. Luke’s or on behalf of St. Luke’s;
request information regarding the source of your personal data, if those personal data were not collected directly from you;
request correction of any inaccuracies in your personal data;
object, on legitimate grounds, to the processing of your personal data;
request that your personal data are deleted, or that the processing of your personal data is restricted to certain limited purposes;
contact St. Luke’s Corporate Compliance Group for any concerns or complaints pertaining to this Privacy Statement.