Workers own their passport. Your career record belongs to you — not your employer, not FORGE. We will never sell your data.
FORGE is a digital skills tracking and verification platform for Australian trades workers, apprentices, supervisors, and companies. FORGE is operated by Forge Company Australia (ABN 64 749 148 495), a sole trader business registered in Australia.
By creating an account or using the FORGE platform (the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
FORGE is available to:
By creating an account, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and that you have the authority to use the Service in the capacity you have selected.
Apprentice, labourer, and supervisor accounts are free and will remain free. There is no trial period, no credit card required, and no future obligation to pay for personal use of the platform.
Company accounts are subject to approval by FORGE before access is granted. Once approved, company accounts are offered on a paid subscription basis. Pricing is communicated directly at the time of activation. FORGE reserves the right to decline or revoke company account access at its discretion.
Job records, photos, skill data, and all content logged by a worker constitute that worker’s personal career record. This data belongs to the worker, not to their employer.
Verification of a job by a supervisor constitutes confirmation of the worker’s activity and does not transfer ownership of that record to the employer, the company, or any third party.
When a worker’s employment relationship with a company ends, that company’s access to the worker’s records via the FORGE dashboard ceases. The worker retains full access to their passport.
Workers may upload photos as evidence of completed work. By uploading a photo, you confirm that:
FORGE accepts no liability for photos uploaded in breach of site policies, privacy laws, or employer rules. Responsibility for photo compliance rests entirely with the worker who uploads the content.
FORGE does not sell, rent, or share your personal data with advertisers or third parties for commercial purposes. Your career record is yours.
Your data is stored securely using Supabase, a cloud infrastructure provider. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit. FORGE takes reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorised access.
Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. Contact us at hello@joinforge.com.au.
Companies using FORGE agree they will not use the platform to unlawfully monitor workers, restrict workers from accessing their own career records, or prevent workers from using their FORGE passport with future employers.
FORGE provides the platform on an “as is” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by Australian law, FORGE is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential losses arising from use of the platform.
FORGE may update these Terms from time to time. Updated terms will be posted on joinforge.com.au with a revised date. Continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.
These Terms are governed by the laws of South Australia, Australia.
This document is not a substitute for formal legal advice.