Placanica (we, us or our) is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information. A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au
By providing personal information to us, you agree to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any other arrangements that apply between us.
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include:
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including when you:
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following to:
We may collect Personal Information about you when you use and access our website.
While we do not use browsing information to identify you personally, we may record certain information about your use of our website, such as your server address, domain name, operating system, browser type, pages accessed, documents downloaded, previous visits, referring website and the time and date of your visit. We collect and hold this information for the purpose of maintaining and improving our website and enhancing your experience browsing our website.
We may also use 'cookies' or other similar tracking technologies on our website that help us track your website usage and remember your preferences. Cookies are small files that store information on your computer, TV, mobile phone or other device. They enable the entity that put the cookie on your device to recognise you across different websites, services, devices and/or browsing sessions. You can disable cookies through your internet browser but our websites may not work as intended for you if you do so.
We may also use cookies to enable us to collect data that may include personal information. For example, where a cookie is linked to your account, it will be considered personal information under the Privacy Act. We will handle any personal information collected by cookies in the same way that we handle all other personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
With your consent, we may use your personal information (your name, email address, mobile phone number and other relevant contact information) to send you direct marketing communications and information about our services, functions, activities or events which may be of interest you via emails, SMS, telephone calls, push notifications, mail, social media or other forms of communication, in accordance with the Spam Act and the Privacy Act. You may withdraw your consent or opt-out of receiving marketing materials from us by contacting us using the details set out below or by using the opt-out facilities provided (e.g. an unsubscribe link) at any time.
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. Unless expressly stated otherwise, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of, or any content on, those linked websites, and have no control over or rights in those linked websites. The privacy policies that apply to those other websites may differ substantially from our Privacy Policy, so we encourage individuals to read them before using those websites.
We retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide the products or services you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our policies.
The retention period for retaining Personal Information will vary based on context of the services we provide and on our legal obligations. After it is no longer necessary for us to retain your Personal Information, we will dispose of it in a secure manner in accordance with any applicable laws.
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.
We will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website. We encourage you to check our website periodically to ensure that you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:
Level 33, Australia Square,
264 George Street,
Sydney NSW, 2000, Australia.
hello@placanica.com
1300 752 226
