The protection of privacy is something we take very seriously and seek to prioritise in everything we do as a company.
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act) which 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 beo btained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/.
Personal information is any information or opinion in which an individual can be identified. The type of information collected when an individual visits our website includes log data: IP addresses, browser type, access times; usage data: pages visited, links clicked and demographic information: age range, gender and geographic data. Personal information is also collected and retained when an individual submits an enquiry form via our website.
The reasonwe collect this information is to optimise our website content and design toensure we effectively engage with our target audience.
In addition to our website, the main ways in which we collect personal information as a company are:
● When you provide it directly to us, e.g when you send us an email, phone us with an enquiry, provide it during a meeting or event or subscribe to receive online communications from us.
● While executing a commercial arrangement with you or your organisation.
● When a third party gives us information about you, or we seek information about you from a third party. We might do this if we want to invite people to an event or to offer a service.
Personal information collect by us will be used primarily for the purpose of carrying out our business and providing our services. We may also use personal information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use (for example, providing updates about our company and its service offerings. You may opt-out of receiving further communications from us at any time by contacting us in writing.
We will not use or share your personal information for any other purpose without your permission, unless authorised or required by law.
Personal Information may be shared with third parties only if this is necessary for the effective provision of services. When we share personal information with a third party or subcontractor to help us with our services, we will ensure appropriate confidentiality and data security standards are upheld. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure third parties and subcontractors uphold these standards.
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. We do not ordinarily collect sensitive information. Where we do, it will be used by us only with your consent for the purpose specified or where required or authorised by law.
We will ensure personal information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. We handle Personal Information in the following primary ways as part of our operations and business activities.
We use Microsoft 365 to perform our work, which includes handling documents and correspondence that contain Personal Information. We only use the following products and services :Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Planner and Office.
When personal information is no longer needed for the purpose, it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify it. However, most of the personal information is or will be stored in files which will be kept by us for a maximum period of five years.
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update it, correct it or request its deletion, subject to certain exceptions.
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 inaccurate, please advise us as soon as possible so we can update our records.
When you use our website, we collect information to improve the performance of the site and our services. This data includes details of the links clicked, search terms, navigation details, browser type and other use data collected and collated with Google Analytics. This information is deidentified and is used to understand how people use the site and how we can improve the service. Google Analytics data is stored in the cloud protected by encryption and restricted user access. You may choose to turn off this feature by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on launch.
This Policy may change from time to time, with the most current version maintained on our website.
If you have a complaint about the way we have treated your Personal Information, please contact us and via contact@servicegen.co and we will respond as soon as possible to resolve the matter. We also welcome any questions and comments you may have about our privacy practices.
