Privacy policy.

This is the Privacy Policy for Abalone Victoria (Central Zone) Limited and for our website located at http://abalonevictoria.com.au/.

Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to ensuring that personal information we hold (if applicable) is held securely and that personal information is protected.

We understand and appreciate that visitors to, and users of, our website, are concerned about their privacy and the confidentiality and security of information they provide to us.

We are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“Act”) as amended. A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles can be accessed from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au
This Privacy Policy explains how we treat ‘personal information’ that we hold about you. It details the types of personal information we collect, how we may use and protect that personal information, and who we allow to access it.

What is “personal information”?

“Personal information” is defined in the Act as: “any information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:
a). whether the information or opinion is true or not; and
b). whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.”

Personal information includes:

  • your name

  • your address

  • your telephone number

  • your email address

  • your membership details

What personal information do we collect about you?

We only collect personal information that is needed by us to provide our products and services.
The types of information we collect will depend on the type of products or services that we provide to you. We generally collect and hold personal information about:

  • our members

  • our customers

  • our suppliers

  • job applicants

  • other people and businesses who we may work with.

The types of personal information we collect varies, depending on the purpose for collection and your interaction with us. The information we collect may include:

  • your membership details; name, address, phone numbers and email address

  • other information relating to the provision of Abalone Victoria (Central Zone) services.

We will usually collect your personal information directly from you, unless it is not possible for us to do so, or you have consented to us obtaining the information from a third party for example, from a referee if you are a job applicant.
If you provide us with personal information about other individuals, we rely on you to have made them aware that you will or may provide their information to us, the purposes we use it for, the types of third parties we disclose it to and how they can access it (as described in this Privacy Policy).

How we use your personal information
We use personal information for the primary purpose for which it was collected, or for secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose. Generally, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • to provide products and services that you have requested

  • to communicate with you

  • to provide you with information about other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you

  • to maintain relationships with our members, suppliers and contractors

  • to facilitate our internal business operations, including fulfilment of any legal requirements

 What happens if an individual does not provide personal information?
You do not have to provide personal information to us. If you do not provide the personal information that we request, however, we may not be able to provide you with the relevant products or services.

We may disclose your personal information

We do not sell, rent or trade personal information about you to or with any third parties.
However, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for the purposes listed above, as need be, including to:

  • our agents, contractors or third party service providers who have contracted with us to provide services

  • law enforcement agencies where the law requires or permits us to do so (e.g. for law enforcement purposes)

  • third parties if you have provided your consent

  • a person authorised by you.

We will only disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Security of Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is stored in a secure environment and is protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This includes using electronic and physical security measures.

We will safely destroy or delete your personal information when we no longer require it.

We may store some of your personal information on data storage systems located outside of Australia’s borders. We will only do this if the facility has a suitable Privacy Policy; resides in a location with comparable privacy legislation; and has suitable security.

Making a privacy complaint
If you have a concern about your privacy, you have a right to make a complaint and Abalone Victoria (Central Zone) will do everything it can to address the issue.

To lodge a complaint, please contact the Privacy Officer at the address listed below. The Privacy Officer will review your complaint and try to resolve it as soon as reasonably possible. Abalone Victoria (Central Zone) will acknowledge every complaint it receives and provide further details as necessary via the Chief Executive Officer.

We will keep you updated as to progress on fixing the issue and endeavour to give you a final response within 30 days of receipt of the complaint.

Access and correction of personal information
You can request access to the personal information we hold about you at any time by submitting a written request to:
Chief Executive Officer
Abalone Victoria (Central Zone)
20 Albert Street
Blackburn Victoria 3130
Email: info@abalonevictoria.com.au

Upon written request, we will provide you with access to the personal information that we hold about you, unless there is an exemption to such access under the Act.

We will endeavour to process your request within a reasonable time. There is no fee for requesting access to your personal information.

We seek to ensure that the personal information we hold is accurate, complete and up-to-date. We realise that this personal information may change frequently with changes of address and other personal circumstances. We encourage you to contact us as soon as possible to update or correct any personal information we hold about you. Upon receiving your feedback, we will take reasonable steps to update and correct the personal information promptly.

Privacy Policy does not cover external websites
Our website contains links to other websites of third parties (external websites). This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy practices of external websites which may be linked to our website.
Agreement to terms of Privacy Policy

By providing your personal information to us, you consent to the collection and use of personal data by us set out in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify any changes by posting an updated version of the Privacy Policy on our website.

Contact us
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If you have any questions or comments about our Privacy Policy or you would like more information, please contact:
Chief Executive Officer
Abalone Victoria (Central Zone)
20 Albert Street
Blackburn Victoria 3130
Email: info@abalonevictoria.com.au