Privacy Policy
At People's Choice Finance Solutions, we are
committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988
(Cth). This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices in
relation to the handling and use of personal information.
What information do we collect and
how do we use it?
We will ask you for personal information when we
assist you with your finance. Personal information may include any
sensitive information (including health information) and may include any
information you tell us about any vulnerability you may have. We use the
information you provide to advise about and assist with your credit needs. We
only provide your information to the companies with whom you choose to deal
(and their representatives).
We also use your information to send you requested
product information and to enable us to manage your ongoing relationship with us
e.g. invoicing, client surveys etc. We may do so by mail or
electronically unless you tell us that you do not wish to receive electronic
communications.
We may occasionally notify you about promotions,
new services and special offers, events or articles we think will be of
interest to you. We may send you regular updates by email or by post. If you
would rather not receive this information, email or write to us.
We may also use your information internally to help
us improve our services and help resolve any problems.
What if you don't provide some
information to us?
If you don't provide us with full information, we
can't properly advise or assist you with your credit needs.
How do we hold and protect your
information?
We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy,
completeness, and currency of the personal information we hold and to protect
its privacy and security. We keep personal information only for as long as is
reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or to comply
with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention
requirements
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We ensure that your information is safe
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Will we disclose the information we
collect to anyone?
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal
information to others.
We may need to provide your information to our
credit licensee e.g. for administration and supervision activities, contractors
who supply services to us e.g. to handle mailings on our behalf, or to other
companies in the event of a corporate sale, merger, re-organisation,
dissolution or similar event. However, we will do our best to ensure that
they protect your information in the same way that we do.
We may also provide your information to others if
we are required to do so by law or under some unusual other circumstances which
the Privacy Act permits.
How can you check, update or change
the information we are holding?
Upon receipt of your written request and enough
information to allow us to identify the information, we will disclose to you
the personal information we hold about you. We will also correct, amend or
delete any personal information that we agree is inaccurate.
If you wish to access or correct your personal information,
please write privacy@pchoice.com.au
We do not charge for receiving a request for access
to personal information or for complying with a correction request. "We do not
charge for providing access to personal information unless it involves more
than an hour's work, we will then charge $110 per hour".
Your consent
By asking us to assist with your credit needs, you
consent to the collection and use of the information you have provided to us
for the purposes described above.
Tell us what you think
We welcome your questions and comments about
privacy. If you have any concerns or complaints, please contact, Privacy
officer 1800 117 988 or email privacy@pchoice.com.au
Complaints
Internal Dispute Resolution
If you do have a complaint, please let us know by
email, because if we don't know about it, we can't fix it. You may also
contact us by email addressed to; The Complaints Officer privacy@pchoice.com.au
please make sure you include as much
information as you can.
You should explain the details of your complaint as
clearly as you can. You must do this in writing. When we receive a complaint,
we will attempt to resolve it promptly.