Vermont Hire 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 APPs 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
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
We collect your personal information from our hire agreements, our credit forms, or what you tell us or show us when you telephone us, visit in-store, or browse on our web-site. We can also collect personal information from credit reporting agencies and from searches we conduct, including the PPS Register. When you are making enquiries about our products and services, we will usually ask you for your name, your contact details including your phone number and e-mail address. This helps us to contact you to answer your enquiries.
When you hire any equipment from us, we will request that you supply us with some or all of the following:
Your name, street address, e-mail address, telephone and mobile numbers, your company or business name to identify you, and for us to contact you.
Details of your current Victorian Drivers Licence, Victorian Marine License or Victorian Shooters license, or a photocopy or digital image of it, so that we can confirm your identity and your residence.
Your credit card details for the purpose of paying for your hires and purchases from us may be tokenised, and if so, the token will vest in and remain the property of Vermont Hire at all times.
If you apply for a credit account with us, we may ask for the above information, as well as:
Trade references to allow us to assess your background; and
If you are a company, name, driver’s license and address details of all directors of the company, as well as a director signed guarantee and indemnity.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone, by email, via our website www.vermonthire.com.au, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
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 such as marketing. 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
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 with your consent; or where required or authorised by law.
Third Parties
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.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
Your personal information is stored in client files for a minimum of 7 years and will continue to be held after that time if there is an ongoing business relationship with you.
Access to your Personal Information
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.
Vermont Hire 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 require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal 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.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Complaints, Enquiries and Comments
If you have any complaints, enquiries or comments about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:
405 Canterbury Road Vermont VIC 3133
(03) 9874 8444