About this privacy policy
At TBB we are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).
This privacy policy explains the types of personal information we collect, how we collect and use this information, who we may disclose it to, how you can access and change your personal information and making a privacy complaint.
Types of personal information
TBB may collect and hold information about:
- clients, and potential clients and their employees
- suppliers and their employees
- business associates, and their employees
- employees, contractors and prospective employees
- other people who come into contact with TBB
The types of personal information that TBB may collect and hold includes (but is not limited to) the following:
- your name, postal address, email, telephone numbers
- occupation and previous employment
- services you enquire on or engage with us for
- any other information you provide to us by any means
- your use of our website including pages visited
If you do not provide us with some or all of the above information, this may affect our ability to provide you with our services.
How we collect personal information
We may collect personal information from or about you in a number of circumstances, including when you:
- use our services
- attend a TBB event
- sign up to receive information from us
- use our website
- apply for or accept employment with us
- provide or offer to provide services to us
Methods of collecting information
We will generally collect information by way of face-to-face meetings, completed forms, business cards, telephone conversations, applications, interviews, emails and invitations.
In some circumstances we may collect personal information about you from a third party. Some examples of third party sources include referees and publicly available records.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored on the web browser on your computer. Any web server (including our web server) may from time to time:
- store one or more cookies on your web browser;
- request your browser to send data back to our web server; and/or
- request your browser to send a cookie which has been stored on your web browser by another web site in the same internet domain.
Our website may store cookies on your web browser to improve your use of our website the next time you visit. Cookies allow a website to track information about use and behavioural patterns on a website. We may use cookies to measure visitor use of our website but we will not collect or store any personal information about you.
Most web browsers allow you to either accept or reject a cookie. You can also review cookies that are stored by your web browser and remove any cookies that you do not want. In some cases, if you reject a cookie, the website may not perform at its optimum capacity or you may not be able to access certain aspects or content on our website.
How we use your personal information
TBB will collect and hold personal information that is necessary for us to provide our services, develop and promote our business and comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
TBB may use and disclose your personal information for the primary purpose for which it is collected, for reasonably expected secondary purposes which are related to the primary purpose and in any other circumstances authorised by the Privacy Act.
In general, we will use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes:
- to conduct our business
- to provide and market our services
- to communicate with you
- to purchase from you
- to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
- to help us manage and enhance our services
- for any purpose for which the information was provided
- any other purpose related to any of the above
Emails you receive from us
We may use your email address to send you TBB publications, newsletters, industry alerts, or events. We may also contact you by email to seek your opinion or comment on our website and our service offerings. We do not send spam emails. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time. You can also opt out from any email communication or contact us if you prefer not to receive this information and we will comply with your request.
Information collected through our website
In order to use our website, we may require you to provide certain information about yourself. We may request your email address and information about you and topics of interest for email communications. This information will be used to create a better-quality online experience by sending you emails that are more relevant.
The information you provide to us directly, or via Cookies, will be aggregated to enable us to understand our audience and how our website is used. The information we collect may also help us to assist in the detection and prevention of fraud and other malicious activities on our website.
From time to time, we may rely on the information we receive from you and report it to third parties. No personal information or confidential information that can identify a user will be disclosed to a third party.
Marketing Database
Our marketing communications database containing your personal information is hosted by a third party organisation solely for the purposes of undertaking our direct marketing, and retaining information about use of online content.
Disclosing your personal information
TBB may disclose your information to:
- individuals or organisations in connection with providing our services or who perform functions on our behalf (such as co-consultants)
- regulatory authorities
- anyone else who you authorise us to disclose information to
TBB may also collect personal information from these individuals and organisations and will deal with this information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Transfer of information overseas
We do not have any requirement to transfer your information overseas.
Sensitive information
Some personal information that we collect is “sensitive information”. Sensitive information includes information relating to a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, trade union or other professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences, criminal records and health information about an individual.
Unless you agree otherwise, sensitive information will only be used and disclosed for the purpose for which it was provided, for a directly related secondary purpose or where certain other limited circumstances apply (eg: where required by law).
Information about other people which you provide to us
If you provide personal information to us about someone else (such as one of your directors or employees) you must ensure that:
- the information is correct and has been collected and disclosed in accordance with the applicable privacy legislation;
- you are entitled to disclose that information to us; and
- without taking any further steps, we may collect, use and disclose that information in accordance with this privacy policy.
You must ensure the individual concerned is aware of the various matters detailed in this privacy policy relating to that individual including, our identity, how to contact us, our purposes of collection, our information disclosure practices (including disclosure to overseas recipients), the individual’s right to obtain access to the information, how to make complaints about the handling of the information and the consequences if the information is not provided (such as our inability to provide services).
In addition, TBB may disclose personal information to you about other individuals in the course of providing services to you. If this occurs, you agree to use, disclose, handle, collect and transfer that information in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Managing your personal information
Security and respect for your privacy
We take your privacy seriously. All personal information is treated as strictly confidential. The Privacy Act requires TBB to take reasonable steps to protect the security of all personal information. TBB personnel are required to respect the confidentiality of personal information and the privacy of individuals.
TBB will take reasonable steps to protect personal information we hold from misuse or loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
If we no longer require your personal information for any of the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, we will take reasonable steps to destroy it.
Access to your personal information
In most cases, you can request to see the personal information we hold about you. We will handle requests for access to your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please contact us using the details below. If your request is urgent, please clearly indicate this in your request. We may ask that you pay our reasonable costs for complying with your request.
Changing your personal information
We attempt to keep all personal information which we hold about you up-to-date and accurate. You may ask us to correct or remove information which you think is inaccurate. If you would like to amend any of your details or the information which you have provided us, please contact us using the details below.
We are not responsible for any problems that may arise if you do not give us accurate, truthful or complete information, or if you fail to update such information.
Making a privacy complaint
If you would like to make a complaint about a breach or a potential breach by us of our privacy policy, the Australian Privacy Principles or the Privacy Act, please direct your complaint to our Principal – Communications using the details below. We will contact you within 24 hours to acknowledge receipt of your complaint and will then provide a full response to your complaint within 7 days.
Whilst we aim to resolve your complaint expeditiously and to your satisfaction, if you are not satisfied with our response you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner who may investigate your complaint further.
Changes to our privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Any updated versions of this privacy policy are made to this page and are effective immediately.
Contact us
If you have any queries about our privacy policy, would like to access or change your personal information or would like to make a complaint concerning the use or handling of your personal information, please contact our Principal – Communications on:
Address: TBB, Level 7, 160 St George Terrace
Telephone (08) 9226 4276
Email [email protected]