Peter Eustace & Associates values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. Peter Eustace & Associates is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and other applicable privacy laws and regulations.

This Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information. 

What is personal information? 

“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly. 

What personal information do we collect? 

The personal information we collect about you depends on the nature of your dealings with us or what you choose to share with us. 

The personal information we collect about you may include: 

●      name;

●      mailing or street address;

●      email address;

●      phone number 

Under certain circumstances, Peter Eustace & Associates may need to collect sensitive information about you. This might include any information of your name, email, phone number or street address. 

If we collect your sensitive information, we will do so only with your consent, if it is necessary to prevent a serious and imminent threat to life or health, or as otherwise required or authorised by law, and we take appropriate measures to protect the security of this information. 

You do not have to provide us with your personal information. Where possible, we will give you the option to interact with us anonymously or by using a pseudonym. However, if you choose to deal with us in this way or choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services or otherwise interact with you. 

How do we collect your personal information? 

We collect your personal information directly from you when you:

●      interact with us over the phone;

●      interact with us in person;

●      interact with us online;

●      apply for a position with us as an employee, contractor or volunteer; 

Collecting personal information from third parties 

We may also collect your personal information from third parties or through publicly available sources, for example from a company website. We collect your personal information from these third parties so that we can obtain necessary information for our company. 

How do we use your personal information? 

We use personal information for many purposes in connection with our functions and activities, including the following purposes:

●      provide you with information or services that you request from us;

●      deliver to you a more personalised experience and service offering;

●      improve the quality of the services we offer;

●      internal administrative purposes; 

Disclosure of personal information to third parties 

We may disclose your personal information to third parties per this Policy in circumstances where you reasonably expect us to disclose your information. For example, we may disclose your personal information to:

●      our third party service providers (for example, our IT providers);

●      our professional services advisors; 

Transfer of personal information overseas 

Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose to overseas third parties if: 

●      you have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party; or

●      we reasonably believe that:

○      the overseas recipient is subject to a law or binding scheme that is, overall, substantially similar to the APPs; and

○      the law or binding scheme can be enforced; or

●      the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or court / tribunal order. 

How do we protect your personal information? 

Peter Eustace & Associates will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:

●      having a robust physical security of our premises and databases / records;

●      taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you;

●      having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software, fire walls);

Online activity

Cookies

The Peter Eustace & Associates website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognise when your device has visited our website(s) before, so we can distinguish you from other users of the website. This improves your experience and the Peter Eustace & Associates website(s).

We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website(s). If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.

Website analytics

Our website uses Square Space analytics to help us better understand visitor traffic, so we can improve our services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that under certain circumstances, we may connect it to you.

In addition, we may also use your personal information or disclose your personal information to third parties for the purposes of advertising, including online behavioural advertising, website personalisation, and to provide targeted or retargeted advertising content to you (including through third party websites).

Retention of personal information

We will not keep your personal information for longer than we need to. In most cases, this means that we will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example record-keeping obligations.

How to access and correct your personal information

Peter Eustace & Associates will endeavour to keep your personal information accurate, complete and up to date.

If you wish to make a request to access and / or correct the personal information we hold about you, you should make a request by contacting us and we will usually respond within 7 days. We will deal with such a request by following the procedure outlined below:

●      Collect information

●      Update system  

Links to third party sites

Peter Eustace & Associate’s website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through our website, personal information may be collected by that third party website. We make no representations or warranties concerning the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers / websites are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Inquiries and complaints

For complaints about how Peter Eustace & Associates handles, processes, or manages your personal information, please contact our office. Note that we may require proof of your identity and full details of your request before processing your complaint.

Please allow up to 7 days for Peter Eustace & Associates to respond to your complaint. It will not always be possible to resolve a complaint to everyone’s satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with Peter Eustace & Associates’s response to a complaint, you have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (at www.oaic.gov.au/) to lodge a complaint.

How to contact us

If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us for assistance as follows:

Email: mail@pece.com.au
Contact number:  07 55 961 425
Post: PO Box 2835 Nerang DC Qld 4211
Address: 14/39 Lawrence Dr, Nerang QLD 4211