Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

Tasmanian Independent Retailers Co-Operative Society Limited (ABN 89 743 048 843) ( “Tasmanian Independent Retailers”, “we”, “our” or “us”) are committed to the protection of personal information within the scope of applicable privacy law. This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personal information that we collect, use and disclose.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will be located on the Tasmanian Independent Retailers website (www.igatas.com.au) and is also available by contacting our Privacy Officer by email or at the address detailed below.

By using any of our websites, or by providing any personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set out in this Privacy Policy.

TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

The types of personal information collected and held by us will vary depending on your dealings with us. This information may include any or all of the following:

  • name, address(es), telephone number(s) and other contact details;
  • associated company name(s), position, occupation and other business details;
  • electronic address(es);
  • credit card details; and
  • transaction details relating to your use of our products, services or benefits.
  • We will also collect your date of birth where required (for example, to comply with age restrictions).

From time to time, you may provide us, and we may collect from you, personal information of a third party (for example, for delivery purposes). Where you provide the personal information of a third party, it is your responsibility to ensure that those persons are aware of this Privacy Policy, understand it and agree to accept it.

We will not collect sensitive information from you or any third party. TIR allows anonymity and pseudonymity where reasonable, in accordance with Australian Privacy Principle 2.

You do not have to provide us with any personal information, however if you do not do so we may not be able to complete a transaction you have entered into, finalise payment of a product or service you have ordered, make delivery of a product you have ordered, validate your entry in a promotion, or otherwise provide you with the products, services or benefits you have requested.

HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

Generally, we collect personal information directly from you, such as:

  • when you personally submit information through any of our websites;
  • in person (such as in store);
  • in the course of recruitment;
  • when you enter into a promotion conducted by us or a third party;
  • when you complete a survey;
  • in the course of us providing you with a requested product, service or benefit; or
  • when you have other dealings with us.


We collect personal information:

  • ourselves;
  • through our business partners who may partner with us for promotional activities; and
  • through third parties who supply services to us.

WHY WE COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will use the personal information we collect for the purpose disclosed at the time of collection, or otherwise as set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not use your personal information for any other purpose without first seeking your consent, or where authorised or required by law.

We collect personal information for the following purposes:

  • to establish and maintain your relationship with us, including in some cases disclosing your name and address (as required by law, such as to government authorities and agencies) and providing you with information necessary to allow you to remain in contact with us;
  • to provide the products or services you have requested from us and keep a record of them;
  • to provide credit to you, which may include disclosures to credit reporting bodies;
  • to answer any inquiry you make;
  • to register you for events or promotions; or
  • to assist us to make our services and products more valuable or useful to you.

We may also disclose your personal information to third parties who work with us in our business to provide, promote or improve the products or services you have requested or are interested in, such as:

  • manufacturers and suppliers;
  • service providers;
  • couriers and delivery contractors;
  • marketing consultants and promotions companies;
  • website hosts; and
  • consultants and professional advisers.

We will also use and disclose your personal information to send direct marketing to you from:

  • us; and
  • third parties who provide services to us.

The direct marketing may relate to:

  • our products and services;
  • the products and services of other parties;
  • promotions run by us or other parties; or
  • to keep you informed of new developments we believe may be of interest to you.

You may opt-out of receiving this direct marketing from us or third parties through the unsubscribe function that will be made available to you with each direct marketing communication.

HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

We store personal information in a combination of computer storage facilities, paper-based files and other records. In so doing, we have taken numerous steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference and loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Additionally we take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information when we no longer need it.

The internet is not a secure method of transmitting information. Accordingly, other than where we use secure socket layer technology (SSL) to ensure information (such as credit card information) is securely transmitted and processed, we cannot and do not accept responsibility for the security of information you send to or receive from us over the internet, or for any unauthorised access or use of that information.

DO WE SEND PERSONAL INFORMATION OVERSEAS?

Generally we do not disclose personal information to organisations outside of Australia. We will only disclose personal information overseas in the manner permitted by the Australian Privacy Principles.

HOW YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We will take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up to date. If your personal details change, such as your address or phone number, please contact our Privacy Officer by email or at the address detailed below.
At your request, we will provide you with a copy of any personal information which we hold about you, unless an exception under the Privacy Act 1988 applies. We may charge a fee for retrieving this information, in which case we will inform you of the fee and obtain your agreement to that fee before providing the information.

COOKIES

Our websites use cookies to track user traffic patterns and to better serve you when you revisit a website. A cookie is a small data file that a website may write to your hard drive when you visit it. A cookie file can contain information, such as a user ID which the website uses to track the pages you have visited. You can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, full functionality for our websites requires the use of cookies, in particular any functionality requiring login.
Information is also generated whenever a page is accessed on any of our websites that records information such as the time, date and specific page. We collect such information for statistical and maintenance purposes that enables us to continually evaluate our website performance. This does not normally contain any personal information.

HOW TO CONTACT US OR MAKE A COMPLAINT?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, if you wish to update information we hold about you or if you wish to make a complaint about our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information under this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Attention: The Privacy Officer (General Questions); or

Attention: The Company Secretary (Complaints)

Tasmanian Independent Retailers
Locked Bag 4
LAUNCESTON Tas 7250
Fax: (03) 63910 0299
E-mail: privacy@tir.com.au

We will take reasonable steps to remedy any issues resulting from our failure to comply with our privacy obligations.

We will promptly acknowledge and investigate any complaint about the way we manage personal information. Complaints will be investigated by the Company Secretary and a response will be provided within 30 days.

If you wish to you can complain about interferences with your privacy to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Their contact details are:

Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
Post: GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: 1300 363 992
Fax: 02 9284 9666
Web: http://www.oaic.gov.au

Policy Approved by CEO & TIR Board - March 2014
Last updated March 2014
To be reviewed by 28 February 2015