Privacy
Grand Opening Doors has a
unique and valued relationship with its clients. Part of that
relationship is founded upon a genuine respect for your privacy and that
of your personal and business information.
From December 21st 2001, new sections of the Commonwealth Privacy Act
1988 set out a range of additional issues affecting the use, protection
of and access to your personal information. The purpose of this document
is to articulate Grand Opening Doors’ position on these issues with
respect to:
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how we collect information
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why we collect it
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who we make it available to and why
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how you can access it
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accuracy of your information
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secure storage of your information
In the course of doing business
with Grand Opening Doors, we may at times be required to gather
information about you or your business. The reasons for collecting this
information can vary and may include the following:
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to identify you as an authorized person to act on
behalf of the business you represent or own
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to make an accurate assessment on how best to
resolve a technical issue with respect to the use of one of our
products
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to provide accurate and relevant guidance to you
with respect to procedures and practices within your business
relevant
to or connected with the use of our products or consulting services
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to ensure we are able to contact you efficiently
for accounts-related issues
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to better understand your business requirements
and translate those into more advanced products and services
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to provide you with tailored information and
marketing material relevant to an enquiry
There are a number of ways in which we collect
information, including:
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directly from you – at the time of enquiry about
or purchase of a solution
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from an employee or representative of your
company (e.g. external accountant)
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from public domain sources like industry bodies
and directories
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from our web sites
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through telephone support calls made by you or a
representative
Occasionally, this information
is made available to organizations or individuals outside Grand Opening
Doors and may include the following:
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installation, maintenance and repair services
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your representatives – internal or external
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credit providers, where such providers are
instrumental in the execution of a purchase
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our own advisers in such issues as law,
accounting and auditing
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debt collection agencies
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government or regulatory bodies where required or
authorized by law
In certain circumstances, we
may refuse access to your information. Such situations may include:
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providing access would have an unreasonable
impact upon the privacy of other individuals; or
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the request for access is frivolous or vexatious;
or
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the information relates to existing or
anticipated legal proceedings between the organisation and the
individual, and the
information would not be accessible by the process of discovery in those
proceedings; or
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providing access would reveal the intentions of
the organisation in relation to negotiations with the individual in
such a
way as to prejudice those negotiations; or
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providing access would be unlawful; or
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denying access is required or authorised by or
under law; or
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providing access would be likely to prejudice an
investigation of possible unlawful activity; or
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an enforcement body performing a lawful security
function asks the organisation not to provide access to the
information
on the basis that providing access would be likely to cause damage to the
security of Australia.
Further information about
access rights to your information can be obtained from the Office of the
Federal Privacy Commissioner:
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Privacy Hotline on 1300-363-992
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their web site at
www.privacy.gov.au
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The Federal Privacy Commissioner
GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 1042
The information we hold about
you is only as accurate as the information supplied by you or your
representative/s. For this reason, it’s very important that you contact
us when changes to your details are imminent or you suspect that
information we’re holding about you is inaccurate. You can either
contact us in writing or via
email.
Security and protection of your
personal information is a priority. Protection of your information from
unauthorized or unlawful use has always been an important issue for us.
Access to your information is given only to authorized personnel and is
protected through multiple layers of network and program security.
Data collected through our web
site is stored on a server that is protected through multiple hard and
soft security layers. These include firewalls, virus protection agents
and physical access protection via security codes and security
personnel. These protection layers are provided by a third party who
specializes in the hosting and protection of web sites and the data they
contain.
Any information you elect to
submit online via email cannot be guaranteed 100% to be secure and you
should proceed accordingly. Any information we hold about you is always
available for you to review and amend. It is important that information
held about you is relevant, accurate and beneficial to both parties. As
such, you are welcome to request a copy of all the information we hold
about you. You can make this request by any of the following methods:
Write directly to us at:
Grand Opening Doors
111 Northgate Drive,
Thomastown VIC 3075
Send an
email to us.
Please note that we will need to take reasonable steps to identify you
before providing you with the information you require. We may also levy
a fee for the costs incurred in the search and recovery of your
information.
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