Privacy Policy
Affordable Auto Services has adopted this Privacy Policy to ensure that we handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.
Personal Information
Affordable Auto Services collects, holds and uses personal information in the following areas:
- Consumers;
- Business Relations1 and
- Employment2
Consumer information is usually collected via promotions, competitions and consumer queries.
The information may include:
- your name, address, contact number(s) and email address
- information about your preference for goods or services we offer from time to time
- details of any prizes you may have won
- a record of any queries you have made
Wherever possible, Affordable Auto Services collects this information directly from you.
We use it for the following purposes:
- to contact you directly about Affordable Auto Services, its brands, special offers, samples and other promotions
- to reward you for being a loyal customer
- to inform you of products or publications we think you might be interested in
- to approve transactions you wish to make
- to confirm your identity
- to provide you with products you have requested
- to follow up or pursue any queries you make
- to conduct consumer research
How we manage personal information
Affordable Auto Services is dedicated to keeping personal information secure. This includes physical security, computer and network security, communications security and personnel security.
Important information on promotions, competitions and other marketing activities for consumers.
All entries become the property of Affordable Auto Services (and any third parties conducting joint promotions with Affordable Auto Services) and are held for up to 4 months after the prize draw date. After this, they are then destroyed in a secure manner.
Affordable Auto Services may enter your details into a database for the purpose of contacting you directly about Affordable Auto Services, its brands, special offers, samples, consumer research and other promotions unless otherwise advised by you.
You can advise us if you would prefer not to be directly contacted. You may also request an update or correction of the personal information we hold about you by putting the request in writing to the Affordable Auto Services.
Winners' names and cities will be published in accordance with the terms and conditions of each promotion.
Disclosure
Affordable Auto Services does not sell, rent or otherwise make available any personal information to third parties. We may out source certain business functions to other organisations. For this purpose, and only for the purpose of providing services to us, personal information may, as required, be transferred to or handled by:
- our related companies
- organisations which provide services to us, such as mailing houses, promotion and advertising agencies and consumer research agencies
- credit reference agencies or other credit providers
- government or statutory authorities
that may directly contact you on behalf of Affordable Auto Services
Access and correction of details
You can access personal information Affordable Auto Services holds on you by contacting us in writing. If the information held is inaccurate, incomplete or not up to date you may request Affordable Auto Services to correct the information.
If you are concerned about a possible interference with your privacy, please contact us.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Issued April 2017.
1 Business Relations - Personal information of those with whom we have business relations typically relates to that information necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of business.
2 Employment - Personal information collected from our contractors, as with Business Relations above, typically relates to that information necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of business, especially in relation to the engagement of the contractor's services. Information is also collected from potential employees in the recruitment process.