Privacy Policy

We are committed to preserving your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988. This Privacy Statement applies to Dennis Family Homes Pty Ltd ABN 83 056 254 249 and its related entities.



Information we collect from you

We collect personal information about our customers including contact, financial and trading information and any other personal information you may give us.


The circumstances in which we collect personal information from you include, but are not limited to when you:


  • ask to be placed on one of our mailing lists

  • apply for a job with us

  • make an enquiry about our products or services

  • visit our web site; or

  • become a client or debtor or use our loan arranging services.


Generally if appropriate, we will tell you why we are collecting personal information and how we plan to use it, or these issues will be obvious when we collect the information. We may also collect personal information about customers when conducting market research.



Information we collect from other parties

We may also collect information about you from other parties such as credit reporting agencies.



Sensitive information

We do not collect sensitive information such as your race, religion, beliefs or sexual preference except where you have consented or where we are permitted or required by law to do so.



Use and Disclosure of personal information

We may use or disclose personal information for the purpose specified to you at the time of collection.


We may sometimes use or disclose the personal information we collect for a secondary purpose, that is, for use in a way different from the original reason for collection. We will only do this in the following circumstances:

  • where you have consented

  • where the secondary purpose is directly related to the primary purpose, and you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information in such a way, or

  • where we are permitted or required by law, or it is in the interests of public safety to do so.


For instance, we may disclose your personal information to entities related to us that are part of our group of companies and to contractors which may from time to time be required to provide services to us and our group of companies. If we do so, we will ensure that they are contractually bound to comply with our Privacy Policy.


We may also use your contact details to send you information about products and services that we provide. You are always provided with the opportunity to notify us that you do not wish to receive this material.


We will not disclose information we collect about you to any third parties without your prior consent. Similarly, we will not sell any information we collect about you.



What happens if you choose not to provide the information?

You do not have to give us your personal information. However, if you choose not to we may not be able to provide you with our full range of services.



You can access and correct information

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information which we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.


If you wish to access the information we hold about you, you are welcome to contact our Privacy Compliance Officer who will respond to you within 30 days. A handling fee may be payable so that we can obtain the information you require.


You can also request that information about you be corrected or deleted.



Right to refuse access or correction

We reserve our right to refuse your request for access or correction to information if, for example, we consider your request to be frivolous or vexatious, or if we are legally entitled to do so.


If we refuse your request to correct information we hold about you, we will give you the opportunity to post a statement of your claim where we hold your personal information.



Security

We will take all reasonable steps to protect the security of the personal information that we hold.


This includes appropriate measures to protect electronic materials and materials stored and generated in hard copy.


You should be aware that the Internet is not a secure environment. If you use the Internet to send us information, including your email address, it is sent at your own risk.



Web site cookies

We make limited use of 'cookies' technology on our website. We use cookies to improve the functionality of our website which may retain personal information provided to us.

Cookies cannot determine the identity of individual users. It is a feature of your Internet browser that you can disable at any time.



Complaints and further information

If you have any complaints about our privacy practices or would like further information about our privacy policy, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer.



Updating our privacy statement

We may revise or update our privacy statement occasionally.



Contact details for our Privacy Compliance Officer

Ph: 03 9573 1208

Email: privacy@dennisfamily.com.au

Address: The Privacy Officer, Dennis Family Homes Pty Ltd, 211 Waverley Road, East Malvern VIC 3145