Privacy Policy
Rushcutters Self Storage Privacy Statement
Introduction
Rushcutters Self Storage is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and handle your personal information to comply with the act.
It is our intention to protect the privacy of the individual and in so doing, comply with the Australian Privacy Principles. This statement sets out Rushcutters Self Storage (RSS) commitment to the privacy of personal information.
What type of personal information do Rushcutters Self Storage collect?
Personal information will be collected appropriately, lawfully, fairly and sensitively and wherever possible, directly from yourself and with your consent. It will only be collected for a clear and express purpose.
We collect information about you in the course of registering you as a customer, retaining our services and communicating us. This may include:
Your name, address, telephone number, e-mail.
RSS is monitored via Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and will collect and store footage.
A recording of your voice to certain telephone lines for quality assurance
Preferences for additional services, products and or payment methods may be stored under your profile to provide you with efficient and comprehensive service.
If an online payment is taken, RSS do not store your credit card details. All online payment information is handled by STORMAN through Ezidebit Online Australia who are a Tier 1 accredited Payment Service Provider. STORMAN is the business management system that is PCI compliant.
Further information is available at https://www.ezidebit.com/en-au/about-us
How do we collect information?
Personal information will only be collected directly from you when you deal with us. We may collect your personal information via telephone, e-mail, phone or face-to-face.
Other ways in which we collect personal information include:
Through the use of ‘cookies’ on our website. A cookie is a very small text file which is stored on your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. This information may be used to identify repeat visitors to our website and areas of interest on our website;
CCTV Recordings while on premises. All footage is retained for a specific period, after which time it is erased
A recording of your voice to certain telephone lines for quality assurance
There may be occasions when we collect personal information about you from a third party, such as when a booking is placed via a referral service.
What if you refuse to supply information?
Generally speaking, you are not obliged to provide us with personal information about you. However, failure to do so may mean that we are unable to transact business with you, or provide you with an appropriate level of service.
Opting in or out
At the time of retaining our services you will be given an opportunity to opt out of being contacted in regards to future specials.
You will also generally be given the opportunity to “opt out” from receiving communications from us or from third parties that send communications to you in accordance with this policy. For example, you will be given the option to unsubscribe from e-newsletters and other marketing or promotional material sent by us. You may “opt out” from receiving these communications by clicking on an unsubscribe link at the end of an email.
If you receive communications purporting to be connected with us or our services that you believe have been sent to you other than in accordance with this policy, or in breach of any law, please write to us at info@rushcuttersselfstorage.com
How does RSS use your personal information?
Personal Information collected by RSS is generally used in any of the following ways:
for the purposes relating to our Service Agreement with you, including general correspondence and billings
To help us develop, improve, manage and administer all of the services we provide to you;
To ensure that our business systems are functional and reliable, which may include fulfilling legal obligations;
To conduct marketing activities including market research;
As part of the investigation into any incidents or occurrences ;
We may also use your personal information for related purposes such as to notify you of services, special offers, opportunities, products or benefits which are being offered by RSS or any of our strategic partners.
If you do not wish to receive such information then you just need to inform us. Contact details are provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
We will not use your personal information for purposes other than those set out above without your consent or unless that use is authorised under the Privacy Act 1988. RSS will inform you of how the information will be used and disclosed.
When does RSS disclose personal information to third parties?
RSS will only disclose your personal information to persons or bodies external to RSS where permitted by the Privacy Act 1988, including in the following circumstances:
where you consent to the disclosure;
to our contractors so we can provide you with a service that you have requested;
where required by law such as under a subpoena issued by a court; or for law enforcement or safety purposes, or operational purposes for which the information was collected.
Our contractors have a duty to keep such information confidential and secure. Above all, your personal information will be held in the strictest confidence at all times.
How does RSS protect your personal information?
RSS has security measures designed to provide reasonable protection against misuse and loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Such measures include:
network segregation for sensitive information stored electronically, with access restricted to staff holding appropriate positions;
firewalls and login password protocols for all information stored electronically;
secure, access-controlled premises;
limited access locations for information stored as hard copy;
confidentiality provisions in all our employment and service contracts;
registers are maintained of all visitors to any part of our premises where personal information may be stored, and such visitors are required to be accompanied by a member of our staff at all times.
RSS also employs secure methods for the destruction or de-identification of personal information, which is undertaken when permitted by law and where such information is no longer required by us.
What rights do you have to access and correct your personal information held by us?
RSS will take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information it collects uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
You may request (in writing) access to, and correction of, any of your personal information held by RSS, and such access will be provided and corrections made except where precluded by the Privacy Act 1988.
It is important that you are able to confirm your identity when wishing to access your personal information. RSS will provide the individual with access to the information on request by the individual except to the extent that:
providing access would have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of other individuals; or
the request for access is frivolous or vexatious; or
providing access would be unlawful; or
in the case of any personal information – providing access would adversely affect the health or pose a threat to the life of any individual.
All requests for access and/or correction will be processed within a reasonable time. In some situations, you may be able to access and correct your personal information directly through our website.
There is no application fee for making a request to access your personal information. However, we may charge an administrative fee for the provision of information in order to recover costs.
How does RSS control access to Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Footage?
CCTV footage is only available to RSS office staff and used for the purpose for incident investigation and related needs.
Aims of the CCTV System
CCTV significantly increases the ability to monitor areas of RSS and aims to do the following:
Provide an additional level of security on top of nightly guard patrols
Assist in the prevention and detection of acts of an unlawful nature
In a serious breach of security, footage can be provided to law enforcement agencies to assist with the detection and identification of offenders
Identifiers
RSS may need to sight and record identification documents such as Tax File Numbers but RSS will not use a federally assigned identifier such as a Tax File Number as an internal client identifier. RSS will only use or disclose an individual’s federally assigned identifier where:
the use of disclosure to the respective Federal authority is required by RSS to fulfil its obligations; or
The use or disclosure is permitted under the regulations to the Privacy Act.
Anonymity
You are able to ask questions regarding company services without giving identifying information such as a name address and phone number. However, it may be difficult to supply a great deal of relevant information when RSS does not have your particular details available.
Transport of Data Flow
RSS will forward personal information about an individual to another individual or organisation outside Australia only if:
you consent to the information to be forwarded; or
the information to be forwarded is integral to the Service Agreement between the you and RSS; or
Required by law.
In any event, RSS does not intend to disclose your confidential information overseas.
Queries or Concerns
If you are concerned that RSS may have breached the Australian Privacy Principles you may forward a written complaint or concern regarding a possible breach of the Australian Privacy Principles to the General Manager of RSS by email to the email address info@rushcuttersselfstorage.com.
The General Manager of RSS will review your written complaint or concern within 5 business days of receipt and will respond to the complainant with 10 business days of receipt of the written complaint or concern.
If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Clanricarde Investments Pty Limited
ABN 90 053 909 061
Trading as Rushcutters Self Storage
Level 4, 111 Harrington Street
Sydney 2000
Australia
Phone: (02) 9255 3600
Fax: (02) 9241 1545
