AR BODYWORKS
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
AR Bodyworks is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/.
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, in person, via our website www.arbodyworks.com.au, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
We may use your personal information to:
provide you with goods and services;
administer any product warranties;
send you marketing communications, such as special offers or other services (you can advise us at any time if you decide not to receive marketing communications through the unsubscribe function in the direct marketing communication);
contact you to assist us to improve our products and services (eg surveys); and
administer this website and business records.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual's racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
• For the primary purpose for which it was obtained
• For a secondary purpose that is directly related to the primary purpose
• With your consent; or where required or authorised by law.
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties (such as specialized information technology companies and mail houses), agents, franchisees, contractors or related companies for these purposes. In this case, the service provider, agent, franchisee, contractor or related company will be obligated to use that personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified above, we may also disclose your personal information:
if you have consented to that disclosure (for example at the time you provided to us your personal information); or
to the extent that we are required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.
We will not sell, rent or trade your personal information to or with third parties.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to support administrative and content management functions and to store viewing preferences for website areas where website content display can be customised. However, no personal information is collected.
When you visit this website, we compile data that records and logs your visit with the following information collected strictly for statistical purposes only.
User’s server address.
Date and time of the visit to the site.
Pages accessed and documents downloaded.
Search words used.
Previous site visited.
Type of browser used.
This information is analysed regularly to determine the website’s usage statistics. No attempt will be made to identify users.
Other websites
We may provide hyperlinks or pointers to other websites maintained by third parties. The links to third party websites are provided for your convenience and information only. The content in any linked website is not under our control so we are not responsible for the content, including any further links in a third party site. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to this website, you do this entirely at your own risk.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
• Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
• Where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 7 years.
Access to your Personal Information
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing.
AR Bodyworks will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.
In order to protect your Personal Information we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about our Privacy Policy please contact us at: