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Stratco Holdings Pty. Ltd. ACN 007 893 781, and its subsidiary companies, Stratco (Australia) Pty Limited
ACN 007 550 754, Stratco (Alice Springs) Pty. Ltd. ACN 061 118 456, Stratco (N.S.W) Pty. Ltd. ACN 003 583 702, Stratco (QLD) Pty. Ltd. ACN 010 474 996, Stratco (N.T.), Stratco (S.A.) and Stratco (Vic.) divisions of Stratco Pty. Ltd. ACN 007 528 850, and Stratco (W.A.) Pty. Ltd. ACN 008 836 833 herein expressed as Stratco are covered by 10 National Privacy Principles, the NPPs, as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (amended by the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000).
To comply with our obligations under the NPPs, we have set out a Privacy Policy, which details how we manage privacy in our organisation.
Stratco takes its obligations under the Privacy Act seriously and would like to take all reasonable steps in order to comply with the Act and protect the privacy of the personal information that we hold. This policy sets out how we intend to do so.
Is to outline how Stratco manages an individual's personal or sensitive information and how we manage that information.
The personal information that Stratco collects
Stratco collects and holds personal information principally to provide individuals with Stratco products and services. Information collected could include an individual's name, contact and e-mail address, telephone and facsimile numbers, date of birth, licence details and other information necessary to establish a trading relationship (this can include opinions and/or references).
Stratco principally collects personal information in order to provide its products and services as well as managing and administrating the products and services provided. The information collected is to identify the individual, the products and services that Stratco is to provide, and where requested to assess an application for credit and to monitor such credit facility provided and where necessary to assist in the recovery of any debt. Stratco may also collect information relating to promotions or other offers which become available.
For these and related purposes Stratco may disclose personal information to trade insurers, other suppliers, credit reporting agencies, debt collecting agencies, cheque guarantee providers, other organisations involved in Stratco's business practices, an individual's representative and as required by law. If you do not consent to Stratco using and disclosing personal information in this manner then please contact the credit manager, the state manager or the privacy officer. However, in the absence of your consent, Stratco will not be able to provide you with the full range of products and services.
If you choose not to provide Stratco with the personal information as requested we will not be able to provide you with the full range of our products and services.
Stratco provides access to the personal information that we hold about you. Access will be provided in accordance with our Access Policy. If you require access to your personal information please contact the credit manager, the state manager or the privacy officer.
If you have any complaints about our privacy practices, or wish to make a complaint about how your personal information is managed, please contact the credit manager, the state manager or the privacy officer. These people can be contacted at PO Box 158, Enfield Plaza, SA 5085. Complaints will be handled under the Stratco's Privacy Complaints Policy (which can be provided on request).
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.
We generally do not contract out data storage or processing functions. If Stratco does contract out, we take measures to protect the information.
Stratco will retain the personal information for so long as is reasonably necessary for its purposes but will destroy or permanently de-identify it if it is no longer needed.
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