In order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy, McConaghy Shopping Centres makes the following statement to explain our policy relating to the collection, storage and use of personal information.
Compliance with Privacy Legislation
McConaghy Shopping Centres takes seriously its obligation to safeguard personal information regarding its customers. McConaghy Shopping Centres is bound by the Privacy Act and the National Privacy Principles.
Collection of Personal Information
McConaghy Shopping Centres collects personal information in different ways:
- McConaghy Shopping Centres collects information from visitors to our shopping centres when entry forms for competitions and promotions are completed. The information may include customers address, telephone number, sex and age.
- McConaghy Shopping Centres collects information when tenants lease or propose to lease retail tenancies in our managed shopping centres. This information may include address, telephone numbers, financial and other sensitive information;
- McConaghy Shopping Centres collects information when: you are employed by a tenant in our shopping centres; you are a contractor/employed by a contractor to supply goods and services to our businesses; you are seeking employment with us. This information may include your address, telephone numbers, financial, insurance and other sensitive information;
- McConaghy Shopping Centres collects information where there is an incident affecting or potentially affecting the security or health of persons in our managed shopping centres. This information may include details of the incident, address, telephone number, health and other sensitive information.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
McConaghy Shopping Centres’ policy is only to use or disclose personal information for the purpose which was either specified or reasonably apparent at the time when the information was collected. McConaghy Shopping Centres may also use or disclose the information collected for any other related purpose for which a customer would reasonably expect it to be used.
We may use and disclose aggregated non-personally identifiable information collected through the website as part of our process of constantly improving the website.
If McConaghy Shopping Centres wish to use or disclose the personal information in other circumstances it would obtain the customer's consent to do so.
Sharing Information with Other Organisations
McConaghy Shopping Centres does not sell personal information to third parties. The only circumstances in which external organisations may be given access to McConaghy Shopping Centres’ customer personal information are when McConaghy Shopping Centres’ contractors and service providers are assisting McConaghy Shopping Centres in the operation of its business or to provide a customer service. McConaghy Shopping Centres requires these organisations to agree to McConaghy Shopping Centres’ Privacy Policy and to strict conditions governing how this information may be used.
Marketing
McConaghy Shopping Centres may send advertising mail to its customers where the advertising mail is related to the purpose for which the information was collected.
If the customer no longer wishes to receive promotional information from McConaghy Shopping Centres, the customer should advise the person named below.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that may be placed on the computer of a web user (usually in the browser software folder) the first time a computer visits a web site which operates cookies. Cookies are necessary to facilitate on-line transactions and ensure security. If customers do not wish to receive any cookies they should set their browser to refuse cookies. McConaghy Shopping Centres do not use cookies to keep personal profiles of its customers' use of its web sites.
Security of Personal Information
McConaghy Shopping Centres has security measures designed to protect against the loss, misuse and/or alteration of the Information under its control. These security measures include restrictions on access to physical records and computer records, and clauses in employee agreements requiring confidentiality.
Accessing and Updating Personal Information
You can access or modify personal information that McConaghy Shopping Centres has collected about you, by contacting the person named below. We will not charge you for responding to such a request, unless we incur costs in providing the information. In some circumstances, access may be denied under the Privacy Act or other law. Examples of these circumstances are: where providing access will pose an unreasonable impact on the privacy of an individual; and where providing access will be unlawful, would pose a threat to the life or health of an individual, may prejudice an investigation of possible unlawful activity, may prejudice enforcement of laws or denying access is specifically authorised by law. If access is denied, we will provide you with reasons for our decision.
Changes in the Future
McConaghy Shopping Centres will update this privacy policy as required. If it is changed, the changes will be available at any of our offices so that you are always aware of the sort of information collected, how the information may be used, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed by McConaghy Shopping Centres.
Contact
For further information about this privacy policy you should contact:
The Privacy Officer,
McConaghy Shopping Centres Pty Ltd
GPO Box 5265 Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone 07 3248 8000
Fax 07 3248 8001