We manage your personal information in an open and transparent way. Harris Scarfe will only use your personal information when it is necessary for us to deliver you a service or perform other necessary business functions and activities.
Harris Scarfe will not use or disclose your personal information for purposes unrelated to the services we provide, unless we first obtain your consent.
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) applies to the collection and use of your personal information. DC Opco Pty Ltd trading as Harris Scarfe, ABN 83 095 018 803 (Harris Scarfe, HS, our, us, we) are committed to the protection of the personal information of all of our customers. We have developed this policy in line with the ‘Australian Privacy Principles’ (APPs) and the Privacy Act to provide you with information on how we deal with your personal information including how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information and how you may access and correct it.
This policy applies in addition to the Credit Reporting Privacy Policy if you apply for, or hold, a Harris Scarfe Credit Card.
Please take some time to read through this policy before you provide us with any personal information. We also encourage you to check this policy regularly as it may change from time to time. If you have any suggestions or concerns that are not addressed in this policy, please contact us.
We will only collect personal information about you if it is reasonably necessary for our functions and activities. We may collect information from you that personally identifies you such as your name, email address, home address, telephone number, gender, date of birth, age, details of communications with us (written or verbal), personal interests, the number of children you have and their ages and gender and, in some instances, government identifiers (such as your driver’s licence).
We generally will not collect sensitive information about you (such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or details of health or disabilities). However, in some cases we may ask you to provide information related to your health or disabilities to assist us in providing you with specific services. We will only collect and use sensitive information in compliance with the APPs.
We may collect information that does not personally identify you but will instead track your use of our websites so that we can better understand how our websites are used by customers and in turn enhance and improve your experience as a customer. We may obtain this information by the use of 'Cookies' which comprise a small data file transferred to your device that recognises and identifies your device and allows your device to ‘remember’ information from our websites for future use. Your device should allow you to refuse Cookies if you wish by changing the settings. However, if you do, some services may not be available to you, including the ability to place orders on our websites. We also use Google advertising programs that use Cookies to improve your online experience, including the display of more relevant ads on external websites. You may opt out of these programs by clicking https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads.
You have the option of not identifying yourself or dealing with us using a pseudonym in relation to particular matters. However you will appreciate that, in some circumstances, it may not be possible for us to deal with you if you do not identify yourself.
We collect personal information directly from you in the normal course of business, including electronically when you visit our websites. You may be asked to provide us with personal information when you:
We may collect personal information about you from third parties where you have consented to such collection, or would reasonably expect us to collect your personal information in this way. This would include where you apply for a Harris Scarfe Credit Card account with us.
You consent to us collecting, holding, using and disclosing such information in accordance with this policy.
If we receive information about you from a third party and it is not information we need in respect of our business activities, we will destroy or de-identify that information (provided it is lawful to do so).
If we collect personal information about you from other entities and you have not already given your consent to that collection, we will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances, to notify you that we have collected personal information, how it was collected, and why we have collected it and provide you with a copy of this policy.
We collect personal information (which may include sensitive information) if you register or apply for a job with us. As part of that process, you agree that we may collect personal information about you from you and your referees, recruitment agencies and related service providers. This personal information is collected for recruitment purposes and will be used solely for that purpose. You consent to us disclosing such personal information to third party service providers who provide recruitment related services to us.