Privacy at Socom

 

Background

The purpose of this document is to set out Socom’s policies in relation to the collection, holding, use and disclosure by Socom of personal information relating to an individual.

Personal information is information or an opinion relating to an individual which can be used to identify that individual.

Socom is subject to the Privacy Act, including the National Privacy Principles. We may vary this policy from time to time.

Collection

Socom collects personal information in order to conduct our business, to provide and market our services and to meet our legal obligations.

Information we hold

During the course of carrying on our business, we will have occasion to collect personal information. We usually collect the following kinds of personal information:

• Name, address, occupation, and contact information;
• Interest in areas of services; and
• Information about your dealings with us.

 

Use and disclosure of your personal information

We use your personal information for the purposes for which it was collected (which will normally be obvious when we collect it), including to:

• Provide our services to you, to manage and account for the services, and to improve the services;
• Manage our relationships and communication with you;
• Provide you with information about various developments, events or other products or services that may be of interest to you; and
• Facilitate our internal business operations.

 

To whom might we disclose personal information

We may disclose your personal information to:

• Other members of Socom;
• Other companies or individuals who assist us in providing services or who perform functions on our behalf for you; and
• Anyone else to whom you authorise us to disclose it.

 

Information security

We take all reasonable steps to protect all information which we hold (including your personal information) from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We take all reasonable steps to hold information secure in an electronic or physical form. Information is stored in controlled offices or in electronic databases requiring logins and passwords. All staff are subject to confidentiality obligations.

You have the ability to gain access to your personal information

Subject to the exceptions set out in the Privacy Act, you may gain access to the personal information which Socom holds about you by contacting Socom’s General Manager.

 

Enquiries

If you have any questions about privacy-related issues please contact Socom’s General Manager.