Privacy Policy
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/
This website titled R.E.Spark.AU is being maintained as a personal blog by Eberhard Rabich residing in Melbourne Vic AU, but may include contributions & material by third parties acting as agents or in their own capacity, therefore multiple references may include the singular & vice-versa. “I” & “me” has the same effective meaning as “we” & “us”.
This policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how I/we manage your Personal Information.
I/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 I/we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
What is Personal Information and why do I/we collect it?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples of Personal Information we collect include: names, addresses, email addresses, phone and facsimile numbers.
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including interviews, correspondence, by telephone & facsimile, by email, via the website respark.au, from your website, from media, social media & publications, from other publicly available sources, from cookies and from third parties. I/we don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.
I/we collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing services to you such as referrals, providing information to our clients and marketing. I/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 the website in writing.
When I/we collect Personal Information I/we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why I/we am/are collecting the information and how I/we plan to use it.
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, membershipof a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used 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, I/we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances I/we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case I/we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
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 unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, I/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 files which will be kept by 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 me in writing.
R.E.Spark.AU 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 I/we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is an important that your Personal Information is up to date. I/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 me as soon as practicable so we can update those records and ensure I/we can continue to provide quality services & information to you.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on the website: respark.au
Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries
If you have any queries or complaints about the Privacy Policy, please use the contact form at: https://respark.au/