Our Privacy Policy ensures your right to privacy as we recognise
that any personal information we may collect about you will
only be used for the purposes indicated in our policy. It
is important to us that you are confident that any personal
information we collect from you or is received by us, will
be treated with appropriate respect ensuring protection of
your personal information.
Our commitment in respect of personal information is to
abide by the National Privacy principles for the protection
of personal information, as set out in the Privacy Act and
any other relevant law.
Personal Information
When we refer to personal information we mean information
from which your identity is apparent. This information
may include information or an opinion about you, from which
your identity can reasonably be ascertained.
Why We Collect Your Personal
Information
We collect and receive personal information from our customers
or from other business referrers in order to conduct our
business, including assessing and obtaining approval for
loans. From time to time we may offer other products and
services. To enable us to maintain a successful business
relationship with you, we may disclose your personal information
with other organisations that provide products or services
used or marketed by us.
The types of organisations to which we are likely to disclose information about
you include other mortgage intermediaries, lender, valuers, lenders mortgage
insurance, surveyors, accountants, credit reporting agencies, and lawyers. We
may also disclose your personal information to any other organisation that may
have or is considering having an interest in your loan, or in our business.
How Do We Collect Your Personal
Information?
Where reasonable and practical we will collect your personal
information only directly from you.
To Whom Will We Disclose Your
Personal Information?
Were possible, we will inform you, at or before the time
of collecting your personal information, the types of organisations
that we intend to disclose your personal information to.
Prior to disclosure of any of your personal information
to another organisation, we will take all reasonable steps
to satisfy ourselves that:
a. the organisation has a commitment to protecting your personal information
at least equal to our commitment; and
b. you have consented to us doing so.
Sometimes we are required or authorised by law to disclose your personal information.
Circumstances in which we may disclose your personal information would be to
a Court or Tribunal in response to a request or in response to a subpoena; or
the Australian Taxation Office.
Direct Marketing
From time to time we may use your personal information to
provide you with current information about mortgage loans,
special offers you may find of interest, changes to our organisation,
or new products or services being offered by us or any company
we are associated with.
If you do not wish to receive marketing information, you may at any time decline
to receive such information by contacting our office by emailing the Privacy
Manager at Loans@lifesaverhomeloans.com.au We
will not charge you for giving effect to your request and will take all reasonable
steps to meet your request at the earliest possible opportunity.
Updating Your Personal Information
It is important to our relationship that the personal information
we hold about you is accurate and up to date. During the
course of our relationship with you we will ask you to
inform us if any of your personal information has changed.
If you wish to make any changes to your personal information,
you may contact us. We will generally rely on you to assist
us by informing us if the information we hold about you
is inaccurate or incomplete.
Access To Your Personal Information
We will provide you with access to the personal information
we hold about you. You may request access to any of the
personal information we hold about you at any time. To
access personal information that we hold about you, use
the contact details specified above. We may charge a fee
for our costs in retrieving and supplying the information
to you.
Denied Access To Personal Information
There may be situations where we are not required to provide
you with access to your personal information. For example,
such a situation would entail information relating to an
existing or anticipated legal proceeding with you, or if
your request is vexatious. An explanation will be provided
to you, if we deny you access to your personal information
we hold.
Business Without Identifying
You
In most circumstances it will be necessary for us to identify
you in order to successfully do business with you, however,
where it is lawful and practicable to do so, we will offer
you the opportunity of doing business with us, without
providing us with personal information. Such as situation
would be where you make general inquiries about interest
rates or current promotional offers. Where sensitive information
is collected, stored, used or transferred about you, we
will only use this information if you have consented; or
in the exercise or defence of a legal claim. Sensitive
memberships in trade or professional associations or trade
unions, sexual preferences, criminal record or health.
How Safe And Secure Is Your Personal Information That We Hold?
We will take reasonable steps to protect your personal
information by storing it in a secure environment, and
when the information is no longer needed for any purpose
for which the information may be used or disclosed, it
will be destroyed or permanently de-identified.
We will also take reasonable steps to protect any personal information from misuse,
loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Further Information
You may request further information about the way we manage
your personal information by writing or emailing.
Change In Our Privacy Policy
We are constantly reviewing all or our policies and attempt
to keep up to date with market expectations. Technology
is constantly changing, as is the law and marketplace practice.
As a consequence we may change this privacy policy from
time to time as the need arises.
Direct marketing offers and information
The details you give us may be used to inform you about
any special offers we think will be of interest to you
to update you on new products and services or changes to
our website.
We may also send you details of offers of services provided by our business partners.
You may at any time choose not to receive these communications.
Doing so will not cost you anything, Our aim to ensure you
stop receiving any unwanted communications as soon as possible.