Bernini Stone & Tiles – Privacy Policy
Bernini places high value on the privacy of our customers and all other persons and entities who have business dealings and/or relationships with us.
Purpose
As a part of our sales and service, Bernini collects personal information to the reasonable level necessary to conduct normal business.
Consent
All provision by you of personal information to; enact transactions, verify your credit card, contact us about a product, make an enquiry, place an order, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
Collection
This includes; assess the credit worthiness of an individual applying for a Credit Trade Account or an individual offering to guarantee a Trade Account sought by a Applicant or another person; supply products and/or provide services in the ordinary course of our business; assess the capacity of an individual to pay or continue to pay for products and/or services delivered on credit terms; assist in the management of Trade Accounts, including the collection of overdue amounts; monitor and keep under review an individual’s suitability for the provision of ongoing credit, taking into account payment history and other risk management criteria; maintain and expand our organisation’s database of customers and other business/commercial associates for the purposes of distributing industry information, issuing advertising/marketing materials, conducting product promotions and otherwise enhancing the way we do business; assess suitability for employment at Bernini; verify credit cards;
The type of information collected includes: identification information about an individual, in particular, full name, address, contact details, (email and telephone/facsimile numbers), date of birth, occupation and driver licence number; trade referees and associated contact details; the individual’s Bank and associated contact details; particulars of assets and liabilities; cookies/digital identifiers providing details/statistics in relation to website visits, notes made of telephone contact (including recorded/saved or transcribed voicemail/texts) and the content of letters received, copies of letters sent, facsimile transmissions and emails (both electronically stored and in printed form).
Use And Disclosure Of Personal Information
Bernini will only use or disclose personal information in our possession or under our control; if and as may be reasonably necessary in relation to the activities of an enforcement body or as may be required or authorised by Australian law; • Otherwise, only for or in relation to the normal business purposes.
In the course of pursuing achievement of the collection purposes, it may be necessary from time to time for Bernini to disclose personal information to or exchange such information with various third parties, including; other credit providers; a credit reporting body; guarantors of corporate Applicants/other persons seeking a Trade Account; major clients (such as Building/Construction companies) and suppliers of related products/services with whom we have developed working relationships (with the individual’s consent); our legal, accounting, business, information technology and/or data management/storage advisers, consultants or contractors.
Protection & Security Of Personal Information
By using this site, you represent that your minimum age is of majority in your state or area of use, and that you have given Bernini your consent to allow any of your dependents to use the site. Bernini will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information collected, used and disclosed is; accurate, up-to-date, complete, relevant and not misleading; protected from misuse, interference and loss; protected from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure; securely stored on our computer network and otherwise at one or more of our various business premises within Australia; destroyed or de-identified when no longer needed by our organisation or required to be retained by Australian law.
Some of the security measures we have in place to protect personal information include; a secure server for our computer network, including installation and maintenance of firewalls, use of log-in passwords/tools and virus protection programs; restriction of access to relevant personnel only; internal training of relevant personnel regarding our obligations with respect to the handling and management of personal information.
Bernini will; not adopt any government related identifier for an individual as our own identifier for such individual, nor disclose such identifier unless required or authorised by Australian law; subject to it being lawful and reasonable to do so, destroy any unsolicited personal information coming into our possession or under our control (or de-identify such information), unless it is determined that we could have lawfully and fairly solicited/collected the information.
Bernini takes no responsibility for privacy policies of sites you have accessed by using any links on the Bernini website.
Direct Marketing Communications
Direct marketing communications issued by Bernini contain an option regarding the simple means by which recipients may easily request not to receive further such communications (opt out) and we will promptly action any such request, without charge. Bernini also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Pinterest, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
Questions And Contact Information
If you need to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our office admin@bernini.com.au or by mail at : Bernini Stone & Tiles Pty Ltd, P O Box 3003, Malaga WA 6944
