Communiqué Publishing — Privacy Policy

In accordance with the National Privacy Principles specified in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, Communiqué Publishing provides you with the following policy relating to the privacy, protection and security of your personal information.

What personal information do we collect and retain?

When you register to use a Communiqué Publishing website or subscribe to any Communiqué Publishing Report or service, we may collect personal information such as your name, organisation and contact details including your e-mail address. We do not, at this time, collect or store any credit card details.

If you use the website to research or browse our information, we will not collect any personal information about you. If you send us an email, we will record your email address in order to respond to you.

Why do we collect your personal information?

Personal information is collected for the purpose of being able to provide a tailored e-mail information service to you, which is a function of Communiqué Publishing as an Investor resource centre. It enables us to make contact with you and respond to queries from you by e-mail and other means.

We may use your personal information to alert you to any emerging opportunities in the property market, which may effect you as an Investor.

We may also use your personal information to advise you of new products and enhancements.

You will be given the option not to receive further promotional material each time we contact you.

Who has access to personal information? Is personal information disclosed to third parties?

Only authorised employees or contractors of Communiqué Publishing have access to this personal information, and solely for the purpose of managing our relationship with you and responding to your enquiries.

We will not disclose your personal information for secondary purposes without your consent unless:

• required by law;
• it is in the public interest; or
• it is consistent with your reasonable expectations of use or disclosure of that information.

Sensitive information will not be collected without your consent unless required by law.

Data quality

We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the record of your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date. For example, our staff will follow up whenever they receive any undelivered or bounced emails from a client.

Security of Communiqué Publishing and data stored

Our data is stored in secure databases protected by firewalls. Unauthorised access is not permitted. We take reasonable care to ensure that your personal data is protected and secure.

Can you access your own details?

If you need to access or change your details, please contact us. Some clients will be able to update their own details from the secure Member's Area.

What other information is collected on Communiqué Publishing websites?

Statistical information is collected from log files such as the length of each visit to our website and the geographic location of that visitor. These are anonymous statistics and do not contain personal information.

Communiqué Publishing uses cookies to track visitor activity through our sites but no personal information is stored in these cookies. The cookies are stored on the visitor’s computer and not at the Communiqué Publishing website. It is a feature of your Internet browser that you can disable at any time; but if you disable this feature, you will not be able to access all of the functionality of our websites.

Communiqué Publishing also maintains a record of the Reports you have requested or accessed. This information will be used to provide the information service to you and advise you of emerging opportunities from time to time.