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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out the approach which The Birdwood Unit Trust ("The Trust") will take in relation to the treatment of Personal Information. It includes information on how The Trust collects, uses, discloses and keeps secure, individuals' Personal Information. It also covers how The Trust makes the Personal Information it holds available for access to and correction by the individual. This policy has been drafted having regard to The Trust's obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (including the new National Privacy Principles) (the Privacy Act). This Policy is a public document and has been prepared in light of National Privacy Principle 5, Openness.

1. COLLECTION

1.1 The Trust will only collect Personal Information where the information is necessary for The Trust to perform one or more of its functions or activities. In this context, "collect" means gather, acquire or obtain by any means, information in circumstances where the individual is identifiable or identified.

1.2 The Trust collects Personal Information primarily to supply customers with the products ordered. The Trust also collects and uses Personal Information for secondary purposes including: billing and account management business planning and product development; to provide individuals with information about promotions; to enhance the online shopping experience by displaying products that match the personal preferences of individuals based on their previous website browsing history and/or buying activity; to make the website operate effectively.

1.3 The Trust will not collect Sensitive information from individuals except with consent and only where it is necessary for the Trust to collect such information for an activity or function.

1.4 The Trust will take steps to ensure that individuals on purchased lists are or have been notified of the information as outlined at 1.3.

2. USE

2.1 The Trust Uses Personal Information primarily for the purposes listed in 1.2 above.

2.2 If The Trust relies on the Direct Marketing exception to Direct Market to individuals it will ensure that: the individual is clearly notified of their right to Opt Out from further Direct Marketing; there is only one Use of the information before the Opt Out right is given; the individual is given an Opt Out in all further instances of Direct Marketing if they have not previously chosen to Opt Out; and if the individual Opts Out of all Direct Marketing the Opt Out will be respected by The Trust.

2.3 The Trust will not use Sensitive Information for Direct Marketing.

2.4 The Trust may use Personal Information to avoid an imminent threat to a person's life or to public safety. It may also use Personal Information for reasons related to law enforcement or internal investigations into unlawful activities.

2.5 The Trust will not use Personal Information without taking reasonable steps to ensure that the information is accurate, complete and up to date.

3. DISCLOSURE

3.1 The Trust may Disclose Personal Information to related or unrelated third parties if consent has been obtained from the individual. This will include obtaining the individual's consent for Disclosures made under the credit reporting requirements of the Privacy Act.

3.2 The Trust may Disclose Personal Information to unrelated third parties to enable outsourcing of functions (such as billing, customer relations management and order fulfillment), where that is Disclosure or Use for a related Secondary Purpose and has been notified to individuals or where such Disclosure is within the individual's Reasonable Expectations.

3.3 The Trust will take reasonable steps to ensure that its contracts with third parties include requirements for third parties to comply with the Use and Disclosure requirements of the Privacy Act.

3.4 The Trust may Disclose Personal Information to law enforcement agencies, government agencies, courts or external advisers where permitted or required by law.

3.5 The Trust may Disclose Personal Information to avoid an imminent threat to a person's life or to public safety.

3.6 If a Disclosure is not for a Primary Purpose; is not for a related Secondary Purpose; or upfront consent has not been obtained, The Trust will not Disclose Personal Information otherwise than in accordance with the exceptions set out at 3.1 to 3.5 above.

3.7 The Trust does not generally sell or share its customer lists on a commercial basis with third parties but if it did, it would only do so if we had the appropriate consent of the individual involved. If the consent provided is conditional, The Trust will take steps to ensure (by contract) that the use of its customer list by third parties does not exceed the scope of the consent.

4. INFORMATION QUALITY

4.1 The Trust will review, on a regular and ongoing basis, its collection and storage practices to ascertain how improvements to accuracy can be achieved.

4.2 The Trust will take steps to destroy or de-identify Personal Information after as short a time as possible and after a maximum of seven years from the date of the last customer interaction, unless the law requires otherwise.

5. INFORMATION SECURITY

5.1 The Trust requires employees and contractors to perform their duties in a manner that is consistent with The Trust's legal responsibilities in relation to privacy.

5.2 The Trust will take all reasonable steps to ensure that paper and electronic records containing Personal Information are stored in facilities that are only accessible by people within The Trust who have a genuine "need to know" as well as "right to know".

6. ACCESS AND CORRECTION

6.1 The Trust will allow its records containing Personal Information to be accessed by the individual concerned in accordance with the Privacy Act.

6.2 The Trust will correct its records containing Personal Information as soon as practically possible, at the request of the individual concerned in accordance with the Privacy Act.

6.3 Individuals wishing to lodge a request to access and/or correct their Personal Information should do so by contacting The Trust at hello@huckleberrystore.com.au.

7. OPENNESS

7.1 The Trust will be the first point of contact for inquiries about privacy issues. Individuals wishing to make an inquiry or complaint regarding privacy, should do so by contacting The Trust at hello@huckleberrystore.com.au.

8. ANONYMOUS TRANSACTIONS

8.1 The Trust will not make it mandatory for visitors to its web sites to provide Personal Information unless such Personal Information is required to answer an inquiry or provide a service. The Trust may however request visitors to provide Personal Information voluntarily to The Trust (for example, as part of a competition or questionnaire).

9. TRANSFERRING PERSONAL INFORMATION OVERSEAS

9.1 The Trust will take reasonable steps to limit the amount of Personal Information it sends to unrelated organisations overseas.

10. GLOSSARY

10.1 Collection Information means the information outlined in 1.3 notified to individuals prior to, or as soon as practical after, the collection of their Personal Information.

10.2 Direct Marketing means the marketing of goods or services through means of communication including written, verbal or electronic means. The goods or services which are marketed may be those of The Trust or a Related Body Corporate or those of an independent third party organisation. Disclosure generally means the release of information outside The Trust, including under a contract to carry out an "outsourced function". Personal Information means information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion. Primary Purpose is the dominant or fundamental reason for information being collected in a particular transaction. Reasonable Expectation means a reasonable individual's expectation that their personal information might be Used or Disclosed for the particular purpose. Sensitive Information means: information or an opinion about an individual's: racial or ethnic origin; or political opinions; or membership of a political association; or religious beliefs or affiliations; or philosophical beliefs; or membership of a professional or trade association; or membership of a trade union; or sexual preferences or practices; or criminal record; that is also personal information or Health Information about an individual. Use means the handling of Personal Information within The Trust.