Privacy Policy

This policy outlines Need Pty Ltd [ACN 612 160 157] “needessentials” ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.

We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (“the Privacy Act”). The APPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information. (A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.aoic.gov.au)

What is Personal Information and why do 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, and phone numbers.

This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including [correspondence, by telephone and facsimile, by email, via our website needessentials.com and cookies] and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties.

We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you and marketing. 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 us in writing.

When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

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, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information.

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 us in writing. needessentials 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 we will require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information

It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. 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 us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners.

How do we use cookies?

  • Marketing Cookies: We use marketing cookies to track visitors from needessentials newsletter and needessentials social media campaigns. We do not show advertisements on our website or use these cookies to change the content on our website.

  • Analytics Cookies: Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This enables us to improve our website and provide a better user experience.

  • Preferences Cookies: Preferences cookies enable our website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, such as your preferred country, language or region.

Sales of Personal Data Cookies Off:

  • Sales of personal data cookies are always turned off on our website. We do not engage in the sale of personal information collected through cookies to third parties.

All personal data collected and processed by our organization is handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to ensure privacy and data protection rights are upheld.

Policy Updates

This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.

Privacy Policy Enquiries

If you have any queries about our Privacy Policy please contact us at:

needessentials 7A Castles Drive Torquay or via info@needessentials.com or phone 03 4241 2314

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