Updated 26 July 2019

1. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy applies to the companies listed at the end of this section on how the Bus 4×4 Group collects, uses, protects and discloses information about you.

The Bus 4×4 Group Privacy Policy applies to details you have provided when accessing our websites to seek information about our products and services. This includes your full name, contact details and additional information.

This Privacy Policy applies to information about anyone who interacts with the Bus 4×4 Group including customers, suppliers, contractors, distributors, agents and others who access our websites.

2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We collect personal information to provide products and services and for our business operations. If you choose not to provide the information we request from you, we may not be able to provide you with the services you require. We describe the main types of personal information we collect from you below.

Registration. This is the information you provide to us when you enquire about our products and services. This may include information when you:

  • Send us an enquiry;
  • Subscribe to our newsletter;
  • Post comments on our website

Registration Information includes but is not limited to your full name, email address, telephone, company details and or your postal address.

Public Information and Posts. These include comments or content you post to our websites and the information about you that comes with those posts. The information may include your name, username, comments, likes, tweets, status, profile information and picture(s). Public Information and posts are available to everyone who views our websites and may be displayed in search results on external search engines.

Cookies. To improve your experience on our site, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your machine to help our websites provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.

Other Tracking Information. Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and web page usage.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in
Google’s Privacy Policy and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google.

We also use interfaces with social media sites such as 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.

Information in relation to other persons who deal with us. When you apply for a distributorship, job or contract with us, we may collect information about you to help us decide whether to offer you the contract or job. For example, we may collect information about how to contact you, your education or work history, or other information included in your CV or résumé. We may collect this information from you, or from any recruitment consultant, your previous employers, suppliers or other referees. This Privacy Policy does not apply to our collection, use and disclosure of information:

  • we hold about you once you become a distributor, supplier, contractor or employee;
  • we keep after your relationship with us ends,

where that collection, use or disclosure relates to your relationship with us and the records we hold about you as a distributor, supplier, contractor or employee.

3. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We use the information we collect about you to provide our services to you such as, but not limited to:

  • To respond to your enquiries;
  • To send you information about our products through emails and newsletters;
  • To enter into contracts with you and
  • To measure and improve our services and communication

We might ask your permission to publish testimonials or references based on your experience in dealing with us. In such cases, we will ask your permission to use personal information and you will have the right to accept or decline our request.

We use the information we collect about you for the following additional purposes:

Research and data analysis. We may also use your information for research and data analysis to improve our services. We may do this research ourselves or engage a service provider to do this.

Third party providers. We may make your information available to certain third-party service and content providers who might include providers of cloud services, website hosting service providers and direct marketing service providers. These third parties may be located internationally and our agreements with these third-party providers require them not to use your information except for the purpose for which your information was provided. We also require them to comply with relevant privacy laws.

To allow social sharing functionality. If you access, share or connect a social media profile through our website, your profile will be shared with the social media service provider. You understand that the social media service provider may handle this information in accordance with its own privacy policy. If you do not want your personal information shared in this way, please do not connect your social media profile through our websites.

To contact you. From time to time, we may send you promotional materials or other information which we think may interest you. For example, we may send you an invitation to contact us for a new service or product we may launch.

To share with our related companies and business partners. Bus 4×4 Group may share your information with our related companies, suppliers and distributors located in Australia or in other countries. All our related companies share the same Privacy Policy. However, if you access or use a service provided by one of our contractors, suppliers, distributors or agents, you should consider the privacy policy of that company, as it may be different to this policy.

5. HOW CAN YOU ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

If you would like to access, review, correct, update or delete your personal information, you may contact us (see section 8). When you contact us, please provide your name and contact details (including your email address, address, and telephone number) and specify clearly what information you would like to access, review, correct, update or delete.

6. HOW CAN YOU OPT OUT?

Online Advertising. You can block certain advertisements by blocking or deleting cookies in your browser settings. For more details, see our Cookie Policy in Section 2.

Direct Marketing. If you do not want to receive emails and newsletters, you can follow the unsubscribe instructions which we include at the bottom of our emails and newsletters. If, however you do not wish to do this, please get in touch with us as per the contact details in Section 8.

7. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU

Updates to Privacy Policy. We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. The date at the top of this Privacy Policy tells you when it was last updated. Any changes to this Privacy Policy become effective when we publish it online.

Location of Data. Some of our third-party providers are located overseas. In dealing with us, you consent to this practice, understanding that your personal information may be accessible from or transmitted outside Australia.

Linked Services. Our websites may display links to sites operated by unaffiliated companies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these unaffiliated companies. Once you leave our website/s, you should check the privacy policy of that company to understand how it will handle your information.

Data Retention. Even if you do not buy/hire a product or service with us, we will retain your information for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

If you share your information with a social media service (including by posting information to that service), this information may not be removed even after you delete our details with us. Your account information may still be accessible by others for a short period of time because of the way that your information is stored on the internet.

Sensitive Information. We ask that you not provide us with any sensitive information (such as information about your racial or ethnic origin, religious or other beliefs, health, criminal background or any affiliated membership) when using our website/s.

Complaint. If you think we have breached the Privacy Act 1988 or other applicable privacy laws, you can contact us (see Section 8) to make a complaint. When you contact us, please include your name and contact details (including your email address, address, and telephone number) and clearly describe your complaint. We will contact you within a reasonable period to let you know the next steps in resolving your complaint and to obtain any further information we need to consider your complaint. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (www.oaic.gov.au).

8. HOW YOU CAN CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or to request a hard copy, please contact us by:

Email: enquiries@bus4x4.com.au
Mail: PO Box 309 Acacia Ridge Australia 4110

Telephone: +61 7 3276 1420

9. LIST OF INCLUDED COMPANIES

  • Bus 4×4 Group Pty Ltd (ABN 20 158 021 071)
  • Bus 4×4 Pty Ltd (ABN 82 153 597 258)
  • Bus 4×4 Global Pty Ltd (ABN 78 624 915 564)
  • Bus 4×4 Sales Pty Ltd (ABN 91 624 915 180)
  • Bus 4×4 Hire Pty Ltd (ABN 65 154 739 287)

10. YOUR CONSENT

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.