Privacy Policy

Perth Ute Centre is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Perth Ute Centre manages personal information. It is structured as follows:

1. Personal information Perth Ute Centre collects
2. Use and disclosure of personal information
3. Automated decision making
4. Cookies
5. Links to other websites
6. Marketing
7. Overseas transfers
8. Access and correction
9. Contacting Perth Ute Centre and complaints
10. Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Perth Ute Centre collects

The main types of personal information Perth Ute Centre collects and holds are:

• contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Perth Ute Centre such as name, date of birth, contact number(s), email address(es), residential and/or business address(es), demographic information (such as postcode, age, gender) and driver's licence details;
• vehicle and servicing details for Perth Ute Centre's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
• finance details for Perth Ute Centre's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
• contact details for individuals working for Perth Ute Centre's business partners and suppliers;
• information provided by an individual as part of a recruitment process such as name, contact details, prior employment history, qualifications, referee details and, if applicable, details for background checks; and
• other information provided by individuals while interacting with Perth Ute Centre.

Perth Ute Centre collects personal information in the course of running its business in a range of different ways, typically through:

• interactions with individuals (e.g. through any records Perth Ute Centre keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Perth Ute Centre or posted on Perth Ute Centre's pages on social media);
• Perth Ute Centre's website;
• use of social media;
• employment applications;
• third party service providers; and
• provision of customer service and support.

Where practicable, Perth Ute Centre collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Perth Ute Centre may collect personal information from someone else such as when speaking to a referee for a job applicant or doing screening for onboarding a new supplier or customer.

2. Use and disclosure of personal information

Perth Ute Centre stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Perth Ute Centre uses and discloses personal information as follows:

• to source vehicles and sell them to Perth Ute Centre's customers and to provide other related services to customers such as vehicle servicing and assist with arranging financing to purchase a vehicle;
• to manage arrangements with Perth Ute Centre's customers and prospective customers;
• to obtain products, services or information from Perth Ute Centre's suppliers;
• to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Perth Ute Centre knows about them);
• to operate and manage Perth Ute Centre's website, social media and other communications and media channels;
• subject to applicable laws, to conduct marketing;
• for processing and assessing employment applications; and
• for such other purposes authorised or required by law.

It may be necessary to share personal information with organisations that provide products or services to Perth Ute Centre. For example, Perth Ute Centre may use third party service providers for the organisation of customer care, implementation of promotions, development of offers, communication and contact with customers, organization of events and for the purpose of obtaining advice and managing its affairs. Perth Ute Centre also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).

3. Automated decision making

Perth Ute Centre uses computer programs to make decisions affecting a person's interests to offer products or services that could be of interest. This is typically done via AI Agents within website chat or SMS. The sorts of personal information Perth Ute Centre uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Perth Ute Centre's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Perth Ute Centre's websites. The level of human oversight Perth Ute Centre provides over these decisions is limited — responses and recommendations may be generated automatically, with human review available where a person requests it or where required for follow-up by Perth Ute Centre's staff.

4. Cookies

Perth Ute Centre uses cookies on its website. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the website user's browser when they visit a website. This identifies the browser used and can be recognised by Perth Ute Centre's web server. Perth Ute Centre may use cookies to associate a user with social media platforms and, if the user so chooses, enable interaction between the user's activities on Perth Ute Centre's platforms and those social media platforms. Perth Ute Centre's website also uses cookies to analyse website traffic and help provide a better website visitor experience. Website users can make certain choices about the use of cookies through their browser settings. However, if the user disables certain cookies, this may prevent the user from taking full advantage of Perth Ute Centre's website.

5. Links to other websites

Perth Ute Centre's website may contain links to third party websites. Perth Ute Centre does not control or otherwise determine the privacy practices of these third party sites. To find out about their privacy practices, you should check their websites for their privacy policy, or otherwise ask them about their privacy practices.

6. Marketing

If you have received a direct marketing communication from Perth Ute Centre and do not wish to receive these communications from Perth Ute Centre in the future, just use the “unsubscribe” function in the email or SMS, or tick the opt out box on postal communications and return the mailed item to Perth Ute Centre.

7. Overseas transfers

Perth Ute Centre's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Perth Ute Centre engages or that Perth Ute Centre is instructed to provide information to may be outside of Australia however, the location of the third party would depend on the specific situation.

8. Access and correction

An individual may request access to or correction of any of the personal information Perth Ute Centre holds about them by contacting Perth Ute Centre during business hours on (08) 9232 4500 or via the contact page.

Perth Ute Centre may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Perth Ute Centre will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Perth Ute Centre may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Perth Ute Centre will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Perth Ute Centre and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Perth Ute Centre handles your personal information please contact Perth Ute Centre during business hours on (08) 9232 4500 or via the contact page. Perth Ute Centre may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Please provide sufficient details so that Perth Ute Centre can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Perth Ute Centre will ask that you put your request in writing.

Perth Ute Centre takes all complaints seriously and will use reasonable endeavours to investigate and respond to a complaint in writing within 30 days of receiving the written complaint. If you remain unsatisfied by Perth Ute Centre's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

• Phone: (08) 9232 4500
• Mailing Address: 1287 Albany Hwy, Cannington, WA, 6107

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Perth Ute Centre may make changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised policy on its website. Please check back from time to time to review this Privacy Policy.