Qualitas and its associated entities is committed to protecting individuals’ privacy. The protection of personal information in the private sector is governed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Act). This Privacy Policy details how Qualitas handles personal information in accordance with those requirements. It sets out the types of personal information Qualitas collects, the purposes for which it is collected, how that information may be used or disclosed, how individuals may request access to or correction of their details and how individuals may make a complaint about the way their information is handled.
Qualitas will review and update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will post an updated version of this Privacy Policy on our website when this occurs. Personal information is information about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.
Qualitas collects personal information from you in a number of different ways. Qualitas may collect personal information directly from you or in the course of its dealings with you, for example when you provide personal information to us:
Qualitas may also collect personal information about you from publicly available sources of information (including investment seller channels or third party websites) and, if you consent, from third parties (including from estate agents, third party project websites, or, for job applicants, from previous employers).
The personal information Qualitas collects about you may include (but may not be limited to) your name, contact details (including name, email address and residential address), occupation, age, date of birth and other demographic information, Internet Protocol address, language(s) spoken, investment or other customer preferences, income range, (and in the case of employment applications) employment and education history.
The purposes for which Qualitas collects your information will vary depending on your relationship with Qualitas and may include:
If Qualitas is not able to collect personal information about you, Qualitas may not be able to provide you with products, services and assistance to the extent that you require. Regarding job applicants, Qualitas may not be able to adequately assess your application for employment.
Qualitas may use or disclose your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected. Qualitas will also use and disclose your personal information for a secondary purpose that is related to a purpose for which it was collected, where you would reasonably expect Qualitas to use or disclose your personal information for that secondary purpose.
Qualitas may also disclose your personal information to third parties, including disclosure to
Some of the third parties to whom Qualitas discloses your personal information may be located outside Australia. The countries in which these third parties are located will depend on the circumstances. However, in the course of Qualitas’s ordinary business operations, information is commonly disclosed to third parties located in the following countries:
Qualitas will need to from time to time disclose your personal information to parties in other countries not on this list. This will be on an ad hoc or case by case basis and for the purposes for which your personal information was collected.
A cookie is a small text file downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you access a website, including this website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website’s owners and third parties.
Cookies allow a website to recognise your computer or mobile device. Cookies do not identify you as an individual, but do identify the computer or mobile device you use to access the Internet and can therefore be used to collect information about your use of the Internet. Cookies do not allow access to any information stored on your computer or mobile device.
Qualitas uses cookies on its websites:
Qualitas will only use information collected through the use of cookies to evaluate the website’s effectiveness and to improve your experience when you visit it. Cookies are not used by us to identify who you are or send you targeted advertising.
This Qualitas website provides hyperlinks to third party websites owned and controlled by others. Qualitas is not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites.
Qualitas will only keep personal information it needs. Qualitas will dispose of such information when it has no further need to use it or is required by law to do so.
Qualitas uses all reasonable efforts to ensure that any personal information collected is held securely. Qualitas maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure and loss or corruption by computer viruses and other sources of harm. In addition, only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Such personnel have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this information.
Qualitas holds your personal information electronically in servers located in NSW and Victoria. These may be managed by third party service providers, who are required to comply with Qualitas processes and safeguards.
Qualitas makes every effort to keep any personal information up to date and accurate. You have a right to request access to or correction of your personal information held by Qualitas. Individuals may access, modify or correct their personal information by contacting Qualitas using the contact details set out below. In some cases, Qualitas may charge a reasonable fee for providing access to your personal information.
