Privacy Policy

Talbots Commercial Real Estate Group Pty Ltd™
Privacy Policy Publication Date: 2024
Status: Current

1. Background

1.1 Talbots Commercial Commitment to Privacy
Talbots Commercial Real Estate Group Pty Ltd ABN 85 668 552 305 is committed to protecting your privacy per applicable Australian privacy laws. We understand the importance of being open and transparent about how we collect, hold, store, use, and share your personal information. We take protecting your privacy very seriously. We strongly encourage you to read this document, so that you understand and are comfortable with how we handle your personal information. If you have any questions about this document, or about Talbots Commercial handling of your personal information, please contact us using the relevant contact details set out in section 15.

1.2 About Talbots Commercial™
Talbots Commercial Real Estate Group Pty Ltd is  is a commercial real estate agency with its operation services based in Melbourne, Australia.  

1.3 Our obligations
We are required to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).  The APPs regulate how personal information is handled throughout its life cycle, from collection to use and disclosure, security, accessibility and disposal.We are also required to comply with more specific privacy legislation in some circumstances, such as:
    -  applicable State and Territory health privacy legislation (including the Victorian Health Records Act 2001 (Vic)) when we collect and handle
       health information in the relevant jurisdiction; and
    -  the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) and the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 (Cth).

1.4 When does this privacy policy apply and what is it?
This Policy is designed to help you better understand how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise handle personal information.This Privacy Policy applies to all Talbots Commercial Real Estate Group Pty Ltd websites, subsidiaries, affiliates, and businesses unless that website subsidiary, affiliate or business has adopted a separate privacy policy.In this Privacy Policy, “we“, “us” and “our” refer to the Talbots Commercial, and “you” and ““your” refers to any individual about whom we collect personal information.Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store, process, use, and disclose personal information (including personal information we collect, and personal information submitted to us, whether offline or online). For example, this can include information we may collect:
    -  when a purchaser buys a property from us.
    -  when a supplier creates a trading account or online account with us.
    -  when an individual subscribes to receive special offers and promotions or enters a competition.
    -  when a supplier interacts with us on a commercial basis.
    -  when a job applicant applies for a position with us; and
    -  when you interact with us (including when you visit one of our premises in person when you visit our websites, or contact and
       communicate with us via our social media channels (such as via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn), phone or online).
Other terms and conditions may also apply to you, such as:
    -  the terms and conditions contained in our Terms and Conditions (as applicable to you); and
    -  collection notices and privacy statements that may be provided to you at the time your personal information is collected. A copy of this
       Privacy Policy is available on our website at www.talbotscommercial.com.au or you can request a copy by contacting out Privacy Officer
       (details under heading 1.5 below).

1.5 What is personal information?
When used in this Privacy Policy, the term ‘personal information’ has the meaning given to it in the Privacy Act.  In general terms, the legislation defines ‘personal information’ as information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether the information is true or not, and whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.  This may include your name, address, telephone number, email address and profession or occupation. If the information we collect personally identifies you, or you are reasonably identifiable from it, the information will be considered ‘personal information’.

1.6 Employee records
We are generally exempt from the Privacy Act when we collect, and handle employee records and this Privacy Policy does not apply to that information. However, where State or Territory health privacy legislation applies, we are still required to protect the privacy of employee health information. This Privacy Policy will apply in those circumstances.