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Privacy Policy

In accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles, this Privacy Policy outlines the way in which Peter W Beck Pty Ltd ABN 37 008 011 550, trading as Becks Group Australia (we, us, or our), manages your personal information when you interact with us.

Your interactions with us might include, but are not limited to:

If you do not agree with us managing your personal information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy, please do not provide it to us. In those circumstances, we may refrain from providing, or may be unable to provide, our Products and Services to you.

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please review our Privacy Policy each time you interact with us to keep up to date with any changes.


What is personal information and what we collect and hold?


In this Privacy Policy, personal information refers to information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, regardless of the format in which it is recorded and whether the information or opinion is true.

For ease of reference, throughout this Privacy Policy, we refer to personal information as data. The kinds of data we may collect, hold and process about you depends on how you interact with us. For example, we may collect and hold data which includes, but is not limited to:


How do we collect your data?


We collect data directly from you when providing our Products and Services, during the course of commercial trading and marketing activities, and when onboarding a new employee or as part of our recruitment process. This may occur when we contact you via email, over the phone, in person, or during your interactions with our Website or social media pages.

We may also collect data from publicly available sources or third parties whom you have authorised us to deal with, to enable our provision of the Products and Services.


Why do we collect your data?


We collect your data for a number of reasons, including:

Our use of your data may extend beyond the purposes described above but will remain restricted to activities related to our business functions.


Who do we share your data with?


We may disclose your data to:


How do we hold and secure your data?


We store electronic copies of data and generally avoid retaining hard copy documentation wherever practicable. Electronic data is secured using password-protected systems, databases, and multi-factor authentication. Our physical premises are secured with locks, alarms, and CCTV.

Where data is no longer required by law or for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, it is securely destroyed.


Do we send your data overseas?


We are based in South Australia, Australia. Some service providers (such as IT or software providers) may store data outside Australia.


Do we use your data for direct marketing?


We may use your data for direct marketing, including newsletters, event invitations, promotions, and information about our Products, Services, and operations.


Cookies and Google Analytics


Our Website uses cookies to recognise returning visitors and store preferences. Cookies do not collect personally identifiable information such as email addresses.

You can disable cookies via your browser settings; however, some Website features may not function correctly.

We may use Google Analytics to analyse Website traffic. You can opt out via https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


How can you access or correct data we hold about you?


Contact our Compliance Officer:

Phone: +61 8 8440 3378
Email: compliance@becksgroup.au
Post: Becks Group Australia – 14 Duncan Court, Ottoway SA 5013

Requests may be refused where they are frivolous, vexatious, legally restricted, or identity cannot be verified.


How can you make a complaint or contact us?


Complaints may be directed to the Compliance Officer using the contact details above. If unresolved, complaints may be escalated to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au.