Introduction
This Privacy Policy is 1st Choice Limousines official online
privacy policy and it applies to all personal information
collected by 1st Choice Limousines. In this policy we explain
how and why we collect your personal information, how we
use it, and what controls you have over our use of it.
1st Choice Limousines is fully committed to complying with
Commonwealth legislation governing privacy of personal information
by businesses and to protecting and safeguarding your personal
and business privacy when you deal with us.
Collection of information
Some information provided to us by clients, customers, contractors
and other third parties might be considered private or personal.
Without these details we would not be able to carry on our
business and provide our services to you. We will only collect
such personal information if it is necessary for one of
our functions or activities.
In particular, personal information is collected from people
in the following situations by 1st Choice Limousines
If you contact 1st Choice Limousines, we may keep a record
of that correspondence.
When you submit your e-mail
address to our web site mailing list
At or before the time the personal information is collected
by us we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are
made aware of who we are, the fact that you are able to
gain access to the information held about you, the purpose
of the collection, the type(s) of organisations to which
we usually disclose the information collected about you,
any laws requiring the collection of the information and
the main consequences for you if all or part of the information
is not collected.
Use of information collected and disclosure of personal
information to others.
We may disclose personal information held about an individual
for the primary purpose for which it is collected (i.e.
provision of our services, including administration of our
services, notification to you about changes to our services,
record-keeping following termination of our services to
you and technical maintenance). We may also use such information
for a purpose related to the primary purpose of collection
and where it would reasonably be expected by you that we
would use the information in such a way.
This information is only disclosed to persons outside our
business in the circumstances set out in this policy or
as otherwise notified to you at the time of collection of
the information.
In addition we are permitted to use or disclose personal
information held about you:
Where you have consented to the use or disclosure.
Where we reasonably believe that the use or disclosure is
necessary to lessen or prevent a serious, immediate threat
to someone's health or safety or the public's health or
safety.
Where we reasonably suspect that unlawful activity has been,
is being or may be engaged in and the use or disclosure
is a necessary part of our investigation or in reporting
the matter to the relevant authorities.
Where such use or disclosure is required under or authorised
by law (for example, to comply with a subpoena, a warrant
or other order of a court or legal process) Where we reasonably
believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary
for prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment
of crimes or wrongdoings or the preparation for, conduct
of, proceedings before any court or tribunal or the implementation
of the orders of a court or tribunal by or on behalf of
an enforcement body.
Links
Our web site may contain links to other web sites and those
third party web sites may collect personal information about
you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of
other businesses or the content of web sites that are linked
to our web site.
1st Choice Limousines encourages users to be aware when
they leave the site and to read the privacy statements of
each and every web site that collects personally identifiable
information.
Security and storage
1st Choice Limousines places a great importance on the security
of all information associated with our customers, clients
and contractors. We have security measures in place to attempt
to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal
information under our control. Personal information is destroyed
securely when no longer required by us. 1st Choice Limousines
retains the information you provide to us including possibly
your contact and credit card details to enable us to verify
transactions and customer details and to retain adequate
records for legal and accounting purposes. This information
is held on secure servers in controlled facilities. Information
stored within our computer systems can only be accessed
by those entrusted with authority and computer network password
sanctions.
No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be 100 per cent secure. As a result, while we strive
to protect user's personal information, 1st Choice Limousines
cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
transmitted to it or from its online products or services,
and users do so at their own risk. Once 1st Choice Limousines
receives your transmission, it makes every effort to ensure
its security on its systems.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for keeping your
passwords and/or account information secret. You should
be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
Access to and correction
of personal information
1st Choice Limousines is committed to maintaining accurate,
timely, relevant and appropriate information about our customers.
So long as your request for your personal information is
in accordance with the National Privacy Principles, then
we will give you access to that information. Inaccurate
information will be corrected upon receiving advice to this
effect from you. To ensure confidentiality, details of your
personal information will be passed on to you only if we
are satisfied that the information relates to you. If we
refuse to provide you with access or correct the personal
information held about you by us, then we will provide reasons
for such refusal.
Complaints
If you have a complaint about our Privacy Policy or the
collection, use or safe disposal or destruction of your
personal information, your complaint should be directed
in the first instance to us at
e-mail:
admin@1stchoicelimos.com.au
We will investigate your complaint and attempt to resolve
any breach that might have occurred in relation to the collection,
use or destruction of personal information held by us about
you in accordance with the Commonwealth Privacy legislation.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of this procedure
then you may request that an independent person (usually
the Commonwealth Privacy Officer) investigate your complaint.
Transfer of information
Pursuant to the National Privacy Principles we may transfer
personal information we have collected about you to someone
other than you in a different state or territory only if
such transfer is permitted by the National Privacy Principles.
Cookies
1st Choice Limousines collects information from the site
using "IP files". When you visit the 1st Choice
Limousines site to read, browse or download information,
our system will record/log your IP address (the address
which identifies your computer on the internet and which
is automatically recognised by our web server), date and
time of your visit to our site, the pages viewed and any
information downloaded. This information will only be used
for the purpose of site analysis and to help us offer you
improved online service. We may automatically collect non-personal
information about you such as the type of Internet browsers
you use or the site from which you linked to our Web Sites.
You cannot be identified from this information and it is
only used to assist us in providing an effective service
on our Web Sites.
Changes to Privacy Policy
If 1st Choice Limousines decides to change its Privacy Policy,
it will post changes on this Privacy Policy page so that
users are always aware of what information is collected,
how it is used and the way in which information may be disclosed.
As a result, please remember to refer back to this Privacy
Policy regularly to review any amendments.
Contacting us
If you require further information regarding our Privacy
Policy, please contact us at the following
email
address: admin@1stchoicelimos.com.au
Should you wish to read more information on privacy legislation
or the National Privacy Principles we recommend that you
visit the Federal Privacy Commissioner's website at
www.privacy.gov.au.
Acceptance
You accept that your use of this site includes your acceptance
of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
DISCLAIMER
Introduction
The information provided on this 1st Choice Limousines web
site has been compiled for your convenience. 1st Choice
Limousines makes no warranties about the accuracy or completeness
of any information contained on this web site. 1st Choice
Limousines, including its director, affiliates, contractors
and assigns, will not accept any liability for any loss,
damage or other injury resulting from its use.
Links to other web sites are provided for your convenience
and 1st Choice Limousines is not responsible for the information
contained on those web sites. The provision of a link to
another web site does not constitute an endorsement or approval
of that web site, or any products or services offered on
that web site, by 1st Choice Limousines. 1st Choice Limousines
will not accept any liability for the use of those links
to connect to web sites that are not under our control.
1st Choice Limousines, including its director, affiliates,
contractors and assigns, do not accept any liability for
any damages or losses whatsoever, arising out of, or in
any way related to, the use of this site, its offered services
and any other site lined to this site. Nothing in this web
site constitutes or is intended to constitute an offer of,
or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for, securities.
1st Choice Limousines holds the copyright to this web site.
1st Choice Limousines, grants you a limited licence to download
this web site for personal use only. You are not permitted
to reproduce or alter this web site, or any copy of it,
for any other purpose without the prior express written
consent of 1st Choice Limousines.
1st Choice Limousines regards your privacy as important
and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that if you
have subscribed to receive notification of web site updates;
your e-mail address will remain confidential.
1st Choice Limousines, reserves the right to make changes,
modifications, additions, deletions and corrections to the
web site, at any time and without notice.
External Link Disclaimer
Any links have been provided for your convenience. Web sites
which you are transferred to are not controlled by 1st Choice
Limousines, and 1st Choice Limousines, is not responsible,
and does not accept any liability, for the information contained
on those web sites. The provision of a link does not constitute
an endorsement or approval of that web site or any products
or services on that web site