Privacy Policy

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

1. Personal information Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford and complaints
10. Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Burnie Ford collects

The main types of personal information Burnie Ford collects and holds are:

• contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
• finance details for Burnie Ford's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
• contact details for individuals working for Burnie Ford'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 Burnie Ford.

Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Burnie Ford or posted on Burnie Ford's pages on social media);
• Burnie Ford's website;
• use of social media;
• employment applications;
• third party service providers; and
• provision of customer service and support.

Where practicable, Burnie Ford collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Burnie Ford 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

Burnie Ford stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Burnie Ford uses and discloses personal information as follows:

• to source vehicles and sell them to Burnie Ford'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 Burnie Ford's customers and prospective customers;
• to obtain products, services or information from Burnie Ford's suppliers;
• to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Burnie Ford knows about them);
• to operate and manage Burnie Ford'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 Burnie Ford. For example, Burnie Ford 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. Burnie Ford also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).

3. Automated decision making

Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Burnie Ford's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Burnie Ford's websites. The level of human oversight Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford's staff.

4. Cookies

Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford's web server. Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford's platforms and those social media platforms. Burnie Ford'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 Burnie Ford's website.

5. Links to other websites

Burnie Ford's website may contain links to third party websites. Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford and do not wish to receive these communications from Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford.

7. Overseas transfers

Burnie Ford's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Burnie Ford engages or that Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford holds about them by contacting Burnie Ford during business hours on 03 6430 7288 or via the contact page.

Burnie Ford may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Burnie Ford will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

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

9. Contacting Burnie Ford and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Burnie Ford handles your personal information please contact Burnie Ford during business hours on 03 6430 7288 or via the contact page. Burnie Ford may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

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

Burnie Ford 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 Burnie Ford's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

• Phone: 03 6430 7288
• Mailing Address: 181 Bass Hwy, Cooee, TAS, 7320

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Burnie Ford 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.