Privacy Policy

GP Mortgage Corporation Limited Privacy Policy

The National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Act) does not apply to GP Mortgage Corporation Limited (Manager). This is because certain business operators are exempt from the operation of the Act.

Irrespective of this exemption, we will endeavour to apply the privacy laws as a matter of good practice. These laws regulate the way we collect, use, disclose, keep secure, and give people access to their personal information. This is information about an individual that identifies them.

Accordingly, this Privacy Policy tells you what information we collect and keep, what we do with it, and what your rights are in relation to that information.

 

Your personal and investment information

In order to provide investment and credit services to you we need to collect and retain some personal information. We consider all information about you to be private and confidential, and hold ourselves to the highest standards in the safekeeping and use of this information.

 

What kind of information will we collect?

We may collect the following information:

  • contact details such as your name, street, telephone number etc
  • date of birth
  • e-mail address (if you have one)
  • details about authorised signatories
  • your tax file number
  • bank account details
  • any other details we require for the purpose of the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation

It may, on occasion, be necessary to obtain other details relating to powers of attorney for probate and estate administration.

 

Information we collect from the web

Our web server will have the capacity to collect the following types of information for statistical purposes:

  • number of users who visit the website
  • number of pages viewed
  • traffic patterns

This will be anonymous statistical data and no attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities. This data will be used only to evaluate our website performance and to improve the content we display to you.

 

We will not sell our client information:

Information about you will not be sold to any other company, individual or group.

 

When we will release your information to others:

General
We will not release information about you or your accounts unless one of the following conditions is met:

  • we receive your prior written consent
  • we believe the recipient to be the client or their authorised representative
  • we are required or authorised by law to release information to the recipient

Service Providers
In order to provide some investor services, such as:

  • administering your account
  • mailing your statements to you

we may provide information to our service providers. This information will only be used for the purpose of providing the service.

Research companies
We may also provide some information to market research companies for the purpose of analysing our client base. We may provide your contact details to market research companies to undertake research on behalf of GPMC. For example, we may run client satisfaction surveys or run focus groups on proposed products.

This information will not be used for any other purpose, and personal information will not be provided.

 

We may use your information to tell you about our products

Your information may be used by GPMC to enable us to inform you about new and existing products and services that will enhance our relationship with you.. If you provide us with your address or e-mail address, we may use it to send our regular communications such as updates on new and existing products and services.

 

Security on our system

Your information is protected from unauthorised access through the use of secure passwords, user log ons or other security procedures. Developments in security and encryption technology are reviewed regularly.

Where necessary, we will remind you that the Internet is an insecure medium.

 

Correcting Information

You may request access to any personal information we hold about you. If it is incorrect, we will correct it at your request.

 

Any Questions?

If you have any further questions relating to this privacy statement, or concerns about the way in which we have handled your personal information, please do not hesitate to:

GP Mortgage Corporation Limited
GPO Box 750
SYDNEY NSW 2001