Overview
At NOUS, we respect the privacy of your personal information in our care. This commitment is set out here in our Privacy Policy that describes how we deal with personal information.
This Privacy Policy relates to personal information we collect and handle about NOUS visitors to our website, apps, social media and other digital services.
Types of personal information collected
The types of personal information we collect may include name, contact details, records of your communications and interactions with NOUS.
We may not be able to provide our services without your personal information. For example, we may not be able to contact you.
How personal information is collected and held
We may collect your personal information, from your interactions and transactions with us. We may monitor and record your communications with us (including email and telephone) for security, dispute resolution, and training purposes.
We hold personal information electronically and in hard copy form, both at our own premises and with the assistance of our service providers. We implement a range of measures to protect the security of that personal information. We also take measures in respect of destroying or de-identifying personal information that is no longer needed for any lawful purpose.
Purposes for handling personal information
We handle your personal information in connection with providing, administering, improving and personalising your interactions with NOUS. This can include processing payments, verifying your identity, communicating with you (including direct marketing), maintaining and updating our records, dealing with enquiries from you, and working with our service providers.
We may also handle your personal information to protect our lawful interests and facilitate purchases and potential purchases of our business.
We may provide marketing communications and targeted advertising to you on an ongoing basis by telephone, electronic messages (for example, email), through our digital services, and by other means. These communications may relate to the products and services we provide, and other products which may be of interest to you. You can call us on 07 3003 0722 at any time to opt out of electronic direct marketing communications or follow the unsubscribe link in every electronic direct marketing communication sent to you by NOUS.
Where you provide us with personal information about someone else you must have their consent to provide their personal information to us based on this Privacy Policy.
Sharing of personal information
We may exchange your personal information with service providers engaged to assist with services including data processing, printing, accounting, business consulting, marketing, research, auditing, archival, delivery, security, investigation, and mailing services.
We take steps to ensure that all our service providers agree to protect the privacy and security of your personal information, and use it only for the purpose for which it is disclosed.
Digital services
We provide information and services through a range of digital and online services including websites (e.g. nous.com.au), apps, email, online advertisements, and social media profiles.
NOUS may use “cookies”. A cookie is a piece of information that allows the server to identify and interact more effectively with your device. The cookie assists us in maintaining the continuity of your browsing session and remembering your details and preferences when you return. Other technologies that may be used with NOUS include web beacons (which may operate in conjunction with cookies), Flash local stored objects, and JavaScript. Some of these cookies and other technologies are consistent across various NOUS services, allowing us and the other providers of these services to understand you better and provide a more consistent experience across these services. You can configure your web browser to reject and delete cookies and block JavaScript, but you may find some parts of NOUS services then have limited functionality.
Our systems record a variety of information in relation to interactions with our online services. This can include information about software versions used, device types, device identifiers (like IP address), location data (where available and not disabled by the user), dates, times, file metadata, referring website, data entered, and user activity such as links clicked.
In some cases, third parties may use cookies and other technologies, such as those described above. These technologies may be used in connection with activities like surveys, online behavioural advertising, website analytics, and email campaign management. The services we may use from time to time include Google Analytics, Google Display Network, Google AdSense, DoubleClick, Yahoo!, Adobe Marketing Cloud, Responsys, and Microsoft. You can find more details in the individual privacy policies of those services, including information on how to opt-out of certain functions (e.g. Google’s Ads Preferences Manager). You may need to opt out separately from each service. The website youronlinechoices.com.au also allows you to opt out of some online behavioural advertising and provides further information about how online behavioural advertising works. You can contact us to request further details of the services we use. Many of these services operate without collecting or using any personal information.
Some information we collect is not related to an individual. In many cases, the information relates only to a device or is of an aggregated or statistical nature, and we will have no way of knowing the identity of the user. In other cases, we may associate information about your usage over time with your personal information, for example, followed a link sent to you by email, or we have otherwise been able to identify you.
Our online services may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those sites and recommend that you review their privacy policies.
Procedures for access, correction, and feedback
If you wish to access or correct any personal information we hold about you or have any feedback or concerns about privacy, please contact us as set out below. Where you seek a response from us, we will let you know who will be handling your matter and when you can expect a full response. In the case of access and correction requests, please provide as much detail as you can about the particular information you seek in order to help us retrieve it. Under the Privacy Act and other relevant laws, we are required to provide our reasons if we refuse your request. Where we decide not to make a requested correction and you disagree, you may ask us to make a note of your requested correction with the information.
Contact
Queries regarding privacy should be directed to the NOUS Privacy Officer:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 3003 0722
Post: 79 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006