Privacy Policy
Perth City Foton is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Perth City Foton manages personal information. It is structured as follows:
- Personal information Perth City Foton collects
- Use and disclosure of personal information
- Automated decision making
- Cookies
- Links to other websites
- Marketing
- Overseas transfers
- Access and correction
- Contacting Perth City Foton and complaints
- Changes to Privacy Policy
1. Personal information Perth City Foton collects
The main types of personal information Perth City Foton collects and holds are:
- contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
- finance details for Perth City Foton's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
- contact details for individuals working for Perth City Foton'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 Perth City Foton.
Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Perth City Foton or posted on Perth City Foton's pages on social media);
- Perth City Foton's website;
- use of social media;
- employment applications;
- third party service providers; and
- provision of customer service and support.
Where practicable, Perth City Foton collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Perth City Foton 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
Perth City Foton stores personal information in electronic and paper form.
Perth City Foton uses and discloses personal information as follows:
- to source vehicles and sell them to Perth City Foton'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 Perth City Foton's customers and prospective customers;
- to obtain products, services or information from Perth City Foton's suppliers;
- to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Perth City Foton knows about them);
- to operate and manage Perth City Foton'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 Perth City Foton. For example, Perth City Foton 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. Perth City Foton also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).
3. Automated decision making
Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Perth City Foton's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Perth City Foton's websites. The level of human oversight Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton's staff.
4. Cookies
Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton's web server. Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton's platforms and those social media platforms. Perth City Foton'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 Perth City Foton's website.
5. Links to other websites
Perth City Foton's website may contain links to third party websites. Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton and do not wish to receive these communications from Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton.
7. Overseas transfers
Perth City Foton's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Perth City Foton engages or that Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton holds about them by contacting Perth City Foton during business hours on 08 9416 0888 or via the contact page.
Perth City Foton may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Perth City Foton will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.
Perth City Foton may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Perth City Foton will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.
9. Contacting Perth City Foton and complaints
If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Perth City Foton handles your personal information please contact Perth City Foton during business hours on 08 9416 0888 or via the contact page. Perth City Foton may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Please provide sufficient details so that Perth City Foton can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Perth City Foton will ask that you put your request in writing.
Perth City Foton 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 Perth City Foton's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
- Phone: 08 9416 0888
- Mailing Address: 137/165 Albany Hwy, Victoria Park, WA, 6100
10. Changes to Privacy Policy
Perth City Foton 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.
