1. Purpose

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to ensure all individuals are aware of the Best Enemies Pty Ltd (Best Enemies) application of the Privacy Act 1988 and all subsequent amendments.

2. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected by Best Enemies.

This document provides you with a succinct overview of how Best Enemies will handle your personal information.

3. Personal Information Handling Practices

Collection

Best Enemies usually collect personal information about individuals directly from those individuals or their authorised representative/s.

Best Enemies sometimes collects personal information from a third party or from a publicly available source, but only if:

  • the individual has consented to such collection or would reasonably expect us to collect their personal information in this way, or
  • if it is necessary for a specific purpose such as the investigation of a privacy complaint.

Best Enemies only collect personal information for purposes which are directly related to our business, provision of goods and services or activities under the Privacy Act 1988 and only when it is necessary for, or directly related to, such purposes.

Use and disclosure

Best Enemies only use personal information for the purposes for which we collected it – purposes which are directly related to one of our functions, services or activities.

In order to bill you, certain financial information will be sent to Best Enemies’ Financial institution for the purpose of billing your credit card. Other than Best Enemies’ Financial Institution, Best Enemies will not share your personal or financial information with third parties without your prior consent. At the time you make a purchase with Best Enemies your consent is required to provide your financial or contact information to those third parties necessary to process your transactions with us, such as credit card companies and the companies that handle shipping on our behalf.

Best Enemies do not give personal information about an individual to other Government agencies, private sector organisations or anyone else unless one of the following applies:

  • the individual has consented
  • the individual would reasonably expect, or has been told, that information of that kind is usually passed to those individuals, bodies or agencies
  • it is otherwise required or authorised by law
  • it will prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to somebody’s life or health, or
  • it is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty, or for the protection of public revenue.

Data quality

Best Enemies takes steps to ensure that the personal information we collect is accurate, up-to-date and complete.

Data security

Best Enemies take steps to protect the personal information we hold against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure and against other misuse.

When the personal information that we collect is no longer required, we destroy or delete it in a secure manner.

4. Individuals access to personal information

You can access the personal information that we hold about you, and you can ask us to correct the personal information we hold about you.

If you are listed on one or more of our email lists you can opt out at any time. You can unsubscribe by using the ‘unsubscribe’ options noted in our emails.

5. Our obligations

Best Enemies is bound by the Information Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act.

6. Best Enemies Pty Ltd and links to other web sites

Best Enemies provide links to external web sites.

These external linked sites are not under the control of Best Enemies, and as such Best Enemies is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of companies linked to the Best Enemies web site.

Before disclosing your personal information on any other web site, we advise you to examine the privacy policies of those web sites.

7. How to contact us

For further information, contact us at programs@bestenemies.org.

8. Future changes to the Best Enemies Privacy Policy

Best Enemies reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time and notify you by posting an updated version of the policy on its web site. Your continued use of the Best Enemies web site indicates that you accept the Best Enemies Privacy Policy in place at that time.