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Protecting your privacy and maintaining confidentiality in relation to your personal information is something we take very seriously at Belair Tax. Our Privacy Policy is designed to ensure that we communicate to our clients, as clearly as possible, how we manage their personal information. Accordingly, we encourage you to read this policy very carefully and to contact us should you have any questions or concerns.
Belair Tax deals with your personal information and related privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APP's) set out in the Privacy Act. We reserve the right to amend or modify this Privacy Policy at any time however, an up to date copy of this document will remain available on our firm's website at all times.
In order to provide the best possible accounting, taxation related and/or financial advisory services to you, Belair Tax needs to collect and store your personal information.
Personal information is any information which might identify you or by which your identity might reasonably be determined. Personal information collected by Belair Tax may include, but is not limited to, your name, birthdate, place of residence, email address, telephone number, bank account details, superannuation details, taxation details (both past and present), accounting and financial information.
Whilst you can of course choose not to provide us with your personal information, Belair Tax will be unable to provide you with services if you opt to do so.
Belair Tax will, whenever possible collect your personal information from you directly. Where we are unable to obtain personal information directly from you we may request your consent, either written or verbal as appropriate, to obtain your personal information from a third party.
Ultimately, we may collect your personal information in a number of ways during the course of our relationship with you, including the following:
It is possible also that we may collect personal information about you from other sources without your direct knowledge such as when funds are transferred from your bank account to our account and your bank account details are advised to us.
Regardless of how we collect your personal information, Belair Tax will deal with your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Belair Tax uses your personal information for the following purposes:
When instructing Belair Tax to provide an agreed service you consent to the collection, storage and use of your personal information as outlined in this policy and for any other use you may otherwise authorise. Belair Tax will only use your personal information for the provision of services to you and/or the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise expressly authorised by you.
Whenever possible, Belair Tax will require you to specifically consent to any disclosure of your personal information to a third party where the disclosure of personal information is not in accordance with, or is unrelated to, the provision of services to you.
If at any time Belair Tax is required by law to release your personal information, we must cooperate fully.
Once the provision of services to you is complete your personal information, both electronic and otherwise may be retained by Belair Tax for a period of seven years or more in the event that future instruction for the provision of additional or ongoing services may be forthcoming.
Belair Tax is committed to the protection of your personal information whether stored electronically or on file, and takes all reasonable precautions to protect it from unauthorised disclosure, access or modification. We incorporate a number of systems and procedures to ensure your personal information remains secure, including the following:
Belair Tax will correspond with you by email if you indicate that this is appropriate and acceptable to you. In providing this direction you acknowledge also that the internet is not a secure environment and that the transmission of personal information over the internet is at your own risk and cannot be guaranteed by Belair Tax.
The Australian Government's Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is responsible for privacy functions that are conferred by the Privacy Act 1988. The passage of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 established the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme in Australia. The NDB scheme applies to all agencies and organisations with existing personal information security obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 from 22 February 2018.
The NDB scheme introduced an obligation to notify individuals whose personal information is involved in a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm. This notification must include recommendations about the steps individuals should take in response to the breach. The Australian Information Commissioner (Commissioner) must also be notified of eligible data breaches.
We encourage you to always communicate with us immediately there is a need to access or update your personal information.
You can at any time request access to your personal information or request that we update your personal information by written communication, or by emailing us at office@belairtax.com.au.
You may only access your own personal information. We will attempt to handle all requests for access to personal information in a reasonable time period. In the event that information requested is substantial, Belair Tax may charge a fee to cover the cost of retrieval and provision of the information to you.
If at any time you believe Belair Tax to be in breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APP's) set out in the Privacy Act, we encourage you to contact us on 08 9295 0807 or to lodge a complaint in writing addressed as follows:
The Practice Manager
BELAIR TAX
PO Box 468
Mundaring WA 6073
If you are unsatisfied with our response you may contact the Federal Privacy Commissioner on 1300 363 992. Alternatively you may write to the Director of Complaints, Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 1042.