Who does this policy cover?
This privacy policy applies to the Clime Investment Group ("Clime"), comprised of Clime Investment Management Limited (ABN 37 067 185 899) and all its subsidiaries.
What is this policy about?
We respect your rights to privacy of the personal details supplied to us through application forms associated with any issued Product Disclosure Statements or such other disclosure documents, via our website or from information supplied by third parties.
The Privacy Act 1988, the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, the National Privacy Principles and other laws include provisions that regulate the way private sector organisations collect, use, keep secure and provide access to personal information. We are bound to protect your personal information in accordance with the law and the National Privacy Principles.
What is personal information?
Personal information is any information about an individual that identifies the individual or by which their identity can reasonably be ascertained.
Personal information may include:
Why is personal information collected?
Clime may use personal information to perform our normal business functions, such as:
Clime may also, from time to time, use personal information for internal reporting purposes such as:
If you do not wish to receive marketing material from Clime, please let us know by contacting us at info@clime.com.au or on (02) 9252 8522.
We will not collect any other information about you, unless you are aware that the information is being collected by us, or unless you have authorised a third party to provide it to us on your behalf.
Disclosure of personal information
We will not disclose personal information collected by us for any purpose other than where you have consented to the disclosure; or where the National Privacy Principles authorise use or disclosure where required or authorised by law, in circumstances relating to public health and safety, social security and taxation in connection with certain operations by or on behalf of an enforcement body.
In relation to our role as a financial service provider we are required pursuant to the Corporations Act to maintain certain transaction records with regards to your investment in our products and make those records available for inspection to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
We may disclose personal information to external service providers such as fund managers, custodians, mailing houses and auditors for the purpose of giving effect to the service provided by us. These external parties are only authorised to use personal information for the purpose for which Clime supplied it. Those organisations are not authorised to use that information for their own purposes.
Integrity of personal information
We are committed to ensuring that personal information collected and kept by us is kept secure and protected from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, inaccuracy, modification or disclosure.
Should your details change, we ask that you advise us of the change as soon as possible so that we may maintain accurate records.
Online services
We have taken all reasonable steps to safeguard the security and confidentiality of personal information collected via our website, including the implementation of procedures and equipment technically feasible at the time.
Due to the nature of the internet, however, we cannot guarantee that personal information collected online is totally protected from unauthorised collection or misuse.
This privacy policy does not apply where you access another website via a link from ours. We cannot and do not make any warranty or representation as to the privacy policy or information handling procedures of other linked websites.
Access to personal information
If you have concerns about the completeness or accuracy of the personal information Clime holds about you, or would like to access or amend the information, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Clime Investment Management Limited
PO Box R1297
Royal Exchange NSW 1225
Ph: (02)
9252 8522
Fax: (02) 9252 8422
Email:info@clime.com.au
Website: www.clime.com.au