TRS Privacy Policy - The Retail Score

Privacy Policy

THE RETAIL SCORE PTY LTD ABN 38 606 261 894 (TRS, we, us or our) is a supplier of a hosted and managed business intelligence solution and consultancy services.

TRS via a web portal

The services are made available by TRS via a web portal to multiple users across a client enterprise (“you, “your” or “yourself”) enabling such users to extract business intelligence from its internal systems (“Services“). The Services may be delivered as a hosted and/or managed service using data provided by you. TRS may use third party contractors located both locally and overseas in addition to its own resources to provide these Services.

Scope of this privacy policy

We understand that when accessing our Services, the privacy and confidentiality of Personal Information (as defined under the Privacy Act) is important to you and your customers. That’s why we fully respect your rights to privacy and are committed to protecting the personal and financial details you provide us in line with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to our Services and all individuals who use our Services or whose Personal Information is processed by TRS.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who uses our website and/or our Services, for them to understand what Personal Information we collect and store, and why we do so, how we receive and/or obtain that information, the rights an individual has with respect to their Personal Information in our possession, and with complying with the Australian Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) when they apply to us.

The information we collect

We may collect Personal Information that allows us to identify who an individual is and share Personal Information. The type of information we may collect includes:

Personal Information. We may collect personal details such as an individual’s name, location, date of birth and nationality allowing us to identify who the individual is;
Contact Information. We collect information such as an individual’s email address, telephone & fax number, third-party user names, residential, business and postal address and other information that allows us to contact the individual;
Financial Information. We collect financial information such as any bank or credit card details used to transact with us and other information that allows us to transact with the individual and/or provide them with our Services;
Sales Data. We collect information relating to buying behaviors and sales history in connection with the Services.
Statistical Information. We collect behavioral and statistical information about an individual in connection with the Services.

Why we collect personal information

We collect your personal information so that we can carry out the following actions:

to provide our Services;
to communicate with you, including about our Services and offers which might interest you;
to provide you with information or advice;
to process payments by or to you in connection with our Services;
to create accounts, tax invoices or receipts;
to provide your personal information to third parties in order for them to supply the Services to you;
to consider and respond to complaints made by you.
We may disclose additional purposes for collection of your personal information in collection statements at the point of collection.

How information is collected

Information is collected in association with your use of the Services, an enquiry about TRS or generally dealing with us directly or via our website.

When personal information is used & disclosed

We will not use any Personal Information other than for the purpose for which it was collected other than with the individual’s permission.
We will retain Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Subject to clause 8, we will not sell an individual’s Personal Information to unrelated third parties under any circumstances.
There are some circumstances in which we must disclose an individual’s information:
Where we reasonably believe that an individual may be engaged in fraudulent, deceptive or unlawful activity that a governmental authority should be made aware of;
As required by any law (including the Privacy Act); and/or
In order to sell our business (in that we may need to transfer Personal Information to a new owner).

Sensitive information

Sensitive information is information about you that reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations, membership of a professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, details of health, disability, sexual orientation or criminal record.
It is our policy to only collect your sensitive information where it is absolutely necessary for our functions or activities and either you have consented or we are required or authorised under law to do so.

Opting out

An individual may opt to not have us collect their Personal Information. This may prevent us from offering them some or all of our Services and may terminate their access to some or all of the Services they access with or through us.

De-identified information

We may use your Personal Information in de-identified form (de-identification being a process by which a collection of data or information is altered to remove or obscure personal identifiers and personal information) and to assist us in running our business.
When your Personal Information is included in de-identified, aggregated data, it is not possible to identify you or anything about you from that data.

Cookies

We may use temporary (session) cookies or permanent cookies when you access our website and/or Services. This allows us to recognise your browser and track the web pages you have visited. You can switch off cookies by adjusting the settings on your web browser.

The safety & security of personal information

How to access and/or update information

Links

Links from our website or via our Services to third party services that we do not operate or control are provided for your convenience. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of services that are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Third party services should have their own privacy and security policies which we encourage you to read before supplying any personal information to them.

Direct marketing

We and/or our carefully selected business may contact you with direct marketing communications and information about the Services or other products and services offered by us via telephone, email, SMS, or regular mail.
If you have indicated a preference for a method of communication, we will endeavor to use that method wherever practical to do so.
You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by responding via the channel in which you received the marketing communication, or by contacting us (see contact information below). You can unsubscribe from emails by clicking the unsubscribe link on the footer of the email communication you have received.

Complaints and disputes

If an individual needs to contact us or has a complaint about our handling of their Personal Information, they should address their communication in writing to the details below:
Privacy Officer Unit 108, 50 Holt St, Surry Hills, NSW Australia 2066 Email: wayne@theRetailScore.com
If we have a dispute regarding an individual’s Personal Information, we both must first attempt to resolve the issue directly between us.
If we become aware of any unauthorised access to an individual’s Personal Information we will inform them at the earliest practical opportunity once we have established what was accessed and how it was accessed.

Additions to this policy

If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on our web page at www.theretailscore.com.au. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy to review any amendments.