PRIVACY STATEMENT
Beau’s Personalised Pet Hotel has a firm commitment to maintaining your privacy and will endeavor to handle your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth) and the Australian Privacy Principles contained within that Act.
Beau’s Personalised Pet Hotel privacy policy outlines how we handle your personal information.
Definitions
Collection, Use and Disclosure
We may collect your personal information directly from you or when you deal with us by telephone, letter or email; when you access and interact with our website; or from other sources. The information we collect may include your name, address, telephone number, email address and details relating to your pet/s and their care. If you choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to contract with you or provide you with the information you may require.
If you visit our website, we may record information about your visit including the type of browser and operating system you use, the previous site you visited, your server’s IP address, the pages you access and the information downloaded by you. While the anonymous statistical data we collect may be aggregated and used in broader statistical analysis by us and our web monitoring service provider to improve our services, at no time can we personally identify you as the source of that data.
Our website may contain links to websites which are owned or operated by third parties. You should make your own enquiries as to the privacy policies of these third parties. We are not responsible for information on, or the privacy practices of, such websites.
The kinds of personal information we collect and store will depend on what products and services you request from us. However, it may include (amongst other things): personal information you give us when you request a product or service from us. This information may include the dates you intend to board your pet/s, preferred Vet Agency and details relating to your dog/s or cat/s; personal information you give us when you make a booking. This may include your name, address, telephone numbers, email address and credit card details; communications between you and us; and transactional information about your use of our products and services (eg, your feedback on your pet’s stay with us or training experience).
If we use or disclose your personal information for a purpose (the “secondary purpose”) other the main reason for which it was originally collected (the “primary purpose”), to the extent required by law, we will ensure that: the secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose of collection (and directly related in the case of sensitive information), and you would reasonably expect that we would use or disclose your information in that way; or you have consented to the use or disclosure of your personal information for the secondary purpose; or the use or disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or the use or disclosure is otherwise permitted by law (for example, as a necessary part of an investigation of suspected unlawful activity).
Securing your Personal Information
Our employees are responsible for handling your personal information and educated about the requirements of the National Privacy Principles and the Privacy Act. Personal information that we hold on our systems is protected through the use of secure passwords and other security procedures including physical, network and computer security. Access to your personal information is limited to those who specifically need it to conduct their responsibilities. We take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your personal information where it is no longer required and to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, loss, misuse and alteration.
Accuracy and Access to Personal Information
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date and ask that you let us know if you believe the information to be otherwise. You may request access to your personal information, provided your request is in writing and you provide us with proof of your identity. Your request will be responded to in a reasonable time and you may be asked to pay any reasonable costs incurred by us in responding to your request.
How Your Personal Information Will Be Used
We collect your personal information so that we can use it for our functions and activities, which include, amongst other things:
processing your booking;
being aware of any special requirements (health or otherwise) your pet/s may have;
providing you with confirmation of your booking and advising you of any changes to your pet/s
booking;
confirming your pet/s vaccination status;
addressing any feedback or complaints you may have;
assisting vets with any health care requirements that your pet/s may have;
answering any queries you may have; and
any purposes for which it was requested and directly related purposes, and developing, improving and marketing our products and services.
If you do not provide us with your personal information, we will be unable to do one or more of the above (including being unable to accept any booking).
If you also subscribe to our mailing list, we may email to you updates about our products and services. If you do not wish to remain a subscriber to our mailing list or otherwise receive updates on our products and services, you are able to remove your details from the subscriptions list.
We will assume you consent to management of your personal information in the manner specified in this Privacy Policy (which may change from time to time) and our Privacy Statement until you tell us to the contrary by following the instructions contained in our website or contacting us using our contact details below.
Exchange of Personal Information with Third Parties
Personal information we collect from you may be disclosed:
to any entity to which we are required or authorised by or under law to disclose such information (for instance, law enforcement agencies and investigative agencies, courts, various other government bodies);
to others in the event of a medical emergency;
to others that you have been informed of at the time any personal information is collected from you;
to our business associates and others for purposes directly related to the purpose for which the personal information is collected;
to our professional advisors and other contractors (for example IT consultants and mailing houses); or
with your consent (express or implied), to others.
We may also obtain personal and other information from some or all of the above to enable us to provide our services or products to you. When we obtain personal and other information from third parties whom we are referred to by you, we will assume and you will ensure that you have made that third party aware of the referral of the persons and purposes involved in the collection, use and disclosure of the relevant personal or other information.
Contacts
If you would like a copy of this privacy policy or you have a query or complaint relating to your privacy, please contact Beau’s Personalised Pet Hotel and we will respond to you in a reasonable time.
In summary:
We are committed to protecting your privacy
All information provided remains confidential and is managed within the Australian Privacy Principals.
We respect the trust you place in us when you provide us with personal details.
Beau’s Personalised Pet Hotel welcomes your questions and comments on our Privacy Policy. If you have any feedback or wish to amend the details we hold about you, please telephone us on: 08 81156080 or email info@beaus.org.au.