Privacy Statement
Virtual Advisors Privacy Policy
Virtual Advisors respects and values privacy and protects the personal information of others, including clients, customers, employees, contractors and other individuals. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose and store your personal information and comply with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
Purposes for collecting your personal information
- Where it is necessary for us to provide our services;
- To maintain contact with clients;
- To keep clients and contacts informed of the services we offer and of current developments;
- For recruitment and employment (including expressions of interest in working for us);
- For administration and management purposes; and
- To provide you with information about other services we offer that may be relevant to you.
How We Collect Your Information
Generally we will collect personal information directly from you. Sometimes it may be necessary for us to collect your personal information from a third party, or from a publicly available source. We will only collect personal information in that way where you have consented, you would reasonably expect us to collect personal information in that way, or if it is necessary for a specific purpose in the performance of our services.
We may also collect personal information about you from your use of our websites and information you provide to us through contact mailboxes or through the registration process on our websites.
How We Collect Your Information
Generally we will collect personal information directly from you. Sometimes it may be necessary for us to collect your personal information from a third party, or from a publicly available source. We will only collect personal information in that way where you have consented, you would reasonably expect us to collect personal information in that way, or if it is necessary for a specific purpose in the performance of our services.
We may also collect personal information about you from your use of our websites and information you provide to us through contact mailboxes or through the registration process on our websites.
How We Use the Information
We will only use your personal information to perform professional services, respond to your requests or to provide you with further information about Virtual Advisors.
We will hold your personal information for only as long as is required to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.
We may share your personal information with third parties who we contract to assist us to provide the services requested by you. Those third parties may include service providers who assist us in performing our services such as mailing houses, our professional advisers and experts who are contracted as part of your engagement. We require that these organisations protect your information in the same way we do.
We may also store, process or back-up your personal information on computer servers or networks which are located overseas or in ‘the cloud’, including where services are performed by service providers who are located overseas. Where your personal information is provided to overseas entities, we will take all necessary steps to ensure that the security of the information is maintained and that it is used consistent with this policy and our obligations under the Privacy Act.
Use of Cookies
You do not have to provide us with any personal information if you are a visitor to our website and you may choose to remain anonymous or to provide us with a pseudonym if you do not wish to reveal your identity. However, you should be aware that by remaining anonymous, or in providing a pseudonym, we may be unable to properly provide services and advice to you; or the nature and extent of that advice may be limited. We may also be unable to properly respond to any request, particularly in the event that we may have a conflict of interest or concern in relation to the dissemination of information to an unknown party. We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that are placed on your computer when you visit our website. We use Cookies to monitor the traffic to the various pages on our website so that we can improve its relevance to our clients. Most of this information is aggregated and used for statistical purposes. The information we collect in this manner, e.g. Internet provider, date and time, search phrases, or referring websites is not reasonably personally identifiable.
Most browsers are set up to accept cookies however if you do not wish to receive any cookies, you may be able to change the settings of your browser to give you greater control over this.We also collect some information about your use of our website. Much of this information will not be personal as it will not reveal your personal identity.
You may choose to provide us with personal information in some circumstances when you access our website, including where you wish to subscribe to our newsletters, request services, and ask us to respond to inquiries. If you provide us with someone else’s personal information, you should only do so if you have their authority or consent. You should also take reasonable steps to inform them of the matters set out in this Privacy Policy.
Blogs, Forums, and Other Social Media
Our website may include links to third party websites. If you access those websites (even via a link from our website) you will be subject to their privacy policy. You may wish to consider the privacy policy of the third party website providers, which Virtual Advisors will not be taken to endorse or accept by providing a link from our website.
Security of Your Information
We will take reasonable commercial measures to ensure the security of your personal information, whether kept in electronic form or hard copy.
We use a range of physical and electronic procedures to ensure the privacy of your personal information is safeguarded. These include restricting physical access to our offices, maintaining a secure database system, passwords, encryption and firewalls. However, the internet is not secure and we cannot guarantee the security of any information sent to us via the internet.
How You Can Access Your Information
If you are a client of Virtual Advisors, in most cases you can access the personal information we hold about you by contacting the accountant who manages your relationship.
If you believe that any personal information which Virtual Advisors has collected about you is inaccurate, incomplete or not up-to-date, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to correct it in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act.
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