1. We respect your privacy1.1. Quick Car Buyers protects the privacy of our clients and website users. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) defines our Australian Privacy Principles. Our collecting and using of your personal data is governed by this policy. Identifiable data about you qualifies as "personal information"
2. Collection of personal information2.1. Quik Car Buyers might compile and retain personal information you give us in other ways or enter on our website.2.2. Your name, phone number, address, and email could enable us to send order processing, updates, and information.2.3. Contacting our customer service, providing comments, personal or business information, changing your content or email preference, responding to surveys and promotions, or supplying financial or credit card information could help us collect more data. We could also collect more information you provide during your involvement.
3. How we collect your personal information3.1. Quik Car Buyers collects personal data from you in several different ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you visit our website and when we provide our services to you. Third parties might give us personal data. Should we, we will protect it as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
4. Use of your personal information4.1. Quik Car Buyers may use personal information collected from you to provide you with information, updates and our services. We may also make you aware of new and additional products, services and opportunities available to you. We may use your personal information to improve our products and services and better understand your needs.4.2. Australian Automotive Sales Pty Ltd may contact you by a variety of measures including, but not limited to telephone, email, sms or mail.
5. Disclosure of your personal information
5.2. From time to time, we might have to reveal personal information to follow a legal obligation, including a law, court order, subpoena, warrant, in the course of a legal proceeding or in response to a law enforcement agency request.
5.3. Your personal information may also be used by us to safeguard the copyright, trademarks, legal rights, property or safety of Quik Car Buyers, www.quikcarbuyers.com.au, its clients or third parties.
5.4. Information we gather could occasionally be kept, processed in or moved between entities situated in nations outside Australia.
5.5. We reserve the right to transfer to the degree allowed by law our user databases, together with any personal information and non-personal information included in those databases, if there is a change of control in our company or a sale or transfer of business assets. Under a confidentiality agreement, a possible buyer might be given this information. We would want to only reveal information in good faith and where needed by any of the aforementioned conditions.
5.6. Providing us with personal information means you agree to the conditions of this Privacy Policy and the categories of disclosure covered by this Policy. Should we share your personal data with outside parties, we will ask them to follow this Policy on managing your personal information.
6. Security of your personal information
6.1. Quik Car Buyers is dedicated to making sure the data you give us is safe. We have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and managerial policies to safeguard and secure information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure, therefore preventing unauthorised access or disclosure.
6.2. You do the transmission and exchange of information at your own risk. We cannot ensure the safety of any data you send to us, or get from us. Though we work to prevent unauthorised information leaks, we cannot promise you that personal data we gather will not be shared in a way that contradicts this Privacy Policy.
7. Access to your personal information
7.1. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) lets you ask us for personal information. There might be a small administrative fee for information requests. Please email hello@quikcarbuyers.com.au if you want a copy of your information or think it is wrong, missing, irrelevant, or misleading.
7.2. If you ask us to give you information we have about you, we can refuse in some situations that are written into the Privacy Act.
8. Complaints about privacy
8.1. Concerns about personal space 8.1. If you are unhappy with the way we handle your personal information, you can email us at hello@quikcarbuyers.com.au. We take complaints very seriously, and we'll get back to you as soon as we get written notice of your complaint.
9. Changes to Privacy Policy
9.1. Please be aware that we may change this Privacy Policy in the future. We may modify this Policy at any time, in our sole discretion and all modifications will be effective immediately upon our posting of the modifications on our website or notice board. Please check back from time to time to review our Privacy Policy.
10. Website
10.1. When you visit our website
When you come to our website (www.quikcarbuyers.com.au) we may collect certain information such as browser type, operating system, website visited immediately before coming to our site, etc. This information is used in an aggregated manner to analyse how people use our site, such that we can improve our service.
10.2. Cookies
Sometimes our site employs cookies. Websites store and identify user data using cookies. For computers, cookies are safe. Though you can turn them off, most browsers accept cookies by default. This could limit website usage, though. Our site might track traffic and enhance user experience using cookies. Cookies let third-party companies such as Google Ads deliver pertinent advertisements to users of websites. These ads could be found on this and other sites.
10.3. Third party sites
From time to time, our site could link to other websites not owned or under our control. These links are only for your convenience. Links to third party sites do not imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of such sites. Quick Car Buyers is not in charge of the privacy policies of other such sites, thus please keep that in mind. When our users exit our site, we advise them to read the privacy policies of every single website gathering personal identifiable data.
1. Definitions
1.1 In this Privacy Policy:
a) Dealer Network means the network of car dealers to whom we provide referral services;
b) Dealer Network Member means an independent car dealer who is a member of our Dealer Network;
c) Loss means any losses, liabilities, damages, costs, interest, charges, fines, penalties or expenses (including lawyer's fees on a full indemnity basis) whether direct, indirect, special, consequential or otherwise;
d) Personal Information has the meaning given to that term in section 6 of the Privacy Act;
e) Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
f) Privacy Policy means this privacy policy; and
g) Website means quikcarbuyers.com.au .
2. Purpose
2.1 Adopted by Quik Car Buyers Pty Ltd ACN (647 697 185) and its related entities (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), this Privacy Policy covers all personal data gathered by Quik Car Buyers, (we/us.)
2.2 By visiting or using our Website or contacting us, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the collection, storage, usage and disclosure of your Personal Information by us in manner described in this Privacy Policy.
3. Scope
3.1 This Privacy Policy applies to you as a user of our Website, prospective client, client, employee, agent, Dealer Network Member or a member of the public and covers all Personal Information which we collect about you. This Privacy Policy also applies to clients and prospective clients of our Dealer Network in circumstances where we collect and collate information on behalf of our Dealer Network.
3.2 Dealer Network Members may opt-in to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Notwithstanding this, we do not accept any liability or guarantee any obligation on behalf of any Dealer Network Member.
4. Collection, Use and Disclosure
What is Personal Information?
Personal Information is any information or opinion that could reasonably identify a particular individual. It does not matter whether the information is true or not or what form it is presented in. Examples of Personal Information includes names, street addresses and email addresses.
What information is collected?
The kind of personal information that we collect from you will depend on how you use the Website. The Personal Information which we collect and hold about you may include:
a) your name, phone number, mailing or street address, mobile telephone number, age or birth date, email address, and other contact information;
b) details of vehicles you wish to sell;
c) details of companies or other entities whom you are associated with;
d) information you supply when submitting forms on our Website, including in relation to any competition or award we offer;
e) Personal Information from your interaction with the Website and its content, our services and our advertising, including without limitation device identifiers, device type, geo-location information, connection information, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the Website, mobile network information, time, date, referring URL, the type of operating system and browser, ad data, IP address and standard web log data; and
f) any other Information provided by you to us.
Why Personal Information is collected
4.1 We collect Personal Information in order to provide you with our services (and you authorise us to do so), which may include:
a) contact you using the contact details you have provided;
b) provide your contact details and other information to Dealer Network Members
c) so that they can contact you regarding your enquiry;
d) providing you with information about our business and services, including marketing or promotional material;
e)to conduct our business and provide customer support;
f) conducting market research and analysis and performing targeted marketing;
g) verifying information provided by users of the Website;
h) to communicate with you and respond to your enquiries; and
i) researching, developing, improving and marketing our services.
How Personal Information is collected
4.2 We usually collect Personal Information directly from you. You can give us those specifics when you contact us by phone or email, when you fill out a form on our website, when you interact with our social media pages like our Instagram page, or when you work with us to offer you our services. Your contact with us by any method could help us gather information.
4.3 Some forms on our website are facilitated by third party service providers.
4.4 We collect information whenever you visit and/or use the Website, in which case we record information sent to us by your computer, mobile device or other device you are using to access the Website. When you visit our Website, our internet service provider automatically records the following information about you:
a) your server address;
b) the Website you visited immediately prior to ours;
c) your domain name;
d) date and time of your visit to our Website;
e) pages you accessed and the information or documents you downloaded;
f) type of browser you used; and
g) any other information we request our Internet Service Provider to record from time to time.
4.5 We also rely on public registers and may exchange information with other entities with whom we interact when providing you with our services including lawyers and financial advisers.
4.6 If we receive Personal Information that we do not require or which is not directly related to our functions, we may destroy or de-identify that Personal Information.
4.7 In some circumstances, Personal Information is provided to us by third parties or other organisations conducting activities on your behalf. With your expressed or implied consent, your Personal Information may be used and disclosed to us this way
How we hold Personal Information
4.8 We will make sensible efforts to guard and secure your Personal Information against unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. We keep Personal Information both physically and digitally at our offices and with several service providers. As far as we know, a safe server run in Australia backs up electronic data; yet, we cannot promise this.
How Personal Information is secured
4.9 We secure Personal Information by restricting access to your Personal Information to the employees, contractors, agents and Dealer Network Members who require that information in order to provide you with our services.
4.10 Despite the above, the transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. We cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to, or receive from, us. Although we take measures to safeguard against unauthorised disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that Personal Information that we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
When Personal Information will be disclosed
4.11 We may disclose Personal Information about you to:
a) your agent, solicitor, lender, broker, accountant, vendor, employer or other third parties where necessary or desirable to provide you with our services;
b) Dealer Network Members, where you have submitted an enquiry on our Website for the purpose of a Dealer Network Member contacting you in relation to your interest in selling a vehicle;
c) other organisations that we have affiliations with;
d) promoters or sponsors of any competition that conducted or promoted by us;
e) specific third parties that you have authorised to receive information held by us;
f) our employees, related bodies corporate, contractors, or external service providers for the operation of our Website or business, fulfilling requests or responding to enquiries from you, or providing services to you, including web hosting providers, IT systems administrators, mailing houses, data entry service providers, electronic network administrators, and professional advisors like accountants, solicitors, business advisors,
g) any relevant authority or enforcement body where we reasonably believe that such disclosure is necessary to bring legal action against anyone who has breached our terms and conditions or have engaged in any unlawful activity;
h) such entities that we propose to merge with or be acquired by; or
any other person where otherwise required or permitted to by any law, including under the Privacy Act.
4.12 We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that Information is only disclosed when reasonably necessary or otherwise where permitted under law. We will not share, sell, rent or disclose your Personal Information in ways different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
5. Use of Cookies
5.1 We, or a third party providing services to us, may use “cookie” based information to provide you with services including, without limitation, to identify you as a user of the Website, remember your preferences or analyse your usage of the Website.
5.2 Our computer servers could gather general information about visits to our Website using tiny files called "cookies" that the Website sends to your computer when you visit the Website (if you permit the delivery of "cookies"). "Cookie" based data records your preferences so that when you come back to our Website the "cookie" re-loads that information into your web browser, therefore facilitating your use of our Website.
5.3 Cookies may collect and store your Personal Information. Our Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected via “cookies”. You consent and acknowledge that we may collect your Personal Information through Cookies.
5.4 If you do not wish to have a cookie sent to you, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, if cookies are disabled, some of the Website functions may not work correctly.
5.5 You agree and acknowledge that the Website is hosted by an online service provider which may change from time to time. Our service provider’s use of “cookies” is not covered by our Privacy Policy.
6. Third Party Links
6.1 The Website may contain links to third party sites on the internet owned and operated by third parties which are not under our control (“Third Party Sites”). Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any content or materials on Third Party Sites are not associated, linked or affiliated with us.
6.2 You acknowledge that we provide links to Third Party Sites as a convenience to you only and the existence of a link to a Third Party Site does not imply any endorsement by us of the contents of that Third Party Site.
6.3 We are not responsible and do not have any liability for:
a) any material, content, goods or services contained on a Third Party Site; or
b) any Loss you incur if you use any third party materials, goods, services or content or if you transact through any Third Party Site.
7. Complaints
7.1 To express dissatisfaction with our handling of your Personal Information, please contact hello@quikcarbuyers.com.au or on 1300 951 188. Every complaint will be investigated by our privacy officer, who could request additional details. Should your complaint be legitimate, we will cooperate with you to address it. Should you remain dissatisfied, you may contact the Australian Information Commissioner.
7.2 We will acknowledge and respond to all genuine enquiries, concerns and complaints in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt.
8. About this Privacy Policy
8.1 This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date of its publication on the Website and may be updated from time to time. Any amendments will apply to information we hold at the time of the update.
Last Updated: July 2021
