Privacy Policy
This policy was last reviewed and updated on June 8th, 2023.
Buffier Livestock Marketing values and respects the privacy of the people we deal with. Buffier Livestock Marketing is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the Privacy Act 1988 and other applicable privacy laws and regulations. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information, and how we maintain the quality and security of your personal information.
What is personal information?
“Personal information” means any information or opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. In general terms, this includes information or an opinion that personally identifies you either directly (e.g. your name) or indirectly.
What personal information do we collect?
The personal information we collect about you depends on the nature of your dealings with us or what you choose to share with us. The personal information we collect about you may include:
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name
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mailing or street address
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date of birth
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email address
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phone number
You do not have to provide us with your personal information. However, if you choose to deal with us in this way or choose not to provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our services or otherwise interact with you.
How do we collect your personal information?
We collect your personal information directly from you when you:
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interact with us over the phone
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interact with us in person
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interact with us online
Collecting personal information from third parties
We may also collect your personal information from third parties or through publicly available sources, for example from AuctionsPlus. We collect your personal information from these third parties so that we can contact you regarding our services.
How do we use your personal information?
We use personal information for many purposes in connection with our functions and activities, including the following purposes:
● provide you with information or services that you request from us
● deliver to you a more personalised experience and service offering
● improve the quality of the services we offer
● internal administrative purposes
Disclosure of personal information to third parties
We may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Policy in circumstances where you would reasonably expect us to disclose your information. For example, we may disclose your personal information to:
● our third party service providers
● our marketing providers
● our professional services advisors
Transfer of personal information overseas
Some of the third-party service providers we disclose personal information to may be based in or have servers located outside of Australia, including the United States of America, Ireland, South Korea, Taiwan and Israel.
Where we disclose your personal information to third parties overseas, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that data security and appropriate privacy practices are maintained. We will only disclose to overseas third parties if:
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you have given us your consent to disclose personal information to that third party
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the disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law or court / tribunal order
How do we protect your personal information?
Buffier Livestock Marketing will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold about you is kept confidential and secure, including by:
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having a robust physical security of our premises
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taking measures to restrict access to only personnel who need that personal information to effectively provide services to you
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having technological measures in place (for example, anti-virus software)
Online Activity
The Buffier Livestock Marketing website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers the website puts on your device if you allow it. These cookies recognise when your device has visited our website(s) before, so we can distinguish you from other users of the website. We do not use cookies to identify you, just to improve your experience on our website. If you do not wish to use the cookies, you can amend the settings on your internet browser so it will not automatically download cookies. However, if you remove or block cookies on your computer, please be aware that your browsing experience and our website’s functionality may be affected.
Our website uses Google Analytics to help us better understand visitor traffic, so we can improve our services. Although this data is mostly anonymous, it is possible that under certain circumstances, we may connect it to you.
We may send you direct marketing communications and information about our services, opportunities, or events that we consider may be of interest to you if you have requested or consented to receive such communications. These communications may be sent in various forms, including mail, SMS and email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws, such as the Australian Spam Act 2003. You consent to us sending you those direct marketing communications by any of those methods. If you indicate a preference for a method of communication, we will endeavour to use that method whenever practical to do so. You may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by contacting us.
Retention of personal information
We will not keep your personal information for longer than we need to. In most cases, this means that we will only retain your personal information for the duration of your relationship with us unless we are required to retain your personal information to comply with applicable laws, for example record-keeping obligations.
Links to third party sites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. If you access a third party website through our website, personal information may be collected by that third party website. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the privacy practices of any third party provider or website and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of any third party provider or website. Third party providers are responsible for informing you about their own privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Complaints
For complaints about how Buffier Livestock Marketing handles, processes or manages your personal information, please contact Penny Buffier. Note we may require full details of your request before we can process your complaint. Please allow up to 3 days for Buffier Livestock Marketing to respond to your complaint. If you are not satisfied with our response to a complaint, you have the right to contact the Office of Australian Information Commissioner (at www.oaic.gov.au/) to lodge a complaint.
How to contact us
If you have a question or concern in relation to our handling of your personal information or this Policy, you can contact us by email, phone or mail.