Horizon Property Advisory Privacy Policy
Purpose
a) At Horizon Property (HP), our purpose is to empower property owners and businesses to make informed decisions in the commercial property market. Our goal is to bridge the knowledge gap in the industry by offering clear, professional guidance and building lasting relationships based on trust and transparency.
b) HP does its best to protect the privacy of the people who engage with us including its clients, employees and others. This Privacy Policy sets out how HP ensures this is done in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993 (and its subsequent amendments) and other applicable privacy laws.
Scope
a) This Privacy policy applies to all Personal Information provided to, collected, generated and/or held by HP
b) Any individual who uses the Website agrees to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and processing of their Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy
c) HP may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting an updated Privacy Policy on its website.
Principles: How Horizon Property collects Personal Information
1. HP complies with the Privacy Act 1993 and its subsequent amendments
2. HP will maintain confidentiality on a need to know basis at all times
3. HP will manage any complaints of interference with privacy fairly, swiftly and effectively in accordance with the relevant current legislation and HP policies
4. The Privacy Act 1993 sets out twelve Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) which form the basis on which all issues of the privacy of personal information are determined. Everyone who has access to the personal information HP collects and/or holds must understand and comply with these basic principles.
Associated procedures for the Horizon Property policy on - Privacy
4.1 How Horizon Property collects Personal Information:
HP collects information in different ways:
4.1.1 Direct Collection
HP collects information directly from individuals. Direct collection includes information provided by an individual:
a) as part of HP marketing, recruitment, enrolment and employment processes and operations;
b) through use of the Website;
c) through participation in surveys and competitions; and
d) through correspondence with HP.
4.1.2 Automatic Collection
HP collects information automatically through the use of the Website (including cookies), emails and other services.
4.1.3 Third Party Collection
HP may collect information from third parties such as organisations involved with HP.
4.2 What Personal Information Horizon Property collects:
4.2.1 Clients
If an individual is a Client, the information HP collects may include:
a) biographical details (including name, former name, gender and date of birth);
b) contact details (including address, telephone, and email);
c) any other information the Client provides in connection with their request for HP services;
d) statistical information about visits to the Website (e.g. IP address, search terms used, pages accessed on the Website and the links clicked on, date and time the site was visited, referring site (if any) which was used to click through to the website, operating system used (e.g. Windows XP, Mac OS X, etc.), type of web browser used (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.)).
4.3.2 Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
HP will not discloses the Personal Information it holds to its learners to any third party including, contractors, agents, advisors, auditors and service providers who need to use the Personal Information for the Purposes.
Storage and security of information
HP applies best practice industry standard security practises to ensure all reasonable steps are taken to keep your information safe and secure. This includes enterprise level authentication access control and data security practices.
Retention of information
HP retains Personal Information for as long as is necessary for the Purposes and for it to comply with its legal and contractual obligations.