Privacy Policy
How we protect and manage your information
GBA CAPITAL PTY LTD PRIVACY POLICY
GBA Capital Proprietary Ltd (ACN 643 039 123), an authorised representative of GBA Capital Holdings (AFSL 544680) understands the importance and takes the protection of personal information seriously. The information below explains how GBA Capital Pty Ltd (referred to variously in this policy as “GBA”, “GBA Capital”, “we”, “our” or “us”) secures individual privacy, how it obtains information and how it uses this information to provide services and products.
GBA Capital is safeguarding your personal information in accordance with the requirements of the national privacy principles of the Privacy Act 1988.
Securing Individual Privacy
Generally, GBA Capital Pty Ltd will not disclose or use information collected about you otherwise than for the purposes set out in this policy, for a purpose required or permitted by law, or for a purpose otherwise disclosed to, or authorised by you.
Personal information is stored and held by a combination of hard and electronic client files maintained by GBA Capital. Personal information is only accessible, on a need to know basis, by authorised representatives of GBA Capital.
GBA Capital Pty Ltd will take all reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference and loss, as well as unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by using industry standard software protection programs.
GBA Capital will also take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information if it is no longer needed.
Obtaining Information
GBA only collects personal information by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. The types of personal information we collect generally includes:
- name
- date of birth
- address
- telephone number
- email address
- financial information (employment details, earnings and assets)
- bank account details
GBA's primary source of collecting personal information is directly from you when you apply for a product or a service, deal with us as a key contact or employee of a client, deal with us over the telephone or in person, send us a letter or visit our website. On occasions, we may collect personal information about you from third parties, for example, share registries, ASIC or credit reporting agencies. Personal information is used by GBA Capital for the purpose of conducting our business.
We may also need to collect personal and sensitive information in order to comply with our legal obligations, such as the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing laws, under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth).
How Information is used
Personal information is used by GBA Capital Pty Ltd in order to implement our services to you so we can conduct our regular course of business. The use of the personal information includes but is not limited to:
- determining your identity.
- complying with legislative and regulatory requirements.
- providing you with market updates that are connected with your investment.
- updating you with potential investment opportunities.
- inviting you to events that maybe of interest to you.
- conducting research that ensures that we are providing you with an improved investor experience.
- performing our administrative operations which includes record keeping, risk management analysis, system development and archiving.
Disclosure of Personal Information
GBA may disclose personal information to its agents so they can provide services to the client. From time to time, GBA might disclose personal information to third parties to assist us with our activities. The third parties may include:
- share registry services.
- debt collection agencies.
- entities that are related bodies corporate to GBA Capital Pty Ltd.
- government and law enforcement agencies;
- regulators.
- those that provide GBA Capital Pty Ltd with outsourced functions.
Contact Us
If at any time you wish to know what personal information that GBA Capital Pty Ltd is holding about you, you are welcome to ask us for your details by writing to us in a form or manner which identifies the nature of the personal information requested.
Subject: GBA Capital Pty Ltd – Privacy Policy
Email: info@gbacapital.com.au
Updates
Please note that this policy may change from time to time due to business or law change requirements. GBA Capital will review its Privacy Policy on a regular basis and update it as required.