Privacy Policy: Your Information Security Matters to Us
Equities Club is committed to providing quality services to you and this policy outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we manage your Personal Information.
We have adopted the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act). The NPPs govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.
A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at https://www.oaic.gov.au/.
What is Personal Information and why do we collect it?
Personal Information is information or an opinion that identifies an individual. Examples include names and email addresses.
This Personal Information is obtained primarily through your interactions with our website www.equitiesclub.com, such as signing up for our services or requesting our e-books, through our Substack subdomain, and via email communications.
We also collect Personal Information through advertising platforms, where users may choose to submit their details through lead forms or similar ad features.
Additionally, we use cookies on our website to enhance user experience, which may collect certain types of information automatically. You can choose to disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect the functionality of our site.
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us at info@equitiesclub.com in writing or clicking relevant links in our marketing collateral.
When we collect Personal Information we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.
Third parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:
- Third parties where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
- Where required or authorised by law.
Security of Personal Information
Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. Personal Information is retained in client files as required by law, typically for a minimum of 7 years, after which it will be securely destroyed or de-identified.
If you wish to have your Personal Information deleted from our records, you can contact info@equitiesclub.com. Requests will be reviewed and handled in accordance with our legal obligations under the Privacy Act.
Business Transfers
In the event that Equities Club, or substantially all of its assets, are acquired, merged, or transferred as part of a business transaction, Personal Information held by us may form part of the assets transferred. In such circumstances, we will ensure that the receiving party is bound by privacy obligations substantially similar to those contained in this Equities Club Privacy Policy, and that your Personal Information continues to be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Access to your Personal Information
You may request access to the Personal Information we hold about you, or ask for it to be corrected, subject to certain exceptions. Requests can be made in writing to info@equitiesclub.com.
We review such requests and respond as required under the Privacy Act.
To protect your information, we may require proof of identity before releasing any details.
Maintaining the quality of your Personal Information
We take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information accurate and up to date. If you believe the information we hold is inaccurate, you can contact us at info@equitiesclub.com so we can review and, where appropriate, update our records in line with our obligations.
Policy Updates
This Policy may change from time to time and is available on our website.
Privacy Policy Enquiries
Queries or concerns about this Privacy Policy can be directed to info@equitiesclub.com.
These enquiries are reviewed periodically and handled in accordance with our obligations under the Privacy Act