Privacy Policy

Namoi Valley Motors is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Namoi Valley Motors manages personal information. It is structured as follows:

Personal information Namoi Valley Motors collects
Use and disclosure of personal information
Automated decision making
Cookies
Links to other websites
Marketing
Overseas transfers
Access and correction
Contacting Namoi Valley Motors and complaints
Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Namoi Valley Motors collects

The main types of personal information Namoi Valley Motors collects and holds are:

contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Namoi Valley Motors such as name, date of birth, contact number(s), email address(es), residential and/or business address(es), demographic information (such as postcode, age, gender) and driver's licence details;
vehicle and servicing details for Namoi Valley Motors's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
finance details for Namoi Valley Motors's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
contact details for individuals working for Namoi Valley Motors's business partners and suppliers;
information provided by an individual as part of a recruitment process such as name, contact details, prior employment history, qualifications, referee details and, if applicable, details for background checks; and
other information provided by individuals while interacting with Namoi Valley Motors.

Namoi Valley Motors collects personal information in the course of running its business in a range of different ways, typically through:

interactions with individuals (e.g. through any records Namoi Valley Motors keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Namoi Valley Motors or posted on Namoi Valley Motors's pages on social media);
Namoi Valley Motors's website;
use of social media;
employment applications;
third party service providers; and
provision of customer service and support.

Where practicable, Namoi Valley Motors collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Namoi Valley Motors may collect personal information from someone else such as when speaking to a referee for a job applicant or doing screening for onboarding a new supplier or customer.

2. Use and disclosure of personal information

Namoi Valley Motors stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Namoi Valley Motors uses and discloses personal information as follows:

to source vehicles and sell them to Namoi Valley Motors's customers and to provide other related services to customers such as vehicle servicing and assist with arranging financing to purchase a vehicle;
to manage arrangements with Namoi Valley Motors's customers and prospective customers;
to obtain products, services or information from Namoi Valley Motors's suppliers;
to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Namoi Valley Motors knows about them);
to operate and manage Namoi Valley Motors's website, social media and other communications and media channels;
subject to applicable laws, to conduct marketing;
for processing and assessing employment applications; and
for such other purposes authorised or required by law.

It may be necessary to share personal information with organisations that provide products or services to Namoi Valley Motors. For example, Namoi Valley Motors may use third party service providers for the organisation of customer care, implementation of promotions, development of offers, communication and contact with customers, organization of events and for the purpose of obtaining advice and managing its affairs. Namoi Valley Motors also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).

3. Automated decision making

Namoi Valley Motors uses computer programs to make decisions affecting a person's interests to offer products or services that could be of interest. This is typically done via AI Agents within website chat or SMS. The sorts of personal information Namoi Valley Motors uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Namoi Valley Motors's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Namoi Valley Motors's websites. The level of human oversight Namoi Valley Motors provides over these decisions is limited — responses and recommendations may be generated automatically, with human review available where a person requests it or where required for follow-up by Namoi Valley Motors's staff.

4. Cookies

Namoi Valley Motors uses cookies on its website. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the website user's browser when they visit a website. This identifies the browser used and can be recognised by Namoi Valley Motors's web server. Namoi Valley Motors may use cookies to associate a user with social media platforms and, if the user so chooses, enable interaction between the user's activities on Namoi Valley Motors's platforms and those social media platforms. Namoi Valley Motors's website also uses cookies to analyse website traffic and help provide a better website visitor experience. Website users can make certain choices about the use of cookies through their browser settings. However, if the user disables certain cookies, this may prevent the user from taking full advantage of Namoi Valley Motors's website.

5. Links to other websites

Namoi Valley Motors's website may contain links to third party websites. Namoi Valley Motors does not control or otherwise determine the privacy practices of these third party sites. To find out about their privacy practices, you should check their websites for their privacy policy, or otherwise ask them about their privacy practices.

6. Marketing

If you have received a direct marketing communication from Namoi Valley Motors and do not wish to receive these communications from Namoi Valley Motors in the future, just use the “unsubscribe” function in the email or SMS, or tick the opt out box on postal communications and return the mailed item to Namoi Valley Motors.

7. Overseas transfers

Namoi Valley Motors's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Namoi Valley Motors engages or that Namoi Valley Motors is instructed to provide information to may be outside of Australia however, the location of the third party would depend on the specific situation.

8. Access and correction

An individual may request access to or correction of any of the personal information Namoi Valley Motors holds about them by contacting Namoi Valley Motors during business hours on (02) 67 420211 or via the contact page.

Namoi Valley Motors may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Namoi Valley Motors will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Namoi Valley Motors may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Namoi Valley Motors will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Namoi Valley Motors and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Namoi Valley Motors handles your personal information please contact Namoi Valley Motors during business hours on (02) 67 420211 or via the contact page. Namoi Valley Motors may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Please provide sufficient details so that Namoi Valley Motors can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Namoi Valley Motors will ask that you put your request in writing.

Namoi Valley Motors takes all complaints seriously and will use reasonable endeavours to investigate and respond to a complaint in writing within 30 days of receiving the written complaint. If you remain unsatisfied by Namoi Valley Motors's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Phone: (02) 67 420211
Mailing Address: 46-48 Barber St, Gunnedah, NSW, 2380

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Namoi Valley Motors may make changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised policy on its website. Please check back from time to time to review this Privacy Policy.