Privacy Policy

Phat Sourcing, ABN 66 116 245 133, believes the responsible collection and use of personal information is fundamental to developing a business based on enduring relationships with its customers, suppliers, owners and staff. "Personal information" is defined as information or an opinion through which an individual's identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.

Phat Sourcing is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. Phat Sourcing is committed to respecting the individual's right to privacy and has developed honest, transparent protocols to ensure personal information is handled appropriately.

COLLECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Information is only collected if it is required for one or more of Phat Sourcing functions.
• It is collected by fair and lawful means and not in an intrusive way.
• Phat Sourcing prefers to collect information directly from the individual.
• Phat Sourcing will take reasonable steps to inform the individual that the collection has occurred, why the collection occurred and how the information may be accessed.
• By joining our mailing list you are giving your consent to be contacted by us for an indefinite period. You may of course opt out anytime by simply unsubscribing from the communication or emailing us.
• By providing your contact details you are giving your consent to be contacted by us for an indefinite period. We may contact you by email, direct mail, telephone, SMS, MMS, social media or telemarketing. You may opt out of our communication at any time by logging into your account profile (if applicable), or by emailing or calling us.

USE AND DISCLOSURE

PERSONAL INFORMATION IS NEVER SOLD TO OTHER PARTIES.

SPECIFIC NEEDS

To meet the individual's specific needs Phat Sourcing may disclose the personal information to the organisations which:-

• provide/manage/administer a service or product such as the share registry, printers and mail-out house
• are involved in the payments system including financial institutions, credit card providers and payment organisations
• are involved in the maintaining, reviewing and developing Phat Sourcing's business systems including testing or upgrading our computer systems provide legal or accounting advice
• require or are authorised by law to access the information.

MARKETING PHAT SOURCING

Over the years Phat Sourcing has collected information for the development of direct mailing lists to let customers know about the availability of products or services for sale. This may be done after an initial contact and we assume we have the individual's consent to use service providers to assist us with this unless Phat Sourcing is told otherwise.

From December 2001 onwards each direct marketing communication will prominently display a notice whereby the recipient can elect to opt out of receiving any further direct marketing communications.

EMAIL MANAGEMENT

Website visitors' email addresses are only recorded if the user chooses to leave a message. An email address will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided.

Individuals who have chosen to join an email list may opt out simply by advising Phat Sourcing that the address is to be removed from the mailing list.

WEBSITE

Phat Sourcing does not collect any personal information about an individual when the website is visited unless the user chooses to provide such information. The information received depends upon what the user does when visiting the site.

Site Visit Data - the following is recorded and collected for statistical purposes:-

• The server address of the visitor
• The name of the top-level domain from which the internet was accessed
• The date and time of the visit to the website
• The pages accessed and documents downloaded

The recording of such information enables us to identify the areas of the site that are most popular and to tailor the site accordingly.

Links - the website contains links to other sites. Phat Sourcing is not responsible for the content and privacy practices of other websites.

KEEPING PERSONAL INFORMATION ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE

Phat Sourcing will take all reasonable steps to make sure personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

If an individual believes the personal information is not accurate, complete or up-to-date please contact the Phat Sourcing.

DATA SECURITY

Phat Sourcing protects against misuse; loss; unauthorised access, modification or disclosure of personal information by:

• Requiring all employees to observe confidentiality protocols
• Controlling access to the premises and paper-based systems
• Adopting measures to secure the computer network used for storing, processing and transmitting personal information
• Protecting communications via data transmission from interception eg email and unauthorised access to the computer network.

Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which information was collected or as required by law. Once used for the intended purpose paper documents containing personal information are shredded.

OPENNESS

The Phat Sourcing Privacy Policy is available from the company's website or on request from the Phat Sourcing.

ACCESS AND CORRECTION

• An individual may gain access to personal information provided the request for access is not frivolous, vexatious, unlawful, or prejudicial to negotiations between Phat Sourcing & the individual.
• Phat Sourcing endeavours to provide access within 10 business days of the written request.
• Phat Sourcing will verify the identity of the individual seeking access prior to the information being provided. If it is a complex issue Phat Sourcing will advise the individual accordingly but will use all reasonable endeavours to provide access within 20 business days of the written request.
• If access is denied, then written reasons will be provided as to why access was denied.

IDENTIFIERS

In certain circumstances, we are required to collect government identity numbers e.g. tax file numbers. Phat Sourcing does not use these numbers to identify individuals for its own purposes.

ANONYMITY

Phat Sourcing does not require individuals to provide personal information unless the information is required to do business.

SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Phat Sourcing does not collect "sensitive information" about an individual. Sensitive information means information or an opinion about an individual's:

• Racial or ethnic origin; or
• Political opinions; or
• Membership of a political association; or
• Religious beliefs or affiliations; or
• Philosophical beliefs; or
• Membership of a professional or trade association; or
• Membership of a trade union; or
• Sexual preferences or practices; or
• Criminal record
• Health status

RESOLVING PRIVACY ISSUES

Individuals who have an issue that they wish to raise with Phat Sourcing may do so by contacting the Company Director:

Tel: +61 2 8424 6644 Email: customerservice@phatsourcing.com

Post: 28 Dickson Avenue, ARTARMON NSW 2066 Australia

If the individual is not satisfied with the responses provided by Phat Sourcing the matter may be taken to the Privacy Commissioner who will investigate the matter. More information may be obtained from the Commissioner's website at www.privacy.gov.au