PMS Group Real Estate(“we”, “us”, “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains how we handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
1. Information we collect
We collect personal information that you provide to us directly, including when you submit an enquiry, arrange an inspection, apply for a rental property, or engage us to sell, lease, manage or build a property. This may include:
- your name, email address and phone number;
- the property or suburb you are enquiring about;
- the content of messages you send us, including questions you type into our automated chat assistant;
- the property searches you ask us to email you about, if you create a property alert;
- where you apply for a tenancy or engage our services, identification and supporting documents relevant to that application or engagement.
We also collect limited technical information automatically when you use this website, such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit. This is used to keep the site secure and to understand how it is used.
2. Why we collect it
We use personal information to:
- respond to your enquiry and provide the services you ask for;
- arrange inspections, appraisals, tenancies and sales;
- manage properties on behalf of owners;
- meet our legal, regulatory and record-keeping obligations;
- send you information about properties or services where you have asked us to, or where you would reasonably expect it.
You may opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link or by contacting us.
3. Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information to third parties where it is necessary to deliver our services, including property owners, prospective tenants or buyers, tradespeople and contractors, referencing and tenancy-database providers, solicitors and conveyancers, our IT and hosting providers, and government or regulatory bodies where required by law.
Some of our service providers may store data outside Australia. We take reasonable steps to ensure any overseas recipient handles your information consistently with the APPs.
In particular, this website uses: an artificial-intelligence service to answer questions typed into the chat assistant (the text of your chat is sent to it to produce a reply, and may be processed in the United States); an email provider to send enquiry notifications and property alerts; an SMS provider to alert our team to new enquiries; our customer-relationship (CRM) system, which receives enquiry details; and a cloud image host for property photos. Please don't type sensitive personal information, such as identity or financial details, into the chat assistant.
4. Storage and security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, including access controls and encrypted transmission. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purposes described above, or as required by law.
5. Cookies and analytics
This website uses cookies to remember your display preferences and to help us understand site usage. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as intended.
6. Accessing and correcting your information
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate, out of date or incomplete. Contact us using the details below. We will respond within a reasonable period. In some circumstances we may decline a request, in which case we will explain why in writing.
7. Complaints
If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles, please contact us first so we can investigate. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with the date it was last updated.
9. Contact us
PMS Group Real Estate140 Walker Street, Dandenong VIC 31751300 74 77 44 | 0403 813 444info@pmsgr.com.auSee also our Terms of Use.