1. Introduction

Multum Tech is committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and ensuring the security of their personal information. This policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect client data in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

2. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to provide clear guidelines on the handling of client data to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and to maintain the trust of our clients.

3. Scope

This policy applies to all employees, contractors, and third-party service providers of Multum Tech who handle client data.

4. Definitions

  • Personal Information: Information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.
  • Sensitive Information: A subset of personal information that includes information about an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, health information, etc.
  • Data Breach: Unauthorised access to, or disclosure of, personal information, or loss of personal information that could result in serious harm to individuals.

5. Collection of Personal Information

  • Lawful and Fair Collection: Multum Tech will collect personal information only by lawful and fair means.
  • Purpose of Collection: Personal information will be collected only for purposes directly related to our business activities and where necessary for those activities.
  • Consent: Where possible, Multum Tech will obtain consent from individuals before collecting their personal information.
  • Types of Information Collected: We may collect personal information such as names, contact details, financial information, and other relevant details necessary for providing our services.

6. Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

  • Primary Purpose: Personal information will be used or disclosed only for the primary purpose for which it was collected.
  • Secondary Purpose: Personal information may be used or disclosed for a secondary purpose if the individual has consented, or if the secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose and the individual would reasonably expect such use or disclosure.
  • Sensitive Information: Sensitive information will be used or disclosed only with the individual’s consent or as required by law.
  • Direct Marketing: Personal information will be used for direct marketing purposes only with the individual’s consent. Individuals will be provided with a simple means to opt-out of receiving direct marketing communications.

7. Data Security

  • Protection Measures: Multum Tech will take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.
  • Data Breach Response: In the event of a data breach, Multum Tech will follow the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, including notifying affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) where required.

8. Access and Correction

  • Access Requests: Individuals have the right to request access to their personal information held by Multum Tech. Requests will be handled in accordance with the APPs.
  • Correction of Information: Multum Tech will take reasonable steps to correct personal information to ensure it is accurate, up-to-date, and complete.

9. Cross-Border Data Transfers

  • Compliance: Personal information transferred overseas will be protected by ensuring the recipient complies with the APPs or equivalent standards.
  • Consent: Where necessary, Multum Tech will obtain consent from individuals before transferring their personal information overseas.

10. Training and Awareness

  • Employee Training: All employees and contractors handling personal information will receive training on this policy and the APPs.
  • Awareness Programmes: Multum Tech will conduct regular awareness programmes to ensure ongoing compliance with data handling practices.

11. Review and Updates

  • Policy Review: This policy will be reviewed annually or as required to ensure compliance with legislative changes and best practices.
  • Updates: Any updates to this policy will be communicated to all employees, contractors, and relevant third parties.

 

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://multum.com.au.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the service to see if you are using it.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.