Privacy Policy

Kapitales Research is committed to providing you with the highest levels of client service. We recognise that your privacy is crucial to you. Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 sets out a number of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Our aim is to both support and ensure that we comply with these principles. Further information on privacy in Australia may be obtained by visiting the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at http://www.oaic.gov.au.

This Privacy Policy discloses the purpose, and how the personal information you provide to us and our representatives, is collected, used, held, disclosed and disseminated. We encourage you to check our website regularly for any updates to our Privacy Policy.

As a financial service provider, Kapitales Research is subject to certain legislative and regulatory requirements under section 961 of the Corporations Act and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006. These require us to obtain personal information about you including:

Kapitales Research collects personal information directly from you or from third parties once authorisation has been provided by you. You have the right to refuse us authorisation to collect such information from a third party.

Primarily, your personal information is used in order to provide advice to you. We may also use the information for purposes related to the primary purpose where it is reasonable for you to expect the information to be disclosed. From time to time, we may provide you with direct marketing material. If, at any time, you do not wish to receive this information any further, you may contact us with this request. You will be given the opportunity to "opt out" from receiving communications from us or from third parties that send communications to you. You may "opt out" from receiving these communications, such as newsletters, emails and other marketing and promotional materials, by clicking on an unsubscribe link at the end of an email. We maintain details of the source of your personal information used for direct marketing and you have the right to request these details. We will endeavour to meet any requests within 2 weeks. We maintain a Register for those individuals not wanting direct marketing material.

In line with modern business practices common to many financial institutions and to meet your specific needs we may disclose your personal information to the following organisations:

• Superannuation fund trustees, insurance providers, fund managers and other product providers in order to manage or administer your product or service
• Compliance consultants
• Para planning contractors or temporary staff to handle workloads during peak periods
• Mailing houses
• Insurance reference bureaus and loss adjusters
• Your professional advisers, including your solicitor or accountant as authorised by you
• Information technology service providers
• Another authorised representative of Kapitales Research if necessary
• A potential purchaser/organisation involved in the proposed sale of our business for the purpose of due diligence, corporate re-organisation and transfer or all or part of the assets of our business. Disclosure will be made in confidence and it will be a condition of that disclosure that no personal information will be used or disclosed by them
• A new owner of our business that will require the transfer of your personal information
• Government and regulatory authorities, as required or authorised by law

We keep your personal information in your client files or electronically. These files are accessible to authorised personnel only and are appropriately secured and subject to confidentiality requirements. Personal information is treated as confidential information and sensitive information is treated as highly confidential. It is a legislative requirement that we keep all personal information and records for a period of 7 years. Should you cease to be a client of ours, we will maintain your personal information on or off site in a secure manner for 7 years. After this, the information will be destroyed.

Kapitales Research takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up to date. To ensure we can maintain this level of accuracy and completeness, we recommend that you:

• inform us of any errors in your personal information; and
• update us with any changes to your personal information as soon as possible.

If you provide inaccurate or incomplete information we may not be able to provide you with the products or services you are seeking.

We don't usually collect unsolicited personal information. Where we receive unsolicited personal information, we'll determine whether or not it would have been permissible to collect that personal information if it had been solicited. If we determine that collection would not have been permissible, to the extent permitted by law, we'll destroy or de-identify that personal information as soon as practicable.

You have a right to access your personal information, subject to certain exceptions allowed by law. We ask that you provide your request for access in writing (for security reasons) and we will provide you with access to that personal information. Access to the requested personal information may include:

• providing you with copies
• providing you with the opportunity for inspection; or
• providing you with a summary

If charges are applicable in providing access to you, we will disclose these charges to you prior to providing you with the information.

Should we refuse you access to your personal information, we will provide you with a written explanation for that refusal.

Although in certain circumstances we are required to collect government identifiers such as your tax file number, Medicare number or pension card number, we do not use or disclose this information other than when required or authorised by law or unless you have voluntarily consented to disclose this information to any third party.

You have the option to deal with us by not identifying yourself or by using a pseudonym where it is lawful and practicable to do so. For example, if you telephone requesting our postal address.

Without your consent we will not collect information about you that reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations, membership of professional or trade association, membership of a trade union, details of health, disability, sexual orientation, or criminal record. Should we ever undertake direct marketing, we will only use or disclose your sensitive information with your consent. This is subject to some exceptions including when:

• collection is required by law; and
• the information is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim.

Kapitales Research website may provide links to third party websites. The use of your information by these third party sites is not within our control and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of these organisations. Other websites are not subject to our privacy standards. You will need to contact or review those websites directly to ascertain their privacy policies.

You may register with us to receive newsletters and other information. By doing so, your name and email address will be collected and stored on our database. We take care to ensure that the personal information you give us on our website is protected. For example, our website has electronic security systems in place, including the use of firewalls and data encryption.

If you do not wish to receive any further information from us, or you wish to update your registration details, please email your request to us. We will endeavour to meet your request within 5 working days.

Our Website utilises cookies to provide you with a better user experience. Cookies also allow us to identify your browser while you are using our site – they do not identify you. If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can instruct your web browser to refuse them.

Please contact our Privacy Officer if you wish to complain about any breach or potential breach of your privacy rights. We will refer your complaint to our Privacy Officer who will investigate the issue and determine the steps we will undertake to resolve your complaint. We will contact you if we require any additional information from you and will notify you in writing of the determination of our Privacy Officer. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you are entitled to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au.

Spam is a generic term used to describe electronic 'junk mail' - unwanted messages sent to a person's email account or mobile phone. In Australia, spam is defined as 'unsolicited commercial electronic messages'. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Spam Act. Additional information about the Spam Act and the ACMA's role is available from: www.acma.gov.au. 'Electronic messaging' covers emails, instant messaging, SMS and other mobile phone messaging, but does not cover normal voice-to-voice communication by telephone.

Kapitales Research complies with the provisions of the Spam Act when sending commercial electronic messages. Equally important, Kapitales Research makes sure that our practices are in accordance with the National Privacy Principles in all activities where they deal with personal information.

Internal Procedure for dealing with complaints. The three key steps Kapitales Research follows:

Kapitales Research ensures that Commercial Communications that include a Forwarding Facility contain a clear recommendation that the Recipient should only forward the Commercial Communication to persons with whom they have a relationship, where that relationship means that person could be said to have consented to receiving Commercial Communications.

Where the content of a Commercial Communications seeks to promote or inspire interaction with a product, service or event that is age sensitive, Kapitales Research takes reasonable steps to ensure that such content is sent to Recipients who are legally entitled to use or participate in the product service or event.

The Spam Act specifies that the person's consent has been withdrawn within five working days from the date that an unsubscribe request was sent (in the case of electronic unsubscribe messages) or delivered (in the case of unsubscribe messages sent by post or other means).

Please contact our Privacy Officer if you wish to complain about any breach or potential breach of your privacy rights. Your complaint will be responded to within 7 days. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you are entitled to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner or the Australian Communications and Media Authority.