Privacy Policy
Magnetic Motors is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Magnetic Motors manages personal information. It is structured as follows:
- Personal information Magnetic Motors collects
- Use and disclosure of personal information
- Automated decision making
- Cookies
- Links to other websites
- Marketing
- Overseas transfers
- Access and correction
- Contacting Magnetic Motors and complaints
- Changes to Privacy Policy
1. Personal information Magnetic Motors collects
The main types of personal information Magnetic Motors collects and holds are:
- contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
- finance details for Magnetic Motors's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
- contact details for individuals working for Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors.
Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Magnetic Motors or posted on Magnetic Motors's pages on social media);
- Magnetic Motors's website;
- use of social media;
- employment applications;
- third party service providers; and
- provision of customer service and support.
Where practicable, Magnetic Motors collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Magnetic 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
Magnetic Motors stores personal information in electronic and paper form.
Magnetic Motors uses and discloses personal information as follows:
- to source vehicles and sell them to Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's customers and prospective customers;
- to obtain products, services or information from Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors knows about them);
- to operate and manage Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors. For example, Magnetic 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. Magnetic 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
Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Magnetic Motors's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Magnetic Motors's websites. The level of human oversight Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's staff.
4. Cookies
Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's web server. Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's platforms and those social media platforms. Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's website.
5. Links to other websites
Magnetic Motors's website may contain links to third party websites. Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors and do not wish to receive these communications from Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors.
7. Overseas transfers
Magnetic Motors's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Magnetic Motors engages or that Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors holds about them by contacting Magnetic Motors during business hours on 07 4750 0500 or via the contact page.
Magnetic Motors may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Magnetic Motors will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.
Magnetic Motors may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Magnetic Motors will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.
9. Contacting Magnetic Motors and complaints
If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Magnetic Motors handles your personal information please contact Magnetic Motors during business hours on 07 4750 0500 or via the contact page. Magnetic Motors may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Please provide sufficient details so that Magnetic Motors can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Magnetic Motors will ask that you put your request in writing.
Magnetic 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 Magnetic Motors's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
- Phone: 07 4750 0500
- Mailing Address: 77 Charters Towers Rd, Townsville, QLD, 4812
10. Changes to Privacy Policy
Magnetic 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.
