Privacy Policy

Cars of Melbourne is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Cars of Melbourne manages personal information. It is structured as follows:

Personal information Cars of Melbourne collects
Use and disclosure of personal information
Automated decision making
Cookies
Links to other websites
Marketing
Overseas transfers
Access and correction
Contacting Cars of Melbourne and complaints
Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Cars of Melbourne collects

The main types of personal information Cars of Melbourne collects and holds are:

contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
finance details for Cars of Melbourne's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
contact details for individuals working for Cars of Melbourne'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 Cars of Melbourne.

Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Cars of Melbourne or posted on Cars of Melbourne's pages on social media);
Cars of Melbourne's website;
use of social media;
employment applications;
third party service providers; and
provision of customer service and support.

Where practicable, Cars of Melbourne collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Cars of Melbourne 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

Cars of Melbourne stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Cars of Melbourne uses and discloses personal information as follows:

to source vehicles and sell them to Cars of Melbourne'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 Cars of Melbourne's customers and prospective customers;
to obtain products, services or information from Cars of Melbourne's suppliers;
to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Cars of Melbourne knows about them);
to operate and manage Cars of Melbourne'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 Cars of Melbourne. For example, Cars of Melbourne 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. Cars of Melbourne also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).

3. Automated decision making

Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Cars of Melbourne's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Cars of Melbourne's websites. The level of human oversight Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne's staff.

4. Cookies

Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne's web server. Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne's platforms and those social media platforms. Cars of Melbourne'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 Cars of Melbourne's website.

5. Links to other websites

Cars of Melbourne's website may contain links to third party websites. Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne and do not wish to receive these communications from Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne.

7. Overseas transfers

Cars of Melbourne's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Cars of Melbourne engages or that Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne holds about them by contacting Cars of Melbourne during business hours on (03) 9354 8828 or via the contact page.

Cars of Melbourne may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Cars of Melbourne will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Cars of Melbourne may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Cars of Melbourne will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Cars of Melbourne and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Cars of Melbourne handles your personal information please contact Cars of Melbourne during business hours on (03) 9354 8828 or via the contact page. Cars of Melbourne may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Please provide sufficient details so that Cars of Melbourne can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Cars of Melbourne will ask that you put your request in writing.

Cars of Melbourne 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 Cars of Melbourne's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Phone: (03) 9354 8828
Mailing Address: 1109 Sydney Rd, Coburg North, VIC, 3058

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Cars of Melbourne 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.