Privacy Statement
The following statement sets out the The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range policy relating to the collection, storage and use of personal information. Our purpose is to assure anyone who does business with us that The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range will comply with both the letter and spirit of the Privacy Act 1988.
Compliance with Privacy Legislation
The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range takes seriously its obligation to safeguard personal information about its customers. This policy formalises and strengthens this commitment to our customers. The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range complies with the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) in the Privacy Act 1988.
Collection of Personal Information
Personal information is generally defined as information or an opinion that can identify a person. The type of personal information that The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range may collect from you will depend upon what dealings you may have with The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range. For example, The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range might need more information about you (such as production of identification documents) to enable you to enter a competition. We collect information from you directly and from your use of our products and services.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range operates a business that handles personal information. In general, our policy is that we only use or disclose personal information for the purpose which was either specified or reasonably apparent at the time we collected it. We may also use or disclose it for any other related purpose for which you would reasonably expect it to be used.
If The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range wishes to use or disclose the personal information in other circumstances it will obtain your consent to do so, other than in exceptional circumstances such as:
- where The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range reasonably believes it is necessary to protect any person and/or The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range's rights or property; or
- the use is authorised by law or is reasonably necessary to enforce the law (for example, if The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range is required to disclose the information to regulatory authorities or in response to subpoenas or warrants)
Sharing information with other organizations
The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range will not send your personal information to other companies. The only circumstances in which external organisations may be given access to your personal information are when our contractors and service providers are helping us operate our business or provide a service to you (for example, a company which helps maintain our computer systems or sends out our mail). We require these organisations to agree to our Privacy Policy and to strict conditions governing how this information may be used.
Marketing
The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range will only send advertising mail to you if:
- you have indicated your consent to receive such mail; or
- where the advertising mail is related to the purpose for which the information was collected, or
- if it would be within an individual's reasonable expectations to receive such mail.
If you no longer wish to receive promotional information from The Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range please us at play@theridgegolfclub.com.au. You will need to allow us 30 days to amend our records.
Logo Use
Authorisation must be obtained before use of any of our logos. This includes both electronic (including copying the logo for use on your website and using an embedded link to a logo on our site) and hardcopy use. To enquire about authorisation please refer to the media page and provide the details of your request.
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