Privacy Policy

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

1. Personal information Peter Stevens Hyundai collects
2. Use and disclosure of personal information
3. Automated decision making
4. Cookies
5. Links to other websites
6. Marketing
7. Overseas transfers
8. Access and correction
9. Contacting Peter Stevens Hyundai and complaints
10. Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Peter Stevens Hyundai collects

The main types of personal information Peter Stevens Hyundai collects and holds are:

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

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

Where practicable, Peter Stevens Hyundai collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Peter Stevens Hyundai 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

Peter Stevens Hyundai stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Peter Stevens Hyundai uses and discloses personal information as follows:

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

3. Automated decision making

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

4. Cookies

Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai's web server. Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai's platforms and those social media platforms. Peter Stevens Hyundai'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 Peter Stevens Hyundai's website.

5. Links to other websites

Peter Stevens Hyundai's website may contain links to third party websites. Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai and do not wish to receive these communications from Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai.

7. Overseas transfers

Peter Stevens Hyundai's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Peter Stevens Hyundai engages or that Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai holds about them by contacting Peter Stevens Hyundai during business hours on 0353368777 or via the contact page.

Peter Stevens Hyundai may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Peter Stevens Hyundai will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Peter Stevens Hyundai may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Peter Stevens Hyundai will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Peter Stevens Hyundai and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Peter Stevens Hyundai handles your personal information please contact Peter Stevens Hyundai during business hours on 0353368777 or via the contact page. Peter Stevens Hyundai may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

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

Peter Stevens Hyundai 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 Peter Stevens Hyundai's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

• Phone: 0353368777
• Mailing Address: 615 Creswick Rd, Ballarat, VIC, 3350

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Peter Stevens Hyundai 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.