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

1. Personal information Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully and complaints
10. Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Chery Ferntree Gully collects

The main types of personal information Chery Ferntree Gully collects and holds are:

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

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

Where practicable, Chery Ferntree Gully collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Chery Ferntree Gully 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

Chery Ferntree Gully stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Chery Ferntree Gully uses and discloses personal information as follows:

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

3. Automated decision making

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

4. Cookies

Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully's web server. Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully's platforms and those social media platforms. Chery Ferntree Gully'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 Chery Ferntree Gully's website.

5. Links to other websites

Chery Ferntree Gully's website may contain links to third party websites. Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully and do not wish to receive these communications from Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully.

7. Overseas transfers

Chery Ferntree Gully's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Chery Ferntree Gully engages or that Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully holds about them by contacting Chery Ferntree Gully during business hours on (03) 9758 0000 or via the contact page.

Chery Ferntree Gully may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Chery Ferntree Gully will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Chery Ferntree Gully may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Chery Ferntree Gully will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Chery Ferntree Gully and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Chery Ferntree Gully handles your personal information please contact Chery Ferntree Gully during business hours on (03) 9758 0000 or via the contact page. Chery Ferntree Gully may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

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

Chery Ferntree Gully 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 Chery Ferntree Gully's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

• Phone: (03) 9758 0000
• Mailing Address: 980 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully, VIC, 3156

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Chery Ferntree Gully 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.