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Privacy Policy

Candid Studios are serious about protecting your privacy. In handling your personal information, we are bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and the 13 Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act (as amended). This policy sets out how Candid Studios collects, stores, uses, discloses and otherwise handles your personal information. This policy may be updated from time to time.

What personal information does Candid Studios collect and why?

Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified, or reasonably identifiable, individual. During the provision of its services and/or products, Candid Studios may collect your personal information. Generally, the kinds of personal information Candid Studios collects are:

  • Contact and identification information such as your name, address, telephone/mobile numbers and email address;
  • Credit card and other banking information for the purpose of facilitating payment to Candid Studios for services and/or products provided;
  • Images of you contained in photographic materials; and
  • Other information such as information about your hobbies or interests to personalise your photography session;
  • In some circumstances Candid Studios may also hold other personal information provided by you.

How does Candid Studios collect personal information?

Generally, Candid Studios collects your personal information directly from you, through:

  • The completion of a manual or online form, such as an application form on Candid Studios’ website;
  • An interaction or exchange in person, such as through a face-to-face meeting, or by way of telephone, facsimile, email, post or through the use of the Candid Studios website; and/or
  • When you enter a Candid Studios competition.

There may be occasions when Candid Studios collects your personal information from other sources such as from:

  • Third parties with which Candid Studios does business;
  • An information services provider;
  • A publicly maintained record or other publicly available sources of information including social media and similar websites.

Generally, Candid Studios will only collect your personal information from sources other than you if it is unreasonable or impracticable to collect your personal information from you.

Why does Candid Studios need your personal information?

Candid Studios collects, holds, uses and discloses your personal information where it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of:

  • Providing to you personalised photography services and photography products, including processing your orders or applications and dealing with requests, enquiries or complaints and other customer care related activities;
  • Issuing to you your Candid Studios Experience Voucher;
  • Accounting, billing and other internal administrative and business management purposes; and carrying out market and product analysis.

Candid Studios may also use your personal information, including your image, quotes or other information for inclusion with our marketing materials, where you have consented to such use. Also, Candid Studios may use your personal information for purposes related to the above purposes and for which you would reasonably expect Candid Studios to do so in the circumstances, or where you have consented or the use is otherwise in accordance with law. Where personal information is used or disclosed, Candid Studios takes steps reasonable in the circumstances to ensure it is relevant to the purpose for which it is to be used or disclosed. You are under no obligation to provide your personal information to Candid Studios. However, without certain information from you, Candid Studios may not be able to provide its services and/or products to you.

Direct Marketing

Candid Studios may use and disclose your personal information in order to inform you of services and/or products that may be of interest to you from Candid Studios. In the event you do not wish to receive such communications, you can opt-out by contacting Candid Studios via email, telephone or through any opt-out mechanism contained in a marketing communication to you.

To whom does Candid Studios disclose your personal information?

Candid Studios discloses your personal information for the purpose for which Candid Studios collects it, as set out above. This may include disclosing your personal information to:

  • Third parties engaged to perform administrative or other services on behalf of Candid Studios;
  • People or entities considering acquiring an interest in Candid Studios’ enterprise or assets or otherwise working with Candid Studios to facilitate the provision of its services and/or products;
  • Candid Studios’ professional advisors, contractors, consultants and related bodies corporate.

Disclosures to third parties are on a confidential basis or otherwise in accordance with law. Candid Studios may also disclose your personal information with your consent or if disclosure is required or authorised by law.

Security of your Personal Information

Candid Studios takes steps reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that the personal information it holds is protected from misuse, interference and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Candid Studios holds personal information in both hard copy and electronic forms in secure databases on secure premises, accessible only by authorised staff. Candid Studios will destroy or de-identify personal information in circumstances where it is no longer required, unless Candid Studios is otherwise required or authorised by law to retain the information.

How to access and correct your personal information

Candid Studios takes steps reasonable in the circumstances to ensure personal information it holds is accurate, up-to-date, complete, relevant and not misleading. Under the Privacy Act, you have a right to access and seek correction of your personal information that is collected and held by Candid Studios. If at any time you would like to access or correct the personal information that Candid Studios holds about you, or you would like more information on Candid Studios’ approach to privacy, please contact us. Candid Studios will grant access to your personal information to the extent required or authorised by the Privacy Act or other law and take steps reasonable in the circumstances to correct personal information where necessary and appropriate. To obtain access to your personal information:

  • You will have to provide proof of identity to ensure that personal information is provided only to the correct individuals and that the privacy of others is protected;
  • Candid Studios requests that you be reasonably specific about the information you require;
  • Candid Studios may charge you a reasonable administration fee, which reflects the cost to Candid Studios, for providing access in accordance with your request.

Privacy Complaints

Please direct all privacy complaints to Candid Studios’ Privacy Compliance Officer. At all times, privacy complaints:

  • will be treated seriously;
  • will be dealt with promptly;
  • will be dealt with in a confidential manner; and
  • will not affect your existing obligations or affect the commercial arrangements between you and Candid Studios.

In the event that you are dissatisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you may refer the complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.