Privacy Policy

MAA Accountants Pty Ltd (MAA) believes that privacy is an important individual right and are committed to ensuring the privacy of personal information. We are bound to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act).

The MAA Privacy Policy sets out how MAA collects information about you, what we do with it, and our information handling practices to ensure the privacy of individuals interacting with MAA and using our website – https://maatax.com.au.

The principles set out in the Privacy Policy will apply to personal information you provide to MAA, via our website, under any arrangement or agreement, or by any other means.

Throughout the Privacy Policy, we refer to “personal information” which means information that identifies you as an individual or from which your identity can be reasonably ascertained. Your home address and telephone number are examples of personal information.

When will we collect your personal data?

MAA only collects personal information if it is necessary or incidental to your engagement with us as a client.

The types of personal data that we collect from you
The information we collect may be limited to contact details where we interact with the public over the telephone or in person, or when you send us correspondence (whether by letter, website facility or email). In general, the type of personal information we collect and hold includes, but is not limited to: names, addresses, email address, contact details, occupations and other information which assist us in conducting our business.

MAA receives personal information from our website https://maatax.com.au through it being accessed and through use of the ‘Contact’ facility. Your use of our website will determine the extent and type of information collected. In general, you can visit our website without revealing any personal information about yourself. Your name, contact number and email address will only be recorded if you subsequently become a client of MAA. It will not be added to a mailing list or used for any other purpose without your consent.

Use of Personal Information

We use personal information for the primary purpose for which it is collected or received. That may include responding to an individual’s request. We may also use and disclose personal information for purposes related or ancillary to the main reasons we collect it. We will not use your personal information for any purpose which is not related to the functions or activities of MAA, or for any purpose for which you would not reasonably expect us to use the information. Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date whenever MAA receives or uses it.

Disclosure of your personal data

MAA only shares personal information where we are required to do so in order to comply with our legal and statutory obligations. MAA will not discuss or provide personal information to anyone without the proper authority.

Storage and Security of Information

MAA takes all reasonable measures to ensure the security of data supplied, and to protect it from misuse, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

In relation to security on the MAA website at https://maatax.com.au, mechanisms are in place to protect the security and integrity of your personal information. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as completely secure so any information that you provide to us over the internet is at your own risk.

Access to and Correction of Personal Information

You should notify MAA of a change to personal information or if you believe that the information held is incorrect or incomplete.

Your Computer and the MAA website including links to other websites

“Cookies” are pieces of information that may be transferred to your computer’s memory when you visit a website for record keeping purposes. Any website server (including MAA’s) may:

  • store one or more cookies in your browser; or
  • request your browser to transmit the data to the Web server.
  • Our website may store cookies on your computer in order to better serve you upon your subsequent visits to the MAA website. We may track usage patterns on our website on an anonymous aggregate basis, however your identity cannot be reasonably ascertained from this information.

The data that may be recorded may likely include your:

  • Internet Service Provider
  • The type of browser you are using
  • The device you are using
  • Date and time of your visit
  • Pages accessed and documents downloaded
  • Referring URL’s
  • Please note that most web browsers can also be configured to notify the user when a cookie is received, allowing you to either accept or reject it. If you are not sure whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software manufacturer or your Internet Service Provider.

Our website includes links to other websites, including those of our related companies’ websites and our share registry provider, whose privacy practices may be different from that of MAA. If you submit Personal Information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

By using our website, you are consenting to the collection of information by us in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Direct marketing

MAA will not communicate with you unsolicited for any marketing purpose.

Review of Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy may be reviewed and revised from time to time to take account of new laws and changes to our operations and practices. MAA reserves the right to modify or amend the Privacy Policy at any time by publishing an updated version on our website.

 

Last Updated 1 September 2024

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