Privacy Policy
Motus Gippsland is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Motus Gippsland manages personal information. It is structured as follows:
- Personal information Motus Gippsland collects
- Use and disclosure of personal information
- Automated decision making
- Cookies
- Links to other websites
- Marketing
- Overseas transfers
- Access and correction
- Contacting Motus Gippsland and complaints
- Changes to Privacy Policy
1. Personal information Motus Gippsland collects
The main types of personal information Motus Gippsland collects and holds are:
- contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Motus Gippslandsuch 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 Motus Gippsland's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
- finance details for Motus Gippsland's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
- contact details for individuals working for Motus Gippsland'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 Motus Gippsland.
Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Motus Gippsland or posted on Motus Gippsland's pages on social media);
- Motus Gippsland's website;
- use of social media;
- employment applications;
- third party service providers; and
- provision of customer service and support.
Where practicable, Motus Gippsland collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Motus Gippsland 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
Motus Gippsland stores personal information in electronic and paper form.
Motus Gippsland uses and discloses personal information as follows:
- to source vehicles and sell them to Motus Gippsland'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 Motus Gippsland's customers and prospective customers;
- to obtain products, services or information from Motus Gippsland's suppliers;
- to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Motus Gippsland knows about them);
- to operate and manage Motus Gippsland'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 Motus Gippsland. For example, Motus Gippsland 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. Motus Gippsland also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).
3. Automated decision making
Motus Gippslanduses 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 Motus Gippsland uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Motus Gippsland's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Motus Gippsland's websites. The level of human oversight Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland's staff.
4. Cookies
Motus Gippslanduses 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 Motus Gippsland's web server. Motus Gippslandmay use cookies to associate a user with social media platforms and, if the user so chooses, enable interaction between the user's activities on Motus Gippsland's platforms and those social media platforms. Motus Gippsland'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 Motus Gippsland's website.
5. Links to other websites
Motus Gippsland's website may contain links to third party websites. Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland and do not wish to receive these communications from Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland.
7. Overseas transfers
Motus Gippsland's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Motus Gippsland engages or that Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland holds about them by contacting Motus Gippsland during business hours on (03) 5175 7200 or via the contact page.
Motus Gippsland may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Motus Gippsland will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.
Motus Gippsland may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Motus Gippsland will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.
9. Contacting Motus Gippsland and complaints
If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Motus Gippsland handles your personal information please contact Motus Gippsland during business hours on (03) 5175 7200 or via the contact page. Motus Gippsland may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.
Please provide sufficient details so that Motus Gippsland can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Motus Gippsland will ask that you put your request in writing.
Motus Gippsland 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 Motus Gippsland's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
- Phone: (03) 5175 7200
- Mailing Address: 5573 Princes Hwy, Traralgon, VIC, 3844
10. Changes to Privacy Policy
Motus Gippsland 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.