Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies between You, the User of this Website, and Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions, the Owner and provider of this Website.

Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations and Solutions takes the privacy of Your information very seriously. This Privacy Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by Us all provided by You in relation to Your use of the Website.

This Privacy Policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms and Conditions, which can be found at: Terms and Conditions

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

Definitions and Interpretation

  1. In this Privacy Policy, the following definitions are used:
DataCollectively all information that You submit to Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions via the Website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the relevant Data protection laws
Data Protection LawsAny applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the APA, and any national implementing and supplementary laws, regulations and secondary legislation
APAThe Australian Privacy Act
Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions, We or UsBrendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions of PO Box 80, ENGADINE, NSW, 2233
User or YouAny Third Party that accesses the Website and is not either: (i) employed by Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions and acting in the course of their employment, or (ii) engaged as a Consultant or otherwise providing services to Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services
WebsiteThe Website that You are currently using, www.beis.net.au, and any subdomains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own Terms and Conditions
  1. In this Privacy Policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:
    1. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
    2. references to subclauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to subclauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this Privacy Policy;
    3. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships;
    4. “including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”;
    5. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;
    6. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this Privacy Policy.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

  1. This Privacy Policy applies only to the actions of Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any Websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links We may provide to social media Websites.
  2. For the purpose of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions is the “Data Controller”. This means that Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions determines the purposes for which, and the matter in which, Your Data is processed.

Data Collected

  1. We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from You:
    1. name;
    2. job title;
    3. profession;
    4. contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;

in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How We collect Data

  1. We collect Data in the following ways:
    1. Data is given to Us by You;
    2. Data is received from other sources; and
    3. Data is collected automatically.

Data that is given to Us by You

  1. Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions will collect Your Data in a number of ways, for example:
    1. when You contact Us through the Website, by telephone, post, email or;
    2. when You make payments to Us, through this Website or otherwise;
    3. when You elect to receive marketing communications from Us;
    4. when You use our services;
    5. from Your own Website publication;

in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Data that is received from Third Parties

  1. Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions will receive Data about You from the following Third Parties:
    1. LinkedIn;
    2. Facebook.

Data that is received from publicly available Third Party sources

  1. We will receive Data about You from the following publicly available Third Party sources:
    1. LinkedIn;
    2. Facebook.

Data that is collected automatically

  1. To the extent that You access the Website, We will collect Your Data automatically, for example:
    1. We automatically collect some information about Your visit to the Website. This information helps Us to make improvements to Website content and navigation, the date, times and frequency with which You access the Website and the way You Use and interact with its content. Services such as Google Analytics are used for this purpose.

Our Use of Data

  1. Any or all of the above Data may be required by Us from time to time in order to provide You with the best possible service and experience when Using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by Us for the following reasons:
    1. internal record keeping;
    2. improvement of our products/services;
    3. transmission by email of marketing materials that may be of interest to You;
    4. contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customize or update the Website;

in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

  1. We may use Your Data for the above purposes if We deem it necessary to do so for our legitimate interests. If You are not satisfied with this, You have the right to object in certain circumstances (see the section headed “Your Rights” below).
  2. For the delivery of direct marketing to You via email, We’ll need Your consent, whether via an opt-in or soft-opt-in:
    1. Soft-opt-in consent is a specific type of consent which applies when You have previously engaged with Us (for example, You contact Us to ask Us for more details about a particular product/service, and We are marketing similar products/services). Under “soft-opt-in” consent, We will take Your consent is given unless You opt-out.
    2. For other types of e-marketing, We are required to obtain Your explicit consent; that is, You need to take positive and affirmative action when, for example, checking a tick box that We’ll provide.
    3. If You are not satisfied with our approach to marketing, You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To find out how to withdraw Your consent, see the section headed “Your Rights” below.

Who We Share Data with

  1. We may share Your Data with the following groups of people for the following reasons:
    1. any of our group companies or affiliates – to ensure the proper administration of Our Website and Business;
    2. our employees, agents and/or professional advisers – to obtain advice from professional advisers;
    3. Third Party service providers who provide services to Us which required the processing of personal Data – to help Third Party service providers in receipt of any shared Data to perform functions on our behalf to help ensure the Website runs smoothly;
    4. Third Party payment providers who process payments made over the Website – to enable Third Party payment providers to process User payments and refunds;
    5. relevant Authorities – to facilitate the detection of crime or the collection of taxes or duties;

in each case, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Keeping Data Secure

  1. We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard Your Data, for example:
    1. access to Your account is controlled by a password and/or User name that is unique to You;
    2. We store Your Data on secure servers.
  2. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected Data breach. If You suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to Your Data, please let Us know immediately by contacting Us via the email address: brendan@beis.net.au.
  3. If You want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect Your information and Your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by the Government of the United Kingdom and leading businesses.

Data Retention 

  1. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, We will only hold Your Data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or until You request that the Data be deleted.
  2. Even if We delete Your Data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Your Rights

  1. You have the following rights in relation to Your Data:
    1. Right to Access – the right to request (i) copies of the information We hold about You at any time, or (ii) that We modify, update or delete if We provide You with access to the information We hold about You, We will not charge You for this, unless Your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive”. Where We are legally permitted to do so, We may refuse Your request. If We refuse Your request, We will tell You the reasons why.
    2. Right to Correct – the right to have Your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
    3. Right to Erase – the right to request that We delete or remove Your Data from our systems.
    4. Right to Restrict Our Use of Your Data – the right to “block” Us from using Your Data or limit the way in which We can use it.
    5. Right to Data Portability – the right to request that We move, copy or transfer Your Data.
    6. Right to Object – the right to object to our use of Your Data including where We use it for our legitimate interests.
  2. To make enquiries, exercise any of Your rights set out above, or withdraw Your consent to the processing of Your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing Your Data), please contact Us via this email address: brendan@beis.net.au.
  3. If You are not satisfied with the way a complaint You make in relation to Your Data is handled by Us, You may be able to refer Your complaint to the relevant Data Protection Authority. For Australia, this is the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The OAIC contact details can be found on their Website at: oaic.gov.au.
  4. It is important that the Data We hold about You is accurate and current. Please keep Us informed if Your Data changes during the period for which We hold it.

Transfers outside the Australia and Australasia area

  1. Data which We collect from You may be stored and processed in and transferred to countries outside of Australia and the Australasia area. For example, this could occur if our servers are located in a country outside Australia or the Australasia area or one of our service providers is situated in a country outside the Australia or Australasia area. We may also share information with our group companies and affiliates, some of which may be located outside the Australia and Australasia area.
  2. We will only transfer Data outside the Australia or Australasia area where it is compliant with Data protection legislation and the means of transfer provides adequate safeguards in relation to Your Data, for example, by way of Data transfer agreement, incorporating the current standard contractual clauses adopted by the Australian Government through the Parliament, the Executive Government and the Judiciary.
  3. To ensure that Your Data receives an adequate level of protection, We have put in place appropriate safeguards and procedures with the Third Parties We share Your Data with. This ensures Your Data is treated by those Third Parties in a way that is consistent with the Data Protection Laws.

Links to Other Websites

  1. This Website may, from time to time, provide links to other Websites. We have no control over such Websites and are not responsible for the content of these Websites. This Privacy Policy does not extend to Your use of such Websites. You are advised to read the Privacy Policy or statement of other Websites prior to using them.

Changes of Business Ownership and Control

  1. Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business so transferred, be transferred along with that part and the new owner or newly controlling Party will, under the terms of this Privacy Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to Us.
  2. We may also disclose Data to a prospective purchaser of our business or any part of it.
  3. In the above instances, We will take steps with the aim of ensuring Your privacy is protected.

General

  1. You may not transfer any of Your rights under this Privacy Policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this Privacy Policy where We reasonably believe Your rights will not be affected.
  2. If any Court or competent Authority finds that any provision of this Privacy Policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this Privacy Policy will not be affected.
  3. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a Party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.
  4. This agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to Australian Law. All disputes arising under the agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Australian Courts.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

  1. Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as We may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and You are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on Your first use of the Website following the alterations.

Contact

  1. You may contact Brendan Colgrave trading as Built Environment Investigations & Solutions by email at: brendan@beis.net.au.