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Origin Finance's
- PRIVACY POLICY
At Origin Finance we want to provide the best possible
service to our members and clients by making the most
efficient use of your personal information. However,
it is of utmost importance to us that you are confident
that any personal information provided to us is treated
with an appropriate degree of privacy.
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| ORIGIN FINANCE |
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| Origin Finance is an organization that provides mortgage
brokering and finance services to our members and clients.
Origin Finance currently comprises of four offices with
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Origin Finance Head Office
Level 3, 97 Pacific Hwy
(PO Box 6478) NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060
Phone: 1300 30 67 67
Fax: (02) 9922 5276 |
Origin Finance - Wollongong
Suite 2, 104 Railway Street
Corrimal NSW |
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Origin Finance
Concord
333
Concord Rd
Concord
West NSW 2138
Phone:
(02) 9736 1404
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Click Here to Contact Us By email |
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| DEFINITIONS |
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Personal Information:
Personal Information is information or an opinion (including
information or an opinion forming part of a database)
whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material
form or not about an individual whose identity is apparent,
or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information
or opinion.
Sensitive Information:
Sensitive information is a subset of personal information.
It means information or opinion about an individual's
racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership
of political association, religious beliefs or affiliations,
philosophical beliefs, membership of a professional
or trade association, membership of a trade union, sexual
preferences, criminal record or health information about
an individual.
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| COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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It is essential for Origin Finance to collect personal
information to complete its standard business activities
of providing mortgage brokering and finance services
to our members and clients.
When collecting information we:
- Establish and maintain a database for tracking
loan stages to ensure prompt and efficient service
from lenders
- Establish and maintain a database for tracking lead
stages to ensure prompt and efficient service from
our contractors
- Establish and maintain a database for commission
processing and follow-up
- Assess clients' current situation, so as to provide
information enabling the client to choose the most
appropriate financial product for their needs.
Collection and usage of personal information is essential
for us to complete our business with clients. Where
reasonable and practicable, Origin Finance collect personal
information directly from clients. This may occur for
example when completing an application form for a product
or request a product or service over the telephone or
Internet.
Where not reasonable or practicable to collect personal
information directly, Origin Finance relies on third
parties. Below are examples of situations where we may
receive personal information from another source, and
why this would happen.
- Application for a service through an Origin Finance
business alliance
- Processing of online enquiries for service provision
- A credit reference report from a credit reporting
agency in the course of assessing a loan application
- A Mortgage Originator who provides Origin Finance
the information to meet legislative requirements
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| CONSENT |
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| In the majority of circumstances Origin Finance will
require your specific consent before we collect, use or
disclose personal information. Consent will be obtained
in writing; however, there may be some situations where
your verbal consent is accepted. |
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| DISCLOSURE |
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Origin Finance does not generally disclose personal
information to any other party, unless required or authorised
by law, consent is given, or is required to complete
a business transaction.
There are times when Origin Finance is required or
authorised by law to disclose personal information.
Personal information may be required in accordance with
taxation law to be provided to the taxation office,
or under subpoena to a Court of Law.
Personal information may also be disclosed where consent
has been obtained. Consent may be received directly
from a client, as set out above, or may be implied from
a client's conduct.
Personal information is only disclosed to parties outside
Origin Finance where it is required to complete business
activities. Some examples where this may occur are:
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- Lenders for the completion of finance applications
- IT service providers for maintenance of CAS (Choice
Aggregation Services - The Aggregator) Online Member accounts
- The Mortgage Originator who originally serviced
your finance needs
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| ACCURACY |
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It is essential to Origin Finance that personal information
is complete and up-to-date at all times to effectively
conduct standard business activities.
When using personal information we will contact a
client to determine if any personal details have changed.
Origin Finance can also contacted at any time to update
personal information, or to advise that information
held is inaccurate or incomplete.
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| ACCESS |
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Individuals can request access to their personal information
by contacting the Origin Finance Office in their relative
area. A summary of personal information (E.g. name,
address, phone number) is freely accessible.
In some situations, where the information requested
goes beyond a basic summary, a fee may be charged for
access. This fee is used to cover the cost to Origin
Finance for retrieving and supplying the information.
Origin Finance will endeaver to handle all requests
for personal information within 30 days of having received
the request. Some requests may take longer than 30 days,
depending on the information sought, in which case the
individual will be notified of the expected time frame
as soon as is practicable.
There are some circumstances where requests for access
to information may be denied by Origin Finance, such
as where the information may relate to existing or anticipated
legal proceedings, where denying access is required
or authorised by law, or where the request for access
is regarded as frivolous and vexatious.
If a request to access or change personal information
is denied, we will offer a formal explanation for our
actions.
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| SECURITY |
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It is of utmost importance to Origin Finance that personal
information is protected from unauthorised access, loss,
modification, misuse or disclosure.
When information is no longer required we ensure that
it is deleted from our systems, destroyed in a secure
manner, or permanently de-identified.
In common with other financial service providers we
use agents and other third parties to provide some services
to Origin Finance and for this purpose we sometimes
need to provide them with relevant parts of the information
which we have obtained from clients under their contracts.
These third parties are required to keep your information
confidential and use it only for the purposes for which
we are permitted.
We may offer through our website products or services
that are supplied by or through other organisations.
If a client enquires about the service we will need
to pass to them relevant details about the client and
their enquiry, to complete the transaction.
Information Security
Origin Finance takes all reasonable steps to protect
clients' security when using our web site but they you
should be aware that no transmission of information
to and from web sites is ever totally secure.
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| IDENTIFIERS |
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In some circumstances certain Commonwealth identifies
(e.g. Tax File Numbers) may be collected as proof of
identity when carrying out standard business activities.
These identifiers are securely destroyed, and are not
used by Origin Finance in any way to identify an individual.
Wherever it is lawful and practicable to do so Origin
Finance will endeavour to deal with clients anonymously.
For example, when a client requests information regarding
the services offered by Origin Finance.
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| SENSITIVE INFORMATION |
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| Sensitive information (as defined above) is only collected
by Origin Finance where consent has been obtained, it
is allowed by law, or the collection is necessary for
the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim. |
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| TRANS-BORDER DATA FLOWS |
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| Origin Finance does not send any personal information
outside of Australia unless we are authorised to, or required
to by law. |
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| COMPLAINTS |
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Any complaints with regard to the handling of your
personal information in breach of this Privacy Policy
can be directed to:
Privacy Officer
Origin Finance
PO Box 6478
NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2066
Ph: 1300 30 67 67
Any complaints that have not been handled satisfactorily
by Origin Finance can be referred to the Federal Privacy
Commissioner,
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1300 363 992, or |
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Director of Complaints
Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 1042 |
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