Privacy Policy

1.                 Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy is to describe the types of personal information that Cornetts’ collects, holds, uses and discloses.  It outlines our personal information handling practices and notify whether we are likely to disclose personal information to overseas recipients and, if necessary, how complaints can be made for inappropriately handled of private information.

2.                 Scope

This policy covers all Cornetts’ team members and is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act) and to the requirements of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act.

This policy is also a public document available to parties who provide personal information to Cornetts.

  1. Definitions
Term Definition
Adcome Pty LtdCornetts Supermarkets Includes all sites operated by Cornetts, including stores, support office, retail outlets branded other than Cornetts and/or IGA, including Everfresh, and businesses where Cornetts acts as administrator.
  1. Responsibilities

Senior Management

  • Ensure that systems, procedures and resources are in place to ensure that safe storage and protection of personal data and information.

Managers

  • Ensure that team members are aware of, trained and abide by in this policy.

Team members

  • Abide by this policy.
  1. Process

Adcome Pty Ltd (ABN 99 110 315 681) and all associates entitles, trading as Cornetts Supermarkets and Everfresh Fresh Markets (“we”, “our” or “us”), is committed to the protection of personal privacy within the scope of applicable law.  This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personal information that we collect, hold, use and disclose.

You should be aware that the handling of personal information by third parties will be subject to those third parties' own privacy policies, and participation in a loyalty program or other promotional offers may be subject to additional terms and conditions. You should familiarise yourself with those policies and terms and conditions before providing personal information or agreeing to participate in a loyalty program or other offers.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will be located on our website at https://cornetts.com.au and https://everfreshfoodmarket.com.au .

Types of personal information collected

The types of personal information that we collect, and hold will vary depending on your dealings with us. This information may include any or all of the following:

  • name, address(es), telephone number(s) and other contact details;
  • electronic address(es);
  • transaction details relating to your use or purchase of our products, services or benefits;
  • if you are a member of a loyalty program in which we participate:
  • your membership details (e.g. member number) for that loyalty program; and
  • details relating to your use or acquisition of products, services or benefits from organisations that operate, administer or provide products and/or services in connection with that loyalty program;
  • payment information (such as credit card or bank details);
  • company information (such as ACNs, ABNs,)
  • personal data (such as copies of driver’s licenses, birth certificates, passport, past employment history, qualifications, date of birth, gender.) and
  • any other personal information which you provide to us.

We may collect sensitive information from you but only if you agree to provide it to us. The types of sensitive information we may collect are criminal checks, work related reference checks, credit history and biometric information and health reports. If you agree to provide us with sensitive information, we will only use it in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.

From time to time, you may provide us, and we may collect from you, personal information of a third party (for example, for delivery purposes). Where you provide the personal information of a third party, it is your responsibility to ensure that those persons are aware of this Privacy Policy, understand it and agree to accept it.

You do not have to provide us with any personal information. However, if you do not do so, we may not be able to provide you with products, services or benefits you have requested.

How we collect personal information

Generally, we collect personal information directly from you, such as:

  • when you submit information through our website;
  • in person or on a form that you provide to us;
  • in the course of us providing you with a requested product, service or benefit;
  • in the course of applying for credit with the business;
  • where entering a promotion or competition conducted by the business;
  • in relation to a job application; and
  • when you have other dealings with us.

We may collect personal information about you indirectly, for example through:

  • transactions that you enter into in store;
  • providers who support transactions that you make in store, including credit card providers and point of sale systems providers;
  • organisations that operate, administer or provide products and/or services in connection with any loyalty program in which you and we participate;
  • our related bodies corporate;
  • our business partners; and
  • third parties who supply services to us, e.g. point-of-sale terminal vendors who report transaction data to us.

Consequences if you do not provide personal information

If you do not provide your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with products, services or benefits you have requested.  For example, if you do not provide us with personal information requested in connection with your registration for a loyalty program, we and the organisations operating and administering that program may not be able to provide you with program benefits and/or administer your membership.  If you do not provide us with information to facilitate the payment of credit accounts, fulfilment of orders may be impacted.  Where contractor or employment documentation is not provided in total, payment for services or wage may be delayed.

Why we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information

We will use and disclose the personal information we collect for the purpose disclosed at the time of collection, or otherwise as set out in this Privacy Policy.  We will not use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose without first seeking your consent, or where authorised or required by law.

We may collect, hold, use and disclose personal information for the following purposes:

  • to establish and maintain your relationship with us;
  • to provide the products, services or benefits you have requested from us;
  • if you are a member of a loyalty program in which we participate, to enable:
    • you to participate in the program, and enjoy program benefits;
    • us to better understand and gain insights into store and campaign performance, shopper trends and to plan future developments, member offers and campaigns; and
    • organisations that operate or administer that loyalty program to perform their functions in relation to that program, including to undertake analysis on retailer performance and trends, and to provide aggregated, anonymous statistics on these matters to other program participants;
  • to answer any inquiry you make;
  • to register parties for events or promotions,
  • to make payment for services, and
  • to otherwise enable us to perform our business activities and functions.

We may disclose your personal information to organisations that participate in, operate or administer any loyalty program in which you and we participate. We may also disclose your personal information to other third parties who work with us in our business to provide, promote or improve the products or services you have requested or are interested in, such as:

  • couriers and delivery contractors;
  • consultants and professional advisers;
  • training and service providers;
  • to parties where explicit consent has been providers;
  • if subpoenaed or required to provide information in a matter of law

Direct marketing

We may also use and disclose your personal information to send direct marketing to you, including electronic direct marketing, from:

  • us;
  • our related bodies corporate and Metcash Trading Limited;
  • the operator or administrator of a loyalty program in which you and we participate; and
  • third parties who provide services to us, our related bodies corporate, Metcash Trading Limited or the operator or administrator of a loyalty program in which you and we participate.

The direct marketing may relate to:

  • your membership of, and benefits associated with, loyalty programs in which you and we participate;
  • our products and services;
  • the products and services of other parties; and
  • new developments we believe may be of interest to you.

You may opt-out of receiving this direct marketing through the unsubscribe function that will be made available to you with each direct marketing communication. You should be aware that if you opt out, you may not be able to receive benefits you would otherwise receive e.g. if you opt out of loyalty program emails, you may not be able to receive all the benefits of participating in that loyalty program.

How we store and protect personal information

We store personal information in a combination of computer storage facilities, paper-based files and other records. In so doing, we take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference and loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Additionally, we take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information when we no longer need it.

Do we send personal information overseas?

If you and we are a member of the IGA Rewards program, your personal information may be disclosed to or accessed by overseas recipients as described in the IGA Rewards privacy policy (www.igarewards.com.au/privacy) for purposes connected with that program.

How you can request to access or correct your personal information

We will take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information we collect, hold, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up to date. If your personal details change, such as your address or phone number, or you realise details we hold about you are incorrect:

If you are registered on our website or with a loyalty program in which we participate, you can update certain parts of that personal information by logging into your account or contacting the operator of that website or loyalty program, e.g. please refer to the IGA Rewards privacy policy (www.igarewards.com.au/privacy) for details of how to request access or correct information held by the operator or administrator of the IGA Rewards program; or)you can contact us to let us know by using the details provided under the heading “How to contact us or make a complaint” below.

At your request, we will provide you with a copy of any personal information which we hold about you, unless an exception under the Privacy Act 1988 applies. We may charge a reasonable fee for retrieving this information, in which case we will inform you of the fee and obtain your agreement to that fee before providing the information.

We will promptly acknowledge and investigate any complaint about the way we manage personal information.

Digital Technologies

We and third parties may use digital technologies such as cookies, web server logs and web beacons in connection with the use of websites and other online services. Some of these technologies may operate without collecting or using any personal information. Please note this privacy policy applies to our collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information only.

Our website may use cookies to track user traffic patterns and to better serve you when you revisit the website. A cookie is a small data file that a website may write to your hard drive when you visit it. A cookie file can contain information, such as a user ID which the website uses to track the pages you have visited. You can refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. However, full functionality for our websites requires the use of cookies.

Information is also generated whenever a page is accessed on our website that records information such as the time, date and specific page. We collect such information for statistical and maintenance purposes that enables us to continually evaluate our website performance.

How to contact us or make a complaint

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, if you wish to update information we hold about you or if you wish to make a complaint about our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information under this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Website:           As listed above, click on About, then Contact

Email:                 reception@cornetts.com.au

Phone:              (07) 3293 6600

If you wish to make a complaint regarding a third party's handling of personal information, you should contact that third party at the details set out in their privacy policy, e.g. please refer to the IGA Rewards privacy policy (www.igarewards.com.au/privacy) for details of how to make a complaint to the operator or administrator of the IGA Rewards program.

We will take reasonable steps to remedy any issues resulting from our failure to comply with our privacy obligations. If our response to your complaint does not address your concerns to your satisfaction, you may have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, whose website is located at www.oaic.gov.au.

  1. References

Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act)

Australian Privacy Principles

  1. Associated Documents

Policy – Cornetts Code of Conduct

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