Our commitment
Bank Australia is committed to complying with the provisions relating to privacy and to the collection, use, disclosure, and storage of your information.
We value your trust in us as a customer-owned bank. It is important for us to protect and keep your personal information, including your financial information, securely. To achieve this we are committed to complying with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) when we collect, hold and manage your personal information, that is, information that allows others to identify you.
The APPs provide a set of rules which govern how we collect, use, disclose and store personal information.
The APPs also require us to have a clearly expressed and up-to-date Privacy Policy about our management of personal information.
Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy and Notifications
Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy
Bank Australia Limited values the importance of your personal information and your trust in us as a customer owned bank. In this policy, “Bank Australia”, “we”, “us” or “our” means Bank Australia Limited ABN 21 087 651 607 and any of its subsidiaries. The term ‘personal information’ within this Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy has the meaning prescribed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) of Australia (‘Privacy Act’).
Our Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy explains how we properly manage the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information including credit-related information. Bank Australia is committed to complying with Australian provisions relating to privacy and the collection, use, disclosure and storage of your personal information contained in the:
- Privacy Act, including the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
- Credit Reporting Privacy Code
- Banking Code of Practice
- Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice.
This Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy does not apply to acts and practices in relation to personal information provided to, held or used by Bank Australia where that information forms part of an employee record for the purposes of the Privacy Act. For job applicants, please refer to the Privacy Notification for job applicants contained in the ‘Careers’ section of our website: https://bankaust.com.au/tools/privacy/privacy-notification-for-job-applicants/
Last updated 1 February 2020
Privacy Notification for banking and lending customers
This Privacy Notification describes how Bank Australia properly manages the collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information (including credit-related information). We recognise the importance of protecting your personal information, and are committed to complying with the Privacy Act 1988, the Australian Privacy Principles, and any industry Code of Practice which we have subscribed to. View a copy of our Privacy and Credit Reporting Policy at www.bankaust.com.au/privacy
Last updated 1 February 2020