17. Privacy and Confidentiality
17.1 Personal Information collected by us is treated as confidential and is protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as varied from time to time. We will only collect Personal Information which is necessary to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement. Our Privacy Policy detailing our handling of personal information is available from our Website or upon request.
17.2 We will use reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of information we receive from you and material and/or data you provide, create, input or develop in connection with your use of our services. Nonetheless, because such information, material and/or data may be provided through the Internet, you hereby acknowledge and agree that we cannot assure that such information, material and/or data will continue to be confidential.
17.3 You accept the risk of a third party receiving confidential information concerning you and specifically release and indemnify us from any claim arising out of a third-party intercepting, accessing, monitoring or receiving any communication from you intended to be provided to us or from us intended to be provided to you.
17.4 You acknowledge and agree that we may disclose your name and other personal and financial information about you, and any relevant details of an Authorised Person, to our employees, Representatives, officers, agents, and affiliates, as well as to a governmental entity or self-regulatory authority, an Internet service provider or any other third party agent or service provider for any purpose related to offering, providing, administering or maintaining our services, or to comply with applicable Laws.
17.5 In appropriate cases, all communications and information concerning you held by us, may be disclosed to and reviewed by law enforcement agencies and regulatory authorities. In addition, you agree to comply with all applicable money laundering and counter terrorism financing Laws, including, but not limited to, the requirement to obtain or provide satisfactory evidence of the identity of any person whom you may represent in any transaction entered into with us.
17.6 By ticking the appropriate boxes on your Account Opening Form, you authorise us, or any of our Associated Companies or Partners, to contact you in order to discuss any aspect of our business, or our Associated Companies’ or Partners’ business. If, subsequently, you do not wish to be contacted for any direct marketing activities please inform our Client Management Team in writing.
17.7 You acknowledge and agree and will ensure that each Authorised Person acknowledges and agrees, that we may record all telephone conversations with you and monitor and maintain a record of all emails and electronic communications sent by or to us. All such records are our sole property and can be used by us, among other things, in the case of a dispute between us or for training, monitoring and compliance purposes.
17.8 You agree and consent to us (or our agents) making a verification request to a credit reporting body to assist in verifying your identity for the purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (and related rules and regulations). You also agree and consent to the disclosure of your personal information for this purpose including your name, residential address and your date of birth.