Privacy Policy

1. Commitment to Information Privacy

GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd ('we', 'our', or 'us') is committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the thirteen Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), as well as applicable international standards including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Types of Data Collected

We may collect personal and technical information when you interact with our website or advisory services:

• Identity Data: Full name, professional title, engineering practice name.
• Contact Data: Business email address, telephone number, registered office address.
• Technical Site Data: Lot/DP numbers, site coordinates, bore log inquiries submitted through our inquiry portal.
• Usage Data: Anonymized server logs, browser type, IP address, and page interaction timestamps.

3. Lawful Basis and Purpose of Processing

Information gathered is utilized strictly for:

• Responding to technical inquiries and monograph access requests.
• Maintaining our statutory engineering correspondence registry.
• Ensuring technical network security and preventing malicious automated submissions.
• Complying with statutory reporting requirements under Queensland and Australian Commonwealth law.

4. Non-Disclosure & Third-Party Transfers

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to commercial advertising third parties. Data is shared exclusively with accredited IT hosting providers, statutory bodies when required by law, or contracted professional engineers bound by confidentiality covenants.

5. Data Retention & Security Measures

Inquiry submissions are archived on secure Australian-based servers protected by SSL/TLS encryption and multi-factor access protocols. Data is retained for periods mandated by engineering record-keeping standards (typically 7 years) after which it is securely destroyed.

6. Your Statutory Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you maintain the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request corrections to inaccurate records, or lodge a complaint with our Privacy Officer or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

7. Contact the Privacy Officer

Inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Privacy Officer — GAT (QLD) Pty Ltd
4 Cathedral Ct, Alexandra Headland QLD 4572, Australia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 7 5478 2190