Privacy Policy

Gosford Mazda is committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals. This Privacy Policy sets out how Gosford Mazda manages personal information. It is structured as follows:

Personal information Gosford Mazda collects
Use and disclosure of personal information
Automated decision making
Cookies
Links to other websites
Marketing
Overseas transfers
Access and correction
Contacting Gosford Mazda and complaints
Changes to Privacy Policy

1. Personal information Gosford Mazda collects

The main types of personal information Gosford Mazda collects and holds are:

contact and identification information for individuals seeking to buy or sell vehicles with Gosford Mazda such as name, date of birth, contact number(s), email address(es), residential and/or business address(es), demographic information (such as postcode, age, gender) and driver's licence details;
vehicle and servicing details for Gosford Mazda's customers including vehicle registration, vehicle purchase details, service appointment bookings;
finance details for Gosford Mazda's customers seeking finance such as financial, insurance or credit information, marital status, employment details and history;
contact details for individuals working for Gosford Mazda's business partners and suppliers;
information provided by an individual as part of a recruitment process such as name, contact details, prior employment history, qualifications, referee details and, if applicable, details for background checks; and
other information provided by individuals while interacting with Gosford Mazda.

Gosford Mazda collects personal information in the course of running its business in a range of different ways, typically through:

interactions with individuals (e.g. through any records Gosford Mazda keeps of telephone calls, or emails received, or messages sent to Gosford Mazda or posted on Gosford Mazda's pages on social media);
Gosford Mazda's website;
use of social media;
employment applications;
third party service providers; and
provision of customer service and support.

Where practicable, Gosford Mazda collects personal information in connection with running its business directly from the individual concerned. On occasion Gosford Mazda may collect personal information from someone else such as when speaking to a referee for a job applicant or doing screening for onboarding a new supplier or customer.

2. Use and disclosure of personal information

Gosford Mazda stores personal information in electronic and paper form.

Gosford Mazda uses and discloses personal information as follows:

to source vehicles and sell them to Gosford Mazda's customers and to provide other related services to customers such as vehicle servicing and assist with arranging financing to purchase a vehicle;
to manage arrangements with Gosford Mazda's customers and prospective customers;
to obtain products, services or information from Gosford Mazda's suppliers;
to assess what vehicles a person may be interested in purchasing (e.g., based on the person's interests and other information Gosford Mazda knows about them);
to operate and manage Gosford Mazda's website, social media and other communications and media channels;
subject to applicable laws, to conduct marketing;
for processing and assessing employment applications; and
for such other purposes authorised or required by law.

It may be necessary to share personal information with organisations that provide products or services to Gosford Mazda. For example, Gosford Mazda may use third party service providers for the organisation of customer care, implementation of promotions, development of offers, communication and contact with customers, organization of events and for the purpose of obtaining advice and managing its affairs. Gosford Mazda also uses third party service providers for credit card processing/payment and for IT services (hosting services, database maintenance, etc.).

3. Automated decision making

Gosford Mazda uses computer programs to make decisions affecting a person's interests to offer products or services that could be of interest. This is typically done via AI Agents within website chat or SMS. The sorts of personal information Gosford Mazda uses in the operation of the computer program is browsing history on Gosford Mazda's websites, name, contact information, and other information you may input into Gosford Mazda's websites. The level of human oversight Gosford Mazda provides over these decisions is limited — responses and recommendations may be generated automatically, with human review available where a person requests it or where required for follow-up by Gosford Mazda's staff.

4. Cookies

Gosford Mazda uses cookies on its website. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the website user's browser when they visit a website. This identifies the browser used and can be recognised by Gosford Mazda's web server. Gosford Mazda may use cookies to associate a user with social media platforms and, if the user so chooses, enable interaction between the user's activities on Gosford Mazda's platforms and those social media platforms. Gosford Mazda's website also uses cookies to analyse website traffic and help provide a better website visitor experience. Website users can make certain choices about the use of cookies through their browser settings. However, if the user disables certain cookies, this may prevent the user from taking full advantage of Gosford Mazda's website.

5. Links to other websites

Gosford Mazda's website may contain links to third party websites. Gosford Mazda does not control or otherwise determine the privacy practices of these third party sites. To find out about their privacy practices, you should check their websites for their privacy policy, or otherwise ask them about their privacy practices.

6. Marketing

If you have received a direct marketing communication from Gosford Mazda and do not wish to receive these communications from Gosford Mazda in the future, just use the “unsubscribe” function in the email or SMS, or tick the opt out box on postal communications and return the mailed item to Gosford Mazda.

7. Overseas transfers

Gosford Mazda's website/s are hosted in Australia. On occasion, a third party service provider Gosford Mazda engages or that Gosford Mazda is instructed to provide information to may be outside of Australia however, the location of the third party would depend on the specific situation.

8. Access and correction

An individual may request access to or correction of any of the personal information Gosford Mazda holds about them by contacting Gosford Mazda during business hours on 02 4320 0911 or via the contact page.

Gosford Mazda may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Gosford Mazda will aim to respond to all requests promptly and within 30 days.

Gosford Mazda may refuse a request where permitted or required by law. Gosford Mazda will comply with any regulatory requirement to give reasons for its decision.

9. Contacting Gosford Mazda and complaints

If you have any queries, concerns or complaints about how Gosford Mazda handles your personal information please contact Gosford Mazda during business hours on 02 4320 0911 or via the contact page. Gosford Mazda may require an individual making a request to verify their identity before processing their request.

Please provide sufficient details so that Gosford Mazda can understand the nature of your concern. In most cases, Gosford Mazda will ask that you put your request in writing.

Gosford Mazda takes all complaints seriously and will use reasonable endeavours to investigate and respond to a complaint in writing within 30 days of receiving the written complaint. If you remain unsatisfied by Gosford Mazda's response to your complaint, you may be entitled to refer your complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Phone: 02 4320 0911
Mailing Address: 387 Mann St, North Gosford, NSW, 2250

10. Changes to Privacy Policy

Gosford Mazda may make changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised policy on its website. Please check back from time to time to review this Privacy Policy.