This privacy policy applies to all websites operated by Waldorf Apartment Hotels under the domain name www.waldorf.com.au and www.waldorf.co.nz.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels understands and appreciates that you, as a Waldorf Apartment Hotels customer or website visitor, are concerned about your privacy and about the confidentiality and security of information we may gather about you. Waldorf Apartment Hotels is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how your personal information will be treated as you interact with Waldorf Apartment Hotels
As the Waldorf Apartment Hotels websites develop and as technology evolves, Waldorf Apartment Hotels will continue to strive to provide you with better and more customised services and with more effective websites. Waldorf Apartment Hotels encourages you to review this privacy policy periodically because it may change from time to time.
This privacy policy explains how Waldorf Apartment Hotels generally protects your privacy and confidentiality.
Your personal information is important to us
"Personal information" is information that identifies you or could identify you. The types of personal information we collect may include your name, address, contact phone number, email address, date of birth, passport and visa information, transaction information and financial details. We may also keep a record of products and services that you acquire from us.
Where the personal information requested includes an email address and/or mobile phone number, Waldorf Apartment Hotels will only contact you by email or SMS if you agree to being contacted in this manner.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels is committed to protecting your personal information and complying with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (APA) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) and the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 (NZPA) (including the Information Privacy Principles in the NZPA (the IPPs). We believe that our privacy policy is both fair and represents industry best practice. From time to time, you may be able to deal with us anonymously or by pseudonym, but in some instances if you do not provide us with certain information, we may not be able to provide you with the information or services you want.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels use of "cookies"
Waldorf Apartment Hotels uses "cookies" to help enhance your experience on the websites. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies as the default. However, if you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to refuse cookies. If you turn off cookies we cannot, for example, fill out forms automatically with details you have previously given us.
The use of cookies can enhance your experience on Waldorf Apartment Hotels’ sites, by remembering information that you have previously given to us. They can make it easier for you to fill out forms, book online and can ensure that information provided to you is most relevant to your interests. Cookies can also provide us with information on how our customers use our websites so that we can continually improve the design of the websites.
Cookies themselves do not contain personal information about you. They simply operate as a Golden Tiger identifier which helps us to know what our customers find interesting and useful on our websites, almost like a continuing questionnaire. Waldorf Apartment Hotels does not store any personal information inside cookies, although the cookie may identify the user's browser.
Using & disclosing your personal information
Waldorf Apartment Hotels will not use or disclose any specific personal information about you without your consent, other than for the main reason for which you have provided personal information (primary purpose);
- A purpose which is related to the primary purpose and which you would reasonably expect us to use the information for;
- A purpose required, authorised or permitted by law;
- To provide our products and services to you;
- To reply to your queries or requests;
- To market our products and services including to communicate special offers or promotions and to provide you with information about us and our products and services;
- To compile and use statistical information regarding our customers; or
- To seek feedback from you and to monitor the quality of our products and services.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels and its affiliates recognise the trust you place in us when you give us personal information. For example, Waldorf Apartment Hotels may ask you questions to get a better understanding of what facilities and services would help you with your accommodation needs. We will use this information to recommend accommodation and services which we believe will be of benefit to you and your business. However, we will not disclose specific information about you and your business to any other company (except those entities specified below) without your explicit consent.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels may from time to time outsource the processing of certain functions or information to third parties. We may also provide your information to our related entities and partners. Any personal information disclosed to our agents, related entities, partners, contractors and third party service providers is only to the extent necessary for them to perform their agreed tasks and they are required to maintain the privacy of your information and keep such information confidential.
Transfer overseas
Pursuant to the APPs and IPPs, we may transfer personal information we have collected about you to someone other than you in a foreign country, but only in accordance with and to the extent permitted by the APPs and IPPs. We will not disclose your personal information to overseas recipients without your consent.
Information & promotional emails
From time to time we will send you relevant information emails regarding products and services which you have previously registered your interest in. If you are receiving promotional information from Waldorf Apartment Hotels and do not wish to receive this information any longer, you may unsubscribe at any time. All electronic communications we send to you for direct marketing purposes will include an “unsubscribe” link which enables you to opt out of receiving any future direct marketing correspondence.
Storage & security of your details
Waldorf Apartment Hotels will store personal information [electronically and in paper form].
Waldorf Apartment Hotels will take such steps as are reasonable to protect your personal information from unauthorised access or use, misuses, loss, modification or authorised disclosure, and to ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up to date. Waldorf Apartment Hotels also maintain computer and network security, for example we use firewalls and other systems such as user identifiers and passwords to control access to computer systems. In addition, Waldorf Apartment Hotels’ employees are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by Waldorf Apartment Hotels. Personal information will be de-identified or destroyed when no longer required by us. However, to the extent permitted by law, Waldorf Apartment Hotels will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information. We encourage you to play an important role in keeping your personal information secure.
Accessing, changing & deleting information we keep about you
Your trust in Waldorf Apartment Hotels is very important to us. If at any time you want to know exactly what personal information we are holding about you or update any information at any particular time, please email us at [email protected] and we will respond to your request within a reasonable period. We will allow you access unless we consider that there is a sound reason under the APA or the NZPA (as applicable) or other relevant law to withhold the information. If we refuse to provide you with access or correct the personal information we hold about you, we will provide reasons for such refusal. In addition, you may request that the personal information Waldorf Apartment Hotels holds about you be corrected by emailing us at [email protected]. If Waldorf Apartment Hotels and you disagree on whether the information is accurate, complete and up-to-date, you can make a statement about the requested changes and we will attach this statement to our records.
Waldorf Apartment Hotels & links to other websites
Waldorf Apartment Hotels provides links to websites outside of the Waldorf Apartment Hotels portal. These linked sites are not under the control of Waldorf Apartment Hotels, and we are not responsible for the conduct of companies linked to our websites. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we advise you to examine the privacy policies for those sites. Should you be concerned with the conduct of a site which you accessed via a link from the Waldorf Apartment Hotels site, please help us to help you, by emailing us at [email protected]
How we handle email
We will preserve the content of any e-mail that you send us, if we believe that we have a legal requirement to do so. Your e-mail message content may be monitored by our Waldorf Apartment Hotels employees for security issues including where e-mail abuse is suspected; our response to you may be monitored for quality assurance issues.
Complaints
If you have a complaint regarding the way in which your personal information is being handled by Waldorf Apartment Hotels, please contact us in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, you may choose to escalate your concern to the Australian Information Commissioner or the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner. If you would like to obtain further information about privacy issues in Australia, please visit the Australian Information Commissioner's website: http://www.privacy.gov.au/. If you would like to obtain further information about privacy issues in New Zealand, please visit the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner's website: http://privacy.org.nz/.
You acknowledge and accept that your use of Waldorf Apartment Hotels’ websites and services or entering our premises indicates your acceptance of the Waldorf Apartment Hotels Website Terms and Conditions and this privacy policy.
This is the current Waldorf Apartment Hotels privacy policy. It replaces any other privacy policy for the Waldorf Apartment Hotels websites published on the Waldorf Apartment Hotels websites to date. Waldorf Apartment Hotels may at any time amend this privacy policy by publishing the changes on the Waldorf Apartment Hotels websites.
How to contact us
If you wish to access your personal information, correct your personal information, have a complaint regarding Waldorf Apartment Hotels’ handling of your personal information or have a query about this privacy policy, please contact the Waldorf Apartment Hotels privacy representative at [email protected]
After placing an order your credit card details will be processed through the secure online payment gateway. On the successful completion of your transaction you will be presented with your receipt.
Payments are processed through the secure NAB transact system. Any credit card details stored for payments are done so on the NAB system. NAB Transact uses Security token for an added layer of protection. All data is transferred using NAB secure servers.
