Giant Squid Inc

Data Privacy Policy

As of October 2023

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by Giant Squid Inc Pty Ltd, operating as Giant Squid Inc, via our website (https://www.giantsquidinc.com.au) or via webforms such as on our LinkedIn company page. 

1.     What is Personal Information?

a)     The Privacy Act 1988 currently defines “personal information” as meaning information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:

a.      Whether the information or opinion is true or not; and

b.     Whether the information or opinion is recorded in material form or not.

b)     If the information dose not disclose your identity or enable your identity to be ascertained, it will in most cases not be classified as “personal information” and will not be subject to this privacy policy.

2.     What information do we collect? 

The kind of personal information that we collect from you will depend on how you interact with Giant Squid Inc and its website / LinkedIn company page. The personal information which we collect and hold about you may include: name, title / role, email address, phone number, company name, company website URL, social profiles. 

3.     How we collect your personal information:

We may collect personal information from you whenever you communicate directly with us via email, and whenever you input such information into our website or a web form such as on our LinkedIn company page. 

4.     Purposes of Collection:

We collect such information in order to enable effective communications and the offering and provision of high-quality PR, communications and written / video content support. 

We do not disclose personal information to any other organisation. Your personal information may be exposed from time to time to Giant Squid Inc personnel acting in the normal course of their duties. 

By using our website or completing a web form via our LinkedIn company page, you consent to the receipt of direct marketing material. We will only use your personal information for this purpose if we have collected such information direct from you and if it is material of a type which you would reasonably expect to receive from us. Our direct marketing material will include a simple means by which you can request not to receive further communication of this nature. 

5.     Access and Correlation:

Australian Privacy Principle 12 permits you to obtain access to the personal information we hold about you in certain circumstances, and Australian Privacy Principle 13 allows you to correct inaccurate personal information subject to certain exceptions. If you would like to obtain such access, please contact us as set out below.

6.     Complaint Procedure:

If you have a complaint concerning the manner in which we maintain the privacy of your personal information, please contact us as set out below. All complaints will be considered by Sheldon Gillett, and we may seek further information from you to clarify your concerns. If we agree that your complaint is well founded, we will, in consultation with you, take appropriate steps to rectify the problem. If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome, you may refer the matter to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

7.     Overseas Transfer:

Your personal information will not be disclosed to recipients outside of Australia unless you expressly request us to do so. If you request us to transfer your personal information to an overseas recipient, the overseas recipient will not be required to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles, and we will not be liable for any mishandling of your information in such circumstances.

8.     GDPR:

In some circumstances, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides additional protection to individuals located in Europe. The fact that you may be located in Europe does not, however, on its own entitle you to protection under the GDPR. Our website does not specifically target customers located in the European Union and we do not monitor the behaviour of individuals in the European Union, and accordingly the GDPR does not apply.

9.     How to contact us about privacy:

If you have any queries, or if you seek access to your personal information, or if you have a complaint about our privacy practices, you can contact us through: info@giantsquidinc.com.au.