PERSONAL AND CREDIT INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 1988
AUTHORISATION AND CONSENT TO ACT ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS
AND MANAGE PERSONAL INFORMATION
"LoanSure" provides access
to online finance through cooperation with several
financial institutions. "LoanSure"
affiliates deal directly with credit providers and
credit reporting agencies. Completion of this form
will provide authority for "LoanSure"
to arrange the provision of finance to you.
In this document, unless the context otherwise
requires:
“Act” means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth);
“Approached Credit Provider” means a credit provider
that "LoanSure" may approach
in arranging finance pursuant to the Application;
“Approached Insurance Provider” means an insurance
provider that "LoanSure" may
approach in arranging insurance pursuant to the
Application;
“"LoanSure"” means:
(i) "LoanSure" ;
(ii) Affiliated finance companies;
(iii) any and all:
(a) associated entities of "LoanSure"
(b) independent contractors appointed by "LoanSure"; and
(c) franchisees to whom "LoanSure"
passes the Application; and
(d) independent contractors appointed by the franchisees
described at (c) above to whom or which any of the
parties listed at (i) to (iii) above passes the
Application; and
"finance" means any form of financial
accommodation including, but not limited to, loans,
leases, rentals or hiring; and
"insurance" means any form of insurance
facility including, but not limited to, motor vehicle
comprehensive, loan protection, equity protection
("gap"), title, or mechanical breakdown
warranty.
I/We appoint "LoanSure" as
my/our agents to arrange, and assist in the management
of, finance or insurance facilities (or both) as
detailed in the application I am/we are completing
on this website (“Application”).
1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF CREDIT INFORMATION
TO A CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY
I/We acknowledge and agree that under Section 18E(8)(c)
of the Act, an Approached Credit Provider may give
a credit reporting agency certain personal information
about my/our Application.
The information which may be given to a credit
reporting agency is covered by Section 18E(1) of
the Act and includes:
information reasonably required to identify me/us;
the fact that I/we have applied for finance and
the amount;
the fact that the Approached Credit Provider is
a current credit provider to me/us;
payments which become overdue more than 60 days,
and for which collection action has commenced;
advice that payments are no longer overdue;
certain cheques drawn by me/us which have been dishonoured
more than once;
in specific circumstances, that in the opinion of
the Approached Credit Provider, I/we have committed
a serious credit infringement; and
that finance provided to me/us by the Approached
Credit Provider has been paid or otherwise discharged.
2. AGREEMENT / AUTHORITY FOR AN APPROACHED CREDIT
PROVIDER TO PERFORM CERTAIN PERMITTED ACTIONS CONCERNING
A FINANCE APPLICATION OR TRANSACTION
I/We agree that,
if it is considered relevant in assessing my/our
Application for personal credit, an Approached Credit
Provider may obtain a report about my/our commercial
activities or commercial credit worthiness from
a business which provides information about the
commercial credit worthiness of persons; and
if it is considered relevant in assessing my/our
Application for commercial credit, an Approached
Credit Provider may obtain from a credit reporting
agency a credit report containing personal credit
information about me/us.
I/We agree that, for the purpose of assessing the
Application or any other purpose permitted by the
Act, an Approached Credit Provider may give to and
seek from any credit providers named in the Application,
and any credit providers that may be named in a
personal or commercial credit report issued by a
credit reporting agency or commercial credit reporting
agency respectively, information about my/our personal
or commercial credit arrangements. I/We understand
that this information may include information about
my/our credit worthiness, credit standing, credit
history or credit capacity that credit providers
are allowed to give or receive from each other under
the Act.
3. AUTHORISATION TO ACT ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS
For the purposes of arranging the finance which
is the subject of my/our Application, I/we authorise
"LoanSure" to obtain, on my/our
behalf, a report about my/our consumer and commercial
credit worthiness from a credit reporting agency
or a commercial credit reporting business or from
a credit provider named in my/our Application or
referred to in such reports.
I/We also authorise "LoanSure"
to pass on the above obtained reports to such Approached
Credit Providers as are appropriate, for their consideration
of this Application.
4. COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
I/We acknowledge and agree that:
a) it is necessary for "LoanSure"
to collect personal information regarding me/us
from both ourselves and other parties, to enable
"LoanSure" to apply, on my/our
behalf, for the finance and insurance facilities
requested. I/We understand that if I/we do not provide
the information then "LoanSure"
will not be able to seek the requested facilities
from Approached Credit Providers and Insurers;
b) the information collected may be disclosed to,
and used by, "LoanSure", Approached
Credit Providers and Insurers to the degree that
each entity considers reasonable and necessary in
considering and arranging the requested facilities;
c) subject to the Act and any other applicable
law, "LoanSure", Approached
Credit Providers and Insurers may provide information
collected as above to any parties (such as referees,
employers etc) named in the Application to the extent
they deem necessary to assist in assessing and arranging
the requested facilities;
d) "LoanSure" is represented
by franchisees in certain areas and I/we agree that
where applicable the Application may be passed to
any relevant franchisee who has agreed to abide
by the provisions of this Authorisation and Consent,
and the "LoanSure" Privacy
Policy generally;
e) "LoanSure" may retain the
information obtained and, at its discretion, provide
to me/us, from time to time information about "LoanSure" products and services. The provision
of this information may be by telephone, mail or
electronic media (such as e-mail);
IF SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED THEN I/WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS PROVISION MAY BE CANCELLED BY ADVISING
"LoanSure". IF THE CANCELLATION REQUEST
RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO "LoanSure", OR
ONE OF ITS FRANCHISEES OR CONTRACTORS, THEN "LoanSure"
SHOULD BE CONTACTED AT THE ADDRESSES LISTED AT h)
BELOW.
f) "LoanSure" may disclose
relevant parts of my/our personal information to
third parties it engages, to assist in the provision
of its services to me/us including mailing houses
and IT contractors;
g) the appointment provided herein is an ongoing
one and if an Approached Credit Provider or Insurer
has, as a result of an application on my/our behalf
by "LoanSure" or Contractors,
provided facilities to me/us then that Credit Provider
or Insurer is authorised to provide information
to "LoanSure" from time to
time relating to the subsequent conduct of the facility;
h) I/we can gain access to the personal information
I/we have provided, or obtain more information on
the "LoanSure" Privacy Policy, by contacting
"LoanSure". I/we can gain access to personal
information held by "LoanSure" and its
franchisees and contractors to which it has passed
my/our personal information or obtain more information
on "LoanSure" privacy policy, by contacting
the "LoanSure" privacy officer. I/we understand
that "LoanSure" will pass privacy requests
and enquiries to any franchisee or contractor of
"LoanSure" where requested to do so and
"LoanSure" will endeavour to assist with
all privacy enquiries relating to its franchisees
and contractors;
i). Without limitation, "LoanSure"
has no responsibility or liability in relation to
any advice or information provided by its affiliated
financial institutions.
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