Newment User Privacy Notice (Privacy Policy)

Effective as at: 05 September 2024

Summary & Contents

1. Scope and Consent

Newment Pty Limited ('Newment') is the operator of newment.com.au ('the Site'). This Privacy Notice describes:

  • the personal information we collect and how we use that information
  • when we might disclose your personal information
  • how we keep and protect your personal information
The Privacy Notice applies to this Site and to any applications, services or tools (collectively 'Services') where this Privacy Notice is referenced. By using our Services and/or registering for an account, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use.

2. Collection

We collect, process, and retain personal information from you and any devices (including mobile devices) you use when you register for an account with us, use our Services, give us information on a web form, update or add information to your account, join community discussions, chats or dispute resolution, or when you otherwise contact us.

3. Use and Retention

We use your personal information to:

  • provide and improve our Services or those of our related entities [such as Autotrader and CarsGuide - Carsguide Autotrader Media Solutions Pty Ltd] ('Related Companies')
  • give you a personalized experience on our sites or on any sites that are operated by our Related Companies
  • contact you, provide customer service, provide you with personalized advertising and marketing, including marketing from our Related Companies and other third parties
  • detect, prevent and investigate fraud and/or other illegal activities
We keep personal information from active accounts as long as it is needed for our operations. We also keep personal information from closed accounts when we’re legally required to and also to stop fraud, collect outstanding fees, troubleshoot problems, help with investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and take other actions under applicable national laws.

4. Choice

You choose how we use your personal information to communicate with you.

5. Access

You can access and correct your personal information.

6. Disclosure

We may share your personal information with Related Companies and third parties to provide you with our Services, to comply with the law, to enforce our policies, to enable our marketing and advertising activities and those of our Related Companies, or to prevent, detect, mitigate, and investigate fraud or other illegal activities. We only share your personal information with our Related Companies to market and advertise their products and services which we believe will be of interest to you. We don’t give your personal information to other third parties for their marketing and advertising purposes unless you give us permission.

7. Security

We protect your information using technical and administrative security measures.

8. Important Information

This section sets out some important information about your use of our Services.

9. Questions or Complaints

If you have a question or a complaint about this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, you can contact us via our online contact form under the topic of 'Legal notices or inquiries'. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (Telephone +61 1300 363 992 or email enquiries@oaic.gov.au).