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PlusClub Privacy Policy

PlusClub Privacy Policy

This privacy policy relates to how WOW Club Limited (ACN 164 676 242) and its branded service referred to as PlusClub (PlusClub) collects and handles your personal information. In this policy “we”, “our” and “us” refers to PlusClub.

For the purposes of this policy, “personal information” means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable.

This Privacy Policy explains how we will treat your personal information that you provide to us in any way. We review our Privacy Policy regularly to ensure it is up-to-date so we encourage you to review it from time to time via the link on our website https://plusclub.woolworths.com.au/privacy-policy.

  1. Open and transparent management

We take our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (the “Act”) and the Australian Privacy Principles (“APPs”) very seriously and have implemented practices, procedures and systems to ensure we comply with those laws.

We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your personal information and managing it in an open and transparent way. 

  1. Using a pseudonym or being anonymous

You will need to provide us with accurate personal details when you join with PlusClub, otherwise we will be unable to provide you with our services. You may however use a pseudonym when engaging with us through our social media accounts.

For clarification on circumstances where you must identify yourself, please contact our Privacy Officer at plusclub@woolworths.com.au.  You may use a pseudonym or not identify yourself when making such a request.

  1. Collection of personal information we solicit from you

    1. Types of information collected

We collect and use your personal information for the purposes of carrying out our business of operating a social club.

In the process of conducting our business, we collect a range of personal information about our current and prospective Members, customers, contractors, suppliers, agents, service providers, other business associates and the people who run the businesses we deal with. This information can include such things as name, contact details, date of birth, state of residence, location number, payroll number, work location, hire date, employee type, deduction code number, amount paid (weekly and year to date) and position title.

  1. Personal information (that is not sensitive information)

We will only collect your personal information where:

  • it is reasonably necessary in order for us to carry out one or more of our functions or activities, including to verify that you are an employee of Woolworths Group Limited or its related bodies (Woolworths); or

  • we are required to by law.

  1. Sensitive information

Some personal information (e.g. race, ethnicity, health information etc.) is sensitive and requires a higher level of protection under the Privacy Act. We will only collect your sensitive information when:

  • we have your consent; and

  • the collection is reasonably necessary for us to carry out one or more of our functions or activities.

  1. Exceptions to the need for your consent

We will not need your consent to collect your sensitive information when:

  • it is required or authorised by law;

  • a “permitted general situation” exists as defined under the Act; and

  • a “permitted health situation” exists as defined under the Act.

  1. Collection by lawful and fair means

We will only collect your personal information by lawful and fair means. This includes:

  • through various browser tracking software such as “Cookies”. Cookies are small files that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser and enable our site to recognise your browser and remember certain information. We use cookies to keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You should be able to configure your computer so that it disables cookies or does not accept them. For example, some third party vendors including Google use cookies to deliver advertisements based on your prior visits to their website. You have the option to opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting the Google advertising opt out page at www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

  • by video surveillance in public areas for safety and security purposes;

  1. Collection from you

Our preference is to try and collect your personal information directly from you as this is the best way to ensure its accuracy.  It also provides you with an opportunity to ask us any questions about our Privacy Policy before collection. We may collect your personal information when you:

  • communicate with us in person, by email, telephone, facsimile, direct mail, visit our website;

  • when you enter into agreements with us or through our website;

  • purchase or make enquiries about our products or services;

  • enter competitions, register for promotions or loyalty programs;

  • subscribe to receive marketing materials or request brochures or other information from us; and

  • complete surveys, other research or provide us with feedback.

We also collect personal information about you from Woolworths, and/or from third parties. For example, if you contact us to access PlusClub services or benefits, we will generally verify that you are eligible to access such services or benefits by confirming your employment details with Woolworths. The types of personal information we collect and use to verify your employment include your name, position and employee number.

We will directly collect your personal information unless:

  • we have your consent to collect it from a third party; or

  • we are required or authorised by law; or

  • it is unreasonable or impracticable to do so.

  1. Dealing with unsolicited personal information

If we receive your personal information from a third party without having asked you for it, then within a reasonable time, we will determine whether we could have collected it in the ways outlined in paragraph 3 above.  If we determine that it could not have been collected in one of those ways and it is lawful and reasonable to do so, then as soon as practicable we will:

  • destroy the information; or

  • ensure that it is de-identified.

  1. Notification of collection

Before or at the time of collecting your personal information (or as soon as practicable afterwards) we will take reasonable steps to notify you or ensure you are aware of the following:

  • our identity and contact details;

  • circumstances where we have collected your personal information from you without your knowledge or from someone other than you;

  • circumstances where we are required or authorised by law to collect your personal information;

  • reasons why we have collected your personal information;

  • what may happen if we do not collect all or some of your personal information;

  • details of the persons or entities that we usually disclose personal information to;

  • how you may access and seek correction of your personal information;

  • how you can lodge a complaint with us;

  • whether we are likely to disclose your personal information to overseas recipients and if so, details of the likely countries that may receive your personal information.

  1. Use or disclosure

    1. Personal information that is not sensitive

We will only hold your personal information for the particular purpose of for which we collected it (“Primary Purpose”).

​We will not use or disclose your personal information (not being sensitive information) for another purpose (“Secondary Purpose”) unless:

  • we first obtain your consent; or

  • you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose it for a Secondary Purpose that is related to the Primary Purpose or - in the case of sensitive information – directly related to the Primary Purpose;

  • we are required to by law,

  • a permitted general purpose exists,

  • a permitted health situation exists.

  • we reasonably believe it is reasonably necessary for one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body.  In this circumstance we will make a note of such disclosure.

  1. Direct marketing

    1. What is direct marketing?

For the purposes of this policy, “direct marketing” is the promotion of goods and services directly to you including through emails, SMS, phone calls and the post.

  1. Adoption of direct marketing laws

How we use your personal information for direct marketing is tightly controlled by the Act.  We may use your personal information for the purposes of direct marketing if:

  • we have collected your personal information directly from you; and

  • you reasonably expect us to use your personal information for the purpose of direct marketing.

  1. Circumstances where we need your consent for direct marketing

​Unless it would be impracticable or unreasonable, we need your consent to when:

  • collecting your personal information from a third party for the purpose of direct marketing; or

  • you would not reasonably expect to receive the direct marketing.

If at any time you want to know who provided us with your personal information, then please send a request to our Privacy Officer at plusclub@woolworths.com.au We will provide the details of that third party within a reasonable time and without charge.

  1. Sensitive information

We will not use your sensitive information for the purposes of direct marketing unless you have given us permission in writing.

  1. Opting-out

We will always provide a simple means for you to “opt-out” from receiving direct marketing which typically involves a “tick-a-box” on the collection form or through a pop-up on your screen when you provide personal information online.

We will not use or disclose your personal information for the purposes of direct marketing material if you have previously told us not to.

​If at any time in the future you do not want us (or one of our service providers) to send you direct marketing material, then you can simply inform our Privacy Officer by contacting them at plusclub@woolworths.com.au or 1300 796 293. We will affect the change in a reasonable time and without charge.

  1. Cross-border disclosure of personal information

We may disclose your personal information to an overseas entity in circumstances where we:

  • have taken reasonable steps to ensure that they also treat it in accordance with the Act; or

  • reasonably believe that the overseas entity is subject to the same or similar laws to that found in the Act and there are ways that you can take action to enforce those overseas laws;

  • expressly inform you of your option to consent to that disclosure and you then provide us with informed consent to do so; or

  • are required or authorised by law;

  • a permitted general purpose exists;

  • a permitted health situation exists;

  • we reasonably believe it is reasonably necessary for one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body.  In this circumstance we will make a note of such disclosure.

  1. Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers

We will not adopt a government related identifier as your identifier unless:

  • we are required or authorised by law;

  • it is reasonably necessary to verify your identity for the purposes of our  activities or functions;

  • it is reasonably necessary to fulfil an our obligations to an agency or State or Territory authority;

  • it is required or authorised by or under an Australian law, or a court/tribunal order;

  • some (but not all) permitted general situations exist;

  • we reasonably believe it is reasonably necessary for enforcement related activities by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body; and

  • where it is allowed under the regulations.

  1. Quality of personal information

We will take such steps (if any) as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that your personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, up-to-date, complete and relevant.

  1. Security of personal information

    1. Protection

We will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to protect your personal information:

  • from misuse, interference and loss; and

  • from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

  1. Destruction

​When we no longer need your personal information for a permitted purpose and we are not required to keep it to comply with any laws, we will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to destroy your personal information or to ensure that the information is de-identified.

  1. Access to personal information

Upon your written request we will provide you with a copy of your personal information that we hold unless:

  • we reasonably believe that giving access would pose a serious threat to the life, health or safety of any individual, or to public health or public safety; or

  • giving access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of other individuals; or

  • your request for access is frivolous or vexatious; or

  • the information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings between us and you, and would not be accessible by the process of discovery in those proceedings; or

  • giving access would reveal our intentions in relation to negotiations with you in such a way as to prejudice those negotiations; or

  • giving access would be unlawful; or

  • denying access is required or authorised by or under an Australian law or a court/tribunal order; or

  • we have reason to suspect that unlawful activity, or misconduct of a serious nature, that relates to our functions or activities has been, is being or may be engaged in and you giving access would be likely to prejudice the taking of appropriate action in relation to those matters; or

  • giving access would be likely to prejudice one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body; or

  • giving access would reveal evaluative information generated within the entity in connection with a commercially sensitive decision-making process. ​

  1. Correction of personal information

    1. Correction of personal information

We will take reasonable steps to correct your personal information (at no charge) if we are satisfied that it is inaccurate, out-of-date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.   This extends to third parties that we have provided your personal information to unless it is impracticable or unlawful to do so.

  1. Circumstances when we decline to make corrections

​In certain circumstances we may decline to correct your personal information.  When this occurs we will provide you with a written notice that sets out:

  • the reasons for the refusal; and

  • the mechanisms available to complain about the refusal

  1. Making a Complaint

If you have a concern or complaint relating to our handling of your personal information or any breaches of the AAPs please send a written note to our Privacy Officer at plusclub@woolworths.com.au outlining the nature of the complaint. We will endeavour to respond to your complaint within 30 days of receipt. If unresolved, the complaint may be referred to an external complaints resolution entity and finally, if necessary, taken to the OAIC.

If you would like a copy of this Privacy Policy sent to you then please request it by contacting our Privacy Officer on 1300 796 293 or at plusclub@woolworths.com.au and we will provide you a copy of this Privacy Policy free of charge.

This policy was last updated 31 July 2018.

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