Liberty IT Consulting Group

Updated: January 2025

Liberty IT Consulting Group (“Liberty IT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you interact with us, including through our website or in the course of our professional services.

1. What Is Personal Information?

“Personal information” has the meaning given under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and includes information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether the information is true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not.

2. Personal Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We may collect personal information including:

• Name, job title, and employer
• Contact details such as email address and phone number
• Information provided through enquiries, meetings, correspondence, or events
• Information provided in the course of consulting, advisory, or professional engagements

We generally collect personal information directly from you unless it is unreasonable or impracticable to do so.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and device information
• Pages visited and usage data
• Referring websites

This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 7).

3. Purpose of Collection and Use

We collect and use personal information only where reasonably necessary for our business functions and activities, including to:

• Respond to enquiries and communicate with you
• Provide, manage, and improve our consulting services
• Maintain professional and contractual relationships
• Conduct business development and marketing activities (where permitted by law)
• Manage events, meetings, and professional interactions
• Comply with legal, regulatory, and professional obligations
• Protect our legal rights and business interests

4. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information to:

• Our employees, contractors, and related entities on a need-to-know basis
• Third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business (including IT, hosting, communications, and professional advisers)
• Government agencies, regulators, or law enforcement authorities where required or authorised by law

We take reasonable steps to ensure that any third parties to whom we disclose personal information handle that information in accordance with the Privacy Act.

5. Overseas Disclosure of Personal Information

Liberty IT operates internationally. In some circumstances, personal information may be disclosed to recipients located outside Australia.

Where overseas disclosure occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the overseas recipient does not breach the Australian Privacy Principles, unless an exception under the Privacy Act applies.

6. Direct Marketing

We may use personal information to provide information about our services, insights, or events that may be of professional interest to you.

You may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by:

• Using the unsubscribe function in our communications; or
• Contacting us using the details in Section 11

7. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Enable core website functionality
• Analyse website usage and performance
• Improve user experience

You can disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect the functionality of the website.

8. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. These steps include administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.

9. Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as it is required for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. When personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it.

10. Access and Correction

You may request access to, or correction of, personal information we hold about you.

Requests should be made in writing using the contact details below. We will respond within a reasonable period and in accordance with the Privacy Act. In certain circumstances, access may be refused where permitted by law, and reasons will be provided.

11. Complaints

If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles or this Privacy Policy, you may lodge a complaint with us using the contact details below.

We will investigate the complaint and respond within a reasonable timeframe. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on our website and will apply from the effective date shown.

13. Contact Us

For questions, requests, or complaints relating to privacy, please contact:

Liberty IT Consulting Group

Email: 

Website: libertyit.com.au/