Primus Online Privacy Statement
Primus Online's Commitment to Privacy
Primus Online Pty Limited ABN 29 092 063 691 and associated companies (‘Primus Online’) is committed to the protection of customer personal information. Primus Online is subject to the requirements of the Telecommunications Act 1997, the Privacy Act 1988, the Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman Scheme and the ACIF Code of Practice. This includes our Privacy Policy which has been designed to ensure that customer personal information is protected.

As a private sector company, Primus Online is bound by the Privacy Act. Under the Act, Primus Online can choose to develop and be bound by a Privacy Code or choose to comply with the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act. Primus Online has chosen to be bound by the National Privacy Principles.
Personal Information Held by Primus Online
Primus Online only collects personal information from you that is necessary to perform its functions or if it is necessary by law. The personal information Primus Online collects about you depends on the services you request from Primus Online and the use you make of those services. Personal information held by Primus Online may include :
  • your name, address and contact details;
  • your date of birth;
  • driver's licence;
  • password;
  • credit card details;
  • information obtained as a result of credit checks which you authorise us to carry out;
  • records of communications between you and Primus Online relating to services provided by Primus Online to you;
  • call charge records;
  • billing statements;
  • account records
Use of your Personal Information
Primus Online recognises that any personal information is very important to you and that you should have a right to control the use and dissemination of that information. The primary purpose for which we use your personal information is to provide you with telecommunications services, eg. the provision of fixed line, mobile and Internet services. Related purposes for which your personal information also might be used include :
  • providing you with customer service, including investigating and resolving of complaints in relation to your services;
  • provisioning or connecting your services;
  • network routing;
  • checks for credit-worthiness and for fraud;
  • billing;
  • debt collection.
Primus Online may also use some of your personal information to inform you about other products and services or bundled offerings, provided by Primus Online or its associated entities or marketing partners. We will provide you with a choice to opt out of our marketing activities and will respect your request to decline to receive further direct marketing communications.
How Primus Online Collects Personal Information
Primus Online collects your personal information in various ways, such as over the phone, over the Internet if you transact with us on-line, or when you complete an application form for one of the products or services we offer or promote. Primus Online collects personal information directly from you at the time when you apply for telecommunications services. Primus Online may also collect personal information from third parties such as :
  • credit reporting agencies;
  • suppliers of telecommunication services (eg other telecommunication and information service providers);
  • other entities who supply services to us related to the provision of telecommunication services provided to you.
  • other associated entities that we provide services to.
Exchange of telephone numbers between carriers and disclosure to internet and other carriage service providers.
The exchange of telephone numbers between carriers is integral to the operation of telecommunications networks, to enable calls to be connected efficiently and billed to the right customer. Carriers also disclose telephone numbers to internet and other carriage service providers for lawful use to prevent fraud, for billing, better call management and to provide secure credit control. These may include unlisted telephone numbers and numbers for which a customer or other person has blocked calling line display. Primus Online may disclose and receive such information for these purposes related to the supply of services, subject to any legal prohibitions.
Contracting Out Services and Disclosures
The information Primus Online collects from you is strictly confidential. Primus Online will not reveal, disclose, sell, rent or pass on that information to any third parties unless they are contracted to Primus Online to keep the information confidential or are required to comply with all relevant laws including the Privacy Act 1988. Services that Primus Online contracts out include service provisioning, customer service, mailing of bills and other communications to customers, debt collection, and IT services. We impose security and confidentiality requirements on how contractors are to use your personal information.

Primus Online may disclose personal information for the purpose specified to you at the time of collection or for another purpose if :
  • you would reasonably expect Primus Online to disclose it for that purpose; and
  • that purpose is related to the purpose specified to you at the time of collection.
If Primus Online should wish to disclose any of the personal information other than as set out above, we will not do so unless we have your express consent.
Exceptions to this include :
  • where there are reasonable grounds to believe that disclosure is necessary to prevent a threat to life or health; or
  • where Primus Online suspects that unlawful activity is or has been engaged in and uses the personal information to investigate the suspected unlawful activity; or
  • the use or disclosure is authorised or required by law or reasonably necessary to enforce the law.
Security
Primus Online will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment accessed only by authorised persons.
Access and Correction of Personal Information
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you. Primus Online will generally not charge you with a fee for access to your personal information, unless requests are considered unnecessarily numerous, extensive or otherwise vexatious. Also if you wish to have a copy of the personal information, charges that cover Primus Online's administrative costs of providing the information to you might apply. To request access to your personal information, please contact Primus-AOL Customer Service on 1800 265 265.
If for any reason Primus Online refuses to give you access to your personal information, we will provide you with the reasons for our decision. The circumstances in which access to personal information may be limited or denied include where giving you access :
  • would pose a serious threat to life or health of any individual or pose an unreasonable impact on the privacy of an individual;
  • would prejudice any negotiations or legal proceedings between you and Primus Online;
  • would prejudice the detection and investigation of unlawful activity; or
  • would prejudice enforcement of laws.
If you believe that we hold personal information that you consider to be inaccurate, incomplete or not up-to-date, please contact Customer Service on 1800 265 265. In most cases we will amend any inaccurate, incomplete or not up to date information. In the event of an unresolved disagreement, either you or Primus Online may append an explanatory note to the data in question.
Privacy Complaints and Company Details

Primus Online Pty Limited
PO Box 631, Collins Street
West Melbourne, Vic 8007