Gold Star Australia Trading (“Gold Star Australia Trading”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our customers, website visitors, and business partners.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect your information when you visit our website, contact us, request information, or purchase or enquire about our used outboard engines and marine equipment.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. WHO WE ARE
Gold Star Australia Trading is a business involved in the sale and trading of used outboard boat engines, including Yamaha and other marine-engine brands, subject to availability.
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us using the contact details provided on our website.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Submit an enquiry through our website
- Request information about an outboard engine
- Request a quotation or price
- Contact us by email, telephone, WhatsApp, or other communication channels
- Purchase or arrange delivery of an engine
- Subscribe to our communications or marketing
- Create or submit information through an online form
- Communicate with us regarding an order, payment, delivery, warranty, or after-sales service
Depending on how you interact with us, information may include:
- Full name
- Email address
- Telephone or WhatsApp number
- Billing or delivery address
- Company or business name
- Shipping information
- Details of the engine or product you are interested in
- Payment and transaction information
- Communications you have with us
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not send us unnecessary sensitive personal information through website forms or ordinary email.
3. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of your visit
- Referring website
- General website usage information
We may use cookies and similar technologies to help our website operate correctly, understand how visitors use our website, and improve our services.
4. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We may use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your enquiries
- Provide information about available used outboard engines
- Prepare quotations and sales information
- Process and manage purchases
- Arrange shipping, transportation, or delivery
- Communicate with you regarding your enquiry or order
- Provide customer service and after-sales support
- Verify or maintain transaction records
- Improve our website, products, and services
- Prevent fraud, misuse, or security threats
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
- Send marketing communications where permitted and where you have provided appropriate consent
We will only use your personal information for purposes that are reasonably connected to our business activities or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
5. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to operate our business, including to:
- Shipping and freight companies
- Transport and logistics providers
- Payment processors and financial institutions
- Website hosting and technology providers
- IT and website service providers
- Professional advisers, accountants, or legal advisers
- Government authorities or regulatory bodies where required by law
- Other service providers involved in completing a transaction you have requested
Where appropriate, we take reasonable steps to ensure that service providers handling personal information do so securely and only for legitimate purposes.
6. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
Because our business may involve international customers, suppliers, freight providers, and service providers, your personal information may sometimes be transferred or processed outside the country in which you reside.
Where this occurs, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy requirements and appropriate security measures.
7. COOKIES
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies may help us:
- Remember website preferences
- Improve website functionality
- Understand visitor behavior
- Measure website performance
- Improve our advertising and marketing activities
You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of our website.
8. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
If you provide your contact details or otherwise consent to receive marketing communications, we may contact you about:
- Used outboard engines
- New stock and available engines
- Special offers
- Sales announcements
- Marine products and services
- Other information that may be relevant to your enquiries
You can request to stop receiving marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe option provided in the communication, where available.
9. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorised access
- Loss
- Misuse
- Alteration
- Disclosure
- Destruction
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic information can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You should therefore avoid sending confidential information through unsecured communication channels.
10. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:
- Complete transactions
- Maintain business and accounting records
- Resolve disputes
- Provide customer service
- Meet contractual obligations
- Comply with legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements
When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, destroy, or anonymise it where reasonably practicable.
11. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on where you live and the privacy laws applicable to you, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of information in certain circumstances
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Object to certain uses of your information
- Request information about how your personal information is handled
- Make a privacy complaint
Some rights may be subject to legal or contractual limitations.
To exercise a privacy right, please contact Gold Star Australia Trading using the contact details on our website.
12. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment services, shipping services, or other external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
13. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our website and services are intended for general customers and businesses and are not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.
14. ACCURACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We rely on the information you provide to us.
If your personal information changes or you believe information we hold about you is incorrect, please contact us so that we can update our records where appropriate.
15. PRIVACY COMPLAINTS
If you believe that Gold Star Australia Trading has handled your personal information improperly, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve your concern.
When contacting us, please provide sufficient information for us to identify your enquiry and understand the nature of your concern.
We will review privacy complaints within a reasonable period and respond in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, technology, or applicable privacy requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page, together with the Last Updated date.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.
17. CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to access or correct your personal information, or have a privacy concern, please contact:
Gold Star Australia Trading PTY LTD
Business: Used Outboard Engines & Marine Equipment
Website: www.goldstaraustraliatrading.com
Email: info@goldstaraustraliatrading.com
Phone / WhatsApp: [Your Phone Number]
Address: 2/13 Michellan Ct, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia
Important note
Because you describe the business as “Gold Star Australia Trading” and the website appears to be for the Australian market, I recommend having the final policy reviewed against the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) before publishing it. The exact requirements can depend on your business structure, annual turnover, the information you collect, and whether you sell to customers outside Australia.