Tahbilk Pty Ltd is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals' personal information in accordance with the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 and the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.
We are committed to supporting the 'National Privacy Principles for the Fair Handling of Personal Information' which set clear standards for the collection, access, storage and use of personal information which we obtain as part of our business operations.
Our respect for our customers' right to privacy of their personal information is paramount. All personal information, no matter how or where it is obtained, is handled sensitively, securely, and in accordance with the National Privacy Principles which are available on the Privacy Commissioners website (www.privacy.gov.au).

How and when is your personal information collected?

Collecting your personal information is essential for us to be able to conduct our business of providing products and services to you and may take place in a number of ways.

  • Tahbilk Wine Club Member Details

    This includes information such as name, address, phone number and email address and is collected primarily through membership application forms either in person or via our website. Information about Members is used to administer membership accounts, to enable wines to be delivered and to develop and inform members about club events, offers and promotions and Tahbilk products and services.

  • Visitor Information

    This covers information collected in relation to visitors to our Cellar Door, Winery, Wetlands Caf? and Wetlands & Wildlife reserve and events such as wine and food festivals. This information includes, for example, reservation details provided when making bookings as well as travel details provided by people visiting as members of tour groups. In addition, from time-to-time we will collect photographs of visitors. These images may be published in articles in Newsletters or on our website. If individuals do not wish their images to be published, they may contact our Administration Manager to request that this not occur.

  • Tahbilk Wetlands Cafe

    This information includes, for example, reservation details provided by visitors when making bookings as well as travel details and meal preferences provided by people visiting as members of tour groups. For larger bookings and functions we may also collect credit card details for the purpose of processing deposit payments.

  • Customer Sales Information

    We collect personal information about individuals when they purchase goods and services from us, both over the counter and through our website. This information may, for example, include name, address, phone number, email address, credit card details and items purchased. This information is used to transact sales and to provide the goods and services ordered. Elements of the information may also be held and used for market research purposes, to assist with customer queries and to alert customers to new products and services.

  • Competition Entrant Details

    From time-to-time we conduct competitions and collect personal information about entrants provided on entry forms, such as name, address, phone number and email address. This information is used for conducting the competitions and may be used to send entrants information about our products and services.

  • Website

    When you place orders or access your account information on the web site, we offer the use of a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. Confidential information, such as your address, credit card details and order history, is not stored on the web server but on Tahbilk's own database, which is protected against unauthorised access. To better serve you, we use cookies to reduce the time required to submit purchase requests. "Cookies" are small pieces of information sent by a web server and stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive so it can later be read back from that browser. We also use cookies to retrieve certain information you previously provided to the Tahbilk site so that you do not need to re-enter this information every time you visit. This information can only be accessed when you enter your email or Member Number and password. No other company has access to our cookies and we do not use the cookie to track your Internet activity once you leave the Tahbilk website. We also collect non-personal statistical information about our website visitors through the use of sessional cookies, such as the number of visitors, pages viewed, types of transactions conducted, time spent on the website and documents downloaded. This information does not enable visitors to our website to be identified. We use this information to evaluate our website performance.

How is personal information used?

We use the personal information that we collect so that we can conduct our business of providing products and services to you and to administer and enhance the business relationships we have with you. We do not disclose your personal information to any party outside Tahbilk Pty Ltd unless that party is contracted by us to assist in the delivery of that business relationship or to provide services or activities to you on our behalf in which case that party would be bound by the same privacy rules we follow. You have the right to tell us that you do not want us to contact you other than for the main purpose for which we have collected your personal details. We may be required to disclose your personal information in certain circumstances to government and regulatory authorities as required by law. We may also disclose your personal information where you have consented to us doing so. Your consent to the disclosure of your personal information may be verbal or in writing. Tahbilk Pty Ltd will not request or hold the following sensitive information - age, religion, financial status, marital status, medical details or sexual information. Tahbilk Pty Ltd will not keep a record of credit card information once an order has been processed unless requested to do so.

Access to your personal information

We will provide you with access to any of your personal information we hold. However, we may occasionally need to deny access to information in accordance with the exemptions contained in the Act. If you require access to your personal information, then please email our Administration Manager admin@tahbilk.com.au Before we provide you with access to your personal information we will require some proof of identity and for most requests, your information will be provided free of charge, however we may charge a reasonable fee if your request requires a substantial effort on our part.

Changes to Tahbilk's Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to ensure that it remains accurate in view of any alterations to our information handling practices due to changed business circumstances. Any updated policy will be published on our website.

Contacting Us

Should you require more detail on our Privacy Policy or believe that your privacy has been breached by us, then please contact our Administration Manager: Administration Manager Tahbilk Pty Ltd P.O. Box 130 Nagambie Victoria 3608 Phone: 1300 824 245 Facsimile: (03) 5794 2360 Email: admin@tahbilk.com.au

If your privacy concern or complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction, you can contact the Privacy Commissioners Office Telephone: 1300 363 992 Email: privacy@privacy.gov.au