Privacy Policy

Astute Realty will only use, and disclose, personal information (either verbal or written) provided by the applicant as part of the ‘tenancy application process’. This information is used to verify the Applicant’s identity and to process and evaluate the tenancy application.As part of the verification process, Astute Realty (without limitation), may:

‍Disclose to, and obtain from, those people named in the tenancy application, information about the applicant, in order to check the accuracy of information provided in the tenancy application and in order to determine whether the applicant is an appropriate tenant for the property; and

‍Disclose to, and obtain from, third party operators of tenancy reference databases, information about the applicant for the purpose of searching those databases for details about the applicant.

1.If the application is successful, personal information collected about the applicant in the tenancy application, in the tenancy agreement and during the course of the tenancy, may be used by the agent, and disclosed to third parties, (including the landlord, other agents, potential buyers of the tenanted property and trades people maintaining and repairing the tenanted property) as necessary, to manage the tenancy relationship and tenanted property.

2.If the applicant enters into a tenancy agreement, but fails to comply with the tenancy obligations under that agreement, that fact and other relevant personal information collected about the applicant, may be disclosed to the landlord, third party operators of tenancy reference databases and/or other agents.

3.If the applicant would like to access any personal information, which Astute Realty holds about the applicant, he/she can do so by contacting Astute Realty. Astute Realty may refuse access to such information in the limited circumstances provided within the Federal ‘Privacy Act’. Astute Realty may charge the applicant a reasonable fee to provide the requested access.

4.Astute Realty will take all reasonable steps to correct any personal information held by Astute Realty about the applicant which the applicant proves to be inaccurate, incomplete or ’out-of-date’. If the information described in the tenancy application is not provided, Astute Realty may refuse to accept and process the application.