Privacy policy

How we handle personal information collected through this website and in the course of carrying freight.

Placeholder policy. This is sample text, not legal advice. Have a privacy policy prepared that reflects what your business actually does with personal information.

Version 1.0 · Last updated 1 September 2026

1. What this covers

This policy explains how GSW Transport Pty Ltd (ABN 45 666 728 016, ACN 666 728 016) collects, uses, stores and discloses personal information, consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

2. What we collect

Contact details — name, business name, email, phone, delivery addresses and billing information.

Consignment information — pick-up and delivery addresses, contact names, signatures and photographs captured as proof of delivery.

Recruitment information — details supplied in job applications, including licence classes, tickets, work history and referees.

Website information — if analytics are enabled later, standard technical information such as pages visited and browser type.

3. How we use it

To quote, book, carry and invoice freight, and to contact you about consignments in progress.

To meet legal obligations, including heavy vehicle, workplace safety and taxation records.

To assess job applications and manage recruitment.

4. Who we share it with

Subcontract carriers who carry freight on our behalf when we need extra capacity.

Service providers such as our transport management system, accounting software and IT support, who are bound to protect it.

Regulators, insurers and legal advisers where required or permitted by law.

We do not sell personal information.

5. How we protect it

Access to systems is restricted to staff who need it, protected by individual accounts and passwords.

Paper records are stored securely at our Byford yard and destroyed when no longer required.

We retain records for as long as required by law, generally seven years for commercial and heavy vehicle records.

6. Cookies and analytics

This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics. If you add analytics or embedded maps later, update this section to describe what they collect.

7. Access and correction

You can ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct it. Contact us and we will respond within 30 days.

If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles, contact us first. If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.

8. Contact

Privacy Officer, GSW Transport Pty Ltd, 9 Dearden Road, Byford WA 6122. Phone 0499 003 000 or email Teamgswtransport@gmail.com.