Privacy
Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information is important to us, as it is fundamental to the way we conduct business.
Hunter aspires to best practice procedures and have some of the most robust systems in place for handling and protecting your private information.
Over 60 million customers in more than 70 countries trust their information to the worldwide Allianz Group.
Who are Allianz and Hunter Premium Funding?
The Allianz Australia Group operates in Australia and New Zealand. It is one of Australia’s largest general insurers, a leading private workers’ compensation insurer, and more recently, a life insurer
Hunter Premium Funding Limited ("Hunter") is a subsidiary of Allianz Australia and primarily funds commercial insurance premiums, the majority of which is sourced through the insurance intermediary market.
Our address is 2 Market Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000. We can be reached online at www.hpf.com.au or by calling 1300 HUNTER (486 837).
What is personal information?
Personal information is any information whereby your identity may be ascertained.
What is the purpose of the collection of your personal information?
Where it is possible we will collect personal information directly from you. The personal information collected and maintained by Hunter comprises your name, address and contact details and information specific to your loan.
However, in some circumstances we will need to collect your personal information from third parties. These circumstances may include collection of your personal information from an insurance intermediary for the purposes of assessing your loan application.
When you give personal information about other individuals, we rely on you to have made or make them aware:
• That you will or may provide their information to us;
• The types of third parties to whom the information my be provided;
• The relevant purposes we and the third parties will disclose it to, will use it for; and
• How they can access it.
We rely on you to have obtained their consent on these matters. If you have not done or will not do either of these things, you must tell us before you provide the relevant information.
For some loans we also collect and maintain your sensitive information. This comprises information about your credit history, financial information and any criminal convictions you may have.
The information requested allows us to assess risks, write and administer your loan.
If we do not collect personal information from you we will not be able to do business with you.
Disclosure of your personal information to third parties
Hunter relies on third party suppliers (agents, credit rating agencies, loss adjusters, assessors, insurers, mailhouses etc) to carry out specialised activities. These third parties act on behalf of Hunter. Whilst your personal information may be provided to these third parties to enable them to perform their agreed activities, we limit the use and disclosure of any personal information provided by us to them to the specific purpose for which we supplied it. We also ensure that they are aware of our obligations.
If you default on a loan, we may also disclose information about you to credit rating agencies (e.g. Veda Advantage).
In providing the relevant products and services to you, we may share your personal information with related companies within Allianz.
Contacting us about access and correction of our customers' personal information
Hunter aims to ensure that your personal information is accurate, up to date and complete. Please contact us on 1300 HUNTER (486 837) EST 8.30am – 6pm, Monday –Friday if you would like to seek access to, or revise your personal information or feel that the information we currently have on record is incorrect or incomplete.
If you believe that the privacy of your personal information at Hunter has been interfered with you may lodge a complaint by contacting Allianz on 1300 360 529 EST 9am – 5pm, Mon-Fri or in writing to Corporate Compliance, Allianz Australia Limited, GPO Box 4049, Sydney, NSW, 2001. Your complaint will be managed and resolved through our internal Privacy Complaint Procedure.
If, however, you are not satisfied with the way Hunter has handled your complaint you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on 1300 363 392.
If you would like further information regarding Privacy in general or the National Privacy Principles, please visit the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's website www.privacy.gov.au.
Direct marketing and your privacy
From time to time we may advise or offer you information on other Hunter products or services that may be relevant and of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive these offers or information, please call the Allianz Direct Marketing Privacy Service Line – Freecall 1800 000 284, EST 9am–5pm, Monday - Friday or indicate your decision in the appropriate area of the Privacy section of our website at www.allianz.com.au.
Website Privacy Statement
In the course of using this site you may provide Hunter with personal information. Hunter will use all reasonable measures to protect any such information from being used for any other purpose other than the provision of Hunter or any Related Bodies Corporate loans or services.
If you would like further information regarding Privacy in general or the National Privacy Principles, please visit the Federal Commissioner's website www.privacy.gov.au.
Hunter Premium Funding Privacy Brochure
Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information is important to us, as it is fundamental to the way we conduct business. Hunter is sensitive to privacy issues and treats very seriously the ongoing trust our customers have placed in us.
Download the  Privacy Brochure. (PDF Format, 142 Kb)
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