Privacy Policy

Our relationship with our clients is our most important asset. We understand that clients entrust us with their private information. Please take a moment to read about the steps we take to maintain that trust and our approach to privacy.

This policy (Privacy Policy) governs how Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Limited and Orbis Investment Advisory Pty Ltd (together Orbis Australia, we, us) deal with the collection, security, quality, use and disclosure of any information that personally identifies you (Personal Information), and is in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Your use of this site indicates that you accept the Privacy Policy, and consent to the collection and use by us of your Personal Information according to the terms below.

Orbis Australia may from time to time amend the Privacy Policy, and users are advised that continued use of the site following amendment is deemed confirmation of acceptance.

How and why we obtain Personal Information

In order to provide financial products and services to our clients efficiently and accurately, we may collect Personal Information about our clients and former clients from the following sources: (1) information we receive from Orbis Group (meaning Orbis Australia and its related bodies corporate, together known as the Orbis Group) documentation, including applications or other forms and (2) information about clients' transactions with the Orbis Group and others (including information such as clients' holdings and transaction activity). The Personal Information we collect from these sources may include your name, location and contact details.

Our use of Personal Information

We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect clients' Personal Information. We will not sell clients’ Personal Information to anyone. It is our policy not to disclose this information except within the Orbis Group, or to others as required by law. Personal Information received by other members of the Orbis Group will be maintained in accordance with the Orbis Group Privacy Policy. We may also disclose this information to fulfil client instructions, or with clients' express consent. From time to time, Orbis Australia and other members of the Orbis Group may disclose clients' Personal Information to third parties that perform processing or servicing functions or client relationship services on our behalf (such as the Orbis Group's fund's administrators or auditors). They are required to maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent they receive it, and to use the information only in the course of providing such services.

If you do not wish Orbis Australia to use your Personal Information for these limited purposes, please notify us using the contact details provided below.

Exceptional circumstances

In the following exceptional circumstances, Orbis Australia is entitled to disclose Personal Information without your consent:

  1. if we believe there is a serious and imminent threat to the life, health or safety of yourself or another person;
  2. to investigate or report on activity which we believe on reasonable grounds to be unlawful;
  3. if disclosure is required or authorised by law (for example where a regulatory authority has the power to request the provision of certain records or information); or
  4. if disclosure is reasonably necessary to enable an enforcement body to perform its functions, for example:
    1. the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences; and
    2. the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any court or tribunal, or implementation of the orders of a court or tribunal.

You acknowledge that Orbis Australia's right to disclose Personal Information under the Privacy Policy may involve disclosure to entities located outside Australia. Where Orbis Australia is required or authorised to disclose your Personal Information, you consent to the disclosure of your Personal Information to foreign entities.

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a site sends to your computer's hard disk when you access information on that site. Cookies do not identify individual users. However, when you visit an Orbis site, our servers may record information about your usage, the time of your visit, its duration, the pages you visit and style settings.

The Orbis Group may use this information and other related site information to measure interest in the Orbis Australia and/or Orbis Group site and ensure that our content and services continue to meet the general needs of our clients.

Access to your Personal Information

Please contact us if you would like to access a copy of your Personal Information or believe that the information we have about you is not up-to-date, complete or accurate. You have the right to request the correction of any information which relates to you and is inaccurate. If you would like Orbis Australia to delete your Personal Information, please let us know and we will take all reasonable steps to delete it unless we are required by law to keep it.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Client Services team.