Privacy Policy
O’Shea Trades Pty Ltd is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in a transparent and responsible manner.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you interact with our website, contact us or engage our services.
Who we are
O’Shea Trades is operated by:
- O’Shea Trades Pty Ltd
- ABN: 45 161 275 449
- Plumbing Licence: 52736
- Registered Electrical Contractor: REC-36928
- Domestic Builder – Unlimited: DB-U 101491
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected by O’Shea Trades through our website, communications and delivery of our plumbing, electrical, roofing, renovations and trades services.
Personal information we collect
We may collect personal information, including:
- your name
- telephone number
- email address
- residential, billing or service address
- details relating to enquiries, quotations, bookings or services
- payment and transaction information
- photographs, inspection records or information relating to a property or service, and
- any other information you voluntarily provide
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services, respond to enquiries or meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
How we collect personal information
We may collect personal information when you:
- submit an enquiry through our website
- contact us by telephone, email, SMS or online form
- request a quotation or book a service
- engage us to provide plumbing, electrical, roofing, renovations or other trades services
- make a payment, or
- otherwise communicate with our team
We may also collect limited technical information, such as your IP address, device type and browser type, for website analytics and performance monitoring.
How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
- respond to enquiries and service requests
- provide plumbing, electrical, roofing, renovations and trades services
- prepare quotations, invoices and job documentation
- process payments
- communicate with customers regarding bookings, appointments and services
- maintain customer, compliance and warranty records
- improve our website, services and customer experience
- meet legal, licensing and regulatory obligations, and
- support advertising and marketing activities where permitted by law.
We do not sell personal information.
Disclosure of personal information
We may disclose personal information:
- to employees, contractors and licensed tradespeople involved in providing our services
- to suppliers, manufacturers and service providers who support our business
- to booking, payment, analytics, call-tracking, marketing and IT providers
- to regulators, councils, inspectors or other authorities where required, and
- where otherwise required or authorised by law
We take reasonable steps to ensure third parties handle personal information securely and in accordance with applicable privacy obligations.
Storage and security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Personal information may be stored in secure electronic systems, cloud-based platforms and physical records and is accessed only where reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes.
Some technology and cloud service providers may process or store information outside Australia.
Cookies and website analytics
Our website may use cookies and third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to:
- understand how visitors use our website
- monitor website performance
- improve website functionality and content, and
- measure advertising effectiveness
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
Advertising and marketing technologies
We may use advertising and marketing technologies provided by platforms such as Google and Meta to:
- understand how users interact with our website
- measure the performance of advertising campaigns
- create advertising audiences, and
- provide more relevant advertising
These services may use cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies to collect information such as pages visited, website actions, device information and IP address.
We may photograph or record our work for job records, quality assurance, training and marketing. We may use images of our workmanship where the customer, occupants and property are not reasonably identifiable. We will seek consent before publishing identifiable images.
We do not sell personal information.
You can manage how your information is used for advertising through your browser, cookie and platform settings.
Marketing communications
Where permitted by law, we may use your contact details to provide service reminders, promotions, offers and information about O’Shea Trades.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email, following the opt-out instructions in an SMS or contacting us directly.
We may continue to send communications that are reasonably necessary to manage an enquiry, booking, service, payment or warranty.
Access and correction
You may request access to, or correction of, personal information we hold about you by contacting us.
We may need to verify your identity before processing a request and will respond within a reasonable timeframe, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Privacy complaints
If you believe we have not handled your personal information appropriately, please contact us so we can investigate and respond.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The current version and its effective date will always be available on our website.
Contact
For privacy-related enquiries, access or correction requests, complaints or marketing opt-outs, please contact:
- O’Shea Trades Pty Ltd
- ABN: 45 161 275 449
- Email: enquiries@osheaplumbing.com.au
- Telephone: 03 9888 2887
- Address: 15 Cato Street, Hawthorn East VIC 3123
- Website: www.osheatrades.com.au
