Privacy & Cookie Policy

The Barenbrug Group recognises the importance of your privacy and understands that the security of your personal information is important to you.
We are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

Privacy Policy

THE BARENBRUG GROUP

This Privacy Policy applies to the following Barenbrug Group companies incorporated in Australia:

Barenbrug Pty Ltd;
Agricote Technologies Pty Ltd;
Seed Technology & Marketing Pty Ltd;
Planttech Pty Ltd; and
Planttech Pasture Seeds Pty Ltd,

(the Barenbrug Group)

1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE

The Barenbrug Group is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our clients, staff, and stakeholders in the course of providing our services. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, hold, use, disclose, and protect personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988.

The policy outlines choices clients have regarding our use and handling of that personal information, and your ability to access or correct that personal information.

From time to time, The Barenbrug Group requires the services of other companies and entities (related entities). This Privacy Policy applies to the use of your personal information by us and by those related entities. Those related entities may also have their own privacy policies which set out additional detail or differences in their privacy practices.

To the extent that those Privacy Policies are inconsistent with this privacy policy, those privacy policies will prevail over this privacy policy in relation to the actions of those related entities.

2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOLD

We treat your Personal Data with the utmost care and in compliance with the applicable data protection Commonwealth and State laws and regulations. The types of Personal Information we may collect about an individual will depend upon the nature of our interaction with them. Personal Information that we collect may include (but is not limited to) the following:

General Information, inclusive but not limited to:

Name, age and date of birth
contact details including telephone numbers (landline and/or mobile)
current address (including postal address)
email address
occupation
country of birth and/or ethnicity
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Status
Australian South Sea Islander Status
employment status
languages spoken

Application Information: Information from or in connection with your resume or job application if you apply for a position with the Barenbrug Group:

employment history and qualifications
academic records
references
personal alternative contact details
Tax File Number and superannuation details
criminal history checks
credentialing documentation provided by a registered medical practitioner who are authorised to prescribe medical abortion medication.
identity documents

Contractor information:

trade references, credit references or reports from a third party
consumer and commercial credit reports
financial information including your ABN or ACN
payment details

4. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY OUR WEBSITE

Personal information may be collected by our third-party service providers who assist us in operating our websites; including barenbrug.com.au (our website).

Our website may include online forms that allow individuals to submit personal information (for example, enquiry forms and feedback forms).

Personal information that clients choose to submit through these forms will be used for the purposes notified in that form.

The Barenbrug Group always reserve the right to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, but we have no obligation to monitor the use of the Website or to retain the content of any user session.

The Barenbrug Group may otherwise collect, use or disclose your Personal Information where the collection, use or disclosure is:

in accordance with this Privacy Policy or any agreement you enter with us; or
is required or authorised by law, including without limitation the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

5. CLICK STEAM DATA

When individuals read, browse or download information from our websites, we or our internet service provider may also collect information such as the date, time and duration of a visit, the pages accessed, the IP address of the computer, and any information downloaded.

The information is used for statistical reporting and website administration, maintenance and improvement purposes only and will not be used to identify you.

However, in the event we experience an issue with our websites, we may utilise click stream data to identify the user; the purpose of identification is solely to notify you of any messages or alerts you may have missed as a result of the incident we experienced.

6. COOKIES AND PIXELS

For more information, please review our Cookie and Pixel Policy below.

7. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Barenbrug Group may disclose, or provide access to, your Personal Information to third parties described in this policy.

Depending on the circumstances and the nature of your engagement with us, we may disclose your Personal Information to:

our related entities
third parties that provide products and services to us or through us
other third parties (such as your referee(s) in connection with a job application you have submitted)
Certain agencies and enforcement bodies when required under a statutory exception to the duty of confidentiality

We may also disclose your personal information to:

any of Barenbrug internal divisions, business units or departments
your nominated representatives
other organisations or individuals who assist us in providing products and services to you
professional service providers and advisors who perform functions on our behalf, such as lawyers
representatives, agents, or contractors who are appointed by us in the ordinary operation of our business to assist us in providing goods or services or administering our business
entities who are your credit providers or trade suppliers
leaders, insurers, brokers, auditors, business consultants and IT service providers, and

We may also disclose your Personal Information to our Website host or software application providers in certain limited circumstances, for example when our websites experience a technical problem or to ensure that they are operating in an effective and secure manner.

We may also disclose your Personal Information to a purchaser or potential purchaser in connection with the sale or potential sale of the Barenbrug Group, our business or any of our assets, including in insolvency, in circumstances which require the purchaser or potential purchaser to use such Personal Information consistently with this Privacy Policy.

8. OVERSEAS DISCLOSURE

We do not send or disclose your Personal Information overseas. However, in certain circumstances we may share Personal Information with our overseas head office, located in: Netherlands, United States of America, New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Poland, Denmark, Italy and Brazil.

Some Personal Information may be disclosed, transferred, stored, processed, or used overseas by us, or by third party service providers. This may happen if:

our offices or related entities are overseas
we outsource certain activities overseas
transactions, information, services or products have an overseas connection, or
our computer systems including IT servers are located overseas.

You consent to the collection, use, storage, and processing of your Personal Information outside of Australia as set out in this Privacy Policy

Where such parties are located overseas, the use and collection of data will continue to obey the Australian Privacy Principles and only collect data where it is deemed reasonably necessary.

9. MARKETING

The Barenbrug Group will ask for consent to:

Use your Personal Information for sending you information, including promotional material, about us or our products and services, as well as the products and services of our related entities and third parties, now and in the future.
Send you such information by means of direct mail, email, SMS and MMS messages. However, we will only send you marketing material if you opt in to receive this material.

If you do not want to receive marketing information from us, you can do so in any of the following ways:

by clicking on the ‘Unsubscribe’ or subscription preferences link in a direct marketing email that you have received from us; or
by contacting us using the contact details below.

10. STORAGE AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD BY THE BARENBRUG GROUP

We aim to keep your Personal Information secure.

Any Personal Information that is collected via our websites or which is held on our computer systems is protected by safeguards including physical, technical (firewalls, SSL encryption) and procedural methods.

If we find that we no longer require or have no further need for your Personal Information we may de-identify it or remove it from our systems and destroy all record of it.

11. ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Clients are entitled to access Personal Information that we hold regarding them.

12. CORRECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Contact us in any of the ways specified in contact details below if you believe that the personal information is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date, and we will use all reasonable efforts to correct the information.

Online: www.barenbrug.com.au

Email Address: barenbrug@barenbrug.com.au

Phone: 1800 007 333

12. QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

If an individual feels that we have not respected their privacy or that we have conducted ourselves inconsistently with this Privacy Policy, please contact our HR Department in any of the ways specified in contact details above and we ask to be advised as soon as possible.

The Barenbrug Group will investigate your queries and complaints within a reasonable period of time depending on the complexity of the complaint.

It would assist us to respond to your complaint promptly if it is made in writing.

You can submit a privacy complaint using any form on our website.

Individuals can also call our customer service team on 1800 007 333 and lodge a complaint over the phone.

13. UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may, from time to time, review and update this Privacy Policy, including to take into account new laws, regulations, practices and technology.

All Personal Information held by us will be governed by our most recent Privacy Policy posted on our website.

We encourage stakeholders to check this page from time to time for any changes.

14. REFERENCES

Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic).

This Privacy Statement was last updated in May 2025.

Cookies & Pixel Policy

1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE

This Cookie and Pixel Policy is intended for anyone using the barenbrug.com.au website.
This policy tells you about the cookies we use, why we use them and how they improve your experience on our website.

2. INTRODUCTION

Our website, barenbrug.com.au (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In this document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

3. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small files stored on a user’s device (e.g., computer or phone) by a website. They are used to remember user preferences, login details, or tracking behaviour over time.

Where they work: Can store information locally in the user’s browser and track them across multiple visits or websites.
Who has control: Users can delete or block cookies via their browser settings.

4. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

We use cookies to:

Make our site work.
Collect data on how users navigate our site, which helps us to improve it.
Allow you to share our content on social networks.
Help us provide relevant advertising to those who may be interested in it.

We do not use cookies to:

Collect any personal data.
Pass personal data to third parties.

We also use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website.

“First-party” cookies are set and collected by our website and are generally used to identify language, location preferences or render basic site functionality and are only used when you visit our website.

“Third-party” cookies are set and collected on our website by third-party providers. These third parties include our partners and service providers, such as advertisers, search engines, social media platforms, or analytics platforms that enable us to improve and personalise your experiences on our websites and deliver relevant content to you. We do not share any data with these third parties that may identify you. These cookies are applied in accordance with the third party’s cookie policy, which we have no control over. To find out more about the cookies set by these external sources, please visit their websites.

Our website does not use tracking pixels.

5. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

5.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

5.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages (payment gateway, online booking portal, collecting feedback, etc). If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

5.3 Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

5.4 Performance Cookies

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.

5.5 Advertisement Cookies

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns. We do not use tracking pixels.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies.

The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Google Australia primarily stores its data in Google’s data centres located in Melbourne, Australia. Meta is located in the United States. TikTok user data is stored in Singapore, Malaysia and the US and subject to local laws. TikTok does not store user data in China, has not shared Australian user data with the Chinese government, and would not even if asked.

5.6 Uncategorised

Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

6. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

Some cookies are sessional, which means they are kept only for the duration of your visit on the website. For example, a cookie that checks whether you can read our website properly is sessional. Other cookies last for longer, from 6 months to 400 days. Those cookies will tell us how many times you visited our website, for example.

7. ENABLING/DISABLING AND DELETING COOKIES

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

8. YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONAL DATA

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant for any purpose under the Privacy Act.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

9. CONTACT DETAILS

For questions and/or comments about our Tracking Pixel and Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Barenbrug Australia
26 Prosperity Way, Dandenong South 3175
Victoria Australia
Phone: 1800 007 333
Website: https://www.barenbrug.org.au/
Email: barenbrug@barenbrug.com.au

Disclaimer

Please contact us if you have any other questions relating to Barenbrug's privacy policy. If it should be necessary to make a change to our privacy policy, then the most recent information relating to it can always be found on this page.

In spite of the constant care and attention that we pay to the composition of this website, there is a possibility of certain information being incomplete or incorrect. Every effort is made to keep the presented information as complete as possible.

The information may be changed at any time, without prior notification. We do not accept any liability for any damages, either direct or indirect, of whatever nature, that may arise from or may be in any way associated with the use of our website and/or the information, or with the temporary inability to consult this website. Neither do we accept any liability for any damages, direct or indirect, that may arise from the use of information obtained by means of the website.

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