Privacy Policy

Young Living Essential Oils (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 94 085 543 979 recognises that your privacy is very important. We are committed to protecting the privacy of your Personal Information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.
This Policy describes how Young Living, including its related companies which handle personal information collected in New Zealand, collects, holds, uses and discloses personal information consistent with requirements of the Privacy Act 1993
By providing personal information to Young Living, and by having access to this Policy, an individual consents to Young Living collecting, holding, using and disclosing personal information in accordance with the Policy and the Privacy Act 1993.

Young Living will send you product and business information to keep you informed and help you succeed in your business. In addition, from time to time Young Living and its associated companies may make specific marketing offers, which may also be available to your upline or downline.
To make your email address confidential from your immediate upline, contact us on
0800 699536 (0800 NZ YL EO).

In this Privacy Policy:
'Our', 'Us' and 'We' refers to Young Living Essential Oils (Australia) Pty Ltd, ABN (add ABN) of Building B, Level 3, 3 Columbia Court Baulkham Hills 2153.
'Personal Information' means any information that can identify an individual. It is still personal information whether or not it is true.
'Related Company' has the same meaning set out in section 2 of the Companies Act 1993.
'You' refers to our members or customers or prospective customers of members. It also generally refers to users of our websites.
Unless the contrary intention applies, words or phrases defined in the Membership Application and Agreement and the Policies and Procedures for Members (together forming ‘the Contract’) that are not defined in this Policy have the same meaning given to them in the Contract.

As outlined in this Policy, we collect personal information only if you are a Young Living Member or a customer.
The types of Personal Information that we may collect from you and how we use it will depend on the products, services and facilities you use, how you use them and upon your status as a member or customer.

Personal information collected by Young Living includes your first, middle and family names; postal address; delivery address; email address; telephone number/s; gender; date of birth; credit card and bank account details and in the event of a member in a business, the business name and New Zealand Business Number.
If you do not provide this information we may not be able to process your application for registration, or provide you with any product or services offered in connection with the Young Living business.

Wherever possible we collect personal information directly from you. We may collect your personal information via one of our websites, by telephone, facsimile, when you complete and submit an Application Form to become a member, enter a competition or voluntarily participate in a survey.
There may, however, be occasions where we collect your personal information from someone else. For example, where an application is made in joint names or where it is provided to us by a third party with your consent.
We are committed to keeping your personal information secure and will use all reasonable precautions to protect it from interference, loss, misuse or unauthorised modification or access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, including:
- Securing external and internal premises;
- Restricting access to your personal information to employees or those who perform services on our behalf who are authorised to handle your personal information and on a 'need to know' basis;
- Entering into confidentiality agreements with relevant employees and third parties;
- Appropriate training of staff;
- Retaining your personal information for no longer than it is reasonably required to meet the purposes described in this Policy;
- Taking reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify personal information that is no longer required.
If it is necessary for the information to be given to a person in connection with the provision of a service to us, we will do everything reasonably within our power to prevent unauthorised use or authorised disclosure of the information.

We generally collect personal information to provide the various products and services offered in connection with the Young Living business and to assist members to operate their businesses. More specifically, we collect and use personal information in order to process applications and orders, deliver ordered products, calculate and process payments and refunds and to confirm identification.
If we do not collect your personal information, or if you provide us with inaccurate or incomplete information, we may not be able to provide you with the product or service, assist members to operate their businesses or fulfill the other purposes for which we collect personal information.
To the extent permitted under the Privacy Act 1993, we may also use your personal information for purposes including, without limitation, research and statistical analysis, marketing, and business analysis.
From time to time we may use your personal information to provide you with direct marketing information about the products and services that we offer. If you do not wish to receive this information, please let us know by contacting Member Services on 0800 69 95 36 (0800 NZ YL EO).
You will be reminded of your option to opt out of receiving direct marketing materials each time you receive direct marketing communications from us.

If you opt for the details of your credit card(s) to be stored on our back-end computer System, members’ upline in your Line of Sponsorship may 'manage' your standing orders (by placing or altering them on your behalf and charging
them to your stored card(s). The details of your stored credit card(s) will not be disclosed to the upline member placing a standing order on your behalf during this process.
If you do not wish members upline in your Line of Sponsorship to manage your standing orders in this way you should advise them and us accordingly; it may also be prudent to elect not to store your credit card details with us.
If you arrange to make payment for orders by Direct Debit, members upline in your line of sponsorship will be able to 'manage' standing orders by placing or altering them on your behalf and having payment for these orders debited to your relevant Direct Debit bank account.
If you do not wish members upline in your Line of Sponsorship to manage your standing orders you should advise them and us accordingly.
NOTE: YOUR SPONSOR AND YOUR UPLINE LEADERS AND OTHER MEMBERS IN YOUR LINE OF SPONSORSHIP OR LINE OF AFFILIATION ARE MEMBERS WHO ARE OBLIGED TO USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND, WHEN INTERACTING ONLINE, WITH THE TERMS OF USE OF THE RELEVANT WEBSITE.
If you should have any concerns in relation to the use of personal information by any member, you should contact us on 0800 69 95 36 (0800 NZ YL EO).

We never sell, rent or trade your personal information.
We may disclose your personal information to Related Companies and third party service providers in connection with the purposes described in this Policy, and for the following purposes:
- where a product or service you wish to acquire is provided or supplied by or through a third party;
- where a third party, such as a mailing house, carries out activities on our behalf;
- if disclosure is otherwise required in order to provide you with a particular product or service;
- in order to ensure our ability to continue providing products and services;
- if disclosure is required for the purposes of conducting business analysis in order to improve our products and services;
- if disclosure is required by law;
- where you have provided your consent which may be given expressly or may reasonably be implied by your conduct.
We require related and unrelated third parties to whom your personal information is disclosed to keep the information confidential and only use it for the same purposes we are permitted to use it.
Some of the organisations to which Young living will disclose personal information are located outside New Zealand.
These organisations include Young Living Affiliates such as the United States, Australia and Europe. This is especially so if you have an international business. We take reasonable steps to ensure that all overseas recipients of personal information comply with the Privacy Act 1993.
(i) Retail customers
In addition to what is detailed above, if you are a Retail customer, personal information including your name, identification number, contact details and the value of the purchases you have made will be disclosed to your sponsor and/or enroller, or the current member servicing you. Members upline in your line of sponsorship will also have access to your identification number, the value of your purchases and your name but not your contact details.
(ii) Members
In addition to what is detailed above, if you are a member, personal information including your first, middle and familynames; postal address; delivery address; email address; telephone number/s; gender and date of birth will be disclosed to your sponsor and enroller so that they may fulfill their sponsorship duties. If necessary for business purposes, your personal information may also be disclosed to more senior members in your Line of Sponsorship.
If it is your wish that your email address is not disclosed to your immediate upline, please contact us on 0800 69 95 36 (0800 NZ YL EO).

You may access the information we hold about you. This right is subject to the exceptions detailed in the Privacy Act 1993.
In most cases, you may access your Personal Information at no cost by visiting the 'My Details' section of this website. You can correct, amend or update your Personal Information through this facility.
You may also access a summary of your Personal Information by contacting our Privacy Officer Samantha Wood +61 2 86045600 or 0800 69 95 36.
For complex or more detailed requests for access to your Personal Information, for example, access to information that is archived, we may require you to place your request in writing and charge you a fee for our reasonable costs of retrieving and supplying the information to you.
In all cases you will be asked to verify who you are before your Personal Information is provided.
All requests to access Personal Information will be handled in a reasonable time.

If we deny you access we will let you know why in writing.

During the course of your relationship with us we will ask you to inform us of any changes to your Personal Information.
You may update your Personal Information or advise us that the information we have is not accurate, complete or up to date by contacting our Privacy Officer Samantha Wood +61 2 86045600 or 0800 69 95 36.
You can also make changes by accessing the 'My Details' section of this website as outlined above.
There are circumstances in which we can refuse to correct personal information. If we do so, we will provide a written notice providing reasons for the refusal. You will have an opportunity to make a formal complaint (see below) if you feel it necessary.
All requests to correct Personal Information will be handled in a reasonable time.

You may have the right to: Obtain information regarding the collection, processing, and sharing of your personal information Access the personal information we have obtained about you, if any Correct your personal information Delete your personal information Request an electronic copy of your personal information Object to the use of your personal information for certain purposes
For more information about changing, deleting, or updating your personal information pursuant to these rights, please click on the link below.

Young Living will not discriminate against individuals who exercise these rights. You can also access and update your personal information by logging into your Young Living account.

You have a right to complain about how your personal information has been handled or managed. If you are concerned about a breach of your privacy and wish to make a complaint, please provide a written complaint to us at:
Samantha Wood Privacy and Complaints Officer
swood@youngliving.com.au
Young Living will respond in writing within 10 days of receipt of a complaint.
If the complaint remains unresolved, then you have the option of notifying the Office of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner (NZPC). Contact details can be found at the NZPC’s website: www.privacy.org.nz.