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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Personal Loan Finder collects, uses, stores and shares personal information. Personal Loan Finder is operated by Rate Challenge and forms part of the Rate Challenge Group.

This policy is intended to explain our privacy approach in plain English.

Privacy policy details

How Personal Loan Finder handles personal information

This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and store personal information when you use Personal Loan Finder.

Who we are

Personal Loan Finder is operated by Rate Challenge and forms part of the Rate Challenge Group.

Rate Challenge ABN 79 956 089 604 (Credit Representative No. 567366) is authorised under Australian Credit Licence No. 390261.

What information we collect

We may collect personal information such as:

  • your name
  • your email address
  • your phone number
  • information you include in an enquiry or message
  • loan-related information you choose to provide
  • device, browser and website usage information
  • other information you choose to submit through forms, calls or emails

How we collect it

We may collect information when you:

  • browse Personal Loan Finder
  • submit an enquiry through the website
  • use our forms, tools or calculators
  • contact us by email or phone
  • interact with cookies, analytics or similar website technologies

How we use your information

We may use personal information to:

  • respond to enquiries and contact requests
  • operate and improve the website
  • improve content, tools and user experience
  • review and handle loan-related enquiries
  • manage referral or broker-handling processes connected with an enquiry
  • meet legal, compliance and record-keeping obligations

How enquiry information is handled

If you submit an enquiry through Personal Loan Finder, the information you provide may be used to review the enquiry and handle the next step in the process.

Personal Loan Finder is the public-facing comparison and information website. Enquiry information may be handled by the broker behind the site as part of the Rate Challenge Group process.

Who we may share it with

We may share relevant personal information with:

  • service providers that help us operate the website
  • hosting, form, email or analytics providers
  • the broker or business handling the next stage of an enquiry
  • professional advisers where reasonably required
  • legal, regulatory or government bodies where required by law

Cookies and analytics

Like many websites, Personal Loan Finder may use cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies to understand how users interact with the site and to improve performance and user experience.

These tools may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, browser type, device type, general location information and how users found the site.

We may also use tracking tools to understand form submissions, phone clicks or other important user actions on the site.

Storage, retention and security

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We aim to limit access to personal information to the people and service providers who need it for the purposes described in this policy.

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to manage enquiries, operate the website, meet legal obligations and maintain appropriate business records.

Your rights and contact details

If you want to ask about personal information we hold about you, request a correction, or raise a privacy concern, you can contact us using the details below.

Business

Rate Challenge

ABN

79 956 089 604

Privacy complaints

If you want to raise a privacy concern or complaint, please contact us by email or phone and clearly identify the issue as a privacy matter so it can be directed appropriately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be published on this page with the updated date.

Need help with a privacy question?

You can contact us directly or review the related trust pages to understand how Personal Loan Finder operates.