Privacy policy
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Musos Corner Pty Ltd (ABN 90 675 443 866]) ('Musos Corner', 'we', 'us', 'our') collects, uses, discloses, and manages your personal information. We operate the website www.musoscorner.com.au and related services.
We are bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ('Privacy Act') and the thirteen Australian Privacy Principles ('APPs') contained in that Act. This policy explains how we comply with those obligations.
If you have any questions about this policy or wish to make a privacy-related request or complaint, please contact us at:
Privacy Officer
Musos Corner Pty Ltd
Email: privacy@musoscorner.com.au
Phone: 1300 687 672
Postal address: 252 Pacific Hwy, Charlestown NSW 2290, Australia
2. What Personal Information We Collect
'Personal information' means information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. We collect personal information that is necessary for our functions and activities as a retail business.
2.1 Information you provide to us
When you purchase from us, create an account, contact us, or use our services, you may provide:
- Full name and contact details (email address, phone number, mailing and delivery address)
- Payment information (credit/debit card details — processed securely through our payment gateway provider; we do not store full card numbers)
- Username and password for your Musos Corner account
- Order history and transaction records
- Communications you send us (enquiries, support requests, feedback)
- Marketing preferences and opt-in/opt-out status for email or SMS communications
2.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
- IP address and general location data
- Browser type, version, and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent on site, and referring URLs
- Shopping cart and browsing behaviour (including abandoned cart data)
- Cookie and device identifiers (see Section 7 on Cookies)
2.3 Sensitive information
We do not intentionally collect sensitive information (such as health, racial or ethnic origin, or financial hardship information) in the ordinary course of our business. If you provide such information incidentally (for example, in a support message), we will handle it in accordance with the stricter requirements of APP 3 and will not use it for any purpose beyond resolving your enquiry.
3. How We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information in the following ways:
- Directly from you when you place an order, create an account, subscribe to our mailing list, complete a form, or contact us
- Automatically through your use of our website (via cookies, analytics tools, and server logs)
- From third parties such as payment processors, freight and logistics providers, or marketing platform providers, where relevant to fulfilling your order or enquiry
Where it is lawful and practicable to do so, you may interact with us anonymously or by using a pseudonym (for example, when browsing our website without registering). However, to complete a purchase or access account features, we require certain personal information.
4. Why We Collect and Use Your Personal Information
We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
- Processing, fulfilling, and delivering your orders
- Managing your customer account
- Responding to enquiries, complaints, and support requests
- Sending transactional communications (order confirmations, shipping notifications, password resets)
- Sending marketing communications by email or SMS, where you have consented or where permitted by law, including promotional offers, new products, and events
- Sending abandoned cart reminder messages by SMS and/or email (see Section 7)
- Improving our products, services, and website through analytics
- Complying with our legal obligations, including consumer law, taxation, and fraud prevention
- Conducting interest-based advertising and remarketing (see Section 7)
We will only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected, or a directly related purpose. If we wish to use your information for a new or unrelated purpose, we will seek your consent or notify you in advance.
5. Disclosure of Your Personal Information
5.1 Service providers
We may disclose your personal information to third-party service providers who assist us in running our business, including:
- Payment gateway and fraud prevention providers
- Freight, courier, and logistics companies (for order delivery)
- IT and hosting providers, cloud infrastructure, and platform software providers (including our e-commerce platform)
- Customer support and communication platform providers
- Email and SMS marketing platform providers
- Analytics and advertising technology providers (including Google Analytics and Google Ads)
We take reasonable contractual steps to ensure these providers are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations consistent with the Privacy Act and the APPs.
5.2 Overseas disclosure
Some of our service providers are based or store data outside Australia, including in the United States and potentially other countries. When we disclose personal information to overseas recipients, we take reasonable steps to ensure the recipient does not breach the APPs. These steps may include entering into contractual arrangements that require the overseas recipient to handle your information in a manner consistent with Australian privacy law.
By using our website and services, you acknowledge that we may transfer your personal information to overseas recipients as described above.
5.3 Other disclosures
We may also disclose personal information:
- Where required or authorised by law (for example, to government agencies or law enforcement bodies)
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of Musos Corner, our customers, or others
- In connection with a sale, merger, or acquisition of our business (in which case the buyer will be bound to comply with this policy or seek your fresh consent)
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
6. Marketing Communications
With your consent, or as otherwise permitted under the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) and Privacy Act, we may send you commercial electronic messages (email and SMS) about promotions, new products, and other updates.
You can opt out of marketing communications at any time by:
- Clicking the 'unsubscribe' link in any marketing email we send you
- Replying STOP to any marketing SMS
- Updating your communication preferences in your Musos Corner account
- Contacting us at privacy@musoscorner.com.au
Please allow up to 5 business days for opt-out requests to take effect. Even if you unsubscribe from marketing, we will continue to send you transactional and service-related messages that are necessary to fulfil your orders.
7. Cookies, Advertising, and Remarketing
7.1 Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. We use cookies to:
- Keep track of your shopping cart contents
- Maintain your logged-in session
- Remember your preferences
- Analyse how visitors use our site (via Google Analytics)
- Support interest-based advertising and remarketing (see below)
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of our website.
7.2 Abandoned cart reminders
If you add items to your cart and leave without purchasing, we may use the information collected (including your cart contents) to send you a reminder by email and/or SMS. Your opt-in to SMS or email marketing campaigns will not be shared with any third party for unrelated purposes. We may share your personal data, including your SMS opt-in status, with platform providers who assist in delivering these messages.
7.3 Google Ads and remarketing
We use Google Ads and related remarketing features. This allows us to show Musos Corner advertisements to people who have previously visited our website, across the internet. Google and other third-party vendors use cookies and device identifiers to serve advertisements based on your prior visits.
In using these services, we do not use or associate personally identifiable information with remarketing lists, cookies, or other anonymous identifiers. We comply with Google's advertising policies and do not create ad content based on sensitive personal information.
You can opt out of interest-based advertising at any time by visiting:
- Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com
- Network Advertising Initiative opt-out: https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices
If you have concerns about our advertising practices, you may also contact us at salesteam@musoscorner.com.au.
8. Data Quality and Security
We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we hold is accurate, complete, and up to date. We encourage you to contact us if any of your details change.
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. These steps include:
- Secure socket layer (SSL) encryption for data transmitted through our website
- Restricted access to personal information within our organisation on a need-to-know basis
- Password protection and access controls on systems holding personal information
- Contractual privacy and security obligations on third-party service providers
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you become aware of any security issue or breach, please contact us immediately at privacy@musoscorner.com.au.
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. When personal information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it securely.
9. Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information
Under the Privacy Act (APP 12 and APP 13), you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Request that we correct personal information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading
To make an access or correction request, please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@musoscorner.com.au. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time (ordinarily within 30 days). We may ask you to verify your identity before granting access.
We will not charge a fee for making an access request, but may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of providing access (for example, photocopying and postage) where appropriate. We will notify you of any charges before fulfilling your request.
In limited circumstances, we may refuse access or correction where permitted by the Privacy Act, and will provide you with written reasons for any refusal.
10. Privacy Complaints
If you believe we have breached the Privacy Act or the APPs, or have otherwise mishandled your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so we can attempt to resolve the matter.
To make a privacy complaint, please contact our Privacy Officer:
- Email: privacy@musoscorner.com.au
- Phone: 1300 687 672
- Post: Privacy Officer, Musos Corner Pty Ltd, [252 Pacific Hwy, Charlestown NSW 2290, Australia]
We will acknowledge your complaint within 5 business days and aim to provide a full response within 30 days. If we require additional time to investigate, we will keep you informed.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC):
- Website: www.oaic.gov.au
- Phone: 1300 363 992
- Post: GPO Box 5288, Sydney NSW 2001
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will update the 'Last updated' date at the top of this policy and, where the changes significantly affect how we use your personal information, we will take reasonable steps to notify you (for example, by placing a prominent notice on our website or sending you an email).
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website and services after any changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, please contact:
Privacy Officer — Musos Corner Pty Ltd
Email: privacy@musoscorner.com.au
Phone: 1300 687 672
Postal address: 252 Pacific Hwy, Charlestown NSW 2290, Australia
Website: www.musoscorner.com.au

