Terms and Conditions

GT Industries (AUST) Pty Ltd T/A MoneyBuddy (ACN 682877701)

Australian Credit Licence 567039

(The Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Australia and NSW)

Applicant eligibility
In order for an online loan application to be considered, applicants have to be at least 18 years old and resident in Australia. Applicants also need to have a regular after tax income of at least $500 per week. This may also include government benefits and pensions. As part of the final screening step in assessing loan applications, MoneyBuddy conducts formal credit checks and credit report inquiries with Credit Reporting Bodies (CRBs).

Moneybuddy is built on responsible lending. Applicants will need to show that they can comfortably meet their required loan repayments without hardship. A formal credit check with CRBs serves as a final screening step to evaluate repayment capability. If approval of the loan would place an applicant at risk of being placed into financial hardship as a result of borrowing money from Moneybuddy, we will not be able to approve the loan.

Electronic Authorisation
By submitting a loan application, applicants agree and consent to receiving the Moneybuddy Guide, information statement, credit contract and other documents relevant to an approved loan by email and/or by SMS, and by the member log-in area via our website. We may use information about customers for the purpose of providing them with credit, for direct marketing of products, and to enhance services offered by us or any of our associates. In the event that an application is declined by MoneyBuddy, applicants expressly authorise and consent to having their personal, financial, and bank statement data supplied via Credit Sense automatically transmitted through Credit Sense Lead Market to alternative licensed lenders and financial service providers for potential alternative loan offers.

The information provided by customers will be held by us. Customers can gain access to the information held about them by contacting us. Customers have the right to request to not receive direct marketing material by advising us at any time. If customers do not provide us with their personal information, we may be unable to provide a loan.

STATEMENT OF NOTIFIABLE MATTERS (CREDIT REPORTING AND PRIVACY)
WE MAY DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT CREDIT LIABILITIES, REPAYMENTS AND DEFAULTS, TO THE FOLLOWING CREDIT REPORTING BODIES:

Disclosure of Credit Information

Equifax and illion may include the information in reports provided to credit providers to assist them to assess a customer′s creditworthiness. If a customer fails to meet their repayment obligations or commits a serious credit infringement, Moneybuddy may be entitled to disclose this to the credit reporting bodies (CRBs).

Our Policies
Our policies in relation to the management of credit-related personal information are found in our Privacy Policy, which you may access at Privacy Policy.

You may obtain policies about the management of credit-related personal information by CRBs by reading the Privacy Policy of each CRB on their website (addresses shown above).

Customer Rights
Customers have the right to access the information held by us, to request us to correct the information and to make a complaint to us. Customers have the right to request credit reporting bodies to not use credit reporting information for the purposes of pre-screening of direct marketing by a credit provider. Customers also have the right to request credit reporting bodies to not use or disclose credit reporting information about them if they believe on reasonable grounds that they have been, or are likely to be, a victim of fraud.

Moneybuddy may use and exchange customer data with other credit providers

By signing and submitting a loan application, customers acknowledge that the information that Moneybuddy may exchange with other credit providers and alternate service providers (such as credit file repair services, budgeting services and rental services) includes the application information held by Moneybuddy, what type of loans the customer has, how much the customer has borrowed, whether or not the customer has met their loan payment obligations and if the customer has committed a serious credit infringement (for example, fraud).

Moneybuddy may use and exchange customer data with third parties
Where permitted by law or for any of the purposes mentioned above, Moneybuddy may exchange customer data with third parties, including:

• Service providers, for example, credit providers, lenders, credit file repair services, budgeting services and rental services;
  
• The provider of the market for the sale or distribution of my customer data;
  
• Those to whom Moneybuddy or any of the third parties outsources certain functions, for example: direct marketing, statement production, debt recovery and information technology support; as well as Credit Sense Lead Market and associated financial service providers in the event of an application decline;
  
• Government and law enforcement agencies or regulators;
  
• Credit reporting bodies and credit providers.
  

Anti-Hawking
Applicants may be offered a financial product from another lender based on that lender’s credit assessment of the applicant′s application to Moneybuddy. The offer may not be the exact same loan type or amount originally sought. Applicants express consent to receiving real-time electronic loan offers and communications from third-party lenders via Credit Sense Lead Market upon decline. MoneyBuddy does not guarantee approval by third-party lenders and may receive a referral fee or commercial commission for redirected leads.

Delinquent Accounts and Debt Recovery
In the event that an account becomes delinquent or enters default, MoneyBuddy reserves the right to assign, refer, or transfer the collection of the debt to external mercantile agents, third-party collection agencies, field agents, or legal counsel. Any reasonable recovery costs, enforcement expenses, and legal fees incurred in collecting overdue amounts may be charged directly to the customer's account. Additionally, default information and credit default listings may be formally reported to Credit Reporting Bodies (Equifax and illion) in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).