What is Intellifone?

Intellifone is a telecommunications provider specialising in broadband telephony across Australia. We enable customers to make considerable savings on their phone bill by using the power of broadband Internet to make phone calls.


Do people I want to call need to have an Intellifone too?

No, you can use your Intellifone service to call anywhere in Australia and overseas. However, if you do know someone with an Intellifone you can call each other free of charge no matter where they are in the world!


How do I make a phone call with Intellifone?

You can use your phone just like you always have. Pick up the handset, listen for the dial tone and dial the number.


Will I need to keep my existing phone service?

This will depend on the type of Internet connection you have. If you have ADSL broadband, then you will need to keep your existing phone service. If you have Naked DSL, cable or wireless then you won't need to have a phone line... read more

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Privacy Policy

Intellifone is committed to adopting the highest standards to safeguard customers' personal information.

We are bound by the National Privacy Principles as set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

What Personal Information does Intellifone collect and why?
Intellifone collects personal information about you, in order to provide personalised wireless telecommunications and information services.

The type of personal information we collect may include your name, address, telephone numbers, information on how you use Intellifone's products and services, such as the type, date, time, location and duration of calls, or other communications. The numbers you call and how much you spend, and your payment method, including credit card details. This information permits us to issue accurate bills and also helps us develop retention offers to suit your needs.

How Intellifone may use your Personal Information
The personal information you provide Intellifone may be used for a number of purposes connected with our business operations, which include:

processing your orders or applications;

carrying out credit checking and scoring (unless we have agreed otherwise);

providing you with products and/or services requested;

billing you or administering your account;

dealing with requests, enquiries or complaints and other customer care related activities;

carrying out market and product analysis and marketing Intellifone products and services generally;

contacting you about our group companies' products and services;

registering your details and allocating or offering you rewards, discounts or other benefits and fulfilling any requests or requirements you may

have in respect of our and our group companies' loyalty or reward programmes and other similar schemes; and

carrying out any activity in connection with a legal, governmental or regulatory requirement on us or in connection with legal proceedings, crime or fraud prevention, detection or prosecution.

We may also use your personal information for purposes related to those described above which would be reasonably expected by you. For example, we may use your personal information to keep you informed about features of Intellifone's telecommunications services or conducting analysis in order to provide better service to you. To opt-out of receiving certain Intellifone marketing materials, please contact 1300 305 000. Please note that Intellifone will still need to send you essential information about your account or changes to your service.

We will not use your information for purposes other than described above unless we have your consent or there are specified law enforcement or public health and safety reasons.

Sharing your Personal Information
Intellifone may disclose or receive personal information or documents about you to/from:

credit providers or credit reporting agencies for the purposes permitted under the Privacy Act;

law enforcement agencies to assist in the prevention of criminal activities;

our service and content providers, dealers and agents, or any company within the Intellifone group for purposes that are related to providing you with a telecommunications service which would be reasonably expected.

Unless you consent, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties, other than those who have contracted with Intellifone to keep the information confidential, or who are subject to obligations to protect your personal information.

Security of your Personal Information
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment protected from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
How to access your Personal Information
Upon your request, Intellifone will take reasonable steps to let you know, generally, what sort of personal information we hold, for what purposes and how we collect, use and disclose that information.

Upon your request, Intellifone will provide access to your personal information we hold, except in certain prescribed circumstances, including emergency situations, specified business imperatives and law enforcement or other public interests.

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