1Form – is this legal

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  • 05/02/2018 at 10:31 am #11567 Reply | Quote
    SteveV

      Hi All

      First time poster – please let me know if I am asking this in the right place.

      We are currently applying for a rental in the ACT and many of the agencies there will only accept applications via the 1form website – paper based applications are seen as too much work for them.

      So my question is in two parts as follows

      Firstly I would think that this is discriminatory – if a prospective tenant does not have access or easy access to a computer then this is not a fair approach – does anybody else agree with this?

      Secondly the amount of information requested is ludicrous – passport photo’s, three personal referees, past property purchases and rentals, etc. The site is free for both tenants and agents so the value comes from the tenants data – it would appear that your data becomes part of their marketing database when you have submitted it and your application has been processed as there is no opt out option – if you want to use the site then you are opting in however you have no choice – is this legal?

      What options would I have if I did not want to use this site – if any?

      Thanks

      Steve

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