Privacy Policy
The privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web site is held in the highest regard. The following is intended, to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and needs of the customer.
The types of information collected fall under two categories:
1. Personal Information You Agree to Provide
Registration Information
When you register for any of our products, services or newsletters you will provide us with information about yourself.
Credit Services Information
If purchasing using credit, you may need to give personal information and authorisation to obtain information from various credit services. Examples of such information include: Name, Mailing address, Email address, Credit card number, Name on credit card, Credit card billing address, Business and home phone number.
Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us via email, we may retain the content of your email messages, together with your email address and our responses. These electronic communications are afforded the same level of protection that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
2. Web Site Usage Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilises a standard technology called cookie and web server log files to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.
How Do We Use the Information?
Broadly speaking, we use the personal information you provided to; help administer our business activities, provide the products and services you requested, process payments, monitor the use of the service, assist our marketing and promotional efforts, improve our content and service offerings, customise our site's content, layout, & services, and for other lawful purposes. These uses are intended to help continuously improve our site, better tailoring it to meet your needs, and enhancing the customer experience. Furthermore, any information shared with others will be done so only on an aggregate basis: personally identifiable or business information will not be shared with other parties except as required by law. Occasionally, we may contact you (by newsletter) using the information we collect, provided you have elected to be notified about important changes to our Website, new services, or special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive such offers by emailing us at the link provided on the newsletter.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a tiny text document, often including an anonymous unique identifier. If you visit a Web site, its computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in the cookies folder on your hard drive. All Web sites can send cookies to your browser provided your browser's preferences are set to allow it (the default setting is to “Allow Cookies”), However, to protect your privacy, your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it sent to you, not the cookies sent by other sites. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can change your browser settings to refuse them, however it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively as a result. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.
How We Use Information Collected from Cookies
When you visit our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we can use cookies to help you avoid having to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to analyse the aggregate number of people visiting the site and to identify which parts are most popular. This feedback enables us to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our customers. Cookies do not allow us to gather personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your browser may provide to us in your cookies.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are ID numbers used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet; and are used by other computers on the network to identify your computer. Our web server automatically collects IP addresses as part of demographic and profile data known as “traffic data”, so that data (eg. the Web pages you request) can be delivered to you.
Sharing and Selling Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely identifies a subscriber (eg. email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide the services you have requested.
How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You can request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing support.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, i.e. when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that such disclosures are necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service, or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Site?
When linking to or from our website from other websites, our Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices employed by the other Web sites nor the information or content contained therein. Such links should usually be regarded solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.
Your Consent
By continuing to use our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Policy. We reserve the right to amend this the policy at any time with or without notice.
Our Commitment To Data Security:
Please note that your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States; where the laws on holding personal data may be less stringent than those of your own country of residence. To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe from receiving future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon as is technically feasible.
Surveys & Contests
Occasionally our site requests information from users, via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Surveys will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the user experience on this site.
Special Instructions Regarding Children
Children are ineligible to use our services unless supervised; and children (under the age of 14) should not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you should use this service only with permission and guidance from a parent or guardian.
Acquisition or a Change in Ownership
In the event that the web site is acquired, either wholly or a substantial proportion of its assets, your information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are transferred.
Policy Modifications
Should it become necessary to change this policy in the future, please be assured that we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under the policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with the Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.
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