At UpdateTime, we are committed
to protecting your privacy and creating a strong bond with our customers. This
privacy policy explains the use of information collected via our website. As
used in this privacy policy, the term - personal information - means any
information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not
limited to, a first and last name, home or other physical address, an email
address, phone number or other contact information, whether at work or at home.
Please read this information carefully - we urge all consumers to take an active
role in helping us protect their privacy by becoming aware of the policies they
encounter. There are six principles guiding this privacy policy:
1. We collect personal information and usage statistics to
maintain a high-quality customer experience and deliver superior customer
service.
2. Some information we request directly from you during
registration. Other pieces of data are gathered indirectly from website traffic,
your computer hardware and Internet connection, or UpdateTime usage.
3. Except under certain limited circumstances set forth here and
in our terms and conditions posted at
http://www.updatetime.com.au/TermsandConditions.aspx, UpdateTime does not
disclose personal information you provide it to any third parties without your
permission. UpdateTime may disclose your personal information if required to do
so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
UpdateTime, this web site or any user of UpdateTime
- protect and defend the rights or property of UpdateTime or the users of
UpdateTime; or
- act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of this web
site, UpdateTime or the public. In addition, if UpdateTime should ever file for
bankruptcy or merge with another company, we may sell the information you
provide to us on this site to a third party or share your personal information
with any company with whom we merge.
4. You will have the ability to update the personal data you
provided to us during registration including, as permitted by law, removing all information from our database, by contacting us at
privacy@UpdateTime.com.au.
5. We will update this privacy policy in a timely fashion when
any changes occur.
6. We will make reasonable efforts to alert you in the case of a material change in our ownership structure and give you at least 30 days notice prior to such an event.
The privacy policy below refers to the online service called
UpdateTime and the following website: http://www.UpdateTime.com.au it covers the following points:
- Disclosing Personal Information in Profiles, Forums or within UpdateTime
- How We Protect Your Personal Data
- Your Consent
- How to Contact Us
The Information We Collect and How We Collect It
There are different levels of information we collect, depending
upon your relationship to UpdateTime.
Anonymous Website Visitor: |
If you visit our websites we automatically record information related to your IP address, UpdateTime cookie
information, and aggregate information on what content you access or visit. This
information is collected in the background while you move around our website.
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Mailing List Member: |
If you choose to provide us personal
information in order to subscribe to our mailing list, we collect information to
aid delivery and preferences such as e-mail address and message performance
statistics.
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Registered Website Member: |
If you choose to register on our
website, we will track broad site usage information as well as aggregate usage
of website community features such as downloads and forums. This is in addition
to the personal data collected during the registration process. |
Additionally there are a few special situations to note:
Service Beta User: |
If you volunteer to serve as a beta user for
pre-commercial content, we will track bug reports and potentially individual
system performance in an effort to rigorously test pre-deployed technology.
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Former Customer: |
If you cease being a customer of ours, we will, to the extent permitted by law, remove your information from our database.
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Response to Job Postings or Unsolicited Communications: |
Please note that
information we receive in reference to a job posting or via unsolicited
communications does not fall under the privacy terms outlined in this policy.
However, information from your resume will be used solely for the purposes of
evaluating your candidacy for employment.
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Individuals Outside of Australia: |
Anyone using the UpdateTime websites from
outside of the Australia should be aware that personal Information collected on
these websites may be stored and processed in Australia or any other country
in which UpdateTime or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain
facilities, and by using these websites, you consent to any such transfer of
information outside of your country. |
Disclosing Personal Information in Profiles, Forums or within
UpdateTime
You may choose to disclose personal information in our online
forums, via your UpdateTime profile, directly to other users in newsletters or
in your profile or otherwise while using the UpdateTime service. Please be aware
that such information is public information and you should not expect privacy or
confidentiality in these settings.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
We employ industry-standard encryption and firewall technologies when
transferring, receiving and storing consumer data. Access to your personal
information is limited to those UpdateTime employees who require the information
in order to provide products or services to you or perform their jobs.
Your Consent Periodically
We may need to update our privacy policy to reflect changes in
the types of information we collect, the means we use to collect information,
and/or our usage of collected information. When this occurs we will make
reasonable efforts to alert you to these changes and give you at least 30 days notice before implementing such changes. Your use of the UpdateTime
websites and/or any UpdateTime products or services noted above signifies your
assent to this UpdateTime Privacy Policy.
How to Contact Us
UpdateTime welcomes
your questions and comments surrounding privacy.
Please direct any communications to: privacy @ UpdateTime.com.au.
Privacy Policy
UpdateTime
46 Hamilton Street
Riverview NSW 2066
1300 284 733
Date this Privacy Policy is effective from: 11th March 2010
Click this link to view our Privacy Policy prior to this date. Click Here.
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