Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to the collection
of personal information (“PI”) by or on behalf of Bullet Points Pty Limited ("We/Us")
and by interacting with us and using this site you agree to be bound by its
terms.
We are committed to the protection of your PI
and meeting the standards set out in the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth)
("the Act") and the National Privacy Principles ("NPPs").
This policy sets out how your PI is handled and the rights and obligations that
we both have in relation to that information.
1. COLLECTION
OF INFORMATION
1.1 Why Your Personal
Information is Collected
Generally we collect
your PI to provide you with products and services and to administer our relationship
with you. We may also collect PI for marketing purposes and to provide you with
information about special events, products and services (both our own and those
of other companies) that may be of interest to you.
1.2 How Your Personal
Information is Collected
We primarily collect
PI directly from you through written, electronic and/or verbal means of communication
when you interact with us for example when:
(a) you sign up to service provided by this
site;
(b) submit information to this site
We may also obtain
details about you from marketing databases or other sources that are publicly
available such as websites, journals, legal directories and phone books. We will
only collect information about you from third parties in rare circumstances,
for example where one of your friends or colleagues indicate to us that our service
may be of interest to you.
We may also collect
anonymous information through the use of cookies on the website. Cookies are
pieces of information that are stored on your computer's hard disk. Most
web-browsers are set to accept cookies but you can set your web-browser to
refuse cookies. Cookies themselves do not identify users personally but they do
allow the tracking of an individual's use of a website. Cookies have become
commonplace. You can configure your web browser to reject or accept cookies. If
you reject cookies you may not be able to interact with us online or use the
site to its full capacity
2. USE AND
DISCLOSURE
2.1 Use
Your personal
information may be used for a number purposes including but not limited to the
following:
(a)
to
provide you with products or services;
(b)
to
administer our relationship with you;
(c)
to
monitor activity on our website, for the purpose of maintaining its security;
(d)
for
internal administrative purposes, such as procedural assessments, risk management, staff training, accounting, billing,
product and service reviews; and
(e)
to
identify and inform you about other products or services that may be of
interest to you.
If you do not wish to
receive marketing or other communications from us please contact us (details
below) so that your preferences can be updated.
2.2 Disclosure
We will only disclose
your information to third parties from whom you purchase products through our
service, or where that disclosure is reasonably required to obtain advice, prepare legal proceedings,
investigate suspected improper conduct or wrong doing, to assist a lawful
authority in the discharge of its duties and/or by law.
3. DATA QUALITY
We take reasonable
steps to ensure that the PI collected, used or disclosed is accurate, complete
and up to date. If your PI is incorrect or changes, please contact us as set
out below so that we can update your PI and continue providing you with
services.
4. DATA
SECURITY
Your PI is
stored in a number of secure computer storage facilities and paper based files,
and in other records. We have taken precautions to ensure that your PI is
protected from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, modification or
disclosure. We cannot be held responsible for the manner in which any third party
receiving your PI pursuant to clause 2.2 handles your PI and accept no
liability for any loss or damage you may suffer as a result of a third party’s
mishandling or otherwise dealing with your PI.
Once we no longer
need your PI, we take reasonable steps to de-identify your PI.
5. OPENNESS
If you have any
questions whatsoever on our handling of your PI or the kind of PI we hold about
you please contact us as described below and we will endeavour to assist you
with your request.
6. ACCESS AND
CORRECTION
You generally have
the right to access your personal information and we will provide you with a
copy of any personal information we hold on request. The NPPs set out some circumstances in which we
are not required to provide you such access and if you ask for your PI and any
of these circumstances apply, we will, if reasonable, agree with you on an
intermediary which would allow sufficient access to your PI to meet your needs.
We may charge a fee
for retrieving PI, in which case we will inform you of the fee in advance of
providing the information.
7. IDENTIFIERS
As required by the
NPPs, we do not collect or use Commonwealth government identifiers when
interacting with you.
8. ANONIMITY
Where practical, you
may deal with us on an anonymous basis however, because of the services we provide,
if you do not provide us with your PI we may not be able to provide you with the
requested product or service.
9. OVERSEAS
TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION
We
will not send your PI outside of Australia without your consent.
10. SENSITIVE
INFORMATION
Sensitive information
includes information about your race or ethnic origins, political opinions,
religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or details of
health, disability or sexual activity or orientation. We will not require you
to provide sensitive information unless:
(a) you have consented; or
(b) the collection of the information is
specifically authorised or required by
law.
11. USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS AND GOOGLE ADWORDS
This
website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text
pieces placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the
site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website
(including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on
servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose
of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity
for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity
and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties
where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the
information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with
any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting
the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do
this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By
using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google
in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
» Read more about Google's privacy policy.
» Learn how to opt out of Google Analytics.
This
website uses the Google AdWords remarketing service to advertise
on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. It
could mean that we advertise to previous visitors who haven't completed a task
on our site, for example signing up for a trial of the Bulletpoints product.
This could be in the form of an advertisement on the Google search results
page, or a site in the Google Display Network. Third-party vendors, including
Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone's past visits to the Bulletpoints
website. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own
privacy policy and Google's privacy policy.
You can
set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising
entirely by cookie settings .
CONTACT US
If you have any queries about this Privacy
Policy, please contact us by email at info@bulletpoints.com.au
