As advocates of your privacy, The Mail takes what it deems reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is kept secure. Please take the time to read our privacy policy below.
Although The Mail takes steps to ensure it deals with reputable firms, this policy does not apply to the practices of companies or persons that are not directly employed or managed by The Mail.
The Mail is supported by Southern Phone and therefore also bound by its privacy policy. Please take the time to read this policy at:
http://www.southernphone.com.au/privacy_policy.php
Information we collect.
The Mail collects personally identifiable information when you register for its newsletter, place an advertisement, including classifieds on the site, or use certain products or services, including competitions through the site. The Mail may also receive personally identifiable information from our business partners or external sources.
When you register for the newsletter or place a classified advert on The Mail you are not anonymous to us.
The Mail also automatically receives and records information on its server logs from your browser including your IP address, Cookie information, and the page you requested.
Cookies
A cookie is data that a website transfers to a computer's hard drive for record keeping and facilitates a user's ongoing access to the site. Cookies also allow a website to track usage patterns and compile data that will help a site improve its content. If a user wishes to stop cookies, it can do so through most computer browsers. Inhibiting cookies however may inhibit successful interaction and full access to The Mail site and services.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Personal information requested through The Mail or any of its affiliates, including the registration process may be used by The Mail for its own internal business purposes. This includes but is not limited to administration, relationship management with clients and advertisers, inform you of relevant products, services and promotions.
This Privacy Policy can only cover The Mail services and not those partners and advertisers you may encounter through the website. The privacy policy of these third party vendors, advertisers, contest partners cannot be controlled by The Mail and may be different. We suggest you familiarize yourself with these separate policies as well.
The Mail will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone. It will only send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when your consent has been given, it is needed to to provide the product or service you have requested, legal reasons, your use of the site violates the site's Terms and Conditions.
Updating personal information
The Mail endeavours to ensure personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Users can update thier information at any time by emailing the privacy officer on privacy@themail.com.au.
Users will aslo be able to update their personal information by re-subscribing to the site.
If personal information is no longer required, it will be destroyed or de-identified.
Users have the right to seek access to personal information held about them and to advise of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the Privacy Act.
If you make an access request, The Mail will ask you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. The Mail may charge a fee to cover the costs of meeting your request.
Security
The Mail takes reasonable action to ensure the security and privacy of personally identifiable information of customers. It uses secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use and disclosure. Unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Mail may edit this policy from time to time. Please refer to this policy regularly to ensure you are kept up to date.
If you have questions or suggestions please contact The Mail privacy officer at privacy@themail.net.au. |
