Taxcuts.com.au
Privacy Statement
Taxcuts.com.au values the privacy and security of the
information that you share with
us through www.taxcuts.com.au (the Web Site). It is important that
you understand how we collect, use, and maintain your information.
This Privacy Statement explains our online information practices,
the choices you may make about how we collect and use your
information at this Web Site, and the ways you may contact us.
We
may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. Changes to this
Privacy Statement are effective upon posting. Please check back
periodically for updates.
The
amount, type, and use of information we collect depends on how you
use this Web Site. This Privacy Statement applies only to the
practices of Taxcuts.com.au and its employees.
Taxcuts.com.au will not apply the provisions of this Privacy
Statement to Business Contact Information or Aggregated Information
Definitions
Personal Information includes, without limitation, your name,
contact information (including e-mail address and URL), and other
individually identifiable information about you.
Non-Identifying Personal Information includes information about you,
including, without limitation, your Internet service provider,
browser type, domain name, the Web Site that referred you to us, the
web pages you request, the date and time of those requests, and
entry and exit points.
Business Contact Information includes the name, title, business
address, telephone number of an employee of an organization.
Business Contact Information is not Personal Information.
Aggregated Information is any information about more than one
individual where the individual identities are unknown and cannot be
inferred from the information. Aggregated Information is not
Personal Information.
Collection of Personal Information
Taxcuts.com.au may collect Personal Information from you, but only
if you provide it to us voluntarily. We also collect Personal
Information that you provide to our suppliers, which they pass on to
us so that we can fulfil your order. You must provide Personal
Information in the form of a unique identifier (username, password)
to enter certain parts of our web site.
Collection and Use of Non-Identifying Personal Information
During your use of our Web Site, we will collect certain
Non-Identifying Personal Information to enhance the functionality of
the Web Site and to make your access more convenient and efficient.
We retain Non-Identifying Personal Information and use it to
establish Web Site activity trends, monitor Web Site performance,
improve Web Site design and functionality, fulfil orders, inform
current and potential customers and suppliers about our services,
and for other business purposes. Our collection of Non-Identifying
Personal Information may involve the use of cookies. Among other
uses, cookies allow us to deliver content specific to your
interests, to save you from re-entering your registration data at
each connection, and to provide features such as online customer
payment and shopping carts. The Help portion of the toolbar on most
browsers will tell you how to configure your web browser to accept
cookies, to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, to have
the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or to disable
cookies altogether.
No
personal or unencrypted information will be encoded in cookies that
are stored on your computer.
Children
Taxcuts.com.au does not sell products for purchase by children. We
do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from
children under age 13. If you are under age 13, do not share
personal information with us.
Use
of Personal Information
Taxcuts.com.au
may
use and disclose Personal Information as described in this document.
In addition to the uses described in this document, we may use
Personal Information for purposes that include maintaining the Web
Site, order fulfillment and administration, and product surveys. We
may also use Personal Information to provide current and potential
customers and suppliers with information about our services.
We
only collect, use, and disclose Personal Information for purposes
that are reasonable in the circumstances. We use only fair and
lawful means to collect Personal Information.
We
reserve the right to use or disclose Aggregated Information and
Business Contact Information in ways that we think are appropriate.
Agents
We
disclose Personal Information to other companies and individuals to
perform functions for us under confidentiality agreements. These
types of agents include mailing and delivery companies, marketing
service providers, database managers, customer service
representatives, and other agents who perform functions for or on
our behalf. These agents may perform functions including, without
limitation, analysing data, supplying marketing assistance,
providing search results and links (including paid listings and
links), fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail
and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists,
processing credit card payments, and providing customer service.
Where we disclose Personal Information to organizations that perform
services on our behalf, we will require those organizations to use
such information solely for the purposes of providing services to us
and to
protect the Personal Information with appropriate safeguards.
Suppliers
We
make goods and services from suppliers available to customers for
purchase by credit or debit card. We have confidentiality agreements
with these suppliers. We share your Personal Information with
suppliers for reasons that include, without limitation, sending
order information and resolving customer comments or complaints.
Business Transfers
As
we continue to develop our business, we might buy or sell business
units. In these transactions, Personal Information is often
transferred, but it remains subject to the promises made in any
pre-existing Privacy Statement, unless an individual consents
otherwise.
Protection of Taxcuts.com.au and Others
We
may use or disclose Personal Information without your consent
in certain circumstances:
If
we are required by law or by an order or requirement of a court,
administrative agency, or other government entity, or by court rules
concerning the production of records;
If
we have reasonable grounds to believe that use or disclosure is
necessary to protect the
rights, privacy, property, or safety of our users or others;
If
we have reasonable grounds to believe that the information relates
to a breach of agreement or violation of the law that has been, is
being, or is about to be committed;
If
it is necessary for fraud protection, risk reduction, or the
establishment or collection of funds owed to us;
If
it is necessary to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other
agreements, to pursue remedies, or to limit damages to
Taxcuts.com.au;
If the information is public;
For
other reasons allowed or required by law.
When
we are required or permitted to disclose information without
consent, we will not disclose more information than is necessary to
fulfil the disclosure purpose.
Consent
We
will obtain your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of
that information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you do
not consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal
Information as described in this Privacy Statement, then do not
share Personal Information with us. However, we are unable to offer
some services, like processing purchases, without Personal
Information.
You
may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to reasonable notice
and legal or contractual obligations. To withdraw your consent,
simply tell us of the Personal Information that you no longer wish
us to collect, use, or disclose through the Contact Information
listed below. However, we are unable to offer some services, like
processing purchases, without Personal Information.
There are limited situations in which applicable laws require or
allow us to collect, use, or disclose Personal Information without
your consent or after you withdraw your consent. We describe these
situations under Protection of Taxcuts.com.au and Others in the
section on Use of Personal Information in this Privacy Statement.
Retention and Access
We
will take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information
accurate, complete, current, and relevant to its intended use. We
keep your Personal Information only as long as we need it for the
reasons it was collected. When your Personal Information is no
longer required for our purposes, we have procedures to destroy,
delete, or erase it or to convert it to an anonymous form.
Any
information that Taxcuts.com.au collects from visitors to this Web
Site will be used, stored, or processed, in whole or in part, in
Australia.
The principal place in which we hold Personal Information is
Brisbane, Australia.
All
purchases from this Web Site are made in the Australia.
At
your request, we will provide you with reasonable access to your
Personal Information, so that you can review what we have stored
and, if you choose, request corrections to it. After you request
access, we will provide the Personal Information that you request as
soon as practically possible and generally no later than thirty days
following the request. If you wish to correct your Personal
Information, please send us a written explanation of the particular
information that you believe should be corrected. Where information
will not or cannot be disclosed, we will tell you the reasons for
non-disclosure.
Security
Taxcuts.com.au combines technical and physical safeguards with
employee policies and procedures to protect your information. We
work to protect your information during transmission by using Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the information that
you provide online at our Web Site. We will use commercially
reasonable efforts to protect your information, continue to assess
new technology for protecting information, and when appropriate,
upgrade our information security systems.
Further, we permit only authorized Taxcuts.com.au employees and
third parties to access any Personal Information that you supply to
us.
If an employee misuses Personal Information, we will take
disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
If any individual or organization misuses Personal Information, we
will take action, up to and including termination of any agreement
between Taxcuts.com.au
and that individual or organization.
Links to Other Web Sites
When
you click on a link on this Web Site that takes you to a web site
operated by another company, you will be subject to that web sites
privacy policies.
Dispute Resolution
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding the use or
disclosure of Personal Information to us by using the Contact
Information given below. We will investigate and attempt to resolve
complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of personal
information in accordance with the principles contained in this
Privacy Statement. For complaints that cannot be resolved, we will
make available to you an independent dispute resolution process.
Contact Information
In the event of questions about
(i) access to your Personal Information,
(ii) our collection, use, management, or disclosure of Personal
Information, or
(iii) this Privacy Statement,
contact us at:
support@taxcuts.com.au
Privacy Officer
Effective Date
This Privacy Statement is effective as of April 19th,
2006.
VERSION 1.1