Privacy Statement
financialalert Privacy Policy
| Wednesday, 1 June 2005
This privacy policy describes how information about users of the web application currently located at www.financialalert.co.nz (“the Site”) is collected, maintained, used and disclosed by the site’s publisher, Financial Alert Limited, and its employees and contractors (“the Publisher”). This privacy policy does not apply to other parties that may be linked or associated with the Site, each of which should have its own privacy policy available for your perusal.
1. Collection of clickstream and
other information
When you browse the Site, our Internet Service Provider (ISP) may log the
following information for statistical purposes: your Internet Provider (IP)
address, the date and time of your visit, the pages you accessed, documents you
downloaded, the previous site you visited, and the type of browser you’re using.
The Site contains cookies to allow the Site to recognise whether or not you have
logged in as a member. The cookies do not store or collect any personal
information about you, and are merely strings of numbers and letters which are
generated randomly by the Publisher’s server and used to help the server
'remember' who you are during a session. These cookies are created “in session”
only – that is, they are stored in your computer’s memory and destroyed when you
close your browser
2. Collection of personal
information
The Publisher will only collect personal information about you that is
necessary for the Site to perform its general function. The Publisher will
usually only collect personal information about you that you provide directly to
the Publisher on a voluntary basis, however we may also receive personal
information about you from your employer for the purpose of nominating you as a
member of the Site. When the Publisher collects personal information about you,
it will take reasonable steps to inform you of the purposes for which the
information is being collected, any applicable law that requires the information
to be collected, and the main consequences to you if you do not provide all or
part of the information. The Publisher will collect personal information about
you when (i) you complete and submit the Site registration form (available
through the “Join
Now >” link on the
Site’s homepage) to register as a member of the Site in which case this
information can only be collected with your consent, as you must click on a
button on the registration form to submit it to the Publisher; and (ii) you send
an email to one of the email addresses shown on the Site in which case your
email address and content may be used to enable a response from the Publisher.
The Publisher may also keep records of the following: forms you complete and
submit to the Publisher, notes from meetings and telephone conversations with
the Publisher, and other information you provide to the Publisher on a voluntary
basis e.g. business cards.
3. Collection of sensitive
personal information
We do not collect any sensitive information (including information relating
to your racial or ethnic origin, membership of political bodies, religion or
trade unions, sexual preferences or activities, criminal record, state of health
or medical history). If at any stage we hold any sensitive personal information
about you, that information will only be used and disclosed by us for the
purpose that it was provided by you.
4. Use and disclosure of your
personal information
The Publisher understands the importance of protecting your privacy and will
only use your personal information to provide you with the information and tools
available at the Site, and to let you know about other services and information
which the Publisher or its related companies may offer from time to time.
If you do not wish to be notified about other services and information, please
Contact Us >.
Your personal information may be stored by the Publisher in electronic and
hardcopy formats for up to seven (7) years. Generally, the Publisher will not
disclose your personal information to any other entity except in the following
circumstances: (i) to external service providers to whom the Publisher has
outsourced legal, administrative, financial, technical, insurance, marketing or
other functions, and then only on a confidential basis such that the service
provider is limited in their use of your personal information for the purpose of
fulfilling that outsourced function only; (ii) to any person authorised by you,
as specified by you, such as your agent or manager; (iii) where disclosure is
reasonably necessary to comply with the law; (iv) to enforce or apply the terms
of any of our terms and conditions; (v) to protect the rights, property or
safety of the Site, our users and others; or (vi) in an emergency or in
exceptional circumstances in which circumstance the Publisher may at its sole
discretion authorise the release of your personal information.
5. Access to and correction of
your personal information
At any time, you may request access to your personal information held by the
Publisher. The Publisher will process your request in a reasonable time and if
unable to give you a copy of your personal information, will let you know
generally the sort of information it holds about you. The Publisher may in some
cases refuse to give you access to your personal information and will provide
you with reasons for that refusal. The Publisher will take all reasonable steps
to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. When you
provide information to the Publisher, the Publisher relies on the accuracy of
that information. The Publisher also relies on you to notify it if there are any
changes to your personal information (contact details are set out at the end of
this Privacy Policy). At any time, you may ask the Publisher to correct
your personal information and in general, the Publisher will amend your personal
information upon request however if the Publisher disagrees with your request,
it will attach to your personal information a statement provided by you that you
believe your personal information is incorrect.
6. Security of your personal
information
The Publisher takes all reasonable steps to protect your personal
information from loss, unauthorized access, modification, disclosure or misuse.
You should note that there are security risks in transmitting information via
the Internet, and that there is no encryption applied to an email message
generated from the Site. Security is offered through user-authentication
functionality on the Site. Member information is not available over the
Internet. You should assess those potential risks when deciding whether to
become a member of the Site by completing the Registration Form at the Site.
There are other ways in which you can provide this information to the Publisher.
Please
Contact Us >.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Publisher may amend this policy from time to time, in which instance the
Publisher will post a notice and the revised privacy policy on the Site. You are
responsible for regularly checking the Site for any such changes. By using the
Product after the effective date of any change, you acknowledge you have read
and accepted the revised privacy policy.
8. Address
The Publisher, financialalert
c/- Brillient Pty Ltd, ABN 77 098 429 335
Level 3, Suite 304, 135 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
PO Box R923, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225, Australia
Phone +61 9247 0497
Email
mail@financialalert.co.nz
