PRODUCTSPEC LIMITED
PRIVACY POLICY
In the course of operating our website and providing listing
and other services, Productspec Limited (“we” or “our” or “us”) may collect, use,
disclose and hold information about an identifiable individual (“Personal Information”).
This Privacy Policy describes the Personal Information collected
by us or our website and describes the purposes for which we may use, disclose or
hold such Personal Information.
In this Privacy Policy, the following terms will have the
following meanings:
“Direct Marketing Information” means marketing or promotional
information about our services or products;
“Industry Supplier” means a person who has
entered into a listing agreement with us for the supply of listing and other associated
services;
“Registered Member” means a person who has registered to
become a member of our website; and
“Visitor” means a person that uses or browses our website
and who is not a Registered Member or Industry Supplier.
1.
Visitors to our website
1.1 If you are a Visitor,
during your visit to our website we will collect statistical data about your visit,
such as
[the date, time and length of your visit, the
URLs or addresses of the website pages you visit, the operating system, browser,
each engine and IP address used by the computer you are using to connect to the
internet and the domain name from which you are accessing the internet.] This information is collected
by third party software operating on our website.
1.2 We use and disclose
such statistical data for the following purposes:
(a)
to measure the effectiveness of listing or other advertising on our website;
(b)
to identify user behaviour and industry trends on our website;
and
(c)
to maintain and optimise the technical performance, operation
and security of our website.
1.3 We may disclose such
statistical data to others, including Industry Suppliers, but only on an aggregated
basis and in a way that ensures that no individual is able to be identified from
such data.
1.4 If you are a Visitor,
we will not use Personal Information collected by us or our website to send or email
Direct Marketing Information to you, unless you have expressly asked us to send
Direct Marketing Information to you.
If you want us to stop sending Direct Marketing
Information to you, you can contact us at any time to request that we stop sending
you such information.
You can either contact our Privacy Officer (see clause
10 below) or use the “Unsubscribe” facility at the bottom of any Direct Marketing
Information email or communication that we send you.
2.
Registered Members and
Industry Suppliers
2.1 If you are a Registered
Member or an Industry Supplier, during the process of registering as a member of
our website or entering into a listing agreement with us you will provide us with
Personal Information, for example, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card details,
names and job titles.
We may also collect other Personal Information about you
during the course of your relationship with us, either directly from you or from
third parties.
2.2 If you do not provide
the information requested by us or our website, we may not be able to register you
as a member of our website or enter into a listing agreement with you.
2.3 We will use, disclose
and hold such Personal Information for the purposes of:
(a)
establishing and maintain your registration, your account and/or listings with us;
(b)
providing you with listing and other associated services;
(c)
contacting you about your registration, your account or the services we provide
to you;
(d)
arranging
billing
, payment, credit checks and verifying your identity;
(e)
gauging customer satisfaction and providing customer services;
(f)
providing technical support and administration;
(g)
maintaining our records;
(h)
addressing feedback or complaints and resolving disputes; and
(i)
sending you Direct Marketing Information, if you have expressly asked us to.
2.4 If you do not want us
to send you any Direct Marketing Information, you can contact us at any time to
request that we stop sending you such information. You can either contact
our Privacy Officer (see clause 10 below) or use the “Unsubscribe“ facility at the
bottom of any Direct Marketing Information email or communication that we send you.
2.5 We may also publish
Personal Information collected from you (except for any credit card details) on
our website as part of your Listing, advertising or submission to an on-line member
forum. You should not submit to us any Personal Information that
you do not want published on our website, for example, a home phone number.
3.
Cookies
3.1 Our website may use
cookies.
“Cookies” are pieces of software that are placed on the
computer that you are using to access the internet. Cookies are designed
to remember information about your personal preferences for our website.
We will only use and disclose such information so that our website will remember
you next time you visit and, if you are a Registered Member and have selected this
option, to automatically log you in to our website. You can change the settings
on your browser to reject some cookies, but this may reduce the functionality of
our website.
4.
Disclosing Personal
Information to third parties
4.1 We will not sell your
Personal Information to direct marketers.
4.2 We will not use your
Personal Information, or disclose your Personal Information to third parties, except:
(a)
to the extent reasonably necessary to achieve any of the purposes described in clauses
1 or 2; or
(b)
where we reasonably believe that such use or disclosure is required or expressly
permitted under any applicable law.
4.3 We will not hold your
Personal Information for longer than is reasonably required for the purposes for
which we may lawfully use that Personal Information.
5.
Your rights to access
and correct Personal Information.
5.1 Where we hold Personal
Information about you, you have a right to access and correct that Personal Information
in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.
If you want to access or correct your Personal Information,
please contact our Privacy Officer (see clause 10 below) and he/she will tell you
how to make a request and if any charges will apply.
6.
Security
6.1 We will use all reasonable
endeavours to effect and maintain adequate security measures to safeguard the Personal
Information we hold from loss or unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure.
However, as the internet is an open network, we do not warrant or guarantee that
your Personal Information is safe from loss or unauthorised access, use, modification
or disclosure, either during transmission to or from our website, or when held by
us.
7.
Other websites
7.1 Other websites that
are linked to our website may have privacy policies that govern the use of information
collected by those other websites.
We are not responsible for any information collected
by those other websites, or the privacy or data protection practices of the operators
of those other websites.
8.
Website Terms of Use
8.1 Your use of our website
is also governed by our Terms of Use.
By accessing and browsing our website, you also
agree to comply with the terms of our
Terms of Use.
9.
Amendments
9.1 We may amend this Privacy
Policy from time to time.
Notice of any such amendments will be announced
on this website and will be effective immediately, unless we state otherwise.
You are responsible for reviewing our website regularly to obtain timely notice
of any such amendments.
9.2 Your continued use of
our website will constitute your acceptance of any amendments or revisions to this
Privacy Policy.
10.
Contacting us or our
Privacy Officer
If you:
(a) have any questions about
this Privacy Policy or our privacy and data protection practices;
(b) want to access or correct
any Personal Information we hold about you; or
(c) want us to stop sending
you Direct Marketing Information,
please contact our Privacy Officer:
Jon Thompson
Privacy Officer
Productspec Limited