Because
we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you
should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture
and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information
we gather and how we use it.
If
you have any questions or concerns about this policy please email support@optraweb.com.au
Optra
Web.com.au ("OptraWeb") does not collect personal information
about individual users except when such personal information is provided
to OptraWeb on a voluntary basis. Such personal information may be gathered
by
a contest or sweepstakes registration,
the registration process for subscription services and in connection
with content submissions,
postings in discussion areas or other public areas,
suggestions or voting/polling activities and
transactional areas.
No
personal information about individual users will not be sold or otherwise
transferred to any third parties without the approval of the user, except
that OptraWeb reserves the right to disclose such personal information:
1. to its affiliates, subsidiaries and third party
agents for purposes related to credit and collection, marketing and
services and products offered by OptraWeb, its affiliates and subsidiaries,
provided the information is required for, and is to be used only for
such purposes;
2. if such disclosure is made pursuant to a requirement
or request of a government agency, court order or other legal proceeding
or otherwise required by law.
The
user may request to decline receiving promotional and/or marketing information
from OptraWeb. Notwithstanding the user's wish to cease receiving such
promotional and/or marketing information, OptraWeb reserves the right
to contact a user regarding account status, changes to the user's Internet
service agreement and other matters relevant to the underlying service
and/or the personal information collected.
OptraWeb
reserves the right to conduct statistical analyses of user behavior
and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the OptraWeb
web site and to provide advertisers with information such as the number
of users that have been exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners.
OptraWeb will provide only aggregated data from these analyses to third
parties. Also, users are advised that OptraWeb may permit third parties
to offer subscription and/or registration-based services through the
OptraWeb web site. OptraWeb is not responsible for any actions or policies
of such third parties and users should check the applicable privacy
policy of each such third party when providing personal information.
OptraWeb is also not responsible for any actions of any third party
sites which users access through the OptraWeb web site and users are
responsible for checking the applicable privacy policy of such third
party sites.
Users
should also be aware that when personal information is voluntarily disclosed
(i.e. user name, e-mail address, etc.) in the discussion areas or other
public areas of the OptraWeb web site, that information, along with
any information disclosed in the user's communication, can be collected
and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from
third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of OptraWeb.
Users
also should be aware that non-personal information (your IP number,
your browser type, the page you requested and your operating system)
and data may be automatically collected through the standard operation
of OptraWeb's internet servers or through the use of "cookies".
"Cookies" are small text files that are used by web sites
to: (a) recognise repeat users; (b) track usage behavior; and (c) compile
aggregate data that will permit content improvements and targeted advertising.
Users should be aware that OptraWeb cannot control or prevent the use
of cookies or any information obtained through such cookies by advertisers
or third parties. If a user does not want information collected through
the use of cookies, most browsers permit the user to disable the cookie
feature. However, users are advised that cookies may be required for
the use of certain features on the OptraWeb web site. OptraWeb does
not collect any personal information by using Cookies.
At
the user's request, OptraWeb will: (a) allow a user
to decline receiving further electronic advertising from OptraWeb at
any time; (b) provide a user with reasonable access
to his or her information that is in OptraWeb's records; and (c)
use reasonable efforts to allow such user to update/correct personal
information which the user states is incorrect to the extent such updating/correction
will not compromise OptraWeb's privacy or security interests, subject
to the understanding that it may be impossible to completely delete
a user's information without some residual information being stored
because of backups.
Any
submissions to discussion areas or other public areas on the OptraWeb
web site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible
to all third parties. If a user does not want his or her comments to
be viewed by third parties, the user is advised not to make any submissions.
OptraWeb
reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time by notifying
users of the existence of a new privacy policy.