thenorthernbeaches.com.au web site is owned and operated by Comformark Pty Ltd and will be referred to as “we”, “our” and “us” in this Privacy Policy. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy of this web site (“the web site”),
which is set out in this web site page.
The Privacy Policy relates to the collection and use of personal information you may supply to us through your conduct on the web site, and other information that we may collect through
other means for the operation of the website.We reserve the right, at our discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. This Privacy Policy is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable
to the web site. We do not make any representations about third party web sites that may be linked to the web site.
We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of information collected about visitors to our web site,
in particular information that is capable of identifying an individual (“personal information”). This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which your personal information, obtained through the web site or other means, will be dealt
with. This Privacy Policy should be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes.
We welcome your comments and feedback.
Personal information about visitors to our site is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. For example, we may need to collect such information to provide you with further services or to answer or forward any requests
or enquiries. It is our intention that this policy will protect your personal information from being dealt with in any way that is inconsistent with applicable privacy laws in Australia.
We collect more detailed information
from users wishing to advertise on the website and we may additionally use this information to contact you and confirm that you are eligible to advertise on the website, in keeping with our terms and conditions.
Information
submitted by users is accessible to users, and may be updated by users directly at any time, by logging in to the website using their email address and password.We may also lawfully collect information from publicly available sources
and use this information to contact potential customers for reasons directly related to the operation oft his website.
We also collect and record your I.P. address from which you connect to our website and may use this information
for marketing analysis and security issues when necessary. Similarly, we may collect and aggregate the search terms you enter while using the site and use this information for marketing purposes.
Personal information that visitors submit to our site is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted or for such other secondary purposes that are related to the business operations of the website, unless we disclose other uses
in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.
Apart from where you have consented, or disclosure is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was submitted, personal information may be disclosed in special situations where we have reason to believe that doing so is necessary to
identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering (intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, we may disclose
personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure.
We may engage third parties to provide you with goods or services on our behalf. In that circumstance, we may disclose your personal information to those third parties in order to meet your request for goods or services.
We strive to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to our sites, and we review and update our security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet
can be guaranteed to be totally secure.
However, we will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information you may transmit to us or from our online products and services. Once we do receive your transmission, we will also make our best efforts to ensure
its security on our systems.
In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us. However, we will not be held responsible for events
arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.
Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies, which are industry standard and are used by most Web sites, including those operated by us, can facilitate a user’s ongoing
access to and use of a site. They allow us to customise the web site to your needs. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept
the cookie feature. But you should note that Cookies may be necessary to provide you with some features of our on-line services.
We will endeavour to take all reasonable steps to keep secure any personal information which we hold about you, and to keep this information accurate and up to date.
If you discover that information held about you is incorrect, you may contact us to have the information corrected.
In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.
We provide links to web sites outside of our web sites, as well as to third party web sites. These linked sites are not under our control, and we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing
your personal information on any other website, we advise you to examine the terms and conditions of using that Web site and its privacy statement.
If we become aware of any ongoing concerns or problems with our web site handling of personal information, we will take these issues seriously and work to address these concerns. If you have any further queries relating to our Privacy
Policy, or you have a problem or complaint, please contact us.
For more information about privacy issues in Australia and protecting your privacy, visit the Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner’s web site.
https://www.oaic.gov.au/