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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 headoffice@sacotech.com.au
Saco Technology does not collect personal information about individual users
except when such personal information is provided to Saco Technology 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 be sold or otherwise transferred
to any third parties without the approval of the user, except that Saco Technology
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 Saco
Technology, 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 Saco Technology. Notwithstanding the user's wish to cease receiving such
promotional and/or marketing information, Saco Technology reserves the right
to contact a user regarding account status, changes to the user's service agreement
and other matters relevant to the underlying service and/or the personal information
collected.
Saco Technology reserves the right to conduct statistical analyses of user
behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the
Saco Technology 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. Saco Technology will provide only aggregated data from these analyses
to third parties. Also, users are advised that Saco Technology may permit third
parties to offer subscription and/or registration-based services through the
Saco Technology web site. Saco Technology 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. Saco Technology
is also not responsible for any actions of any third party sites which users
access through the Saco Technology 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 Saco Technology 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 Saco Technology.
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 Saco Technology'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 Saco Technology
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 Saco Technology web site. Saco Technology
does not collect any personal information by using Cookies.
At the user's request, Saco Technology will: (a) allow a user to decline receiving
further electronic advertising from Saco Technology at any time; (b) provide
a user with reasonable access to his or her information that is in Saco Technology
'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 Saco Technology '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 Saco Technology
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. Saco Technology reserves
the right to change this privacy policy at any time by notifying users of the
existence of a new privacy policy.
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