Alluvium knows that you care how information about you is used and
shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and
sensibly. Alluvium is dedicated to ensuring the privacy of our
customers and have implemented stringent security measures and
procedures, so you can rest assured that any details you submit online
remain secure. This notice describes our privacy policy. Alluvium is
bound by the National Privacy Principles contained in the Commonwealth
Privacy Act. By visiting Alluvium you are accepting the practices
described in this Privacy Policy. Alluvium may, from time to time,
review and update this privacy policy to take account of new laws and
technology and changes to Alluvium’s operations. Please visit this page
periodically, to check for updates. All personal information held by
Alluvium will be governed by its most recent policy, posted on Alluvium.
What Kind Of Personal Information Alluvium Collects And How It Is Collected
Alluvium
collects personal information from a variety of sources, including from
members of the public, advertisers, prospective employees, mailing
lists, recruitment agencies, contractors and business partners.
In
general, the personal information Alluvium collects includes (but is
not limited to) name, address, contact details, gender, occupation, in
some cases membership of professional associations and, where relevant,
financial information, including credit card information, banking
details and income information.
Personal Information you
provide: We store the personal information you enter on Alluvium or
give to Alluvium in other ways. We obtain most personal information
through Alluvium account registration process and updates to account
details. You may provide information when you request or acquire a
product or service from Alluvium or its related companies, provide a
product or service to Alluvium, complete a survey or questionnaire,
enter a competition, participate in forums or when you communicate with
Alluvium by email, telephone or in writing (for example if you contact
customer service or provide feedback).
Automatic collection:
Cookies: We may use a feature of your browser called a cookie to assign
your computer a 'User ID'. Cookies contain information by which
Alluvium can identify your computer to our servers. You may configure
your browser so that you are notified before a cookie is downloaded or
so that your browser does not accept cookies. Alluvium may use
information contained in cookies to make assumptions about the user of
the computer and to provide users of that computer with focused
advertising that Alluvium believes may be of interest, based on that
information. In some cases a web page might contain more than one
cookie, the information gathered from these different cookies are used
to build statistical and demographical information which does not
identify you personally to advertisers and other third parties for
marketing, promotional purposes.
To disable your cookies,
please refer to the help menu within your Internet browser. However,
cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of Alluvium’s coolest
features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.
Indirect
collection: Alluvium endeavours to collect personal information about
an individual only from that individual. In some circumstances Alluvium
may obtain personal information from a third party. If you provide
personal information about another person to Alluvium, Alluvium
requires that you inform that person you have done so and provide them
with a copy of this policy.
How Alluvium Uses The Information You Provide
Alluvium
may use information it collects from you for the primary purpose for
which it is collected and for such other secondary purposes that are
related to the primary purpose of collection. Alluvium generally uses
personal information to:
Does Alluvium Share The Information It Receives About Me
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others.
Alluvium may disclose personal information to other companies in the Alluvium Group that may only use it as set out above.
Alluvium may also provide your information to:
How Secure Is Information About Me?
Alluvium manages personal information in accordance with this policy and the Commonwealth Privacy Act.
Alluvium
protects the personal information Alluvium holds from misuse, loss,
unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by various means
including firewalls, password access, secure servers and encryption of
credit card transactions. Alluvium uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
software, which encrypts information you input. It is important for you
to protect against unauthorised access to your password and to your
computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.
Updating Personal Information
Alluvium
endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is
accurate, complete and up-to-date. You can update your Alluvium account
information via the Members Login section on our web site.
Seeking Access To The Personal Information Alluvium Holds About You
You
have the right to seek access the personal information held about you
and to advise Alluvium of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to
this right set out in the Privacy Act.
If you make an access
request, Alluvium will ask you to verify your identity and specify what
information you require. Alluvium may charge a fee to cover the costs
of meeting your request.
Account information: Alluvium
Account Holders can access the account information Alluvium holds about
them at any time via the Members Login section on our web site.
How To Contact Alluvium
If you have enquiries or wish to provide feedback about this policy,
please mail to the Privacy Officer at:
Alluvium (Aust) Pty Ltd
87 York St,
South Melbourne,
Victoria 3205