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Privacy Statement
Your rights to privacy
We, IMG Sports Technology Group (referred to in this document as “we” and “us”) recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information collected from you and your right to privacy.
We are committed to complying with the requirements of Australian privacy legislation applying to the handling of personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we will manage your personal information.
Subject to any exceptions available to us under the legislation, we are bound by the requirements of the Federal Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) regarding the collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information. "Personal Information" is information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information or opinion.
1. When is personal information collected?
Personal information is collected from you: (a) when you register to use the auction service made available as part of the website (the “Auction Service”); (b) when you modify your profile on the Member Detail section of the website; or (c) when you otherwise send personal information to us. We also collect personal information when you make a bid for an item as part of the Auction Service. In addition our server collects certain information when you use the website and this is set out in more detail at section 2 below.
2. What personal information will we collect from you?
We collect the following personal information from you when you register to use the Auction Service: (a) contact details (name, address, phone numbers and email address); (b) date of birth; and (c) Auction Service preferences. We also collect information about bids that you make in using the Auction Service, such as what you bid for and how much you bid. If you send us additional information via email, post or other format, we may also retain this.
When you browse the website, our service provider logs the following information for statistical purposes:
- your server address;
- top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, etc.);
- the date and time of your web-site visit;
- the pages you looked at;
- the documents you down-loaded;
- the previous site you visited; and
- the type of browser you used.
We will not try to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the service provider's logs.
We use cookies to keep track of your bidding in connection with the Auction Service. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that the website may place in the browser file of your hard drive which helps us collect general information about visitor behaviour on our site, track password functions and to help us develop better functionality within our site. As such, cookies are designed to improve your experience of the Auction Service. In some cases, cookies may collect and store personal information about you. We extend the same privacy protection to your personal information gathered via cookies as from other sources. You can adjust your Internet browser to disable cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas of the website or take advantage of the improved website experience that cookies offer.
We may also use an outside advertising company to display advertisements on the website. These advertisements may contain cookies. Cookies received with banner ads are collected by our advertising company, and we do not have access to, or control over, this information.
3. How will my personal information be used?
Your personal information will be used in: (a) our provision of the Auction Service; (b) billing and fulfilment arrangements; (c) our internal use for improving the Auction Service; (d) meeting our legal obligations; (e) statistical analysis of usage of the website; (f) administrative purposes connected with the website; and (g) other disclosure where required at law.
Navigational data collected by our system that identifies you personally will not be used. We may aggregate this data use the results in order to improve the website. We may do this by using the aggregated data to monitor site usage, for marketing to banner advertisers and to improve the look, content and navigation of the website.
4. Will my personal information be provided to others?
Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties in the delivery of items won at auction by you. Additionally, we may provide your personal information to third parties in processing and collecting payments owed to us.
Your user id will be displayed when you make bids for items as part of the Auction Service. This is to allow other users to track bidding for an item on the Auction Service.
There are other organisations that are connected to the Auction Services which may have access to your personal information.
They are: (a) the contracted parties and their management and affiliated companies; (b) our member and affiliated organisations; (c) web development companies that are contracted to develop and maintain the website; and (d) auditors and regulators for compliance purposes.
5. Risks of using the Internet
You should note that there are security risks in transmitting information via the internet. You should assess these potential risks when deciding whether to use the Auction Service. If you do not wish to transmit information via the website, there are other ways in which you can provide this information, such as by mail, telephone or on-site visit. However, you are not able to use the Auction Service without using the Internet.
6. Why do we need your personal information?
We need your personal information in order that we can effectively provide the Auction Service. We also need your personal information to improve the website and the Auction Service. If you choose not to provide your personal information, we will not be able to provide the Auction Service to you.
7. How do we keep your personal information safe?
Firstly, it is very important that you not disclose your user id and password to other persons. Secondly, we encrypt the transmission of personal data between your browser and our website server using a thawte SSL123 Certificate so information remains secure when sent to us.
8. Can you see or ask for amendment to the personal information we have collected about you?
In most circumstances you have a right to see what personal information we hold about you. To obtain this information, please contact us as set out below. The Privacy Act gives limited circumstances in which some or all access to this information may be denied. If this applies to you, we will explain this to you.
You may also request us in writing to amend records containing your personal information if you believe they are inaccurate for any reason. The easiest way to do this is to amend the details in your profile on the Member Detail section of the website.
We will deal with all requests for access or amendment to personal information as quickly as possible.
9. How can you contact us?
If you want further information on how we handle your personal information, or if you want to discuss a possible breach of privacy, please contact IMG Sports Technology Group in one of the following ways:
Privacy Officer
IMG Sports Technology Group
Level 4
263 Clarence Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Email: privacy@imgworld.com
Telephone: (02) 9285 8000
Fax: (02) 9285 8001
If you are unsatisfied with the resolution of any questions, you may refer the matter to the Privacy Commissioner by calling 1300 363 992.
10. Changes to this Policy
From time to time it may be necessary for us to review and revise our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time. We may notify you about changes to this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version on our website.
4 August 2008
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Email enquiries will be responded to within 24 hours on weekdays. Emails sent on weekends or public holidays will be responded to on the next business day.
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