PRIVACY POLICY, COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK
Boost Digital Privacy Policy
Introduction
This web site and its contents (the "Site")
is owned by Boost Digital.com. This Privacy
Policy describes the way in which Boost Digital
and our sponsor companies ("we/us") collect,
use and disclose information obtained by us
from your use of the Site.
By visiting the Site you are agreeing with
and consenting to the practices described in
this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with
this Privacy Policy you should immediately cease
using the Site. As this Policy may be updated
from time to time as the Site and its content
develops and matures, we encourage you to check
this Policy regularly.
INFORMATION COLLECTED BY US
The type of information we collect from you
depends upon your use of the Site. Generally
speaking, however, the information which we
may collect can be divided into the following
broad categories:
- Information you give us
We receive and store information which you
enter into the Site. This may represent a
potentially wide range of information. For
example, when you register for membership
of Boost Digital we will collect information
from you such as e-mail address, name and
State of residence. Your participation in
competitions, surveys, voting, chats, games
and other events may involve further information
being provided by you.
- Information we collect from you
We may from time to time receive and store
certain automatic information relating to
your use of, and behaviour on the Site. This
information is commonly referred to as "clickstream"
information. For example, we may record information
such as the areas of the Site accessed by
you, the time, date and URL of the pages requested
by you, your browser software, your IP address,
and/or the previous web site that you have
linked to the Site from. The recording of
such information enables us to identify the
areas of our sites that are most popular and
to tailor the Site accordingly.
- Information stored and obtained from
"Cookies"
The Site makes use of a feature of Internet
web browsers called "cookies"; small pieces
of information stored by your browser on your
computer's hard drive. The use of cookies
allows your browser to remember some specific
information relating to you and your use of
the Site and helps us to make your use of
the Site easier by storing information about
your preferences. Whenever you visit our Site,
we will check with your browser for the presence
of our cookies, which contain information
such as whether you have visited the Site
before and your preferences for our Site.
OUR USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We are committed to the protection of your
privacy and your personal information. We will
comply with this Privacy Policy and any other
applicable laws relating to privacy, data collection
and the use of information that are currently
enacted or may be enacted in the future. As
a guiding principle, information which is collected
from the Site is used by us:
- to operate the Site;
- to provide you with a product or a service
you have requested from the Site;
- to help us gain a better understanding
of your likes and dislikes, so as improve
the Site (and other sites run by us), our
marketing strategies and/or the products and
services generally offered by us.
We may also use the information collected to
notify you about changes to the Site, and to
inform you of services and special offers which
we think you'll find valuable. From time to
time we may also use the information to send
you information about us and possibly about
third parties (we shall send such information
directly to you - your information will not
be provided to third parties). In all instances,
if you do not want to receive such offers, you
will be able to "opt out" from receiving them.
To facilitate our efficient use of your information,
and to provide you with the services or products
requested by you, it may sometimes be necessary
for us to disclose your information to third
parties. However, this disclosure shall only
occur in the following circumstances:
- To our Employees, Contractors and Agents
From time to time we may engage or employ
other companies and individuals to perform
functions on our behalf. Examples may include,
but are not limited to processing credit card
payments, fulfilling orders and delivering
products, analysing data, providing marketing
assistance, providing legal or accounting
advice and/or providing information technology
and related services. Such parties will have
access to only that personal information required
by them to perform their functions, and may
not use such information for any other purposes.
- Aggregated Statistical Information
From time to time, we may provide aggregated
statistical information about access patterns,
navigational techniques, product sales, etc.
to reputable third parties. However, in all
instances such information will simply comprise
aggregated data collected about you and other
users, and will not include any direct personal
information that identifies you as our customer.
- Where required by Law
In certain circumstances we may be required
by law to disclose your personal information,
for example, where disclosure is ordered by
a Court, or subpoenaed in relation to third
party litigation. We also reserve the right
to choose to disclose your information to
law enforcement agencies in circumstances
described in the National Privacy Principles
and other applicable laws and regulations,
including for the purpose of investigating
alleged contraventions of the law.
- With your Consent
Other than as outlined above, we will endeavour
to provide you with notice (which may occur
via your nominated e-mail) when we wish to
provide personal information about you to
third parties, and provide you with the opportunity
to choose not to share that information.
A FURTHER WORD ON "COOKIES"
As noted earlier in this Policy, this Site
makes us of a feature of Internet browsers called
"cookies". Cookies help us to "remember" your
preferences in relation to the Site. By showing
how and when you use our Site, cookies help
us see which areas are popular and which are
not, and to tailor the Site accordingly. The
use of cookies is an industry standard and you'll
find most major web-sites use them. If you prefer
not to receive cookies you can adjust you Internet
browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when
cookies are being used. A number of third party
products are also available to remove cookies
from your computer. However, the vast majority
of our Site will not function if cookies have
been turned off, and setting your browser to
"warn" you when cookies are used will reduce
your enjoyment of the Site. For this reason
we strongly recommend that you leave cookies
fully functional.
Of course, we never use cookies to retrieve
information from your computer that was not
originally sent by us, do not allow or share
third party access to cookies placed by our
Site, and except as outlined above, do not share
any information obtained from them with any
third parties.
HOW SECURE IS MY INFORMATION?
Your information is stored on a computer server
located in Victoria, Australia. We attempt to
keep our server secure and free from unauthorised
access and use, by enforcing physical security
at the premises in which the server is located,
and by using industry standard technological
measures to prevent unauthorised remote access
to the server. Sensitive information, such as
credit card and related financial information
that is transmitted to our and from our servers
is secured using encryption methods such as
secure socket layers technology (SSL). You will
know when transmitted data is safe by the appearance
of a security notice when you enter a secure
page. A secure icon will also appear on your
browser - for Microsoft Internet Explorer this
is a lock icon, and for Netscape Navigator it
is small key icon. Finally, you can identify
secure pages by the fact that they begin with
"https://" (as opposed to http:// for standard
pages). Unfortunately, no server on the Internet
nor any data transmission over the Internet
can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Despite
our best efforts to keep our server and transmissions
to and from our server secure, we are unable
to absolutely guarantee security and there will
always be a risk of unauthorised access to your
information. Although we will take all reasonable
steps to keep secure any information, which
we hold about you, we will not be held responsible
for events arising from unauthorised access
to such information.
An important aspect of the security of your
personal information is the password protection
system. You must keep your password secure and
take care not to disclose or share it with any
third parties. Although we will take care to
ensure that maximum security for your personal
information, you are ultimately solely responsible
for maintaining the secrecy of your username
and passwords. Please notify us immediately
if you believe that your password has been disclosed,
or you become aware of any unauthorised use
of your account, or any other breach of security.
ACCESSING AND CHANGING YOUR INFORMATION
The membership information that you provide
to use is kept in a secure environment access
be only authorised persons. You may request
access to other information, which we have collected
from the Site and hold in relation to you, by
e-mailing us at webmaster@boostdigital.com.
We will use our reasonable endeavours to provide
you with a copy of, or access to, you information
and to remedy any errors which you identify
in relation to that information. We may, at
our discretion, request a reasonable charge
for access to such information. Please allow
7 days for a response for any such request.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The Site contains links to other sites. With
the exception of other sites owned by us, we
do not control the information collection of
sites reached through links from this Site.
If you have any questions about the information
collection policies of those sites then you
should contact the companies controlling those
sites directly.
PUBLIC FORUMS
From time to time, this Site may contain chat
rooms, message boards, news groups, and other
forums. You should be aware than any information
you disclose on these forums becomes public
information, and may be collected and used by
others. This may result, for example, in you
receiving unsolicited messages from other parties.
NO GUARANTEE OF COLLECTION BY US
Despite the information about you, which we
may collect, we are not responsible for collecting
or storing any of that information, and do not
guarantee that we will. You are responsible
for keeping you own records relating to your
use of the Site and any transactions conducted
via it, and for complying with any applicable
record keeping legislation.
OUR CONTACT DETAILS
If we become aware of any ongoing concerns
or problems with the Site, we will take the
issue seriously and work to address your concerns.
If you have any queries about this Privacy Policy,
or have a problem or complaint, then you should
contact us by sending an e-mail to webmaster@boostdigital.com.