Breedsmart Pty Ltd trading as "StableSmart" ABN 17 139 338 051 owns and operates the website located at www.stablesmart.com (Website).
We understand the importance of protecting individuals' rights to privacy and that you may be concerned about the confidentiality of information that you provide us. We have prepared this statement to help you understand how we aim to protect the privacy of your personal information.
You should carefully consider this Privacy Statement before submitting personal information to us.
Your right to privacy
In handling your personal information, we are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and are required to comply with the National Privacy Principles set out in that Act.
This privacy statement describes the way we collect, use and disclose your personal information and your rights in relation to our management of your personal information.
By accepting the standard terms and conditions that apply to all users you have also agreed to the matters set out in this statement. We may update this statement from time to time without notice to you by publishing a revised version on the Website. Please check back to this page before each time you submit personal information to us.
What kinds of personal information do we collect?
Personal information is information that identifies an individual. During the provision of our Website services, we may collect your personal information and those of other horse owners and trainers.
Generally, the kinds of personal information we collect are your name, the name of your business, address, telephone number and email address. We also collect information from you and third parties about horses owned by you (and, although this is not your personal information we also take reasonable steps to limit access to this information by persons other than you, us and other owners and trainers of the horse). We hold or compile other personal information provided by you directly or indirectly over the Website, including computer sign-on data, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the Website, your personal Website preferences and ad data.
We may collect other personal or financial information about you that you provide us in exchange for those of our services that incur a fee. Where you must enter financial information online to pay a fee to us, we may engage a third party to provide a secure payment transaction facility and in that case we will not receive your financial information.
How do we collect your personal information?
We collect your personal information directly from you, from third parties and from others who post material on the Website.
When you register as a user of the Website, you need to provide us with your personal information.
We collect information about you and your horse from various third parties, who have licensed or otherwise granted us access to this information.
We or our service providers may also place "cookies" (small files placed on the hard drive of your computer) and "web beacons" (electronic images placed in the web page code) on your computer when you visit some parts of the Website. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from your hard drive when you close your browser. We may use permanent or session cookies to help analyse web page flow, customise services, content and advertising and promote trust and safety. You can block our cookies by changing the settings on your browser, but doing so may hinder your use of some of our services.
There may be occasions when we collect your personal information from other sources such as from other users who provide us with a referral or complaint.
Why do we collect your personal information?
We collect your personal information to properly identify you as the owner of a horse before we grant you access to information about that horse, to enable you to share information on the Website with other users and to provide the best possible service.
Providing your personal information means we are able to contact you if there are any problems with the services we provide you or content you have uploaded to the Website. We also collect your personal information to help the Website work and troubleshoot problems or resolve disputes, to enable us to post your contact details so that you can be contacted in relation to classifieds you post, collect fees and to keep the Website protected from misuse.
We do not sell, rent or trade personal information about you to third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent.
As part of providing our services to you, we may collect your personal information to give you the option of receiving our updates and publications, and to invite you to participate in offers related to our Website. You agree to receive these communications from us unless you tell us that you would prefer not to receive them. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can indicate your preference by following the directions provided in the communication.
If you do not provide us with personal information we may not be able to allow you access to the Website or offer some specific services as it may affect our ability to meet our obligations to our other users.
Who will we disclose your personal information to?
We disclose your personal information for the purposes for which we collect it. That is, generally, only to enable you to access the Website, enable you to communicate with other owners and trainers of the same horse, improve the operation of the Website or to offer you services we provide or may provide in the future.
To do so we need to disclose some of you personal your information to other owners and trainers and to third parties that we engage to perform administrative or other services.
The Website is designed to make it easy for you to share information with other owners and trainers of your horse. You decide how much information you want to share, but acknowledge that:
If our company or business is bought by someone else, we may share personal information with the buyer, but they must still comply with this policy.
We may also disclose your personal information if you give us your consent or if disclosure is required by law.
Security of your personal information
We take all reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information that we hold is protected against misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Links to other websites
The Website contains various links and references to other websites. Please be aware that we do not control these websites and that this Privacy Statement does not apply to those websites. You should read the privacy statement of every website you visit. If in doubt, do not provide sensitive personal information to websites.
Can you access the personal information we hold about you?
You have a right to access the personal information we collect and hold about you. If at any time you would like to access or change your details, or you would like more information on our approach to privacy, please contact us. You have the ability to vary and remove some of your personal information using the settings on the Website.
In most cases, a summary of your personal information, such as your name and contact details, is available for no fee. If providing you with access to specific personal information requires a more detailed retrieval of your information, a fee may be charged for the cost of the retrieval and supply of that information.
Your obligations
You may use personal information gathered from the Website only to follow up with another user about a specific posting, not to send spam or collect personal information from someone who has not consented to that.
How to contact us
We have an appointed Privacy Compliance Officer to assist you with any inquiries, complaints or feedback you may have, who can be contacted at:
The Privacy Compliance Officer
Breedsmart Pty Ltd trading as "StableSmart"
233 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
Phone: +61 (02) 8923 5666
Fax: +61 (02) 9929 3001
Email: privacy@stablesmart.com
This privacy statement was last updated on 1 April 2010.
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