Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website and governs data collection and usage. By using Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your post code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
Âû²ÝÉçÇøre is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Please also note, Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal does not read any of your private online communications.
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal and Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal family of websites.
Use of your Personal Information
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal collects and uses your personal information to operate Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website and deliver the services you have requested. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal and its affiliates. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal, in order to determine what Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal, or the public.
Use of Cookies
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website use 'cookies' to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. Âû²ÝÉçÇø purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal pages, or register with Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal site or services, a cookie helps Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal features that you customised.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Âû²ÝÉçÇø Portal has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Âû²ÝÉçÇø at servicedesk@thelakes.qld.edu.au. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.