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Our Privacy Policy
 

  1. Introduction
    This policy governs the use and disclosure by Aust Domains of personal information of its users, and outlines how its users can access that information.


  2. Information that Aust Domains will collect

    Registration information

    Aust Domains collects or maintains the following personal information about its users:

    a) Name
    b) Address
    c) Telephone Number
    d) Email Address
    e) Username & Password
    f) Credit card details (If applicable)

    This information will be collected with your knowledge and participation. If you choose not to provide this information, Aust Domains may decline to accept your registration. It will not normally be possible for you to deal with Aust Domains anonymously.


    Cookies
    Aust Domains's Web site may track user access sessions using cookies, without your specific knowledge or participation, by automated means in the course of your use of Aust Domains's network. Cookies are a Web browser technology that is used by Aust Domains to improve your experience of using its Web site, but are not used to record any personal information. You may disable cookies in your Web browser at the cost of some possible loss of functionality in your use of the Aust Domains Web site.


  3. Sensitive information
    Aust Domains will not collect information revealing your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, or details of health, disability or sexual activity or orientation, unless compelled to do so by law.


    Purposes for which information is collected
    The personal information collected by Aust Domains may be used for the following purposes:

    - To administer its network;

    - For billing purposes;

    - For any other purpose for which you would reasonably expect your personal information to be --- used by Aust Domains; and

    - For any other purpose authorised by the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act ---- 1988.


  4. Disclosure of your personal information
    Your personal information may be disclosed in the following circumstances:

    - To authorised officers of Aust Domains and their agents for the purpose of administering Aust - - - Domains's network or for billing or credit collection purposes;

    - Under compulsion of law, for example if a warrant or court order is received;

    - To lessen or prevent a serious and imminent threat to an individual's life or health;

    - To you or with your consent; or

    - For any other purpose authorised by the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act - --- 1988.

    Otherwise Aust Domains will use its reasonable endeavours to avoid the disclosure of your personal information, save that aggregated demographic information may be disclosed so long as the information is unable to identify you or any other individual.


  5. Accessing your personal information

    How to request access to personal information
    You can contact Aust Domains to request a copy of your personal information by emailing our Privacy Officer at ceo@austdomains.com.au. The Privacy Officer shall attend to your request on a confidential basis within 14 days of the request being received.


  6. Fees for access to personal information
    No fee will be levied for access to information described in clause 2 above.


  7. Refusal of access
    Access to your personal information may be refused if:

    - providing access would pose a serious and imminent threat to life or health of a person;
    - providing access would create an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others;
    - the request is frivolous and vexatious;
    - denial of access is authorised or required by law; or
    - for any other reason authorised by the National Privacy Principles set out in the Privacy Act - - - - 1988.



  8. Data quality
    Aust Domains will use its reasonable endeavours to ensure the accuracy and quality of the information collected about you. Should personal information that you know Aust Domains has collected about you change, it is your responsibility to bring the changes to Aust Domains's attention which you may do by email to the Privacy Officer at ceo@austdomains.com.au.


  9. Data security
    Aust Domains will endeavour to keep your personal information as secure as reasonably possible. Without limitation, registration information is not accessible over the Internet, but only from a secure password-protected internal workstation. Aust Domains's Internet server utilises a modern Linux-based operating system that is maintained with the latest available security patches and updates.


  10. Amendments to Privacy Policy
    Aust Domains may amend the terms applying to the use of your personal information at any time, subject to informing you of the amendments by publishing the revised policy on its Web site.