Privacy Policy

We aim to provide a dynamic and personalised online experience. In order to deliver this we may ask our users to provide us with personal information. Where this is necessary, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of personal privacy. We will not collect any information about you without your consent. From time to time we may use the information you give us for marketing purposes (for example to develop or promote complimentary products or services for visitors to our website). We are continually developing products and services based on information and feedback we receive from visitors to our website and we may share these with you. Other than as required by law, or as set out in this privacy statement, we will not disclose information about you to any third party without your permission. Please note that all references to "we" means www.vedaetrace.com.au which includes www.vedaetrace.com.au, its subsidiaries, its holding companies or subsidiaries of such holding companies. The following statements should help with any questions you may have concerning your personal information. Should you require further information, please contact your local store.

We operate an Opt-In Policy Only

You will be made fully aware when any personal information is required that may allow www.vedaetrace.com.au to personally identify you or to contact you. Personal information will usually be requested when you register for a particular service or competition. www.vedaetrace.com.au will ask you for your consent to the processing of your personal information, by asking you to accept the terms of this privacy policy, before we process any such information, and we will not process personal information unless you give us your consent. Your personal information will only be used for the purposes stated when you provide any personal information. Having opted in to receive information you will always be given the opportunity to opt out at the end of each communication.

We comply with the law

www.vedaetrace.com.au is bound by the Federal Privacy Act 1988 and the National Privacy Principles (NPPs). This privacy policy sets out www.vedaetrace.com.au practices in relation to the collection, use, disclosure and handling of personal information. It does not apply to employee records. Except as set out in this Privacy Policy, www.vedaetrace.com.au will only disclose personal information in the following circumstances: when required to do so by law; or to protect and defend the rights of www.vedaetrace.com.au or to protect the interests and personal safety of users of www.vedaetrace.com.au, customers of www.vedaetrace.com.au or members of the public. At all times www.vedaetrace.com.au seeks to comply with the relevant Privacy laws in your country. We follow strict procedures for the storage and disclosure of information which users give us to prevent unauthorised access.

What personal information does www.vedaetrace.com.au collect and how does it collect it?

The type of information that www.vedaetrace.com.au collects and holds includes (but is not limited to) personal information about:

individuals who use our services
individuals who enter our competitions and trade promotions;
individuals who register on our website;
job applicants, suppliers and contractors; and
other people who come into contact with www.vedaetrace.com.au.

The information we collect may include information such as the individual's name, email address, telephone and/or facsimile number and postal address. www.vedaetrace.com.au will generally collect this information online, or by way of voluntary registration over the internet, by phone, facsimile and email. Personal information may be stored electronically or in hard copy documents.

How might www.vedaetrace.com.au disclose the information?

The people and organisations to whom www.vedaetrace.com.au may disclose personal information include:

service providers such as organisations who provide data processing, printing and fulfilment operations;
entities for whom we are acting as an agent or publisher, such as societies and our affiliated group companies;
courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities as agreed or authorised by law;
anyone authorised by the individual;
to another company, in the event that www.vedaetrace.com.au or a related asset or line of business is acquired by or transferred to that other company.

Your personal information may be disclosed to www.vedaetrace.com.au related group companies for processing. It may also be transferred overseas if you are accessing our website from a country outside of Australia. If we transfer your information outside of Australia in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy continues to be protected in a manner which is consistent with Australian law.

Management and security of personal information

www.vedaetrace.com.au takes reasonable steps to keep your personal information secure. www.vedaetrace.com.au maintains physical security over paper and electronic data storage. Personal information about individuals is stored on servers that sit behind a firewall and is physically housed within a secure data centre. We cannot guarantee that your personal information will be protected against unauthorised access or misuse, and do not accept any liability for the improper actions of unauthorised third parties. In relation to the internet, while www.vedaetrace.com.au uses reasonable efforts to safeguard the privacy of your personal information, transmissions made by means of the internet cannot be made absolutely secure. www.vedaetrace.com.au assumes no responsibility for disclosure of data due to errors in transmission or by unauthorised third parties. www.vedaetrace.com.au also assumes no responsibility or liability for third parties such as advertisers or other entities who utilise banner ads and links from our website. If you click through a banner ad or link and submit your information to an advertiser, you will be subject to their own privacy policies. We retain the personal information we collect from you for as long as the information is relevant to our business purposes as set out above or until you request that we remove the data by contacting your local www.vedaetrace.com.au store.

Updating your personal information

www.vedaetrace.com.au endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds about individuals is accurate, complete and up-to-date. Please contact us if the information we hold about you requires changing, or is out of date.

Accessing personal information

Individuals may request a copy of the personal information that www.vedaetrace.com.au holds about them by contacting our Privacy Officer in writing at the address set out below. www.vedaetrace.com.au may charge a reasonable administrative fee for processing the request.

Our use of cookies

In order to measure the success of our on-line advertising we use pixels, or transparent GIF files, to establish which of our on-line adverts successfully bring people to our website. The GIF files are provided by third parties who provide us with on-line advertising analysis. This system places a cookie on your browser when you enter our website via on-line advertisements allowing us to see which on-line advertisements bring us the most visitors to our website. The information collected on our behalf, is anonymous and does not personally identify you. The information doesnot contain your name, address, telephone number or your e-mail address. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can change your browser to reject them. Even without a cookie you can still use our website.

Disclaimer

We take precautions to protect personal information collected through www.vedaetrace.com.au.com but in the event that our system is infiltrated by unauthorised third parties we will not be liable for any resulting misuse of the personal information.

Your privacy matters

If you believe that www.vedaetrace.com.au has not adhered to this privacy policy at any time, please contact or our Privacy Officer and we shall use reasonable endeavours to correct any problem. www.vedaetrace.com.au reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time without notice. The latest privacy policy will apply at all times.

Contacting us

If you have any questions of comments about our handling of your personal information, please contact or our Privacy Officer.

Privacy Officer

www.vedaetrace.com.au
685 Burke Road
Camberwell, 3124
Melbourne , Victoria, Australia

Tel: +61 (03) 9811 4704
Fax: +61 (03) 9811 4716

Frequently asked questions

Q: Do I need to supply personal information in order to use the site?
A: Collecting personal information enables us to personalise the site and provide a better service and online experience. We will state clearly when personal information is required. This will usually be requested when you register for a particular service or competition. However, you can still visit and use many of the services without providing personal information.

Q:Do sites you link to have the same Privacy Policy?
A:We encourage sites that are linked to our site to follow our Privacy Policy, however this Privacy Policy applies to sites whose URL terminates in www.vedaetrace.com.au or a sub-domain of vedaetrace.com.au only and we do not endorse and are not responsible for the conduct or content of other sites.

Q:Do you collect any other information about me?
A:We aim to provide a dynamic and personalised online experience. In order to deliver this we may gather anonymous information. This is information that does not personally identify you but will enable us to improve our services. We may collect information about the length of time you have visited a site and what you looked at while you were there. Generally this information is collected through "traffic data" and may be gathered with the use of IP addresses or other numeric identifiers for a computer.

Q:Can I remove, correct or change my personal information?
A:Yes. www.vedaetrace.com.au enables you to notify us that you wish to remove or have changes made to your personal information.