The last review of this Privacy Policy was conducted on 16 February 2024.
This Privacy Policy sets out how Anne Layton-Bennett collects, stores, uses and discloses your Personal Information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in connection with your use of our Website at [website address] or any other Anne Layton-Bennett software, application or other product that refers to or links this Privacy Policy. Personal Information means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is recently identifiable whether the information or opinion is true or not and whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
Please read the Privacy Policy carefully. If there is anything that you do not understand please ask us.
1.1. When Anne Layton-Bennett provides you with services, you use our products or services or visit our Website, we may collect certain information about you.
1.2. Anne Layton-Bennett automatically collects your IP address and how you accessed our Website (such as, via advertisement or another Website). We do this to help diagnose problems within our server, administer our Website and track usage statistics.
1.3. Anne Layton-Bennett collects data from your use of the Website, including:
(a) user data, being Personal Information that is provided by you when you sign up for an account and use the Website, which may include your name, phone number and email address;
(b) profile data, including Personal Information made available by you or the social network you use to log in and includes names, comments, posts images or preferences, feedback and survey responses;
(c) usage data, including information about how you access and use the Website, as well as usernames and passwords, browser types, time zone settings, time spent of webpages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data;
(d) location data;
(e) marketing data, including your preferences in receiving marketing communications from us; and
(f) cookie data and similar tracking technologies, which are used to track the activity on the Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We use cookies to collect data from your browser or device and is collected as statistical information and includes your IP address, browser or device type, language, time zone location and access times. We also use cookies to track pages you have visited and information accessed on our Website. This information is used for statistical references, site analysis and to remember your details and preferences when you return to our Website. Your web browser or device can also be configured to reject cookies. If you set up your web browser or device to reject cookies, certain functions of our Website may become unavailable to you. Anne Layton-Bennett uses the following types of cookies:
i. necessary cookies, which are those that are essential to run the Website, including those that collect encrypted user session identifiers and device identifiers;
ii. performance cookies, which are those that collect information about how you use and interact with our Website, including statistical information about how many people visit the Website, and how you arrived there, and how many times you have visited;
iii. functionality cookies, which include those that allow [business name]to recognise you and remember the choices you make on the Website, such as your preferred language and location; and
iv. marketing cookies, which include those that help [business name]deliver advertising material that is more relevant to you and your interests. Marketing cookies may be placed by our third-party partners and other advertisers who share cookie data with us.
1.4. Anne Layton-Bennett may use third-party ad servers to deliver ads to you on our behalf. These third-party ad servers may collect and use non-personally identifiable information about your visits to our site in order to present advertisements that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice or to opt out of having this information used by third-party ad servers to provide targeted ads, please visit http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/ .
1.5. Anne Layton-Bennett collects Personal Information which is reasonably necessary for our dealings with you, including your:
(a) name;
(b) email;
(c) phone number;
(d) approximate location by city, town or postcode; and
(e) any other information that you submit to the Website.
2.1. Anne Layton-Bennett may use your Personal Information to:
(g) administer, manage and develop the Website, products, databases and services;
(h) personalise the Website;
(i) enable your access to and use of the Website services;
(j) publish information about you on the Website;
(k) send to you products that you purchase;
(l) supply to you services that you purchase;
(m) send to you statements and invoices;
(n) collect payments from you;
(o) send you marketing communications;
(p) verify your identity;
(q) provide you and potential customers with quality products and services; and
(r) maintain contact details.
2.2. Personal Information collected by [business name]is generally only used for the main purpose for which the Personal Information was collected or related purposes.
2.3. Anne Layton-Bennett may disclose and share your Personal Information to:
(a) members and personnel of the [business name], including our affiliates and business functions, employees, contractors, participating real estate agents and property developers, technology and media partners, [business name’s] lawyers, accountants or professional advisors, related companies and other third-party service providers, such as third-party branding, advertising and marketing service providers;
(b) web browser extension providers;
(c) legal, regulatory, and law enforcement authorities to the extend we are required to do so by law, or if required for the legal protection of our legitimate interest in compliance with applicable laws;
(d) parties involved in a business sale, which may be necessary if we undergo any reorganisation, restructuring, merger, sale, acquisition or other transfer of assets. In such scenarios, your Personal Information will be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchaser’s adviser and will be passed on to any new owners of the business;
(e) event partners, including promotion partners or event organisers for the purpose of organising and delivering such events or promotions; and
(f) business partners, including our existing or potential agents, business partners, or joint venture entities to enable us to perform our business activities in relation to our services.
2.4. Anne Layton-Bennett and its related entities may collate and commercialise your Personal Information via data insights.
2.5. Anne Layton-Bennett may otherwise use or disclose Personal Information to the extent we are permitted to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.
2.6. Personal Information that Anne Layton-Bennett collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate to enable the use of the Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The countries in which Anne Layton-Bennett operates in will vary, but, in the course of our business operations, we generally disclose Personal Information to organisations located in Australia, the United States of America, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. If we disclose Personal Information to organisations in those countries, your Personal Information may become subject to privacy laws in such countries. Your consent to this Privacy Policy acknowledges that you agree to us disclosing your Personal Information to organisations in those countries.
3.1. Anne Layton-Bennett have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your Personal Information, including the implantation of a SSL secured communication channel, which is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
3.2. Employees, agents contractors and other third parties of Anne Layton-Bennett are required to maintain the confidentiality of any Personal Information we have collected from you.
3.3. When there is a suspected or known data breach, [business name’s] first step is to contain the breach where possible. We will also notify you of any such breach.
4.1. Our Website contains links to other sites that are not operated by Anne Layton-Bennett
4.2. Anne Layton-Bennett is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any of those sites.
5.1. You may request access to your Personal Information or request us to correct Personal Information that we hold about you.
5.2. A request must be made in writing and specify what Personal Information you want access to or to be corrected.
5.3. A request made in accordance with clause 5.2 will be satisfied or otherwise within 14 days or receipt of the request.
5.4. Notwithstanding clauses 5.1 to 5.3, in some circumstances, we may not be required by law to provide you with access to or correct your Personal Information. If that is the case, you will be provided with the reason(s) for our decision.
6.1. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. As a result, it is important you review it regularly.
6.2. We will notify you of any changes to the Privacy Policy via email.
6.3. An updated Privacy Policy is effective as at the date specified at the top of this Privacy Policy.
7.1. If you wish to make a privacy complaint, you may contact the officer using the contact details in clause 8.
7.2. A complaint referred to in clause 7.1 must be made in writing, and contain:
(a) your full legal name;
(b) sufficient details regarding your complaint;
(c) supporting evidence and/or information; and
(d) your relevant contact details.
7.3. A complaint made in accordance with clause 7.2 above will be responded to within 14 days.
The Privacy Officer
info@annelaytonbennett.com
Anne Layton-Bennett is a widely published freelance writer with over 20 years of experience.
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