Privacy
In this policy the words 'we', 'our' and 'us' mean Electronic Distribution Working Group (EDWG).
We are committed to the right to privacy and the protection of personal information in accordance with the law. We abide by the relevant Australian Privacy Principles as described in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and all other applicable data protection laws in dealing with personal information provided to us.
Personal information is information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.
This privacy policy outlines how we manage personal information. It describes the sorts of information we collect and why, as well as how that information is held, used and disclosed. We encourage you to check our website regularly for any updates (see 'Further information' below).
Where it is lawful and practicable to do so, you may deal with us anonymously (for example, when providing us with feedback or enquiring about our products or services generally).
We collect personal information from people who visit our website including:
If you enquire about our products or services, or make any general enquiry of us, we will collect and hold your personal information so that we can:
The information we collect may include your:
Except in the unlikely event that we are required to do so by law, we will not collect information that reveals your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or affiliations, membership of a political trade union, details of your health, disability, sexual orientation or criminal record without your express consent.
We will, where reasonable and practicable to do so, collect personal information directly from you. This may take place when you fill out documents such as an application form or an enquiry form or when you give us personal information in person, over the telephone or through our website. In certain circumstances, we may collect personal information from third parties.
In keeping with modern business practices and to meet your specific needs, we may disclose personal information to the following organisations:
Failing to provide us with certain personal information means that we may not be able to assist you with your enquiry or provide a product or service that you have requested.
We will obtain your consent before we use or disclose your personal information for the purposes of informing you about:
We use Google AdWords Remarketing to advertise EDWG Pty Ltd across the internet, in particular on the Google Display Network, to help provide you with relevant and targeted ads.
Google AdWords remarketing will display ads to you based on what parts of the EDWG Pty Ltd website you have viewed by placing cookies on your web browser.
Cookies are used to indicate to other websites that "This person visited a particular page, so show them ads relating to that page." This, in turn, allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and only display ads that are most relevant to you.
We use cookies that only remain on your device for as long as you keep your browser active (session) and cookies that remain on your device for a longer period (persistent). You are free to block, delete or disable these technologies if your device so permits. You can manage your cookies and your cookie preferences in your browser or device settings.
These cookies do not in any way identify you or provide us with access to your computer or mobile device.
If you do not wish to see ads from EDWG Pty Ltd you can opt out in several ways:
We store personal information in different ways, including in paper and electronic form. The security of personal information is important to us and we take reasonable steps to protect it from misuse or loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Some of the ways we do this include:
While we take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information given to us through our website is protected from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Consequently we do not warrant the security of any information transmitted to us over the internet, and users of our website and web-based services do so at their own risk.
We take reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up to date. However, the accuracy of that information largely depends on the quality of the information you provide to us. We therefore suggest that you:
You have a right to access your personal information, subject to some exceptions allowed by law. You can contact us to obtain a form to request access (see 'Contacting us' below). We may charge a fee for collating and providing access to your personal information.
If you believe that we have breached your privacy rights in any way or wish to discuss any issues about our privacy policy you should contact our Chief Executive Officer (see 'Contacting us' below). We will try to satisfy any questions and correct any errors on our part. If we do not satisfactorily answer your concerns, you have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on telephone number 1300 363 992 or in writing to:
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001
You may also lodge a complaint online with the OAIC by going to the Complaint Form page of its website at: privacy.gov.au/complaints/how/complaint-form
You may ask any questions about privacy and the way we manage personal information or obtain a form requesting access to personal information by:
Writing to our Chief Executive Officer at PO Box A284, Sydney South NSW 1235 or
Emailing us at info@EDWG.com.au
For further information about us and how we operate, please refer to our website EDWG.com.au. If you would like more information about privacy in general, please refer to the Privacy Commissioner's website: privacy.gov.au
