Privacy Policy Statement

stationerymagazine.com.au (Stationery Magazine) is committed to protecting your privacy. This applies to all personally identifiable information we receive, such as your name, address and telephone number.

We take this stance not just to fulfill our legislative obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 ("the Act"), but also because we value your trust and our ongoing relationship.

This policy describes how we will abide by the National Privacy Principles ("NPPs") that form part of the Act. These principles relate to:

Collection

From time to time, it may be necessary to collect personal and/or sensitive information about you to fulfill one or more of our functions or activities. We will always undertake such collection by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way.

Wherever reasonable and practicable, we will collect personal information from you. At the time we collect this information, we will:

1. identify ourselves

2. explain to you why we have collected this information

3. tell you with whom we might share this information

4. inform you of how to gain access to any information we hold on you, including providing you with our contact details

5. notify you if we are obliged to collect this information by law

6. inform you of any major consequences to you if you do not provide all or part of the information required.

If we collect personal information about you from someone else, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the matters listed above, in accordance with the provisions of the NPPs.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Information

Stationery Magazine will use personal information provided to it only for the purpose for which it was provided. Personal information will not be used for any other purpose without the consent of its provider unless Stationery Magazine - is required by law to disclose that information. Stationery Magazine may be required to disclose personal information to third parties in order to provide a service requested. For example, subscription services such as gift packs may require disclosure of subscribers' addresses to third parties for delivery, disclosure necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the personal information was provided. Other than in circumstances such as these, Stationery Magazine will not disclose personal information provided, such as name, address, email address or telephone number, to any organization or person outside Stationery Magazine unless the provider has authorized Stationery Magazine to do so.

No Sale of Personal Information

Stationery Magazine will not sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing personal information. From time to time Stationery Magazine readers may be invited to respond to surveys that may be conducted by a third-party organization, in such cases no personal information will be disclosed by Stationery Magazine to the survey company.

Use by Third Parties

Stationery Magazine may disclose your information to its service providers and contractors from time to time to help us to provide and market our goods and services to you. We may also share your information with third parties who provide prizes for competitions or reader offers. If we do this we generally require these parties to protect your information in the same way we do.

Use of Aggregate Data

We may collect certain non-personal information to optimize our goods and services including our Web pages for your computer (e.g. the identity of your Internet browser, the type of operating system you use, your IP address and the domain name of your Internet service provider). We may use such non-personal information for internal purposes, including but not limited to improving the content of our sites.

Stationery Magazine may use personally identifiable information in aggregate form to improve our goods and services including our Web site and make them more responsive to the needs of our customers. This statistical compilation and analysis of information may also be used by Stationery Magazine or provided to others as a summary report for marketing, advertising or research purposes.

Online Links to Third Party and Co-Branded Sites

Stationery Magazine may establish relationships with business partners that allow visitors to our Internet sites to link directly to sites operated by these partners. Some of these sites may be "co-branded" with our logo; however, these sites may not be operated or maintained by or on our behalf. These sites may collect personal information from you that may be shared with us. This Privacy Statement will apply to any personal information we obtain in this manner.

Stationery Magazine is not responsible for the content or practices of Web sites operated by third parties that are linked to our sites. These links are meant for the user's convenience only. Links to third party sites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement or approval by Stationery Magazine of the content, policies or practices of those third party sites. Once you have left our site via such a link, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party site.

Security

Stationery Magazine strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable information of our customers. We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices and firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.

Remember to close your browser when you have finished your user session. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. You as an individual are responsible for the security of and access to your own computer.

Cookies

Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can facilitate a user's ongoing access to and use of a site. They allow us to track usage patterns and to compile data that can help us improve our content and target advertising. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allow you to deny or accept the Cookie feature. But you should note that Cookies may be necessary to provide you with features such as merchandise transactions or registered services.

Data Quality

We will take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

Access and Correction

Stationery Magazine will provide, where possible, access for providers of personal information to their file. You have a right to access most personal information we hold about you and if we deny access in some circumstances we will tell you why. Providers may correct any information that is incorrect and instruct Stationery Magazine to delete the information from its files. Those who have reason to believe information held is inaccurate should inform Stationery Magazine by contacting:

The Administrator
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Reasonable steps will be taken to correct the information so that it is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

Public Information

Any information posted on bulletin boards and/or communicated in chat areas becomes public information. While Stationery Magazine strives to protect and respect your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose in a chat room or bulletin board.

Complaints about Privacy

Queries regarding privacy complaints and disputes should be addressed to:

The Administrator
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Stationery Magazine - will investigate all complaints.

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You may be required to provide identification prior to us releasing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Stationery Magazine is continually monitoring privacy developments and accordingly, from time to time may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, self-regulatory initiatives and/or technology. Amendments to the Stationery Magazine's Privacy Policy will be posted on stationerymagazine.com.au