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ETHICAL BRAND PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: June 2008 Your opening of this document has been logged. Your use of this website indicates your acceptance and agreement with the policy set out below. This policy document is published by Ethical Brand (International) (“Ethical Brand”) at www.ethicalbrand.org (the “website”). Information Ethical Brand respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information that you choose to share with us. This policy describes how we collect and use that information. You may browse our website without giving us any personal information about yourself. When we do require personal information from you it is generally to assure the integrity of our service. Personal Information Personal information refers to any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to a name, email address, home, postal or other physical address, title, birth date, gender, occupation, industry, personal interest, or any other information that may be needed to fulfil a service request. Collection When you browse our website, you generally do so anonymously, until you choose to identify yourself to Ethical Brand. We request and collect some personal information whenever you request some types of information and or choose to register or subscribe to any of our services; whenever you contact us and or submit feedback on any third party website licensed to use the Ethical Brand Identity™, or whenever you choose to submit your personal information to Ethical Brand for any reason. We only ever request and collect personal information for the purpose of providing a service to you and or as part of our ongoing research into issues that are of interest and concern to you and all of our stakeholders. All contributions of feedback, personal opinions, suggestions, anecdotes and or accounts of your experiences, which you choose to submit to us, either directly or via any collection point that is licensed to use the Ethical Brand Identity™ represents a contribution to our research. You make this contribution on a quid quo pro basis, which is to say you acknowledge that the purpose for which the information is being collected is likely to benefit you, either directly or indirectly. We may request personal information and use this to validate your contribution. However, neither the fact that you have participated in our research, nor any personal information that may be used to identify you is ever passed to any third party without your express permission to do so. For security purposes we log your IP (internet protocol) address – that is the Internet address of your computer. Your access and use of our website, including certain areas that may require registration, a login and a password, including any information or programs you choose to access and or download in those areas, are governed by our Terms of Use and may also be the subject of further agreement between you and or your employer and or other associated and or affiliated entities including Ethical Brand. Your personal information may be retained by Ethical Brand to verify compliance with any of these. A cookie is a small data file that many web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Ethical Brand uses cookies to monitor traffic patterns, to identify returning users and to validate research. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and you may refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. In any of these instances your use of the website is likely to be severely curtailed. Use of Information Obligations Ethical Brand uses your personal information for the general purpose of fulfilling our service obligations, to personalise your website experience and deliver a valued service to you, which you have requested. We may use it to keep you up to date with news and other information that fits criteria you have set as being of most interest and relevance to you and generally to provide you with a service that is consistent with your particular needs. Access All Ethical Brand data is stored and controlled on
servers with limited access. Your information may be stored and processed in
the Research We reserve the right to contact you at any time for research purposes, but you are not ordinarily obliged to participate in this. You may be obliged to participate in certain types of research at particular intervals if you are subscribed to a particular product or service that sets this out as a condition of service. If you are subscribed to Ethical Brand by a Sponsor then you may be obliged to participate in some research activities and results may be reported to your Sponsor. However, in any event and under no circumstances will the results of any research that you have participated in, identify you personally. Direct Marketing We do not use your information to send you direct marketing information about our products and services, unless you have specifically indicated your desire to receive this type of communication from us. Disclosure Generally speaking we will never share your personal information with any third party without your permission. These are the only exceptions to this. When we have your consent to share the information in order to provide a product or service you have requested and an organisation has been contracted by us to provide a service in that respect, then we will only provide those companies the information they need to perform that service and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. Unless you have opted out of these types of communications we may also contact you to keep you up to date on the latest product announcements, offers or other information we think you'd like to hear about from us. Under those circumstances your personal information may be shared with an Ethical Brand branch office, subsidiary, associate, agent or partner anywhere in the world, but only where such entities are bound by this Privacy Policy and by confidentiality and data transfer agreements that are consistent and appropriate with those of Ethical Brand. We may also disclose your personal information if required to do so by any law, or to enforce our Terms of Use, or or in the interests of public safety. Unless specifically stated and agreed to the contrary, we require specific action from you to indicate your consent before we use your personal information for any purposes other than those described above. Account Closure When an account is closed the information associated with it will not be deleted for so long as any agreement binding you to Ethical Brand remains in force and effect. This also allows us to prevent the re-use of your user identity, email and or other relevant login information. General Security Ethical Brand makes every reasonable effort to safeguard the security of the data you provide to us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. Your Ethical Brand account information is password-protected for your privacy and security and accessible using industry-standard SSL-encryption to enhance the security of data transmissions. While we strive to protect your personal information and opinions, we cannot absolutely ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we encourage you to take precautions to protect your personal data whenever and wherever you are on the internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser. Children and Privacy Our websites do not target and are not intended to attract children under the age of 13. Ethical Brand does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or request personal information from them. Third Party Sites The website may contain links to other websites. Ethical Brand does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. Some of these third-party sites may display the Ethical Brand Identity™, even though they are not operated or maintained by Ethical Brand and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any parties linked to or from our website. Once you have left our website, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party website to determine how they handle any information they collect from you. Changes, Questions and Suggestions Ethical Brand will amend this policy from time to time and post the updated document to our website. If you have questions or concerns about our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us at http://www.ethicalbrand.org/home/contactus Copyright ©2008 Ethical Brand (International) Pty Ltd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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