PRIVATE POLICY
PRIVACY
Your Privacy and [SM Editing Services Australia ABN 11 287 321 908] (collectively and individually referred to as “SM Editing Services Australia”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).INTRO
Who we are and how you can contact us
We are SM Editing Services Australia and we are based in Sheldon, QLD in Australia. We are committed to protecting your privacy and respect and uphold your rights when you use this Site. This Privacy Policy applies to the products and/or services, we provide on our Site and our social media channels and explains how we collect, hold, use and disclose data and comply with requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and constitutes part of our Website Terms and Conditions. This privacy Policy does not cover information that you submit on other websites, even if we communicate with you on those sites. For examples, if you post something on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Tiktok, Pinterest, or Twitter, that information is governed by the privacy policies on those websites and is not governed by this Privacy Policy.You can contact us for for privacy related questions by [emailing us at [smediting.2021@gmail.com]] [ OR completing the form on our contact page].These Terms also include our Privacy Policy which sets out how we use your personal information, which can be accessed “here” By using this Site, you consent to the processing described in the Privacy Policy and warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.We will only use your personal information in compliance with Australian Privacy Laws (Privacy Act (1988 (Cth)), Australian Privacy Principles and to the extent applicable, with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any replacement legislation or regulation or guidelines and standards governing the use, storage or transmission of personal data.
Our Role in your Privacy
If you are a customer, subscriber or just a visitor on our Site, this Privacy Policy will apply to you.
Our Responsibilities
As we are the providers of the products and services on this Site, we determine how and why your data is processed. We do not sell or rent your details to any third parties. We are committed to protecting your privacy and we want you to know exactly what information is collected and how we use it.
Your Responsibilities
Please read this Privacy Policy and the Website Terms & Conditions.
If you provide us with any data relating to a third party, you confirm that you have the right to authorise us to process that data on your behalf in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When and How we collect Data
From the moment you visit our Site, we are collecting data, sometimes you might provide this data by completing a form or setting up an account, otherwise we might collect the data automatically. We may also collect data when:
You purchase a gift card for redemption on our Site
You purchase an online course, webinar, program or service
You interact with us on social media
You complete any sign-up forms, landing pages or send us a direct message via social media or an email to any of our nominated emails
You participate in events, promotions and giveaways or any request for additional data such as customer surveys
You accept our cookies and other tracking technologies on any device you use to interact with us
You voluntarily submit your data to us for any reason
Types of Data we may collect (including automatically)
Contact details (name, address, email)
Financial Information (bank details when you are making a purchase)
Your business name (sometimes)
Basic information about your business and its history (sometimes)
Data about the products or services you purchase
Data that identifies you (your IP address, login, browser type, time zone, browser plug ins, geolocation, what operating system and version) - we do not link this with any personal Data
Data on how you use our Site (URL clicks, products and services views, how long you are on our pages and other actions
We will use your data for the purposes it was collected and related purposes including:
To run our Site
Provide you with products, information and services
Customer support
Track your purchase history
Detect and prevent fraud
Improve our Site
Make your experience on our Site more efficient and enjoyable
Market research e.g. we may contact you for feedback about our products and services
Provide you with information about events, other products or services or opportunities that may be of interest
Marketing (with your consent)
Monitor your compliance with our Website Terms and Conditions
We may disclose your data for the purposes it was collected and also:
As required by law subject to our obligations
With your consent
Within our business
Send you marketing material (with your consent)
Process your participation in any promotions and giveaways (including contacting you if you win, displaying your name online and on our social media platforms)
Share with third parties to enable us to provide our products and/or services
Sensitive data
We do not collect any sensitive data about you. Sensitive data includes but is not limited to data that includes details about your ethnicity, race, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, political opinions and health information.]
What are your choices?
Don't provide us with personal data
You can choose not to provide us with any personal data. However if you do this, we will not be able to provide you with any products or services, however, you can continue to use our Site and browse the pages of our Site.
Turning off cookies
Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies to provide certain functionality to our Site. You can turn off cookies by activating the setting in your browser that allows you to do this. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do decide to turn off cookies, you can continue to use the Site, however, certain services may not work as effectively.
Don't want marketing?
We will always let you know before we collect any data from you what the intended use is and if we intend to use it for marketing and if third parties are involved we will obtain your consent (which you can withdraw at anytime). You can change your mind about marketing material by opting out by:
completing the contact us form on our contact page; or
by unsubscribing within the email if you have previously subscribed to our newsletter.
What are your rights?
You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us via the contact us page on our Site - [OR] via email at [smediting.2021@gmail.com]How secure is the data collected
We realise that our customers trust us to protect their data and whilst we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, or receive from us, we take that task seriously and maintain reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to help protect your data. This includes the following:
Password access to accounts
Storing electronic data with reputable third party storage providers who have appropriate security protections
Limit access to personal information to individuals who need to know.
Using payment providers who are PCI DSS compliant
We do not store your payment details
Where do we store data
We use service providers based in Australia. If we transfer personal data outside of Australia, we will ensure that your privacy rights are adequately protected by ensuring these service providers have the same or similar measures in place to protect data shared.
How long do we store data
We will keep your data for as long as we need it and this period will also depend on your interactions with us. If you have made a purchase with us, we will keep a record of your purchase for the period necessary for invoicing and tax purposes. When we no longer need to keep your information, we will delete it permanently or anonymise Data which is no longer necessary.
Third parties who process your data
We share data with third parties in the following circumstances:
Other companies in our group of companies, as necessary to operate our Site
Our suppliers and service providers working for us e.g. payment processors
Our professional and legal advisors
Third parties engaged in fraud prevention and detection
Law enforcement or other government authorities
Share with third parties who enable us to provide our products and services which may include:
payment processors such as Stripe, PayPal, Xero, Shopify who may process your payment for any products and services bought from us;
Social media and analytics such as Facebook, Instagram and Google Adwords for purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria;
Other third parties such as Leadpages, LeadQuizzes, Teachable, Zoom, Active Campaign, MailChimp for processing and holding Data that enables us to ensure you are kept informed of all course information, logins and marketing material, offers, promotions, newsletters, blogs and video training.
Where we have your consent to do so or otherwise where we are legally permitted to do so.
Payment Security
All are our real time credit card authorisations are handled by secure third party gateway providers and these are secured by the highest level of security. The following measures are taken to protect your data:
Payments are fully automated with an immediate response.
Your complete credit card number cannot be viewed by us or any outside party.
All transaction data is encrypted for storage within our third party gateway suppliers bank-grade data centre, further protecting your credit card data.
Our third party gateway provider is an authorised third party processor for all the major Australian banks.
Our third party gateway provider will at no time touch your funds, all monies are directly transferred from your credit card to the merchant account held by us.
Age of consent
By using this site, you warrant that you are at least the age of majority in your State or Territory of residence. Our Site should not be used by anyone under the age of majority and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the age of majority.
Web Beacons
We may use web beacons (or clear gifs) on our website and in our emails. So basically when we send emails, we have the ability to track behaviour such as who opened the emails, who clicked the links and collection information such as your IP address, your browser or email type, we then put this information together to improve the performance of our email campaigns and provide you with better and/or services specific to your needs. You will always have the ability to opt out of any emails we send just click the link in the email that says “unsubscribe”.
Governing law
This Privacy Policy and your use of this Site is governed in all respects by the laws of Australia.
Updates to our Privacy Policy
Please make sure to check in on our Privacy Policy periodically, as we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will always ensure that the current date of the Privacy Policy also known as the “Effective Date” is prominently displayed if there has been a change to the original listed so you know if it has been changed and is the latest version.