Privacy Statement
Date of Last Revision: December 1, 2007.
About This Policy
At AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au, we are committed to protect your privacy. We know you care how information about you is used and shared. We offer you the following details of how we gather, use, share and protect the information collected at this website.
By visiting AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au, you are accepting the terms and conditions described in this Privacy Policy.
By visiting AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au, you are accepting the terms and conditions described in this Privacy Policy.
What Personal Information About Me is collected?
Australia Golf Direct website collects personal information from you when you make a purchase from our golf store or register to write a review / article, or survey on our website. We will only collect your personal information if you choose to share it with us.
AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au collects information about you in a number of ways. One way we do this is by directly requesting information from you. For example, when you register to write a review or register to use our golf forum, we may ask for your email address, first name, last name, user name and password. We may also ask you to provide us your billing address, credit card details, phone number, email address, shipping address and similar information about you as an individual when you make a purchase from us. And if you register as a golf coach and intend to use our service to promote your business, you may be asked to provide some specific information such as your gender, coaching experience, contact number, personal photo and so on. All your registration information is stored in a database at AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au.
Another way we collect information is by automatically recording information about your visit to our websites. When you enter AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au, we collect certain information from your browser using "cookies." Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your hard drive for record-keeping and other purposes.
AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au uses cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience. For example, we use a persistent cookie that stores your login ID to make it easier for you to login when you come back to Australia Golf Direct (we do not store your password in cookie), or we may use it to track the total number of visitors to our site on an anonymous aggregate basis. If you do not wish to receive a cookie, you can disable cookies by changing your browser’s setting; however, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features offered on our website.
Additionally, we receive and store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our store, and communicating with you.
AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au collects information about you in a number of ways. One way we do this is by directly requesting information from you. For example, when you register to write a review or register to use our golf forum, we may ask for your email address, first name, last name, user name and password. We may also ask you to provide us your billing address, credit card details, phone number, email address, shipping address and similar information about you as an individual when you make a purchase from us. And if you register as a golf coach and intend to use our service to promote your business, you may be asked to provide some specific information such as your gender, coaching experience, contact number, personal photo and so on. All your registration information is stored in a database at AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au.
Another way we collect information is by automatically recording information about your visit to our websites. When you enter AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au, we collect certain information from your browser using "cookies." Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your hard drive for record-keeping and other purposes.
AustraliaGolfDirect.com.au uses cookies for a variety of purposes in order to improve your online experience. For example, we use a persistent cookie that stores your login ID to make it easier for you to login when you come back to Australia Golf Direct (we do not store your password in cookie), or we may use it to track the total number of visitors to our site on an anonymous aggregate basis. If you do not wish to receive a cookie, you can disable cookies by changing your browser’s setting; however, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features offered on our website.
Additionally, we receive and store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our store, and communicating with you.
How do Australia Golf Direct used My Information?
We use the information we collect from you to confirm the validity of submitted reviews, identify your messages, provide you with our newsletter and notify you about our products and services. We may also used information and disclosed by us to provide you with the services that you have requested such as enable us to carry out our business as suppliers of goods.
If you do not want to receive our newsletter or any promotion e-mail please let us know by sending us your request via "contact us" link and we will respect your request.
Please be assured we will not disclose information about you unless the disclosure is required or authorised by law, you have consented to our disclosing the information about you, or for another purpose (related to the primary purpose of collecting that information) that you would reasonably expect.
If you do not want to receive our newsletter or any promotion e-mail please let us know by sending us your request via "contact us" link and we will respect your request.
Please be assured we will not disclose information about you unless the disclosure is required or authorised by law, you have consented to our disclosing the information about you, or for another purpose (related to the primary purpose of collecting that information) that you would reasonably expect.
What Happen When I Make an Online Purchase and How Secure Is It?
Australia Golf Direct collects and stores personal information that you provide to us when you make an online purchase. When you place an order, open an account or make certain inquiries, you will be asked to provide various personal information that we will collect, use and store as described in this privacy policy.
In some instances, your personal information will be shared with and stored by third parties who perform services and carry out functions on our behalf and/or in connection with an order. These include, among others, third party payment and order processors, our network of fulfillment entities (such as local retailers and other product distributors), package delivery services, data management and analysis companies, marketing professionals, fraud protection services, website evaluators and the like.
Your personal information is stored in a secure environment protected by a combination of physical and technical measures. The information may be kept in separate locations or it may be aggregated into reports, lists or databanks. There is no general public access to this information. In some cases, when you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or your password), we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). (To learn more about SSL, click here).
It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. Click here for more information on how to sign off.
In some instances, your personal information will be shared with and stored by third parties who perform services and carry out functions on our behalf and/or in connection with an order. These include, among others, third party payment and order processors, our network of fulfillment entities (such as local retailers and other product distributors), package delivery services, data management and analysis companies, marketing professionals, fraud protection services, website evaluators and the like.
Your personal information is stored in a secure environment protected by a combination of physical and technical measures. The information may be kept in separate locations or it may be aggregated into reports, lists or databanks. There is no general public access to this information. In some cases, when you enter sensitive information (such as credit card number or your password), we encrypt that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL). (To learn more about SSL, click here).
It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. Click here for more information on how to sign off.
Which Information Can I Access?
Access and control over most personal information on Australia Golf Direct is readily available through the profile editing tools which is allocated in your personal account. Australia Golf Direct users may modify or delete any of their profile information at any time by logging into their account. Information will be updated immediately. Individuals who wish to deactivate their Australia Golf Direct account can be done by sending us an e-mail.
What about Third-Party Advertisers and Links to Other Websites?
Our site includes third-party advertising and links to other websites. We do not provide any personally identifiable customer information to these advertisers or third-party websites.
These third-party websites and advertisers, or Internet advertising companies working on their behalf, sometimes use technology to send (or "serve") the advertisements that appear on our website directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (also known as action tags or single-pixel gifs), and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.
These third-party websites and advertisers, or Internet advertising companies working on their behalf, sometimes use technology to send (or "serve") the advertisements that appear on our website directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use cookies, JavaScript, web beacons (also known as action tags or single-pixel gifs), and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features that they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers and third-party websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.
Terms of Use, Notices and Revisions
Your use of Australia Golf Direct, and any disputes arising from it, is subject to this Privacy Policy as well as our Terms of Use and all of its dispute resolution provisions including arbitration, limitation on damages and choice of law. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately, and material changes will take effect within 30 days of their posting on this site. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate at the top of this page the policy's new effective date. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or through notice on our home page. We encourage you to refer to this policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our current privacy policy. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about you and your account.
