1. PRIVACY POLICY
United News Networks (“United News Networks”) IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR INFORMATION IN LINE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY PRINCIPLES CONTAINED UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1988 (CTH) (“THE PRIVACY ACT”). YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR AGREEMENT TO United News Networks TO USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE WAY THAT IS OUTLINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY WHEN YOU USE United News Networks’S SERVICES OR WHEN YOU USE THE WEBSITE THAT United News Networks MAINTAINS (REFERRED TO AS THE “WEBSITE”).
THE INFORMATION THAT WE KEEP TRACK OF THAT MAY BE TRACED BACK TO YOU IS REFERRED TO AS “PERSONAL INFORMATION.”
2. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER AND BROWSING ACTIONS WHILE USING THE WEBSITE (SUCH AS THE OPERATING SYSTEM, VERSION, LANGUAGE, PAGES VIEWED WHILE BROWSING THE WEBSITE, PAGE ACCESS TIMES, AND THE ADDRESS OF THE WEBSITE FROM WHICH YOU CAME), INFORMATION ABOUT YOU (SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR NAME, PACKAGE DETAILS, PHONE CONTACT DETAILS, ADDRESS INFORMATION, EMAIL, DATE OF BIRTH, USERNAME, PASSWORD, AND PAYMENT INFORMATION), AND INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING THE TYPE, QUANTITY, PRICE RANGE AND HOW OFTEN YOU MAKE PURCHASES).
WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR THE SERVICES, COMMUNICATE WITH United News Networks ONLINE OR IN PERSON, USE THE WEBSITE, OR GET SERVICES FROM United News Networks, United News Networks MAY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES YOU.
3. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
United News Networks MAY USE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: TO ENABLE YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE; TO PROVIDE TO YOU THE SERVICES THAT YOU PURCHASE OR REQUEST AS A CUSTOMER; TO TRACK USAGE AND MEASURE TRAFFIC STATISTICS ON THE WEBSITE; TO RECEIVE AND/OR ACCESS INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS FOR THE PROVISION OF OUR SERVICES TO YOU; TO CONTACT YOU REGARDING YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR SERVICES OFFERED BY United News Networks; TO CONTACT YOU IN RELATION TO COMMENTS, COMPLAINTS, ENQUIRIES, OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION. United News Networks MAY ALSO USE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FOR
United News Networks WILL NOT DISCLOSE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, UNLESS IT IS REQUIRED, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO YOU OR A THIRD PARTY FOR WHICH YOU HAVE CONSENTED TO BY ENGAGING United News Networks’S SERVICES, OR BY USING THE WEBSITE. IN OTHER WORDS, United News Networks WILL NOT DISCLOSE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU UNLESS IT IS REQUIRED, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO YOU. United News Networks RESERVES THE RIGHT, BUT IS NOT OBLIGATED, TO SHARE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU WITH ITS BUSINESS PARTNERS WHO ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO YOU AS A CLIENT.
IF YOU ARE A SUBSCRIBER TO A THIRD PARTY THAT IS PROVIDING CONTENT TO United News Networks AS PART OF THE SERVICES (THE “CONTENT PROVIDER”), YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ACCUMULATED DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES MAY BE SENT TO THE CONTENT PROVIDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF DATA ANALYSIS AND MARKETING. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE A SUBSCRIBER TO THE CONTENT PROVIDER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ACCUMULATED DURING YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES MAY BE SENT TO THE CONTENT PROVIDER. THIS PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ARTICLES THAT YOU HAVE READ; PAGES THAT YOU HAVE VISITED; THE PRIMARY CONTENT OF THE ARTICLES/PAGES THAT YOU HAVE READ/VISITED; THE TIME THAT YOU READ/VISITED THE ARTICLES/PAGES; THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU SPENT LOOKING AT AN ARTICLE/PAGE; AND YOUR GENERAL LOCATION WHEN USING THE SERVICES.
United News Networks MAY, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO BY LAW, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR PROSPECTIVE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, AND IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND ITS LEGAL RIGHTS. THIS DISCLOSURE MAY OCCUR IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS: (A) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR PROSPECTIVE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; (B) IN CONNECTION WITH ANY
IF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY, United News Networks IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW A THIRD PARTY USES THE INFORMATION AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THAT USE.
4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OVERSEAS
WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: THE TRANSFER IS NECESSARY FOR United News Networks TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SERVICES YOU REQUESTED; ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY: THE TRANSFER IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT; THE RECIPIENT OF THE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO A LAW, BINDING SCHEME, OR CONTRACT THAT EFFECTIVELY UPHOLDS PRINCIPLES FOR FAIR HANDLING OF THE INFORMATION THAT ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY PRINCIPLES; United News Networks REASONABLY BELIEVES THAT THE RECIPIENT OF THE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO A LAW, BINDING SCHEME, OR CONTRACT THAT DOES SO.
5. SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
AS IT IS NECESSARY FOR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, AND UP-TO-DATE IN ORDER FOR United News Networks TO DELIVER SERVICES TO YOU, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT YOU NOTIFY United News Networks OF ANY CHANGES TO THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU HAVE SUBMITTED TO United News Networks.
United News Networks HAS PUT IN PLACE BUSINESS PROCEDURES AND TAKES REASONABLE TECHNICAL SAFEGUARDS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM UNAUTHORISED ACCESS, MISUSE, LOSS, ALTERATION, AND DISCLOSURE. NEVERTHELESS, United News Networks DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO OR DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION.
IF United News Networks NO LONGER NEEDS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU AND United News Networks IS NOT OBLIGATED BY LAW TO KEEP IT, United News Networks WILL TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO DESTROY OR PERMANENTLY DE-IDENTIFY IT.
6. ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE DATA YOU GIVE TO United News Networks IS TRUE, COMPLETE, AND CURRENT.
YOU CAN ASK United News Networks AT contact@unitednewsnetworks.COM WHAT KINDS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ARE KEPT ABOUT YOU, FOR WHAT REASONS, AND HOW THEY ARE GATHERED, STORED, USED, AND DISCLOSED. YOU CAN ALSO ASK FOR ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION OR ASK FOR THE INFORMATION TO BE PERMANENTLY DELETED. United News Networks RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE A FAIR ADMINISTRATION FEE FOR THIS ACCESS.
IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, United News Networks MAY DECIDE TO WITHHOLD PERSONAL INFORMATION OR REFUSE TO MAKE THE REQUESTED CHANGES IF IT BELIEVES THAT DOING SO WOULD VIOLATE THE PRIVACY ACT, THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1982 (CTH), OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.
7. IDENTIFIERS AND ANONYMITY
YOU AGREE THAT United News Networks WILL COLLECT, STORE, AND USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR INTERNAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (WHETHER FOR COMMERCIAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES). United News Networks MAY DISCLOSE, DISTRIBUTE, AND/OR TRANSFER TO THIRD PARTIES DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE SUPPLIED TO United News Networks.
COOKIES MAY BE USED ON THE United News Networks WEBSITE. COOKIES ARE LITTLE TEXT FILES THAT A WEBSITE SAVES ON YOUR COMPUTER TO TRACK YOUR MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE SITE AND REMEMBER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PREFERENCES. TO PUT IT SIMPLY, COOKIES ARE NOT HARMFUL SOFTWARE THAT MAY ACCESS OR HARM YOUR COMPUTER. USERS OF United News Networks’S WEBSITE WILL NOTICE AN IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE AFTER ACCEPTING COOKIES. YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE ALL OF THE FEATURES OF THE WEBSITE IF YOU DO NOT OR CANNOT ACCEPT COOKIES FROM United News Networks.
8. LIST OF COOKIES STORED BY United News Networks
THE FOLLOWING COOKIES MUST BE SET IN ORDER FOR THE SITE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY:
INFORMATION ABOUT LOGGED-IN USERS AND THEIR SESSIONS IS STORED IN United News Networks.
OUR PAYMENT GATEWAY REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING TOKENS IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT: STRIPE MID AND _STRING SID (STRIPE).
FOR THOSE WHO PROVIDE THEIR OK, THESE COOKIES WILL BE SAVED:
A. _GA – GOOGLE ANALYTICS: UTILISED FOR ANALYSING HOW USERS INTERACT WITH THE SITE AND IMPROVING MARKETING EFFORTS.
9. SENSITIVE INFORMATION
A PERSON’S RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, POLITICAL BELIEFS, MEMBERSHIP IN A POLITICAL ORGANISATION, RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOPHICAL CONVICTIONS, MEMBERSHIP IN A TRADE UNION OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION, CRIMINAL HISTORY, OR HEALTH INFORMATION ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION AS DEFINED BY THE PRIVACY ACT.
United News Networks WILL ONLY USE SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
A. FOR THE PRIMARY REASON IT WAS COLLECTED;
B. FOR A SECONDARY REASON DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE INITIAL REASON;
C. WITH YOUR CONSENT; OR
D. WHEN NECESSARY OR PERMITTED BY LAW.
10.COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIVACY
PLEASE EMAIL United News Networks AT contact@unitednewsnetworks.COM IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES ABOUT THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT OR ANY OTHER PRIVACY PRACTISES.
A COMPLAINT SHOULD SPECIFY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AT ISSUE: THE GATHERING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION; ITS USE; ITS DISCLOSURE; ITS SECURITY OR STORAGE; ITS ACCURACY; THE REFUSAL TO GRANT ACCESS TO OR PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION; OR THE REFUSAL TO CHANGE OR DELETE THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
United News Networks RESPECTS YOUR COMMENTS AND TREATS GRIEVANCES SERIOUSLY. United News Networks WILL REPLY PROMPTLY AFTER RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF YOUR COMPLAINT REGARDING PRIVACY TO LET YOU KNOW THE RESULTS OF ITS INVESTIGATION. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THE OUTCOME AS WELL. IF A RESPONSE IS GIVEN, United News Networks WILL REVIEW IT AND LET YOU KNOW IF IT HAS CAUSED IT TO CHANGE ITS OPINION OR CONCLUSION. United News Networks WILL SUGGEST OTHER OPTIONS, INCLUDING, IF APPLICABLE, FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE DECISION.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
No joint venture or agency
Nothing in this privacy policy, express or implied, shall result in or be interpreted as resulting in a partnership between you and United News Networks. A party is not allowed to bind or commit the other parties to any obligations or act, represent, or hold itself up as being authorised to do so on behalf of the other party.
Waivers
United News Networks may, under certain conditions, permit you to forego applying our Privacy Policy. Any waiver of this privacy policy requires United News Networks to sign it in writing. United News Networks anticipates that this privacy policy will only be waived in extreme circumstances, thus before submitting a request for a waiver, we advise you to carefully analyse the situation.
Location and Jurisdiction
Australian citizens are intended to view the services provided by United News Networks on the website. You consent that Victoria, Australia will serve as the sole forum for resolving any dispute arising out of or related to the Website.
Rule of Law
Victoria, Australia’s laws apply to this contract. Without regard to obligatory regulations, any disagreement, controversy, litigation, or claim of any kind arising out of or in any way connected to this agreement and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia. This governing law provision’s legality is undisputed. The parties hereto, as well as their heirs and assigns, shall all be bound by this agreement.
