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Home > Privacy Policy
Platypus
Partners Privacy
Statement
Platypus
Partners is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement
states the practices for the
Platypus Partners Web site (http://www.platypuspartners.com),
including the type of
personal and non-personal information collected and tracked, how the
information is used, and with
whom the information is shared. This Online Privacy Statement does not
outline how Platypus Partners
Pty Limited, or its affiliates, handles personal information collected
"offline". For further
information regarding privacy practices for "offline"
information please contact privacy@platypuspartners.com.
Personal
Information
This
refers to information that identifies you, or lets us know the specifics
of who you are. When you use
our Site, for example, if you order a product or service, download a
demonstration copy of
software or correspond with us, we may ask you to provide personal
information. This may include
your name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, e-mail
address, and details about
your company and your business role. We also collect personal
information about other
people if you ask that we send products or information directly to other
people.
Non-Personal
Information:
This
refers to information that does not (of itself) identify you. The
non-personal information we collect
when you visit our Site may include the Uniform Resource Locator
("URL") of the Web site that
you came from before visiting our Site, which browser you used to come
to our Site, your Internet
Protocol ("IP") address, and any search terms entered on our
Site.
Why
We Collect Personal and Other Information
Platypus
Partners will primarily use your personal and other information to:
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Allow you to purchase and/or download products and/or receive support on
Platypus Partners products
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Gather demographic information about Platypus Partners web site visitor
trends to help us make
the site more useful to visitors and customize our advertising.
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We collect personal information when you download the
demonstration software products. We collect this information
to communicate with you about the product you have downloaded
and to offer you technical assistance and pricing information.
Sharing
Your Information
We
do not sell, trade, or rent to others the personal information we
collect online.
Platypus
Partners may use third parties in order to provide certain services on
our behalf and information
gathered from the Platypus Partners site will be provided to them, but
only the information they
need to provide the services to you. Platypus Partners has taken steps
to ensure that these third
party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on
Platypus Partners' behalf.
Otherwise,
your personal information is never shared outside of Platypus Partners
without notice to you unless
it is required by law, or it would protect the personal safety of
Platypus Partners users, to
protect the Platypus Partners website and to protect the public.
Platypus
Partners or its related entities could merge with or be acquired by
another business entity or
their respective assets could be acquired. Should such a combination or
acquisition occur, you should
expect that Platypus Partners would share some or all of your personal
information to continue serving you
and other users of our Site.
Accessing
or Changing Your Personal Information
Platypus
Partners seeks to ensure that personal information about you, which it
holds, is accurate and
complete. If you have download a demonstration copy of a Platypus
Partners product, purchased a
Platypus product, if you requested information, or if you change your
mind and wish not to receive
further marketing communications from Platypus Partners Australia, let
us know and we will do all we
can to honour your request. All e-mail communications from us, such as
newsletters and product
announcements, tell you how to stop receiving them. Please follow these
instructions if you no longer wish
to receive the e-mail messages.
Protecting
Your Information
Platypus
Partners is committed to protecting your information. To prevent
unauthorized access, maintain
accuracy, and ensure proper use of information, we have in place
physical, electronic and
managerial processes to secure the information we collect online.
We
use SSL and TLS encryption technology to safeguard personal information
while it is being sent to us.
SSL and TLS is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but
us. This security measure is
working when you see the symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock
(depending on your browser) at the
bottom of your browser window.
Cookies
Some
Platypus Partners web pages use "cookies." A cookie is a small
file that a website may send
to your browser, which may then store it on your hard drive. A cookie
helps Platypus Partners
better serve you when you return to this site.
Most
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually refuse
cookies, or selectively accept
certain cookies, by adjusting the preferences in your browser. You can
find information on popular
browsers and how you can adjust them to control cookies at the following
Web sites:
Microsoft
Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm
Netscape
Navigator: http://www.netscape.com/legal_notices/cookies.html
Children's
data
Platypus
Partners Australia believes that protecting children's privacy online is
extremely important, and we
encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their
children's use of the
Internet and to spend time online with their children. Platypus Partners
respects national and
international laws and accordingly, at our Site we do not collect
personal information from children
without parental consent.
Business
relationships
The
Platypus Partners site may contain links to other Web sites. Platypus
Partners is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of those other sites. This
privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this Web site.
Notification
of changes
Platypus
Partners will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we
will change the last modified
date at the bottom of the privacy statement. If we make material changes
to this statement, we notify
you by placing a prominent notice on our web site. This privacy
statement was last updated on
April 9, 2002. Check this section for changes after this date.
Questions
If
you have any questions or concerns about Platypus Partners Australia's
handling of personal information
or about this Online Privacy Statement, please send an e-mail to
privacy@platypuspartners.com.
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