This policy explains how we collect, use, retain and disclose the personal information that you provide us through scurry.com.au or our affiliate websites, or through the course of our other business dealings with you.
Please note that scurry.com.au contains links to third-party websites not operated by us. This policy does not apply to such third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content on those websites or their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the terms of use and privacy policies of every website you visit if you have any concerns.
In addition, please note your Personal Information may be processed in the country in which it was collected, and in other countries where laws about the processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than other countries.
Please read this statement carefully. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, which may be revised and updated online from time to time, please discontinue your use of scurry.com.au. Your continued use of scurry.com.au indicates your acceptance of this Policy, as it may be revised from time to time.
“Personal Information” for the purposes of privacy law is information about an identifiable individual, such as their name, address, telephone number and email address. Personal Information does not include aggregated information that is anonymous, such as the type of browser you are using, or other non-personally identifiable information.
Who we are
Our website address is https://scurry.com.au and is run by Nichola Scurry.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We require your consent to collect, use or disclose your Personal Information, subject to certain exceptions in the law.
Collection: We typically collect your Personal Information when you subscribe to our newsletters or submit an inquiry through the “Contact” form on the site.
Use: We may use your information to contact you for marketing or other purposes.
Protection: Only individuals involved in the administration of the website’s operations have access to your Personal Information. Currently, this is only me, Nichola Scurry. Despite our best efforts, Internet or wireless transmissions are never completely private or secure. In that respect, you hereby acknowledge and accept the potential risk of inadvertent disclosure due to any such disclosure beyond our reasonable control. In addition, please note some of our service providers may be located in countries where authorised government officials may lawfully be able to access your Personal Information without your knowledge or consent pursuant to the laws of such countries.
Other than for the specific purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your Personal Information to any third party companies unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally compelled to do so.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on scurry.com.au you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data. It is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on scurry.com.au may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Privacy of minors
Scurry.com.au recognises the importance of protecting the privacy interests of children. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. Scurry.com.au is not intended for children under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on scurry.com.au, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on scurry.com.au, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
GDPR compliance
Protecting your data is important to us. We are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”.
“Data” refers to any information we have that can be used to personally identify you.
- Our email marketing client stores your Data securely when you opt-in to subscribe to scurry.com.au via the forms on this website.
- We use your Data to contact you via email when we send newsletters, updates, reminders and other promotional marketing. You provide specific consent for this when you sign up to our site.
- We store your Data for the length of your subscription or until you request us to delete it.
- You can opt-out at any time by unsubscribing from our emails.
- You, the user, will maintain the “controller” of your data. Contact us at any time to request we delete your data.
If you have an objection or complaint, contact us and we will respond within the required period.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.
Questions or corrections
Contact us to:
- Access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you;
- Register a complaint; or
- Request more information.