Our Privacy Policy
Picture House Photography is committed to responsible
privacy practices, to complying with the National Privacy Principles contained
in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and all other applicable legislation governing
privacy.
We believe our respect for clients private information is a strength of our company. We have policies and
procedures to ensure that all personal information is handled in accordance with
the National Privacy Principles.
This Privacy Policy sets out our policies on the management of personal
information - that is, how we collect personal information, the purposes for
which we use this information, and to whom this information is disclosed.
Definition of personal information?
Personal information is information that could identify you. Examples of
personal information include your name, address, telephone number and email
address.
Collection and use of Personal Information
We collect private information from clients in order to supply them with products and services. We use that information in the design and delivery of those
products and services. We may also use the information you supply to:
- Contact you to obtain your feedback and to find out your level of
satisfaction with our products and services.
- If you consent, we may also use your information in order to keep you up to
date with information about us and our products and services or to provide you
with special offers.
- If you consent, we may also use your information in order to keep you up to
date with information about our partners products and services or to provide you
with our partners special offers. This data will never be sold or supplied to partner companies.
We may also collect personal information from you through transactions you
have with us directly, such as through our website and e-newsletters. Where we
do this, we will endeavour to inform you why we are collecting your personal
information, how we use that information and to whom we intend to disclose
it.
What if you don't want to provide personal
information?
Generally, you have no obligation to provide any personal information
requested by us. However, if you choose to withhold requested personal
information, we may not be able to provide you with the products and services
that depend on the collection of that information.
To whom do we disclose personal information?
We sometimes use third party service providers to perform certain functions for us. Such
functions include mailing, outsourced website development, market analysis and market research and external audits.
For our partners to perform those functions, it is sometimes
necessary for us to disclose your personal information to those suppliers. Where
disclosures take place, we work with these third parties to ensure that all
personal information we provide to them is kept secure, is only used to perform
the task for which we have engaged them and is handled by them in accordance
with the National Privacy Principles.
How do we protect personal information?
At all times, we take great care to ensure your personal information is
protected from unauthorised access, use, disclosure or alteration.
We endeavour to ensure that our employees are aware of, and comply with,
their obligations in relation to the handling of personal information. Only
properly authorised employees are permitted to see or use personal information
and, even then, only to the extent that it is relevant to their
roles and responsibilities.
Personal information Accuracy
We work to maintain your personal information as accurately as
reasonably possible. We rely on the accuracy of personal information as
provided to us both directly and indirectly. We encourage you to contact us if
the personal information we hold about you is incorrect or to notify us of a
change in your personal information. Our contact details are available on this website.
How can you access or correct the personal information we
hold about you?
Wherever possible and appropriate, we will let you see the personal
information we hold about you and correct it if it is wrong. If we do not allow
you access to any part of the personal information we hold about you, we will
tell you the reason for this.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time at our discretion and
without notice. At any time, the latest version is available on this website
This notice current as of February 2006
Our Internet Privacy Statement
Picture House Photography Internet Privacy Practices
This document describes the policy of Picture House Photography regarding information received about
you during visits to our web sites. The amount and type of information received
depends on how you use our sites. This website amy contain links to other sites.
This privacy statement is for this web site only.
Normal web site usage
The only information we collect and store during normal web site usage is the
name of your Internet service provider, the web site that referred you to us,
the pages you request and the date and time of those requests. We use this
information to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the
usefulness of customer visits. Unless you explicity supply it to us, during normal web site usage we do not collect or
store personally identifiable information such as name, mailing address, email
address, or phone number.
Collection of personally identifiable information
There are instances where Picture House Photography requests personally identifiable information
to provide you with a service or correspondence (for example,
our enquiries screen). This information, such as name, mailing
address, email address, type of request and possibly additional information, is
collected and stored in a manner appropriate to the nature of the data by Picture House Photography
and is used to fulfill your request. If you tell us that the information should
not be used as a basis for further contact, we will respect your request. The
information you provide is used by Picture House Photography to improve the quality of the services we provide you.
It is never provided to any other company for that company's independent use.
Information which Picture House Photography holds about you may be transferred and stored overseas to Picture House Photography
secure hosting facilities. If your information is transferred overseas it will remain
subject to strict security safeguards.
Use of "Cookies"
The Picture House Photography Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online
experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web
page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your
computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web
server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Picture House Photography pages, or register with
Picture House Photography site or services, a cookie helps Picture House Photography to recall your specific
information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your
personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on.
When you return to the same Picture House Photography Web site, the information you previously
provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Picture House Photography features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you
may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Picture House Photography
services or Web sites you visit.
Electronic mail sent to us that contains personal
information
Internet users may decide to send Picture House Photography personally identifying information. Picture House Photography will only use this information to identify the user as a Picture House Photography
client and to determine how to respond to the electronic mail.
We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time at our discretion and
without notice. At any time, the latest version is available from our website.