Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy01 May 2008
Sportsnet Holidays (a division of Sportsnet Corporation Pty. Ltd.) recognises that your privacy is extremely important and protects your privacy in accordance with the highest consumer protection standards.
Our privacy policy is designed with you in mind, and it is integral that you have a comprehensive understanding of our information collection and usage practices, as well as full confidence that ultimately, you have control of your personal information provided to Sportsnet Holidays. In summary, we encourage you to review our Privacy Policy, and become familiar with it, but you should know that we do not sell or rent our customers' personal information to third parties. Information submitted to us is only available to employees managing this information for purposes of contacting you or sending you e-mails or information at your request.
Unless you give us explicit consent to act otherwise, the following policy will govern how we handle your personal information and safeguard your privacy. We believe that our privacy policy not only complies with relevant laws but also represents industry best practice.
In general, you can visit our site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself, however you note that by using the Sportsnet Holidays web site or contacting Sportsnet Holidays:
• You agree that if you disclose your personal information to us, we may create a database record about you;
• If you register on our website, download any materials or conduct any other transaction, you agree for us to collect information necessary to provide you with the service you have requested, and you agree that this information may be disclosed to service partners (who may be third parties) for those purposes;
• You agree for us to use cookies on your browser (unless you remove them);
• You agree that we can contact you with information about products and services which may be of interest to you (unless you have stated you do not wish to receive these communications); and
• Your continued use of the Sportsnet Holidays web site indicates your agreement with any future changes in the Sportsnet Holidays Privacy Policy.
When do we collect data?
We can collect data on you from a variety of different sources these include.
1. When you purchase products or services from the site;
2. When you become a subscriber;
3. When you speak to our customer services personnel;
4. Via explicit data capture measures, for example by entering competitions and completing surveys; and
5. Via implicit data capture measures such as studying which pages you read the most and the use of cookies.
In any of the above cases the data we collect could be personal data.
What do we do with your personal information?
When you buy anything via the site, we may need to collect information about you to process the transaction, fulfil your order and provide you with the services you expect. This information may include, but is not limited to, details such as your name, your address and your credit card details.
Unless we have your express consent we will only disclose personal data to third parties if this is required for the purpose of completing your transaction with us. This is of course subject to the proviso that we may disclose your data to certain permitted third parties, such as members of our own group, our own professional advisers who are bound by confidentiality codes, and when we are legally obliged to disclose your data.
Mailings
If you receive a mailing from us, your e-mail address is either listed with us as someone who has expressly shared this address for the purpose of receiving information, you have registered or purchased or otherwise have an existing relationship with us.
We respect your time and attention by controlling the frequency of our mailings.
If at any time after submitting your personal information to us, you would no longer like to receive information from us or wish to change your expressed interests, simply follow the 'unsubscribe' directions at the end of any e-mail communications you receive.
Cookies
Cookies are small files which are sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard disc. If you have registered with Sportsnet Holidays, then your computer will store an identifying code in the cookie which means you do not need to type in your email address each time you return to the site. Other than this, we do not store your password or any other information in the cookie, or use it for any other purpose. Our third-party advertiser may place or recognise a unique cookie on your browser.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to you, on our behalf, by our Web advertising partner. Information about your visit to this site, such as number of times you have viewed an ad (but not your name, address, or any other personal information), is used to serve ads.
Contact Us
If you have any queries regarding our Privacy Policy, or should you have reason to believe that a breach of privacy has occurred, please submit your concerns to privacy@sportsnetholidays.com.
Security
Once Sportsnet Holidays receives information from you via e-mail or any other means, the information is in a secure environment.
We use security measures to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of data used by our system. Sportsnet Holidays strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personal information submitted to its site, and periodically updates its security measures in light of current technologies.
If you have any concerns in this regard, we offer other ways of obtaining and providing information: mail, telephone and facsimile facilities are available.
You need to be aware of inherent risks associated with the transmission of information via the Internet. Sportsnet Holidays provides links to other websites and these are included for your convenience only. Links to third party sites are not under the control of Sportsnet Holidays and do not constitute our sponsorship, endorsement or approval of these sites and hence, we cannot accept responsibility for the conduct of companies linked to our website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we suggest you to examine the terms and conditions of using their websites.
Changes to the Sportsnet Holidays Privacy Policy
Sportsnet Holidays will periodically review its Privacy Policy and reserve the right, at its discretion, to modify or remove portions of this policy at any time. Therefore, you may wish to bookmark this page and/or periodically review this page to make sure that you have the current version.