This policy addresses personal privacy matters. Its purpose is to explain, in general terms, what sort of personal information mdsDESIGN collects, uses and discloses that information.
mdsDESIGN is committed to safeguarding the privacy of any personal information individuals are required, or may choose, to give to us. This policy represents mdsDESIGN's position on the management of personal information. It also reflects the requirements of the Privacy Act.
How does mdsDESIGN collect personal information?
mdsDESIGN will only ask for the personal information it reasonably requires to do business with you. Most information is obtained through online forms at our website www.mdsdesign.com.au <http://www.mdsdesign.com.au/>.
We may also collect personal information via phone or through hardcopy forms.
mdsDESIGN will not collect non-publicly available personal information about you without your consent and will not buy, rent or otherwise acquire information about you from third parties (such as marketing agencies) without your prior express consent.
What information do we collect? How do we use it?
The personal information mdsDESIGN may collect about you is dependent, to some extent, upon your relationship with mdsDESIGN. The following are some examples of the types of personal information that mdsDESIGN may collect from individuals:
1. When you submit any suggestion, recommendation, or comment we also ask for your email address although we will not publish your email address without your prior approval. We may use this information to contact you in clarifying any issues you raised.
An overview of how mdsDESIGN uses and discloses personal information.
Subject to the exceptions set out in the National Privacy Principles (for example, the disclosure of personal information when allowed or required by law), mdsDESIGN will only use and/or disclose your personal information for:
(a) the primary purpose for which it is collected; or
(b) a related purpose, where you would reasonably expect that it be used and/or disclosed without your further consent.
When does mdsDESIGN share information?
mdsDESIGN may release personal information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of mdsDESIGN, our users, or others.
mdsDESIGN may disclose your personal information to a likely or actual buyer of the whole or part of the mdsDESIGN, if reasonably necessary for such a sale.
How changes to this policy will be notified.
mdsDESIGN may amend the mdsDESIGN Privacy Policy from time to time. Amendments to the mdsDESIGN Privacy Policy may be necessitated by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, operational and procedural changes and/or the changing legal environment in which mdsDESIGN operates.
When changes are effected, thePrivacy Policy will be updated with the amendments highlighted. The change will be effective on and from the date the amended mdsDESIGN Privacy Policy is posted on the websites.mdsDESIGN
Linked websites.
mdsDESIGN contains links to other sites not affiliated with mdsDESIGN. These sites have their own policies and practices about on-line privacy, and mdsDESIGN cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these
unaffiliated websites.
Other Privacy issues.
Whenever you post unprotected personal information on-line in areas accessible to others - eg chat areas and message boards- that information can be collected and used. Ultimately you are the one who can best control the secrecy of your passwords and account details. You should be careful when you are online.
