INTRODUCTION
The site editor takes your right to privacy seriously, and wants you to feel comfortable using this web site. This privacy policy deals with personally-identifiable information (referred to as “data” below) that may be collected by this site. This policy does not apply to other entities that are not owned or controlled by the site editor, nor does it apply to persons that are not employees or agents of the site editor, or that are not under the site editor’s control. Please take time to read this site’s Terms of use.
1. COLLECTION OF DATA
Registration for an account on this site requires only a valid e-mail address and a user name that has not been chosen already. You are not required to provide any other information if you do not want to. Please be aware that the user name you choose, the e-mail address you provide and any other information you enter may render you personally identifiable, and may possibly be displayed on this web site intentionally (depending on choices you make during the registration process, or depending on the way in which the site is configured) or unintentionally (subsequent to a successful act of intrusion by a third party). As on many web sites, the site editor may also automatically receive general information that is contained in server log files, such as your IP address, and cookie information. Information about how advertising may be served on this site (if it is indeed the site editor’s policy to display advertising) is set forth below.
2. USE OF DATA
Data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site. Efforts will be made to prevent your data being made available to third parties unless (i) provided for otherwise in this Privacy Policy; (ii) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data; (iii) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such as an application service provider; (iv) pursuant to legal action or law enforcement; (v) it is found that your use of this site violates the site editor’s policy, terms of service, or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site editor’s legal rights and/or property; or (vi) this site is purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy. In the event you choose to use links displayed on this web site to visit other web sites, you are advised to read the privacy policies published on those sites.
3. COOKIES
Like many web sites, this web site sets and uses cookies to enhance your user experience — to remember your personal settings, for instance.
4. MINORS
The site editor might not allow persons who are aged thirteen or younger to become members of this site. For more information, please contact the site administrator.
5. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Changes may be made to this policy from time to time. You will be notified of substantial changes to this policy either by through the posting of a prominent announcement on the site, and/or by a mail message sent to the e-mail address you have provided, which is stored within your user settings.
6. NO GUARANTEES
While this privacy policy states standards for maintenance of data, and while efforts will be made to meet the said standards, the site editor is not in a position to guarantee compliance with these standards. There may be factors beyond the site editor’s control that may result in disclosure of data. Consequently, the site editor offers no warranties or representations as regards maintenance or non-disclosure of data.
7. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this policy or about this web site, please feel free to contact us
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
General Disclaimer
We are not liable to you or anyone else for any Loss in connection with use of this Web Site or a Linked Web Site.
This general disclaimer is not restricted or modified by any of the following specific warnings or disclaimers.
Specific Warnings and Disclaimers
The Trade Practices Act and similar State and Territory legislation in Australia may confer rights and remedies on you in relation to the provision by us of goods or services on the Web Site, which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. We do not exclude these rights but do exclude all other conditions and warranties implied by custom, law or statute.
We are not liable to you or anyone else if interference with or damage to your computer systems occurs in connection with use of this Web Site or a Linked Web Site. You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use from this Web Site is free of viruses or anything else (such as worms or trojan horses) that may interfere with or damage the operations of your computer systems. We do not warrant that your access to the Web Site will be uninterrupted or error free or that any defects will be corrected.
We may, from time to time, change or add to this Web Site (including these Terms of Use) or the information, products and services without notice. However, we do not undertake to keep this Web Site updated. We are not liable to you or anyone else if errors occur in the information on this Web Site or if that information is not up-to-date.
Under no circumstances will Thingz be liable for any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages or loss of profits whatsoever which result from any use or access of, or any inability to use or access, the Web Site.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Thingz liability for breach of any implied warranty or condition which cannot be excluded is limited at the option of Thingz to the following:
- In the case of services supplied or offered by Thingz, (a) the supply of the services again, or (b) the cost of having services supplied again; and
- In the case of goods supplied or offered by Thingz, (c) the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods, (d) the repair of such goods, (e) the payment of the cost of the replacing the goods or acquiring equivalent goods, or (f) the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.
In these Terms of Use, certain words (particularly capitalised ones) may have special meanings. If they do these special meanings are set out in the “General” section.
The Terms of Use are effective until terminated by Thingz and Thingz may terminate this agreement and your access to the Web Site at any time without notice. In the event of termination you are no longer authorised to access the Web Site, but all restrictions imposed on you and all disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in the Terms of Use will survive.
COPYRIGHT
This Web Site is our copyright property.
You are provided with access to it only for your personal and non-commercial use.
Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 or any other applicable legislation throughout the world, you may not, in any form or by any means:
- Adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, transmit, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this Web Site; or
- Commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this Web Site without our written permission.
TRADE MARKS
These trade marks and other Thingz products and services referred to in this Web Site are trade marks of Thingz.
Other product and company names mentioned in this Web Site may be the trade marks of other people or entities.
Nothing contained in the Web Site should be construed as granting any licence or right of use of any trade mark or part of any trade mark displayed on the Web Site without the express written permission of Thingz or third party owner.
LINKED WEB SITES
This Web Site may contain links to Linked Web Sites. Those links are provided for convenience only and may not remain current or be maintained.
Links to those web sites should not be construed as any endorsement, approval, recommendation or preference by us of the owners or operators of the sites, or of any information, products or services referred to on those other sites unless specifically stated.
Unless otherwise stated the Linked Web Sites are not under the control of Thingz and Thingz is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Web Site. You link to any such web site at your own risk.
COOKIES
Thingz uses two types of cookies on this website. These are session cookies and permanent cookies.
Session Cookies
Session cookies are only used to let our site know that you are the same person wherever you go on our site during a session. For example, if you put a product in your shopping bag and go to check out, we need to know that it is you on the check out page and you have ordered that product.
Upon closing your browser the session cookie set by this web site is destroyed and no personal information is maintained which might identify you should you visit our web site at a later date.
Session cookies are short-lived, are used only during a browsing session, and expire when you quit your browser.
Permanent Cookies
To enable Thingz to recognise each time your browser visits the Thingz website it downloads a cookie onto your hard drive.
Through the use of the cookie Thingz is able to:
(a) recognise your browser each time it visits our site; and
(b) track which pages you visit whilst at our site.
Thingz may use this information to build up a consumer profile about you, which may allow it to tailor offers or marketing material which may be of interest to you.
As with all of your personal information Thingz will not provide this to third parties without your consent, except where:
(a) such disclosure is permitted under the Privacy Act 1988;
(b) Thingz is required by law to disclose information to third parties; or
(c) Thingz has outsourced some internal functions to third parties, for example data warehousing companies, mail houses or contractors that carry out administrative functions on their behalf.
Other Ways We Track Site Activity
Another way we track site activity is by using transparent electronic images called “clear GIFs,” “Web bugs,” or “Web beacons” on thingzgifts.com.au Web pages. These images count the number of users who visit that page from specific banner ads outside thingzgifts.com.au or through e-mail links. A similar image, sometimes called a “Spotlight Tag,” is used on thingzgifts.com.au Web pages where transactions take place. The Tag collects numeric information, such as the dollar amount of an online purchase, to help us understand usage of the site. We do not use any of these electronic images to collect personally identifiable information.