BuyBuddy takes privacy very seriously. We understand that users will only use our service if they can trust us to protect their personal information and use it appropriately. Our privacy policy, which appears below, is a statement that explains how we collect, store and use personal information.
1. Who we are?
BuyBuddy is owned and operated by Rock live Pty Limited ACN 139 261 822. In this policy, BuyBuddy is referred to as "we", "us" and "our".
2. What this privacy policy covers
This privacy policy applies to our treatment of personal information that we collect from users of our website
www.buybuddy.com.au. This policy also applies to our treatment of any personal information that our business partners share with us or vice versa.
This policy does not apply to the practices of organisations that BuyBuddy does not own or control, or to people that BuyBuddy does not employ or oversee even if links to their websites appear on our site. We recommend you examine their privacy policies.
3. What is personal information?
"Personal information" means information about an individual that identifies them, or from which the person's identity can be reasonably determined. Examples of private information include your name, address, email address and phone number.
4. Collection of personal information
BuyBuddy collects personal information when you register and/or complete surveys on our website or from our emails. When you register with BuyBuddy, we collect a range of data including personal information such as your name, email address, date of birth, address, and marital status among other personal details. Personal information is collected at the time you opt–in and occasionally during the life of your subscription through your active voluntary participation. Personal information is only used for the purpose of providing relevant marketing material to you as a subscriber. Staff members do not target individual users, instead we target aggregated data sets across our subscriber database to ensure you remain anonymous to our staff. We only use the data provided as aggregated data sets for advertisers to make purchasing decisions and to assist with aggregated and dynamic advertising targeting. Advertisers that appear on our website do not have access to your personal information. However, personal information may be provided, on occasion, to relevant third parties for the sole purpose of suppression or correction.
We may also collect some information that does not reveal your identity. Such information might include your server address, date and time of your visit to this site and the pages accessed. This information is only used by us in anonymous, aggregated form for statistical and web site development purposes and may be provided to third parties for these purposes.
We use cookies which enable us to monitor traffic patterns and to serve you more efficiently if you revisit the site. A cookie does not identify you but it does identify your computer. You can set your internet browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and this will provide you with the opportunity to either accept or reject it in each instance.
5. Use of personal information
We use data in aggregated form to allow advertisers to advertise their products and services to you and to improve our services through analysing aggregated data reports. We only share personal information with our advertising partners when there is active, voluntary consent by you through active participation on the BuyBuddy Website. We will not sell, rent or forward any of your personal information to third parties unless we have your direct consent. Third parties will not be given access to an individual′s personal subscriber data unless ordered by order of Australian Federal or State authorities.
We will also use your name and state or territory of residence to display on our website if you win a prize draw and we will also publish winner's names in relevant newspapers if they are a winner of certain prizes based on the individual state requirements for competition trade permits. By registering and/or completing surveys with BuyBuddy you are providing your consent for this information flow and/or publication to happen. You may unsubscribe from the service at any time, in which case we acknowledge that you withdraw your consent.
When you provide consent to have your data shared with a relevant third party advertiser, unless we tell you otherwise, that third party advertiser shall not have any right to use your personal information we provide to them for any other purpose other than providing the product or service you have requested. As an online organisation that collects personal information as part of our daily business we understand our responsibilities and are dedicated to protecting the privacy rights of all users that come into contact with our services. We refuse business with known spammers and if we identify any customer that uses our subscribers' data inappropriately based on the Australian CAN-SPAM Act and the Australian privacy legislation we may refuse further business with that customer.
We may also disclose your personal information to organisations involved in a proposed or actual transfer or sale of all or part of our business or assets or if the disclosure is required or authorised by or under law (including without limitation the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) or as required to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process.
6. What if I change my mind?
You may request a deletion of your account with BuyBuddy at any time by; (a) using the 'unsubscribe' link contained in all emails we send you; (b) by emailing us with your request; or (c) logging into your account and using the info and feedback forms.
If you unsubscribe from BuyBuddy your account will be deleted after the next prize draw to be conducted and you will: (a) not be able to earn any additional entries into the next prize draw (but your existing entries will still be valid for the next prize draw); (b) not be contacted by BuyBuddy other than for administrative purposes; and (c) not have your data provided to any third party organisations or people for marketing or other purposes (except to the extent we are required by law to disclose it).
7. Security
The security or your personal information is a priority for us. Your BuyBuddy account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security. We take physical and electronic security measures to safeguard personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This may include restricting access to personal information, entering into security or confidentiality arrangements with third parties. In certain areas BuyBuddy uses industry-standard SSL encryption to protect data transmissions.
8. Can this policy change?
From time to time it may be necessary for us to review and revise our privacy policy. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time. We will notify you about changes to our privacy policy by posting an updated version on our website
www.buybuddy.com.au. If we make any changes that materially impact how we deal with personal information we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement to you as a user.
9. Who to contact about this policy
If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy please contact us at
privacy@rocklive.com.au.