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Introduction

The Stud Dog App is committed to safeguarding your privacy and protecting your personal information. This policy outlines how we handle information about you.

We may make changes or amendments to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of such changes through our website. The last update to this Privacy Policy was on January 1, 2014.

Unless notified otherwise, we assume that you have consented to the collection of all information which is provided to us for use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Collection of personal information

Personal information refers to any information or opinion about an individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether recorded in material form or not.

We may collect personal information from you when you:

• sign up to create a user profile and advertise a puppy.
• sign up to create a breeder profile and create a breeder listing.
• when you buy any goods from us, we will collect the personal information you provide to us during the
• ordering process or in the course of the purchase.
• visit our website; or contact us by any method, such as telephone, email, post, facsimile, or in-person, or as notified to you from time to time, including in any collection notice.

The personal information you provide may vary depending on the nature of your interaction with us but may, for example, include your name, date of birth, contact details, address, and any communications you send to us.

There may be occasions when we collect information about you from a third party. In such instances, we will determine whether we would have been entitled to collect such information from you, and to the extent we would not have been entitled, we will destroy or de-identify such information as soon as possible.

We will allow you to interact with us anonymously or using a pseudonym where possible. For most of our functions and activities, we usually need your name and contact information.

Our website

Our web servers may collect information automatically when you visit our websites, including:

• your IP address.
• the date and time of your visit.
• the parts of our website you access during your visit.
• your actions on our website; and
• the browser you are using.

Through the use of cookies, your personal information may be collected when using our websites. Cookies are small text files placed on your mobile device or computer by our websites, which automatically collect information about you without you providing that information to us directly. Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies. However, you may set your browser to either prompt you whether you wish to accept cookies on a particular site, or by default reject cookies.

Please note that rejecting cookies may mean that some or all of the functions on our website will not be available to you.

Sometimes our websites contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of that site. We recommend that you review the privacy policies of each website you visit.

Using your personal information

We collect personal information to provide products or services to you, to track your usage of our website, to evaluate the performance of our website, and to keep track of your account settings. Information collected by us may also be used for the following purposes:

• to provide you with information in relation to the products and services we provide.
• to send email notifications for special promotions or offers conducted by us.
• to conduct marketing activities and to conduct market research.
• to respond to your questions or suggestions.
• to improve the quality of our products or services; or
• to improve the quality of your visit to our website.

You may opt-out of receiving marketing information by notifying us accordingly, or by using any unsubscribe facility we provide for that purpose.

Sharing your personal information

We may disclose information to third party contractors, who help us conduct our business. Where information is shared with these third parties, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that third parties observe the confidential nature of such information and are prohibited from using any or all of this information beyond what is necessary to assist us.

At this time, all third parties referred to above are located within Australia. However, this may change in the future, and if it does, we will update this privacy policy accordingly.

While we may market the goods or services of third parties in limited circumstances as described above, we will always do so ourselves (or using our third-party contractors). We do not sell, rent or trade personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

We may also disclose your personal information as permitted or required by law.

Accessing and correcting your personal information

Upon request, we will provide you with access to the information we hold about you, including for correcting or updating that information. If you require access to your personal information, please contact our Privacy Contact details, as described in section 42 below. You may be required to put your request in writing for security reasons.

For most requests, your information will be provided free of charge. However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request requires a substantial effort on our part.

If we refuse to provide you with access to the information, we will provide you with reasons for the refusal and inform you of any exceptions relied upon under the APPs (unless it would be unreasonable to do so).

We take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate, complete, and up to date whenever we collect or use it. If the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant or out-of-date, please contact us, and we will take reasonable steps to either correct this information, or if necessary, discuss alternative action with you.

Protecting your personal information

We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, or loss, and from unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure. This includes the use of technologies and processes such as SSL encryption.

Change of policy

We may modify or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of such changes through our website. The current version of this Privacy Policy will be kept on our website.

Contact information

If you have any queries or complaints with regards to our collection, use or management of your personal information, please contact our Privacy Contact details as described below:

Att: Privacy Contact
If you make a complaint, we will endeavor to respond to it as soon as possible. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by phoning 1300 363 992 or by email at enquiries@oaic.gov.au.