Privacy Policy
This administrates the privacy policy
of our website https://www.shoptown.com.au/
About
What data do we collect ?
Personal identifying information you
provide to us which may include your name, email address, mailing address,
phone number, credit card information or other details, as appropriate, when
ordering or registering on our website.
We require that you provide us with
certain information so that we can provide you with services and products. If
you do not provide us with enough information, we may not be able to process
your order. Content information that you may
provide or generate in connection with using our services as outlined in our
Terms of Use.
By voluntarily providing your personal identifying information, you are consenting to ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) use of it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that such personal identifying information may be transferred to the services of ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) and authorized third parties referred to herein.
Cookies are small files placed on your computer that allows us to count the number of visitors that visit our website and distinguish repeat visitors from new ones. They allow us to save user preferences and track trends. They help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also rely on cookies for proper operation of our website.
You can choose to disable cookies
through your browser’s settings however, certain features of our website may
not function properly. Users who refuse cookies assume all responsibility for
any loss of functionality as a result.
Google Analytics Privacy Policy
Our website uses Google Analytics to
collect information about the use of our site. They collect information such as
how often users visit our site, what pages they visit, and what other sites
they have used prior to coming to our site. We use the information we get from
Google Analytics to improve our site. Google Analytics collects only the IP
address on the date(s) you visit our site, no other identifying information is
collected.
Google Analytics plants a permanent
cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user. The cookie cannot
be used by anyone but Google.
What we do with your provided information
- To process orders, purchases and/or memberships as described herein or as outlined in our Terms of Use.
- To personalize your
experience.
- To improve our
website.
- To improve our
customer service; and
- To send periodic
emails.
Data Retention
Your personal identifying information is stored for as long as we need it for business, legal, or tax purposes. for these purposes, your information may be stored electronically, paper form or both. When your information is no longer needed it will be destroyed.
AND/OR
Your personal identifying information
may be retained for as long as you maintain a membership with ShopTown
(www.shoptown.com.au). Once your membership is cancelled, expired or otherwise
terminated, your personal information will no longer be stored.
Any content information or
communication provided or generated in connection with using our services is
subject to retention pursuant our Terms of Use.
How we collect your information
We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL),
encryption technology and industry standard encryption and authentication tools
which makes it difficult for anyone to access any information provided to us.
In addition, we take reasonable steps to protect your personal identifying
information.
Because we use a third-party payment
processing company, such as Paypal. Your billing information such as
your credit card number, billing address and other payment processing
information is not stored or retained by ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au).We have no control over these services.
However, we use our efforts to make sure that our third-party billing services
use industry standard encryption technology to protect your credit card number
from unauthorized use.
However, no internet or email
transmission is fully secure. Keep this in mind when disclosing any personal
identifying information over the internet.
Disclosure of your information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise
transfer your personal identifying information to outside parties. This does
not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website,
conducting our business, or providing our services to you, so long as those
parties agree to keep your personal identifying information confidential. We
may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to
comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or other
rights, property, or safety.
We may also share your personal
identifying information because of the sale or merger of business. If this
happens you will be notified by email of any changes to the way your personal
identifying information is collected and/or used.
Third-party sites
From time to time we may include, offer, or provide links to third-party sites which are provided solely as a convenience to you. These third-party sites have separate and independent Privacy Policies. ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) is not responsible or liable for the content of the external sites or the resources linked to the external site and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, activity, or other materials on or available from such external site or resource. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites. Please feel free to report your experience by email to info@shoptown.com.au.
Updating your information
You may update your information by going to your membership account on ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) and logging into your account.
Revoking your consent an opting out
You have the right to revoke your consent for us to use your Personal Identifying Information any time. Opting out will not affect disclosures permitted by law including third-party service providers that provide services for our business such as credit card processing or to any other third party as necessary to fulfill your request.
If you want to revoke your consent,
email us at info@shoptown.com.au. You may opt out of receiving future
email correspondence from ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) by clicking the
“unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our email or by emailing info@shoptown.com.au.
If you choose to revoke your consent or
opt out ShopTown (www.shoptown.com.au) may not be able to provide our services
to you or fulfill your requests for services.