Privacy.

  • 1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy

    • 1.1 Salted Signal Labs, ABN 79 162 320 416 (“We/Us/Our”) respects your privacy. So that you may understand how We deal with your Personal Information, We have set out how and why We collect, hold, use, manage and disclose Personal Information in this Privacy Policy. You may print a copy of this Privacy Policy, at no charge.
    • 1.2 We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time at Our discretion, so you should visit Our website regularly to see the latest copy of the Privacy Policy.
    • 1.3 This Privacy Policy also binds our related and affiliated companies. We may use any of Our related and affiliated companies to assist Us perform Our business activities and functions, and this Privacy Policy should be interpreted so that “We/Us/Our” includes any of Our related and associated companies. These related and associated companies include:
      • 1.3.1 None.
    • 1.4 Our business activities and functions include:
      • 1.4.1 promoting, offering, selling and performing cyber security consulting services, technical audit services, system administration services and related services;
      • 1.4.2 promoting, offering, selling and performing professional services and support services;
      • 1.4.3 promoting, offering, licensing and providing support for software programs;
      • 1.4.4 any business activities related to any of these activities.
    • 1.5 This Privacy Policy relates to how We collect, hold, use, manage and disclose Personal Information that We and Our related and affiliated companies collect in Our own name.
    • 1.6 Some of the key phrases that are used in the Privacy Policy include “Personal Information” and “Sensitive Information”. Both of these terms are defined in the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).
    • 1.7 “Personal Information” is defined to mean information or an opinion (including information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.
    • 1.8 “Sensitive Information” is defined to mean information or an opinion about an individual’s:
      • 1.8.1 racial or ethnic origin;
      • 1.8.2 political opinions;
      • 1.8.3 membership of a political association;
      • 1.8.4 religious beliefs or affiliations;
      • 1.8.5 philosophical beliefs;
      • 1.8.6 membership of a professional or trade association;
      • 1.8.7 membership of a trade union;
      • 1.8.8 sexual preferences or practices;
      • 1.8.9 criminal record;
      • 1.8.10 health information;
      • 1.8.11 genetic information about an individual that is not otherwise health information.

  • 2. Personal Information We Collect and Hold

    • 2.1 We may collect and hold the following types of Personal Information:
      • 2.1.1 name;
      • 2.1.2 address;
      • 2.1.3 employer;
      • 2.1.4 job title;
      • 2.1.5 phone number, fax number, email address, skype address and other addresses/contact details/identifiers used in electronic communications;
      • 2.1.6 information about the products or services that you purchase or consider purchasing from Us, Our suppliers or business associates;
      • 2.1.7 information about enquiries made to Us, Our suppliers or business associates;
      • 2.1.8 information you provide when you raise a support enquiry or when We are working with you to resolve a technical or administrative query;
      • 2.1.9 credit card or details of other payment methods used on Our website or to purchase Our products and services.
    • 2.2 As a rule We do not collect or hold Sensitive Information. The only exception to this rule is where the Personal Information is directly linked to the individual’s employment records and Our collection, holding and use is permitted by the Privacy Act for the purpose managing the individual’s employment record.

  • 3. How We Collect and Hold Personal Information

    • 3.1 We collect Personal Information in a number of ways, including:
      • 3.1.1 through Our website;
      • 3.1.2 through communications with you, including letters, emails, telephone calls, facsimiles and via social media applications;
      • 3.1.3 through communications with others;
      • 3.1.4 in the course of providing Our products and services to you, including providing support through Our support service;
      • 3.1.5 in the course of Our business functions and activities.
      • 3.2 We hold Personal Information:
      • 3.2.1 in Our hard copy files;
      • 3.2.2 in other systems that We use in connection with Our business, some of which may be owned and operated by Our suppliers;
      • 3.2.3 in the database associated with Our website.
    • 3.3 Providing it is lawful and practical, We will give you the option of not identifying yourself, using a pseudonym, or not providing Personal Information when you enter into a transaction or deal with Us.
    • 3.4 If you elect not to provide Us with Personal Information then We may not be able to provide you with the information, products, services or support that you may want.
    • 3.5 We may receive other unsolicited Personal Information in the course of Our business. We will deal with this unsolicited Personal Information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

  • 4. The Purposes for which We use Personal Information

    • 4.1 We collect, hold, use and disclose Personal Information for the following purposes:
      • 4.1.1 pursuing Our business activities and functions;
      • 4.1.2 allowing technical support personnel to provide assistance to you (or your employer), if needed;
      • 4.1.3 facilitating transactions between you (or other people for whom you act) and Us or between you (or other people for whom you act) and other people and organisations with whom We have an established affiliation, partership or association;
      • 4.1.4 facilitating payment for the purchase of products or services through Our website or otherwise. In this case you will be directed to (or We may use to facilitate the transaction) a third party website (a secure internet payment gateway) to enter your credit/debit/charge card or other payment mechanism details. This third party may in turn integrate the payment software with a third party payment application provider who assists in managing the payment transaction;
      • 4.1.5 performing any of the features on Our website, e.g. conducting surveys, mail outs, using social media;
      • 4.1.6 improving the quality of Our website and Our products and services;
      • 4.1.7 developing or adding additional products and services from Us or existing or new people and organisations that are accessible via Our website;
      • 4.1.8 training and quality assurance purposes;
      • 4.1.9 administrative purposes;
      • 4.1.10 allowing the technical support personnel to manage Our infrastructure, systems, databases other applications or tools;
      • 4.1.11 statistical analysis of the usage of Our website or applications or tools that are accessed via the website;
      • 4.1.12 complying with the law, including privacy legislation.
    • 4.2 We do not provide Personal Information to third parties except as in accordance with this Privacy Policy, any agreement we have with you or as required by law.
    • 4.3 If You have given Us your express informed consent to provide you with direct marketing communications We may collect, hold, use and disclose Personal Information in accordance with that consent to enable Us to provide you (or other people who you are acting for) information about, and offer you (or other people who you are acting for), products and services.
      • 4.3.1 If you give Us consent to provide you with direct marketing communications We will provide a simple means where You can request not to receive direct marketing communications. You may also request that We do not provide your Personal Information to any of our suppliers or business associates in order for them to provide you with direct marketing communications. If We use a third party source to obtain Personal Information about you for the purpose of direct marketing to you, you may request that We disclose the source of that information. We will comply with any request made under this clause within a reasonable period and at no cost to you.
      • 4.3.2 You consent to Us using any Personal Information that We collect for any one of the purposes in this Privacy Policy for any of the other purpose stated in this Privacy Policy.

  • 5. Disclosure of the Personal Information Overseas

    • 5.1 We may send Personal Information overseas in the following circumstances:
      • 5.1.1 where We have a related or affiliated company assisting Us with our business activities and functions;
      • 5.1.2 where We have a supplier assisting Us with our business activities and functions. We have no control over where these suppliers hold or process their data and it is impractical for Us to be able to advise you of the countries where the Personal Information may be held or processed.
      • 5.1.3 where Our website, or any hosting service We use to support our managed services, software or software as a service, is hosted by Us or a third party, and the hosting facilities and/or the back-up/disaster recovery sites are located overseas. We have no control over where these third party providers host the website and it is impractical for Us to be able to advise you of the countries where the Personal Information may be held or processed.
      • 5.1.4 where a third party application is being used in connection with Our interactions with you, e.g. when We use email or Skype the third party providers of the relevant application have their applications hosted overseas. We have no control over where these third party providers host their applications and it is impractical for Us to be able to advise you of the countries where the Personal Information may be held or processed.
    • 5.2 The countries to which We know the Personal Information may be sent include:
      • 5.2.1 the United States of America;

  • 6. Use of Social Media

    • Our website uses social media includes blogs, Twitter feeds, and links to other social media, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc. The nature of social media is that these applications actively enable exchange and disclosure of any information, whether personal or otherwise, that is included within those applications. All information, including Personal Information that you enter in those applications may be used, stored, handled and disclosed in any way that is consistent with the privacy policies of the relevant applications, if any. All information that is posted in a blog, twitter feed or other social media in connection with the website should be considered as public information that may be used, copied and adapted by any person for any means and should not be posted unless you are prepared to specifically state what restrictions on use there may be with that information or are prepared to accept that it may be used, copied, adapted, stored, handled and disclosed to any other person in any way.

  • 7. Cookies, Metadata and Site Data Activity

    • 7.1 A cookie is a small piece of data which is given to your web browser by Our website.
    • 7.2 As you navigate the pages of Our website and applications and tools on it, we use cookies to allow you to access Our services. We also use the information contained in cookies to uniquely identify and remember your web
    • 7.3 If you do not want Us to use cookies then you must configure your web browser not to accept them, or be notified when they are being used, by adopting the appropriate settings on your browser. If you do not allow cookies to be used some or all of the website or other applications or tools on it might not be accessible to you.
    • 7.4 Sometimes information that you upload is provided with associated metadata. If you do not want Us to use the metadata you must remove it before uploading it onto the website and other applications and tools.
    • 7.5 We may collect data that is associated with your visit, including the pages your visit, the activities you do, the preferences you make, the applications and tools you use and the purchases you make and the competitions you enter. We may also collect information relating to the computer, mobile phone or other device including the device type, the browser, location, IP address and search words used. We may collect, use, disclose and store this information in any of the ways set out in this Privacy Policy.
    • Our website includes links to other websites, applications and tools that are not owned or operated by Us. We not responsible for the content of those websites, applications or tools, nor for any products, services or information contained in them or offered through them. You should review the privacy policies and terms and conditions of use of those websites, applications and tools when you visit them.

  • 9. Accessing and Seeking Correction of Your Personal Information or Filing a Complaint

    • 9.1 If you want to find out what Personal Information We hold on You or You believe any of your Personal Information that is held by Us is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading or it is not necessary for Us to continue to hold it, you can contact Us, and We will either provide you with access to the Personal Information (in so far as We are required to do so by law,) or We will correct it, as applicable, within a reasonable period. We may make a reasonable charge for giving you access to your Personal Information, but We will not charge for you making the request, correcting Personal Information or making a statement as to why We are not correcting your Personal Information. You can contact Us by:
      • 9.1.1 writing to Us via the email address listed on Our Contact page, or
      • 9.1.2 calling the telephone number listed on Our Contact page.
    • 9.2 If You wish to complain about a breach of any Australian Privacy Principle that binds Us, a registered privacy code that binds Us or this Privacy Policy you should contact Us by:
      • 9.2.1 writing to Us via the email address listed on Our Contact page, or
      • 9.2.2 calling the telephone number listed on Our Contact page.
    • 9.3 We will use Our best efforts to respond to any complaint within 5 business days of the date of receipt. We will attempt to resolve your complaint quickly and to your satisfaction. Complaints can be lodged via our contact page or by telephone or post. If you are not satisfied with how We deal with your complaint you may contact the Australian Information Commissioner, whose contact details can be found at http://www.oaic.gov.au/.

Copyright 2022 Salted Signal Labs. All Rights Reserved. Acknowledgements Privacy Policy