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PRIVACY POLICY
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order,
subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form or submit an
enquiry.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to
enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number or credit card
information. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google's
use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their
visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the
use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy
policy.
We automatically track certain information about
you based upon your behaviour on our Site. We use this information to do
internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behaviour to
better understand and serve you and our community. This information is compiled
and analysed on an aggregated basis. This information may include the URL that
you just came from (whether this URL is on our Site or not), which URL you next
go to (whether this URL is on our Site or not), what browser you are using, and
your IP address.
We use data collection devices such as
"cookies" on certain pages of our Site. "Cookies" are small
files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing customised
services. We also offer certain features that are only available through the
use of a "cookie". We also use "cookies" to allow you to
enter your password less frequently during a session. Cookies can also help us
provide information which is targeted to your interests.
Cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our
Site. Most cookies are "session cookies," meaning that they are
automatically deleted at the end of a session. You are always free to decline
our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able
to use certain features on our Site and you may be required to reenter your
password more frequently during a session.
Additionally, you may encounter "cookies"
or other similar devices on certain pages of our Site that are placed by third
parties. For example, if you view a web page created by a user, there may be a
"cookie" placed within that web page. We do not control the use of
cookies by third parties.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following
ways:
• To personalize your experience
(your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve customer service
(your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service
requests and support needs)
• To process transactions
Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold,
exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason
whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of
delivering the purchased product or service requested.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature
• To send periodic emails
The email address you provide for order processing, will only be used to
send you information and updates pertaining to your order.
If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you
will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or
service information, etc.
Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future
emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each
email.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your
personal information when you place an order or access your personal
information.
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information
is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into
our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those
authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required
to�keep the information confidential.
After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security
numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to
your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables
the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture
and remember certain information
We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart,
understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate
data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site
experiences and tools in the future.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally
identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who
assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you,
so long as those parties agree to keep this 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 others rights, property,
or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be
provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products
or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and
independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability
for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to
protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in
compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will
not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your
consent.
Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy
Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years
of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are
at least 13 years old or older.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use,
disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at www.msindependence.com/terms.htm
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our online
privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this
page.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us
using the information below.
www.msindependence.com/contact.htm
PO Box 792
Drummoyne, NSW 1470
Australia
cydney@msindependence.com