Privacy Statement
This is the Web site of Violet Town, managed by Violet Town Action Group (VTAG).
Our postal address is: PO Box 29, Violet Town, Victoria 3669
We can be reached by contact us links throughout this website or you can reach us by contacting the Editor on (03) 5798 1858.
This Privacy Policy explains:
- what personal information we collect
- how we collect and use your personal information disclosure
- your right of access to your personal information
- your right to inspect and, where necessary, correct the personal information that we hold about you
- your right to have your privacy complaints investigated and resolved
- your right to have your personal information protected from misuse or unauthorised access.
Personal information we collect
Personal information is any information that can be used to identify a person no matter how it is collected or recorded. Generally, personal information is collected by Violet Town Action Group or one of its sub-committees or working groups such as the Violet Town and District Business Network from a variety of sources, including when dealing with members or visitors to this site, when dealing with individuals, undertaking research or marketing initiatives and when developing directories.
Should we collect personal information from you this may include (but is not limited to) your name, address, email address, telephone numbers, gender and other means of personal identification or information about your business.
How we collect personal information
Where possible, we collect your personal information directly from you. If you feel that the information that we are requesting, either from our website, on our forms, or in our discussions with you, is not information that you wish to provide, please feel free to raise this with us.
For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognises the consumer's domain name (where possible), but not the e-mail address.
We collect the domain name of visitors to our Web page (where possible). We also collect aggregate information on what pages visitors to the site access or visit, and information volunteered by the visitor to the site, such as survey information and/or site registrations.
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page, and is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes.
How we use the information you provide
We will not use your personal information for any purpose which is not related to the primary purpose for which it is collected and for other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection. We will not use you personal information any purpose for which you would not reasonably expect us to use your personal information.
If you supply us with your e-mail address, you may receive periodic messages from Violet Town Action Group or one of its sub-committees or working groups such as the Violet Town and District Business Network, with information on activities of the group that you can become involved in, important legislative activities, your membership status and benefits, or upcoming events. Violet Town Action Group or its sub-committees or working groups do not trade or sell e-mail addresses. If at any time you do not want to receive e-mails from Violet Town Action Group or its sub-committees or working groups, please let us know by using this contact us link.
If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by using this contact us link.
If you supply us with your telephone numbers on-line you may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such telephone calls, please let us know by using this contact us link.
From time to time, we may use visitor and/or registered user information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.
Site users may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by letting us know by using this contact us link.
Correcting or up-dating your information
Site users can have their information corrected by using this contact us link.
Other commitments
With respect to ad servers: We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies.
With respect to security: We always use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site.
Complaints
If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us by using this contact us links or the above phone number.
For details/interview call the Editor on (03) 5798 1858