Here at The Bookwork Co: We understand the importance of your privacy and your concerns about the security of your personal information
Our Commitment
We are committed to protecting any personal information about you that we hold. This Privacy policy sets out how we manage your personal information and safeguard the privacy of personal information provided to us, or otherwise collected by us, offline or online, including through our site https://thebookwork.co/ (Site) and our social media channels, and explains how we collect, hold, use and disclose data and comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
The Privacy Act incorporates the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which set out the way in which personal information must be treated. Disclosure of such information may be compelled by law (for example, under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth).
In this Privacy Policy we, us or our means Ms Carmen Gurney t/as The Bookwork Company ABN 20 691 269 483.
This Privacy Policy does not cover information that you submit on other websites, even if we communicate with you on those sites. For example, if you post something on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or YouTube, that information is governed by the privacy policies on those websites and is not governed by this Privacy Policy.
Personal Information: What is it and when and how we collect it
Personal information is information that identifies you or could identify you. During your dealings with us, we may collect personal information such as:
This Personal Information is obtained in many ways including through consultations, correspondence, by telephone, by email, via our website, from your website, from media and publications, from other publicly available sources and from third parties. We don’t guarantee website links or policy of authorised third parties
Why do we collect it
We collect your Personal Information for the primary purpose of providing our services to you, providing information to our clients and marketing. We may also use your Personal Information for secondary purposes closely related to the primary purpose, in circumstances where you would reasonably expect such use or disclosure. You may unsubscribe from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by contacting us in writing.
When we collect Personal Information, we will, where appropriate and where possible, explain to you why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it
If you give us information about another person, you should make sure that you are authorised to give us that information. You must also make sure to inform that person of who we are and that we may use and disclose their personal information in accordance with this our privacy policy.
Choosing Not to Provide Personal Data
Choice and consent: Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By providing personal information to us, you understand we will collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You can choose not to provide us with any personal data. However, if you do this, we may not be able to deliver the service that is required, however, you can continue to use our Site and browse the pages of our Site
Use And Disclosure of Your Data
Under data laws, we are only allowed to use your data for specific reasons and where we have the legal basis to do so. We will use your data for the purposes it was collected and related purposes that include:
We may disclose your data for the purposes it was collected and also a number of other circumstances including the following
Third Parties
Where reasonable and practicable to do so, we will collect your Personal Information only from you. However, in some circumstances we may be provided with information by third parties. In such a case we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of the information provided to us by the third party
Sensitive Information
Sensitive information is defined in the Privacy Act to include information or opinion about such things as an individual’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership of a political association, religious or philosophical beliefs, membership of a trade union or other professional body, criminal record or health information.
Sensitive information will be used by us only:
Access to your Personal Information
You may access the Personal Information we hold about you and to update and/or correct it, subject to certain exceptions. If you wish to access your Personal Information, please contact us in writing. We will provide you with the information within 30 days of your request, unless doing so would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (e.g., another person’s confidentiality or intellectual property rights)
In order to protect your Personal Information, we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.
Maintaining the Quality of your Personal Information
It is an important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete, and up to date. If you find that the information we have is not up to date or is inaccurate, please advise us as soon as practicable so we can update our records and ensure we can continue to provide quality services to you.
Storage and security
We are committed to ensuring that the personal information we collect is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures
to safeguard and secure the personal information and protect it from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.
We cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmitted to or by us over the Internet. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. Although we take measures to safeguard against unauthorised disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that the personal information we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
Cookies and web beacons
We may use cookies on our Site from time to time. Cookies are text files placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personally identifiable information. However, they do allow third parties, such as Google and Facebook, to cause our advertisements to appear on your social media and online media feeds as part of our retargeting campaigns. If and when you choose to provide our Site with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We may use web beacons on our Site from time to time. Web beacons (also known as Clear GIFs) are small pieces of code placed on a web page to monitor the visitor’s behaviour and collect data about the visitor’s viewing of a web
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, we may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy
Sometimes it will be necessary for us update and change our privacy policy. We reserve the right to change our privacy policy at any time. We may notify you about changes to our privacy policy by posting an updated version on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns at any time about our privacy policy or the use of your Personal Data, please contact us at The Bookwork Company hello@thebookworkco.com.au and we will respond within 48 hours.
