Privacy Policy

Wendells International Pty Ltd ACN 127 568 138 ("Wendells"), which is the owner of the website Wendells ("website"), is committed to respecting the privacy of its clients. The following policy, which should be read in conjunction with the terms of use of which it forms part, discusses how personal information is collected and dealt with by Wendells.

The website contains links to other websites which are operated by other parties. Wendells is not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those other web sites. Wendells recommends that you review such practices and policies before using the linked site.

Collection of Information

When you register as a client of Wendells, you are required to supply certain information to us. That information includes your name, date of birth and your email address. We use this information for administration purposes, to identify you when you visit the website and to be able to provide you with the services we offer.

Certain services we offer may require you to provide us with your credit card details. We will use our best endeavours to safeguard these details.

We use cookies and other internet tools to facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the website. A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your computer when you access a web site. Your computer stores this information on your computer's hard drive. A cookie enables us to track your usage patterns of the website and linked sites and to deliver specific information to you. We also store information we collect through cookies to create a profile of our clients. A profile is stored information we keep on individual clients to minimize the need for you to re-enter information on the website.

If you do not want information connected through the use of cookies, you are able to disable that feature through your browser. However if you disable this feature, it may affect your ability to receive services from us.

We endeavour to keep your personal information accurate, up to date and complete. However it is your obligation to advise us of any changes to the information you have given to us. You can update your personal details at any time on the website on the My Profile page.

You have the right to seek access to your personal information held by us at any time. To do this you should email wendells Att Privacy Officer at ...privacy@wendells.com.au . It may take up to 30 days for that officer to respond to you.

Our Use and Disclosure of Information

Wendells may use your personal information to:

(a) verify your identity;

(b) protect against fraud and unlawful use of the website;

(c) respond to your requests for services or products;

(d) develop the services that you require;

(e) administer and manage those services;

(f) offer to you products which we think may be of interest to you;

(g) manage your account.

Wendells may share your personal information:

(a) with entities which provide us with services on your behalf, for example, credit card payment processors;

(b) with persons authorised by you, which persons may include other members of Wendells;

(c) to your internet service provider or network administrator and to law enforcement agencies where we suspect that you have been or are engaged in unlawful activities;

(h) to government, regulatory and law enforcement agencies where the disclosure is required or authorised by law, and otherwise as we believe is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate the website properly, or to protect or defend our rights or the rights or well-being of our employees, users or others.

Wendells may use information you provide to us for ongoing research into relationships using professional organisations and others, but Wendells will never:

(a) use or provide that information in any way which might identify you; or

(b) contact you or authorise anyone to contact you in relation to that research.

Security

Wendells respects your privacy and will take all reasonable steps to protect it. We ensure that our employees have restricted access to any personally identifiable information solely for the purpose of operating, improving and developing the services we offer.

It is a fact of life that "perfect security" does not exist on the internet. No data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We have put in place appropriate electronic, physical and managerial procedures to endeavour to prevent unauthorised access to our client database including restricting physical access to our offices and firewalls and secure databases, but we cannot guarantee that any information stored on our servers or transmitted to or from a client, will be free from unauthorized access. E-mail may be intercepted by a third party in the course of its delivery. You acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks by accessing our website.

It is your responsibility to take all steps necessary to protect unauthorised access to your personal details and therefore you should never reveal your user name, password or account information to anyone and you should exit from the website immediately at the end of each session.

Wendells is not responsibility for the security on any of the linked sites. We give you a link to these sites for your convenience only and by providing those links, we do not endorse or approve of those sites. It is a matter for you to determine whether or not those sites are secure.

Further information

If you wish to obtain further information about the privacy laws of Australia, such information can be accessed from the web site of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner which is www.privacy.gov.au .

Date of Publication - 31 January 2008