Talk Group is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Talk Group website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Talk Group website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your personal information
Talk Group collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Talk Group also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code (or postcode), age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Talk Group. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Talk Group for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Talk Group website.
Please keep in mind that, if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Talk Group public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Talk Group does not read any of your private online communications.
Talk Group encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Talk Group so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Talk Group is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Talk Group website.
Use of your personal information
Talk Group collects and uses your personal information to operate the Talk Group website and deliver the services you have requested. Talk Group also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Talk Group and its affiliates. Talk Group may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Talk Group does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Talk Group may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Talk Group may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Talk Group, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Talk Group does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Talk Group keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Talk Group, in order to determine what Talk Group services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customised content and advertising within Talk Group to customers whose behaviour indicates they are interested in a particular subject area.
Talk Group websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Talk Group or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Talk Group; and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Talk Group, or the public.
Use of cookies
The Talk Group website uses "cookies" to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise Talk Group's pages, or register with Talk Group site or services, a cookie helps Talk Group to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Talk Group website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Talk Group features that you customised.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Talk Group services or websites you visit.
Security of your personal information
Talk Group secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. Talk Group secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this statement
Talk Group will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Talk Group encourages you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how Talk Group is protecting your information.
Contact information
Talk Group welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Talk Group has not adhered to this statement, please contact Talk Group at info@talkgroup.com.au. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.