 PRIVACY POLICY
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eHound respects the privacy of its Members and the Users who visit and use eHound, either via the Internet, wireless devices or a standard telephone. Our Privacy Policy, which is set out below, applies to eHound Pty Ltd and its related bodies corporate.
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Members
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Collection of Personal Data
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We will only collect personally identifiable information (including without limitation your name, address, telephone number, or email address) ('Personal Data’) through our ‘Member Registration’, ‘Contact Us’ and 'Feedback’ forms or by signing up to our 'Newsletter’ on this Site.
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Information collected anonymously
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If you are browsing this Site without reference to Personal Data, we only collect data on the IP address of the computer you used to access this Site, the individual pages you view, the country from which you are accessing the Site, the amount of time you spend on the Site, whether you were referred by one of our Alliance Partners and whether you have visited the Site before (through the use of cookies).
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Cookies are small files which are sent to your browser from our Site and stored on your computer´s hard drive. Each time you visit our Site from the same computer, the cookie previously sent from this Site will be retrieved from your computer in order to help us recognize your computer as a previous source of access to this Site and thereby increase the functionality of this Site on your computer. Our cookies cannot be used to get data from your hard drive, to get your e-mail address or any other data that we can trace to you personally. Most web browsers have features that can notify you when you receive a cookie or prevent a cookie from being sent or that allow you to delete cookies. If you do not want data to be transmitted to or from a cookie, you should consult your browser´s help file, or visit the manufacturer´s support web site.
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Use of Personal Data
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Data on the use of the eHound will be used to generate statistics about use of the platform, customer satisfaction levels, ongoing development of our Site and related services, contacting you via email with the contact data you have provided and in order to respond to inquiries. Statistics about the use of the eHound platform will be made available to Member organisations in an aggregated form which does not identify Member’s personally.
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We will not use your Personal Data for direct marketing and we will not provide it to others for direct marketing unless you give us your prior consent. We may need to disclose your Personal Data to third parties upon the request of law enforcement authorities or when required to do so by law or legal process.
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Access to your Personal Data
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Members have access to their Personal Data and are entitled to amend or delete such information at any time.
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Users
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Collection of Personal Data
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We will only collect personally identifiable information (including without limitation your name, address, telephone number, or email address) ('Personal Data’) through our ‘Contact Us’ and 'Feedback’ forms or by signing up to our 'Newsletter’ on this Site.
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We may also collect information with the aid of online User Surveys designed to help us improve the quality of the eHound platform. Information requested through such surveys is not personally identifiable unless you volunteer Personal Data in your response.
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Information collected anonymously
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If you are browsing this Site without reference to Personal Data, we only collect data on the IP address of the computer you used to access this Site, the individual pages you view, the country from which you are accessing the Site, the amount of time you spend on the Site, whether you were referred by one of our Alliance Partners and whether you have visited the Site before (through the use of cookies).
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Cookies are small files which are sent to your browser from our Site and stored on your computer´s hard drive. Each time you visit our Site from the same computer, the cookie previously sent from this Site will be retrieved from your computer in order to help us recognize your computer as a previous source of access to this Site and thereby increase the functionality of this Site on your computer. Our cookies cannot be used to get data from your hard drive, to get your e-mail address or any other data that we can trace to you personally. Most web browsers have features that can notify you when you receive a cookie or prevent a cookie from being sent or that allow you to delete cookies. If you do not want data to be transmitted to or from a cookie, you should consult your browser´s help file, or visit the manufacturer´s support web site.
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Use of Personal Data
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Personal Data submitted by Users will be used to provide information which allows Users to locate Members by reference to various criteria, including without limitation geographic proximity, individual products or services and hours of operation.
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Personal Data may be used to generate statistics about use of the eHound platform, customer satisfaction levels, ongoing development of our Site and related services. We will not use your Personal Data for direct marketing and we will not provide it to others for direct marketing unless you give us your prior consent, with the exception of Member organisations with whom you have a pre-existing commercial relationship.
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Statistics about the use of the eHound platform may be made available to Member organisations in an aggregated form which does not identify you personally.
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We may need to disclose your Personal Data to others upon the request of law enforcement authorities or when required to do so by law or legal process.
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Access to your Personal Data
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Users have the right to request access to their Personal Data at any time.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy
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We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time without notice by updating the policy posted on this Site and your continued use of this Site will be considered evidence of your acceptance of any such changes. It is the responsibility of Members and Users to make themselves aware of the latest Privacy Policy.
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Data Security
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Unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. eHound cannot accept responsibility for the unauthorised access by a third party and/or the corruption of data sent by you to us during transmission. Once we receive your transmission, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
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