Privacy Policy

This privacy policy was last updated: March 2009

Melbourne fashionista recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information collected from our customers.

‘customers’ includes visitors to our website, subscribers to our services and advertising customers.

Melbourne fashionista is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in relation to the handling of personal information. For general terms and conditions for use of this website please refer to our terms and conditions. This policy may change from time to time so please check back regularly.

Personal Information

Melbourne fashionista collects personal information when we provide our services to you. Generally we will tell you why we are collecting information when we collect it and how we plan to use it or these things will be obvious when we collect the information. If you do not provide this information we may not be able to provide you with the service you require.

Use of Information

We usually collect personal information such as your name, age, email, postcode and occupation.

When you are online, we collect information regarding the pages within our network which you visit and what you click on. As a general rule we do not collect sensitive information.

We use your information to provide our services to you, and to enter into contracts with you or third parties and for marketing and client relationship purposes.

To the extent permitted by the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), we may use your contact details to send you information about us, including our services.  When we send this information to you we will include an unsubscribe feature, which allows you to choose not to receive any more information of that kind from us.

Opt out

At any time users are able to opt out of receiving communications from Melbourne Fashionista. Users may also request to completely remove all personal information from our database. Please contact us on the email at the end of this document.

Use by Third Parties

Melbourne fashionista may disclose your information to its service providers and contractors from time to time to help us to provide and market our goods and services to you. If we do this we generally require these parties to protect your information in the same way we do.

Use of Aggregate Data

Melbourne fashionista may use personally identifiable information in aggregate form to improve our goods and services including our Web sites and make them more responsive to the needs of our customers. This statistical compilation and analysis of information may also be used by Melbourne fashionista or provided to others as a summary report for marketing, advertising or research purposes.

Security

Melbourne fashionista strives to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable information of our customers. We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our office and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be totally secure.

Access to Personal Information

You have a right to access personal information we hold about you to request access, please contact us by email as set out at the end of this document.

Public Information

Any information users post on comments becomes public information. While Melbourne fashionista strives to protect and respect your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose in your comments.

Cookies

Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can facilitate a user’s ongoing access to and use of a site. They allow us to track usage patterns and to compile data that can help us improve our content and target advertising. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the Cookie feature. But you should note that Cookies may be necessary to provide you with features on the website.

Online Links to Third Parties

Melbourne Fashionista is not responsible for the content or practices of Web sites operated by third parties that are linked to and from our site. These links are meant for the user’s convenience only. Links to third party sites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement or approval by Melbourne Fashionista of the content, policies or practices of those third party sites. Once you have left our site via such a link, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party site.

For further information

Please contact us on info@melbournefashion.com.au if you wish to access or modify your information or request removal from our records, or if you have a complaint concerning your information privacy or if you require more information on our approach to privacy.