Privacy Statement
Lovebeets is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. We are bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), which governs the way private sector organisations collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. This Privacy Statement applies to the personal information collected by us via the Lovebeets Website. By using the Lovebeets Website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
If you have any concerns about the manner in which your personal information has been collected, used or disclosed by us, we have put in place an effective mechanism and procedure for you to contact us so that we can attempt to resolve the issue. We can be e-mailed at info@lovebeets.com.au or write to us at PO Box 180, Carole Park Queensland 4300 and our privacy officer will then attempt to resolve the issue.
Collection of your Personal Information
Lovebeets collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Lovebeets also collects and uses, for marketing purposes, anonymous demographic information which is not unique to you, such as your postcode, age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Lovebeets public message boards (Communication Services), this information may be collected and used by others. The use of the Lovebeets Website and the Communication Services is subject to the terms and conditions contained within the Lovebeet Website Terms of Use.
Linked Sites
Lovebeets encourages you to review the privacy statements of Linked Sites you choose to link to from the Lovebeets Website so that you can understand how those Linked Sites collect, use and share your information. Lovebeets is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on any Linked Sites outside of the Lovebeets Website.
Use of your Personal Information
Lovebeets collects and uses your personal information for the primary purposes for which it was collected or as otherwise set out in this Privacy Statement. You consent to Lovebeets using your personal information in connection with, but not limited to, the improvement of our services to you, to provide customer service functions, marketing and promotional activities by us or our related bodies (including by direct mail, telemarketing, email, SMS and MMS messages) and to inform you of other products or services available from Lovebeets and our related bodies. Lovebeets may also contact you to participate in surveys regarding your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered by Lovebeets. You also consent to us using or disclosing your personal information to facilitate a purpose in connection with our compliance with applicable laws; the sale, and matters in connection with a potential sale, of our business or company to a third party; and any other matters reasonably necessary for us to continue to provide our products and services to you.
Lovebeets does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Lovebeets 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 personal information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. However, we may disclose your personal information to organizations outside of Lovebeet; such as our related bodies, contractors and agents to help us perform statistical analysis, send you direct marketing communications, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries of our products to you. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Lovebeets, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
It is unlikely that Lovebeets will collect sensitive information from you. However, you agree that we may collect sensitive personal information where you consent and agree to the collection of such information or to the extent that you volunteer such information or if it is necessary for, or incidental to, the purposes of collection set out in this Privacy Statement.Lovebeets Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Lovebeets or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Lovebeets; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Lovebeets, or the public.
Direct Marketing
You expressly consent to Lovebeets using your personal information, including any email address you give to us, to provide you with information and to tell you about our products, services or events or any other direct marketing activity (including third party products, services, and events) (Direct Marketing Communications) which we consider may be of interest to you. You also expressly consent to us providing your details to third party contractors and agents who may send Direct Marketing Communications to you on our behalf.
Without limitation to the above, if it is within your reasonable expectations that we send you Direct Marketing Communications given the transaction or communication you have had with us, then we may also use your personal information for the purpose of sending you Direct Marketing Communications which we consider may be of interest to you.
If at any time you do not wish to receive any further Direct Marketing Communications from us, you may ask us not to send you any further information about products and services and not to disclose your information to other organisations for that purpose. You may do this at any time by using the “unsubscribe” facility included in the email or by contacting us at info@lovebeets.com.au or write to us at PO Box 180, Carole Park Queensland 4300.
Use of Cookies
If you use the Lovebeets Website, we may utilise "cookies" which enable us to monitor traffic patterns and to serve you more efficiently if you revisit the site. . 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. A cookie does not identify you personally but it does identify your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie and this will provide you with an opportunity to either accept or reject it in each instance. Website addresses.
Lovebeets keeps track of the pages our customers visit within Lovebeets, in order to determine what Lovebeets services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Lovebeets to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
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 personalize Lovebeets pages, or register with Lovebeets site or services, a cookie helps Lovebeets 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 Lovebeets Website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Lovebeets features that you customized. The information used by Lovebeets is for the operation of our services to you, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Lovebeets Website.
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 Lovebeets services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Lovebeets has taken steps to help ensure your personal information is safe. You will appreciate, however, that we cannot guarantee the security of all transmissions or personal information, especially where the internet is involved.
Notwithstanding this, we will take reasonable steps to (a) make sure that the personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up to date; (b) protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure both physically and through computer security methods; and (c) destroy or permanently de-identify personal information if it is no longer needed for its purpose of collection.
However, the accuracy of personal information depends largely on the information you provide to us, so we recommend that you (a) let us know if there are any errors in your personal information; and (b) keep us up-to-date with changes to your personal information (such as your name or address).
Access to and correction of your personal information
You are entitled to have access to any personal information relating to you which Lovebeets may possess, except in some exceptional circumstances provided by law. You are entitled to edit or delete such information unless we are required by law to retain it or permitted to retain it in accordance with this privacy policy. However, we may keep track of past transactions for our accounting and audit requirements. Furthermore, it may be impossible to completely delete your information because some information may remain as backups.
If you would like access, delete, or correct any records of personal information we have about you, you are able to access, update and delete that information (subject to the above) by contacting us at info@lovebeets.com.au or write to us at PO Box 180, Carole Park Queensland 4300. We reserve the right to charge a fee for searching for and providing access to your information.
Changes to this Statement
Lovebeets will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect company and customer feedback. Lovebeets encourages you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to be informed of how Lovebeets is protecting your information.
Governing Law
This privacy policy is governed by the laws in force in Queensland, Australia. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction.
Consent
By using the Lovebeets Website or by accepting the terms of one of our terms and conditions which refer to this Privacy Statement, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Statement.
Contact Information
Lovebeets welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Lovebeets has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Lovebeets at info@lovebeets.com.au. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem