• What kind of personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd collects and how it is collected
• How Professional Photography Pty Ltd uses the information you provide.
• Disclosure.
• How Professional Photography Pty Ltd treats sensitive information.
• Updating personal information.
• Seeking access to the personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd holds about you.
• How to contact Professional Photography Pty Ltd.

Professional Photography Pty Ltd owns and operates the website www.e-pod.com.au. This policy applies to all areas on the Professional Photography Pty Ltd website that collects personal information.

Professional Photography Pty Ltd is bound by the National Privacy Principles contained in the Commonwealth Privacy Act.

Professional Photography Pty Ltd may, from time to time, review and update this privacy policy statement to take account of new laws and technology and changes to Professional Photography Pty Ltd's operations. All personal information held by Professional Photography Pty Ltd will be governed by its most recent policy, posted on Professional Photography Pty Ltd.

What kind of personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd collects and how it is collected

Professional Photography Pty Ltd collects personal information from a variety of sources, including from members of the public, advertisers, prospective employees, mailing lists, contractors and business partners.

In general, the personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd collects includes (but is not limited to) name, address, contact details, gender, occupation, in some cases membership of professional associations and, where relevant, financial information, including credit card information, banking details and income information.

Personal Information you provide: We store the personal information you enter on Professional Photography Pty Ltd or give to Professional Photography Pty Ltd in other ways. We obtain most personal information through the Professional Photography Pty Ltd membership registration process and updates to membership details. You may provide information when you request or acquire a service from Professional Photography Pty Ltd or provide a service to Professional Photography Pty Ltd, complete a survey or questionnaire, or when you communicate with Professional Photography Pty Ltd by e-mail, telephone or in writing.

Automatic collection: Cookies: We may use a feature of your browser called a cookie to assign your computer a 'User ID'. Cookies do not contain information by which Professional Photography Pty Ltd can identify you. They identify your computer to our servers. You may configure your browser so that you are notified before a cookie is downloaded or so that your browser does not accept cookies. Professional Photography Pty Ltd may use information contained in cookies to make assumptions about the user of the computer and to provide users of that computer with focused advertising that Professional Photography Pty Ltd believes may be of interest, based on that information. To disable your cookies, please refer to the help menu within your Internet browser.

Indirect collection: Professional Photography Pty Ltd endeavours to collect personal information about an individual only from that individual. In some circumstances Professional Photography Pty Ltd may obtain personal information from a third party. If you provide personal information about another person to Professional Photography Pty Ltd, Professional Photography Pty Ltd requires that you inform that person you have done so and provide them with a copy of this policy.

How Professional Photography Pty Ltd uses the information you provide

Professional Photography Pty Ltd may use information it collects from you for the primary purpose for which it is collected and for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection. Professional Photography Pty Ltd generally uses personal information to:

• provide you with services you have requested and to;
• personalise or customise your experiences on Professional Photography Pty Ltd;
• help Professional Photography Pty Ltd manage and enhance its services;
• communicate with you;
• provide you with ongoing information in which Professional Photography Pty Ltd believes you may be interested;
• give you the opportunity from time to time to receive e-mail and 'e-newsletters' from Professional Photography Pty Ltd.

In most cases where Professional Photography Pty Ltd asks you to provide information about yourself, if you do not provide Professional Photography Pty Ltd with that information, Professional Photography Pty Ltd will not be able to provide you with the requested service.

Disclosure

Professional Photography Pty Ltd may send to you information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners and/or advertisers. The contact information is also used to contact the user when necessary. You may opt out of receiving future mailings or be removed from our database by contacting Professional Photography Pty Ltd on the details below.

Professional Photography Pty Ltd may also provide your information to: third parties engaged by Professional Photography Pty Ltd to perform functions on its behalf, such as processing credit card information, mail outs, marketing, research and advertising;

How Professional Photography Pty Ltd treats sensitive information

"Sensitive Information" means information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, membership of political bodies, religion, membership of a trade union or professional or trade association, sexual preferences, criminal record and health. Professional Photography Pty Ltd may use and disclose Sensitive Information only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose or as allowed by law unless you have agreed otherwise.

Professional Photography Pty Ltd protects the personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd holds from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by various means including firewalls, pass word access, secure servers and encryption of credit card transactions.

Updating personal information

Professional Photography Pty Ltd endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up-to-date. You can update your information on Professional Photography Pty Ltd via the 'Contact Us' section on the website. Where personal information is no longer required by Professional Photography Pty Ltd, it will be destroyed or de-identified.

Seeking access to the personal information Professional Photography Pty Ltd holds about you

You have the right to seek access the personal information held about you and to advise Professional Photography Pty Ltd of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the Privacy Act.

If you make an access request, Professional Photography Pty Ltd will ask you to verify your identity and specify what information you require.

How to contact Professional Photography Pty Ltd

If you have enquiries or wish to provide feedback about this policy, please contact Professional Photography Pty Ltd via e-mail info@professionalphotography.com.au