Privacy Policy January 2012
Discount Vitamins Express ("We") understand that information you may provide to us may be sensitive, and we respect the trust you put in us to be careful with this information.
We are committed to comply with the Commonwealth Privacy Act of 1988 and the National Privacy Principles which support the legislation.
We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy to help you better understand how Discount Vitamins Express collects your personal information and what we use that information for. If you have any questions or feedback on our Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us by email sales@discountvitaminsexpress.com.au
Privacy Policy Details
- Collection of information
- Use and Disclosure of Information
- Data Quality
- Data Security
- Openness
- Access and Correction
- Identifiers
- Anonymity
- Transborder data flows
- Sensitive Information
1. Collection of Information
We will only collect information in a lawful means which is necessary to perform one or more of our activities or functions. As part of our principal business we market complementary medicines and health care products.
When gathering personal information we will disclose our company information and contact details.
2. Use and Disclosure of Information
We will use your personal information to primarily deliver to you more tailored information and offers.
We will not, without your consent, disclose your information to third parties unless disclosure is required or authorised under law.
3. Data Quality
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date.
4. Data security
We will take reasonable steps to protect your data from misuse, loss or unauthorised access and will destroy in a secure way personal information once it is no longer required.
5. Openness
Any questions regarding this policy will be welcomed - you can contact us by email sales@discountvitaminsexpress.com.au
6. Access and Correction
The personal information we hold on you is available by accessing your account.
7. Identifiers
We will adopt a unique identifier to your personal information that to our knowledge has not been assigned by any other agency, company or organisation.
8. Anonymity
If you do not wish to identify yourself by entering transactions online an order may be placed by phone.
9. Transborder Data Flows
We will not transfer your personal information to a person or company in a foreign country without your consent.
10. Sensitive Information
We will not collect sensitive information about you unless you give your consent or it is required by law.
These points 1-10 are a summation of the National Privacy Principals which can be found in full at the following website. We comply with the full set of principles as detailed on this site.
http://www.privacy.gov.au/materials/types/infosheets/view/6583
General Information
When you visit our site you may not give us with any personal details but we will collect log information which may include your IP address, your browser type, how long you spent on particular pages and what links you may have activated. We use this information to profile our users and monitor and improve our web site.
We also use Cookies and Tracer Tags which may be stores on your computer so we can identify you when you return to our site. You can set your web browser not to accept cookies but in doing so you will limit the functionality of our site and you will not be able to place orders.
Internal Sharing of Information
Communication you sent to us by email, fax, letter or other means of communication may be shared with our employees for the purposes of actioning a request or internal recording or your request.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted as an updated version on our Web Site. The amended Policy will apply between us as soon as the posting takes place and we are not obliged to notify you of any changes.
You maintain the right to ask us to delete all of your personal information at any time.
Linked Web Sites
This Privacy Statement only applies to this Site. Our Site may include links to the websites of our business partners, vendors and advertisers. These other sites are outside of our control. Please be aware that these websites may collect information about you, and operate according to their own privacy practices which may differ from those contained in our Privacy Policy. Remember to consult that website's own privacy policy, as once you are outside our Site, any information you submit is no longer within our control.