Privacy and this website

How your personal information is protected
The security of your personal information is important and while I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, its absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by Carmen Debono via the website located at www.comingalongside.com.au.

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1. What is “personal information”?
1. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) currently defines “personal information” as meaning information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:
1. whether the information or opinion is true or not; and
2. whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
3. If the information does not disclose your identity or enable your identity to be ascertained, it will in most cases not be classified as “personal information” and will not be subject to this privacy policy.

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2. What information do we collect?
1. The kind of personal information that will be collected from you will depend on how you use the website. The personal information which is collected and held about you may include: name, email address and preferences.

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3. How we collect your personal information
1. The collection of personal information from you whenever you input such information into the website.
2. To improve your experience on this site, ‘cookies’ may be used. A cookie is a small text file that this site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

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4. Purpose of collection
1. The purpose for which we collect personal information is to provide you with the best service experience possible on the website.
2. By using this website, you consent to the receipt of direct marketing material. We will only use your personal information for this purpose if I have collected such information directly from you, and if it is material of a type which you would reasonably expect to receive from me. I do not use sensitive personal information in direct marketing activity. My direct marketing material will include a simple means by which you can request not to receive further communications of this nature.
3. I may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate this website service, to provide a website service on my behalf, or to assist with analysing how this website is used.

These third parties have access to your personal information shared via the website, only to perform these tasks on my behalf, and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google’s Privacy Policy and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt-out service provided by Google.

This website also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this website with other Personal Information.

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5. Other websites
This website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that I am not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites, and these websites are not subject to my privacy policy. I’m not responsible for the content of these websites or the privacy practices of these sites. If you navigate to other websites via our website, you are advised to read their privacy policy.

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6. Embedded Content
This website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content belongs to the website it links to and thus their website may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

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7. Post Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, data is collected and shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

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8. Policy review statement
I may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.