Definitions

Personal Information
Personal information includes data that reasonably can be used to identify or describe an individual such as name, employer, phone number and e-mail address. Personal information that is retained by Waterway Australia is only with the consent of the individual to whom that information relates, and is only with that individuals consent. Waterway Australia is committed to keeping the confidential business information it receives from its commercial customers secure.

Waterway Australia On-Line Services Generally, the Waterway Australia Online Privacy Statement applies to all content and material available on this website. Web sites owned and operated by subsidiaries, partners, associates and affiliate of Waterway Australia may have different privacy statements. All or any Waterway Australia subsidiaries and joint venture partners will have their policies prominently posted on their respective web sites.

Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Waterway Australia cookies do not contain any personal information and are used for these reasons:

Waterway Australia wants to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you, other than the data that you chose to provide to us. Only waterwayaustralia.com.au can read the cookie set by waterwayaustralia.com.au, and waterwayaustralia.com.au cannot read cookies set by other sites.

Setting cookie preferences
You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. Please click on the "Help" menu of your browser for information on setting cookie preferences.

How does Waterway Australia protect my information?
Waterway Australia implements a variety of administration, managerial, and technical security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Personal information is contained behind secured networks and is accessible only by a limited number of employees. When you access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All information supplied by users is transmitted via SSL protocol for encrypted transfer of data. Our site also includes redundancy in hardware and software components of product and system architecture, network and software firewall protection, strong internal system authentication methods and user authentication methods for access to user accounts.

What is SSL?
When obtaining access to On-Line facilities clients of Waterway Australia have the security of a secure server. When your browser communicates with a secure server, all information is encrypted, keeping it private. This technology makes it safer to transmit your personal information over the Internet. To use this server, your web browser must support SSL (Secure Socket Layers).

Privacy Policy

Commitment to Privacy

At Waterway Australia, we are committed to protecting your privacy online. Our intention is to safeguard any personal information that you provide us, and to make every reasonable effort to use this information only as you choose.

The goal of this Privacy Statement is to notify you of our online privacy practices and to describe the choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. This statement is accessible from the bottom of each page of this web site, and at every point where personal information is requested. It also explains the security measures taken to protect your information, your ability to access your information and whom you can contact at Waterway Australia to answer your questions about this privacy statement and resolve any issues which may arise.

Collection and Use of Information

On-Line Services

  

Generally, the Waterway Australia Online Privacy Statement applies to all aspects of the Waterway Australia web site. All Waterway Australia subsidiaries and joint ventures will have their policies prominently posted on their site.
     

Personal Information

  

At Waterway Australia, we are committed to protecting your privacy online. Our pledge is to safeguard any personal information that you provide us, and to make every reasonable effort to use this information only as you choose.

The goal of this Privacy Statement is to notify you of our online privacy practices and to describe the choices you have about the way your information is collected and used. This statement is accessible from each page of the site, and at every point where personal information is requested. It also explains the security measures taken to protect your information, your ability to access your information and whom you can contact at Waterway Australia to answer your questions about this privacy statement and resolve any issues which may arise.

Personal Information about Others
If you send us information about others, we will use that information (usually an e-mail address) to do what you asked us to do (for example, to send our Newsletter). At any time any personal information in our possession will be deleted from all records kept by Waterway Australia and its subsidiaries, partners, associates and affiliates immediately upon their request.

Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
We will only use your personal information (including your e-mail address) for the purpose for which you have provided it, eg to register for subscription to our regular Newsletter, or in the normal course of business communications.
We will not in any circumstances disclose your personal information to third parties, unless where such disclosure is required or authorised by law.

Cookies
A 'cookie' is a packet of information that allows the server (the computer that houses this website) to identify and interact more effectively with your computer.
Our server (in some instances) generates a temporary cookie, which is used to keep track of the pages you have accessed while using our server. The cookie exists only for the time you are accessing the Waterway Australia web server. At the end of your interaction with Waterway Australia the cookie "crumbles", no longer existing on your computer and cannot be used for further identification or access to your machine.

This website may also store cookies on your web browser in order to improve service for you on your subsequent visits to this website.

You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is sent. (Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences).
If you disable the use of cookies on your web browser or remove or reject specific cookies from this website or linked sites then you may not be able to gain access to all of the content and facilities in this website. For further information on cookies and this website please contact us.

Outside Links
This web site contain links to and from other web sites and Waterway Australia is not responsible for the privacy practices of those web sites. Waterway Australia encourages you to ascertain the privacy practices of those web sites.

E-mail
Waterway Australia may send you e-mail about your access details, or in response to your questions. Waterway Australia and our subsidiaries, partners, associates and affiliates may also send you e-mail with information that may be of interest to you, unless you indicate you do not want to receive this material. We will give you an opportunity to let us know your preference regarding the receiving of informative/instructive e-mail when you register your interest in this service, when you provide us with your personal information, or when we send you e-mail. You choose not to accept this informative/instructive e-mail. This option applies to informative/instructive e-mail only, as we may find it necessary to send you e-mail relating to your access account.

All informative/instructive e-mail that you receive from Waterway Australia will tell you how to decline receiving future informative/instructive e-mail. You may change your e-mail preferences at any time. See "Keeping Your Information Accurate" below.

Protecting Your Information
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place certain physical, electronic, managerial and security procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We safeguard information according to established security standards and procedures, such as using Secure Socket Layer (SSL), and we continually assess new technology for protecting information. Waterway Australia employees are trained to understand and comply with these information principles and we communicate our privacy policy, practices and guidelines to all employees.
However, while we strive to protect your personal information, you must also take steps to protect your information. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information while you are on the Internet. At a minimum, we encourage you to change your passwords often, using a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure that you are using a secure browser as you surf the Internet.

Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Any subsciber to the regular e-mail newsletters issued by Waterway Australia can opt to unsubscribe at any time. All electonic publications issued by Waterway Australia will have a link enabling the recipient to easily unsubscribe, or you can inform us of your instructions to send no further informative/instructional material by clicking here

Keeping Your Information Accurate
If you are a registered user of Waterway Australia Dealers Catalogue or of any other Waterway Australia online service and any of your personal information changes, you can advise us by clicking here. For all contact information for Waterway Australia click here. We will make every reasonable effort to make sure your requests are met. To protect your privacy, proof of identity is required.

Changes to this Privacy Statement
Waterway Australia reserves the right to modify this privacy statement from time to time, by posting a prominent announcement on this page or, in the event of a material change, by notifying by e-mail all customers whose personal information we have retained.
This Privacy Statement was last amended on 15/02/2004.