Collection of Information

In general, you may visit EmployeeConnect’s website without providing us with any personal information about yourself. However, there are times when we may need information from you, which includes your internet address so that we can track unique visits to our site for analytic purposes. Additionally, we may need your personal information such as your name, and postal and email address in order to grant you access to protected content or secured sites, or to provide you with the opportunity to register for an event, to fulfill your requests for information including white papers, to download updates to our products, or to participate in an online survey. In other instances, we may ask you to provide us with information such as your product interests so that we can send you information that is useful to you, including articles, newsletters, product and service alerts, new product and service announcements, and event invitations. Please note that providing any personal information is optional. When you receive your confirmation email or when you receive email from the list server, you will be given instructions on how to remove yourself from the list.

Cookies

We collect information directly through response forms that you choose to complete. We may also collect information indirectly through the use of cookies. The cookies we use identify you only as a number. “Persistent” cookies are stored on your computer and used in subsequent visits to our sites. “Session” cookies exist only for a specific visit. You can disable your computer from accepting one or both cookie types by changing the settings in preferences or options menu in your browser. If you disable both types, most of the .com site will function, but you will not be able to log in to our Customer Connection or Partner Connection websites. If you disable “persistent” cookies, but not “session” cookies, Customer Connection and Partner Connection websites should still function.

Third Party Sites

Any information we collect may be transferred to EmployeeConnect partners. Please note, however, that EmployeeConnect partners are all required to collect, use, store, and/or disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We do not sell personal information and we share it only with our user groups and selected partners—and only to the extent it is necessary to facilitate the service or solution related to you.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to EmployeeConnect and we take appropriate steps to maintain security of your personal information. The open nature of the internet is such that data may flow over networks without security measures, and may be accessed and used by people other than those for whom the data is intended. While this is out of our control, we aim to apply appropriate levels of security at all times. We use industry standard technologies and maintain current security standards to ensure that your personal information is protected against unauthorized access, disclosure, inappropriate alteration, or misuse. Electronic and paper-based customer files are kept in a secured environment with restricted access.

We manage our server environment appropriately and our firewall infrastructure is strictly adhered to. We routinely employ current technologies to ensure that the confidentiality and privacy of your information is not compromised. Our Customer Connection and Partner Connection websites use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to enhance security. SSL is the industry standard technology for protecting and maintaining the security of message transmissions over the internet. When you access your accounts or send information from secured sites, encryption will scramble your data into an unreadable format to inhibit unauthorized access by others.

Updating this Privacy Policy

Any changes to our Privacy Policy and information handling practices will be acknowledged in this Privacy Policy in a timely manner. We may add, modify, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy when we believe it is appropriate to do so. You may determine when we last updated it by referring to the modification date found at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

Additional Information

We value your trust, & we want to maintain your privacy and work with you to ensure that this website, and the information and services we provide to you, are a valuable resource for you. If you would like more information about EmployeeConnects approach to privacy, or would like to find out what information we hold about you, please contact us:

E-mail : info@employeeconnect.com.au

If you would like more information about privacy laws in general please contact:

The Privacy Commissioner
Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
1300 363 992
http://privacy.gov.au
privacy@privacy.gov.au