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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by Brand Karma Pty Limited A.C.N. 136 666 110 ("BK") via the website located at www.Brandkarma.com (the "Website").

We recognise that visitors, users, members and others (collectively or individually "Users") who enter, use and/or visit this and our other websites (collectively, including all content available on or through our websites, to be collectively referred to as the "Website") value their privacy.

This Privacy Policy provides important information regarding our use and disclosure of User information collected on or otherwise through the Website. We provide this Privacy Policy to help you make an informed choice about whether to use or continue using our Website.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, forms part of and is subject to the Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Website and any personal information you provide on the Website remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. In particular, you must be of the age of majority in order to use the Website. By using our Website, you are confirming that you meet the minimum age requirement.

Please note that any information, text, software, script, image, graphic, photograph, sound, music, video, other audio or visual content, interactive feature or any other data or content in any media or format (collectively, the "Content") posted or submitted at the discretion of Users onto the Website becomes published content and is not considered personally identifiable information that is subject to this Privacy Policy.

Your privacy is very important to us. For that reason, please read the following details carefully and please contact us if you have any questions. You can contact us at: privacy@brandkarma.com

Information collected
  1. User provided information
    1. You provide certain personally identifiable information (such as your name, or other personal identification number, postal or e-mail address and telephone numbers) and personal content preferences to us when choosing to participate in various activities on our Website. We collect and store such personal information from Users
  2. Cookie information
    1. When you visit the Website, we may send one or more cookies (which is a small text file) to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use these cookies to help learn more about your preferences and therefore make the most of your experience on our site. Our cookies may be used for holding login information and will expire when all instances of the browser are closed. Some features of our Website may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
  3. Log file and Clear GIFs information
    1. Consistent with standard Internet practices, our servers automatically tracks and records certain information in connection with your various activities on the Website or otherwise that are sent by your browser when you visit the Website. These server logs may include without limitation information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages and the date and time of your request.
  4. Disclosure of collected information
    1. We may provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our related or affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our privacy policy contained herein, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
    2. We may share non-personally-identifiable information with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on our Website.
    3. We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with all and any applicable laws, or where it is pursuant to or we are required to respond to a governmental, regulatory, administrative or court order or directive, a subpoena or a search warrant.
    4. We also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms and Conditions, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government authorities and enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of the Website, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of ourselves, our Users or others.
  5. Purpose for the information collected
    1. The purpose for which BK collects personal information is to provide you with the best service experience possible on the Website and also to review and collate statistical data in respect of the various brands that you have viewed and commented on.
    2. We also collect information on Website usage so we can track and analyse overall use of BK to help us improve the Website to give you the information, service and features you want. In addition, the number of times you access the Website in a given period may be checked as part of our Website usage monitoring.
    3. Provision of certain types of personal information is optional. However, if you do not provide us with certain types of personal information, you may be unable to enjoy the full functionality of the Website, and it may prevent you from becoming a member of the Website.
  6. Usage of the information collected
    1. Where you give us information about your experiences with products or services this may be interesting to others and we may choose to use such information to publish articles on those topics or forward such information to third parties. If we wish to use your experiences and you have provided it to us in a private communication (letter, fax, email, phone call, survey) we will always ask your permission before we use such information. You always have the right to refuse or to request anonymity. However, in relation to all public communication made by you on the Website, we will not contact you before we use such information.
    2. We will only collect information by lawful means and we will take steps to ensure that the information we collect does not intrude to an unreasonable extent on your personal affairs.
  7. Third-party advertisers, links to Other sites
    1. We may allow third-party ad servers or ad networks to publish advertisements within our Website. These third-party ad servers or ad networks may use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on the Website. They may thereby collect information including but without limitation via cookies or clear GIFS to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalise the advertising content you see.
    2. You should therefore always consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks for more information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. Our privacy policy as contained herein does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.
    3. The display of links to Third Party Websites on the Website, does not constitute an endorsement of any Third Party Websites or their content.
    4. BK does not exercise any control over linked Third Party Websites nor over the conduct of the persons or entities operating such linked Third Party Websites. Accordingly, BK shall not be liable to you for any damage resulting from any breach of your privacy whilst you view linked Third Party Websites.
    5. Before you disclose any personal information to linked Third Party Websites, we advise you to check its terms and conditions, including its privacy and security policies. In some instances these Third Party Websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you.
  8. Data security
    1. We use commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to the Website and you do so entirely at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, what we will do is to make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
    2. If we learn of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. We may post a notice on the Website if a security breach occurs.
    3. Please notify us immediately if you think there has been any unauthorised use of your password or account, by emailing us at privacy@brandkarma.com
  9. Consent
    1. By using the Website you consent to the collection and use of this information by BK. Personal information collected by BK may be given, sold, licensed or rented for use by third parties, within Australia or outside Australia.
  10. Promotional material
    1. If you do not wish to receive promotional material from BK you can choose to unsubscribe to promotional material at: enquires@brandkarma.com
    2. You will need to give sufficient information for us to identify you, for example, your name and address and member number (if applicable).
  11. Access and Correction
    1. National Privacy Principle 6 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) allows you to get access to, and correct, the personal information we hold about you in certain circumstances. If you would like to obtain such access, please contact us on the contact details set out above.
  12. Complaints
    1. We are committed to dealing quickly and appropriately with any complaint you make about your privacy in relation to BK's publications, services or practices, or any BK joint partner. If you are concerned that this privacy policy may have been breached or that your privacy may have been compromised please contact us in writing immediately, setting out your concerns, at: complaints@brandkarma.com.
    2. When we receive formal written complaints at the above email address, BK will contact the complaining user to discuss their concerns in confidence.
  13. Applicable law for international users
    1. Our Website is hosted in the United States, the use of the Website is governed by the laws of the state of New South Wales, Australia. You agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
  14. Merger, Acquisition, Sale or Insolvency
    1. In the event that we are acquired by or merged with another entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.
    2. In the event of our insolvency, reorganisation, receivership, winding-up or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
  15. Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy
    1. We review this privacy policy regularly and update it in accordance with changes to the law or to the services we offer. Your continued use of the Website after any modification to this privacy policy constitutes your acceptance of that modification. For this reason we provide a link to this privacy policy at the bottom of every page.
    2. You should check this privacy policy each time you visit the Website for any modifications to this policy, because you are bound by the terms and conditions governing privacy each time you use the Website.