Last updated: March 2023In summary we take your privacy and security seriously. We do not sell your data to any third party organisation and the content uploaded to OWNA is your content.At OWNA Corp Pty Ltd (“OWNA”) we understand the importance of privacy and its security to you. We take privacy very seriously and are committed to dealing with Personal Information in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act 1993 (NZ), the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth, Australia), the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c5 (federal, Canada), the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta, Canada), the Personal Information Protection Act (British Columbia, Canada), all applicable United States federal and state privacy laws, including, but not limited to, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), Early Learning Personal Information Protection Act (ELPIPA), and any other applicable privacy legislation.From time to time we will review our Privacy Policy to keep pace with changes in our service. Please take a moment to read this Privacy Policy so you understand how we collect, store, use and disclose Personal Information. By providing your Personal Information to OWNA, you agree and consent that we may collect, use and disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. 1. Definitions
This Privacy Policy applies to all Personal Information obtained by OWNA, including, but not limited to when submitted by Users of our Website and/or the application(s) that OWNA offers including through the Website. 3. Collection and Storage of Personal Information and Data By accessing the Website or using the Application, all such Users consent to the collection, use, disclosure, storage and processing of their information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may collect Personal Information (being information about a person from which their identity is apparent or can reasonably be determined). This information can include names, dates of birth, email addresses, home and work addresses, telephone numbers and photographs. It can also include such information (where applicable) about a child, including a child to whom a OWNA profile pertains (“Child”). We will collect such information by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way. We may collect Personal Information in circumstances including:
We use Personal Information about you or your child for the purpose it was provided or collected, including in the following ways:
We may use Personal Information for the purpose of marketing but only where such use complies with privacy legislation in effect in the relevant state/territory. We may, subject to legislative requirements, send occasional emails to you in relation to our current or future services. Any such emails will contain an unsubscribe link, enabling you to opt-out of these messages. We take steps to regularly destroy data (being Personal Information and sensitive information) that does not need to be archived and to de-identify stored data where identification of a person is not reasonably required or necessary. The data will be aggregated and rendered unidentifiable in order to:
We will not sell your Personal Information to anyone. We share your Personal Information outside our organisation for limited purposes, such as to help us run our business and provide services.
We may also disclose your Personal Information to third parties outside our organisation:
6. Transborder Data Flows OWNA’s head office is located in Australia as such the vast majority of Personal Information we handle is stored and hosted in Australia. All Personal Information relating to children on OWNA is hosted in Australia. Some limited Personal Information may be provided to companies located in the USA who offer software as a service products that process content for inclusion on the Application (for example, conversion of images and videos to make them suitable for viewing online/ through a web browser). Those third parties located overseas are not permitted to (and are contractually obligated to not) access or use the Personal Information provided except for those limited purposes. We only choose reputable service providers and have agreements with such third parties that prevent them from using or disclosing to others the Personal Information we share with them, other than as is necessary to assist us. While the information resides outside of the state/territory where you reside, it may be accessible to the local courts, law enforcement and national security authorities in a foreign jurisdiction. 7. Security of Personal Information We take all reasonable steps to protect Personal Information, including through internal and external security, restricting access to Personal Information to those who have a need to know, maintaining technological products to prevent unauthorised computer access and regularly reviewing our technology to maintain security. We choose technology partners based on their security and privacy policies and practices. Personal Information stored in our system is protected by electronic and procedural safeguards. We take reasonable precautions to protect Personal Information (and other content) from accidental loss and theft by storing it in secure data centres with off-site backups. Communication between Users and our servers are encrypted using industry- standard security measures such as TLS 1.2 and SSL. The Application is protected by a secure password which a User may choose themselves. Users should never share their passwords. OWNA is not responsible for any loss of data or breach of privacy if a User shares their password with someone else. We do not store your password on our servers. OWNA takes all reasonable precautions to protect your data. Because internet transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, you acknowledge and agree that you use this service at your own risk. In case of a breach of security safeguards, such as the loss of, unauthorized access to or unauthorized disclosure of Personal Information under OWNA's control, and if the breach poses a real risk of significant harm to you, we will notify you and the appropriate federal authorities in Australia, as well as any other organization that may reduce the risk or mitigate the harm from the breach. 8. Questions and concerns and access to/ correction or updating of your Personal Information You have a right to access the Personal Information we hold about you. To obtain a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you, or to update it, please write to us at: The Privacy Officer OWNA Suite 213, 29-31 Lexington Drive Bella Vista NSW 2153 or by email to: support@owna.com.au Please provide sufficient detail about the information in question to help us locate it. We will then use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine if there is a problem and take the necessary corrective action within a reasonable time. If a fee is charged for such access we will advise you of the cost in advance. If you wish to complain about a breach of privacy legislation or have any questions about how we handle Personal Information please contact our Privacy Officer. 9. Statistical Information We may collect statistical (non-personal) information about your use of the Website and Application to improve the features and overall experience for our Users. The information OWNA may collect includes statistical information such as pages accessed on the Website and Application, search terms, links that are clicked on, Website and Application visit times, browsers and operating systems, IP address, and cookies. The Website does not currently recognize Do Not Track (DNT) signals sent by our Users’ web browsers. However, we do not collect any of our Users’ personally identifiable information pertaining to their activity over time and across other websites or online services. In addition, third parties that have content embedded on the Website, such as videos or social media buttons, may set cookies on a User’s browser and/or obtain information about the fact that a web browser visited the OWNA website from a certain IP address. Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. When you go to other websites from here, we advise you to be aware and read their privacy policy. OWNA.com.au also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram 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 site with other Personal Information. 10. Cancelling your Account If your OWNA account terminates (for whatever reason), there may be limited access to your Personal Information. Any Content you have posted from your account may still be available to other people associated with a Child in your account. There may continue to be residual copies of such Content due to ongoing data back-up and archiving. 11. Retention of Data OWNA will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies. 12. Amendments to this Agreement OWNA reserves the right to amend or replace this Agreement at any time, with or without notice to Users, by posting an updated version on the Website, which shall become effective immediately upon posting. In the event that an updated Agreement constitutes a material change to this Agreement, OWNA will make reasonable efforts to announce such change on the Website. Your continued use of the Service and/or Website following any amendment shall constitute your acceptance of any updated Agreement. If you do not agree to any updated Agreement, you must discontinue use of the Service and cancel your Account. |
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