Privacy Policy
Merri Community Shed Inc is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth). This Privacy Policy outlines the information we collect on this website, how we use it, and protect it. By using Gear Express website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
As used in this privacy policy, ‘Personal Information’ means personally identifiable information such as your name, email address and telephone number.
We do not request information from, nor do we send information to, persons known to be under 18 years of age.
Merri Community Shed Inc collects personal information for purposes of processing orders and will include you in Merri Community Shed Inc mailing list for updates on new product developments, special offers and notices. If you do not wish to receive these, please email contact@merrics.org.au to advise us or click the ‘Unsubscribe’ link on any email received. Your personal information will not be put on the mailing list of any third parties. All personal information you provide to us will be treated as private and confidential and we will not sell, exchange or disclose this information to others, unless otherwise required to do so by law.
Other Information We May Collect
‘Cookies’ are files or pieces of information that may be stored in your computer’s hard drive when you visit a website. They enable our website to recognise your browser and welcome you back to our site.
Merri Community Shed Inc may use ‘cookies’ to collect other non-identifying information during your visit to our website. This information is only used to enable us to customise messages to your particular interests as well as to gather general site traffic data anonymously. This data helps us understand things like what pages are the most visited and how long customers spend on our website. It also helps us identify any navigation problem areas.
Most internet browsers are automatically set-up to accept cookies. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can set your Internet browser to disable cookies or to alert you when cookies are used. However, disabling cookies may result in your inability to visit certain areas of the site.
Protection of Information Collected
We take all reasonably practicable precautions to keep your personal information secure. Access to your personal information is permitted among our employees only for the purpose of processing orders or providing you with marketing updates (if you have given us permission to do so).
While Merri Community Shed Inc cannot guarantee the security of transmission of information to and from this Website, all information on our website is protected by an Amazon Web Services SSL certificate with 256-bit encryption. Secure Sockets Layer, SSL, is the standard security technology for encrypting data that is transmitted between websites and web browsers. This ensures that all data passed between the web server and web browser remain private and confidential.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
Merri Community Shed Inc reserves the right to make changes or remove this Privacy Policy at our discretion and without notice. Changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted in the Privacy Policy section of our website. We encourage you to visit this area prior to transacting with us to keep up-to-date with any changes.
Who to Contact
Please write to us at contact@merrics.org.au if you:
- would like to be removed from our mailing list
- would like us to make changes to your personal information in our records
- have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy
- would like to report a violation of this Privacy Policy.
Merri Community Shed Inc is committed to protecting your privacy. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions in relation to this Privacy Policy.