I Respect Your Privacy
Stephen McCarthy respects the privacy of all the community and business contact registrations, and is committed to safeguarding the personal information which you provide. Also, Stephen McCarthy is subject to the requirements of the National Privacy Principles which are contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act).
How is personal information collected?
Online registrations by the community, via our website; and The provision of contact number’s, provided by the on line register; The email address provided by the online register.
What personal information does Stephen McCarthy website collect?
The types of personal information I collect will vary depending on your registration application and your intention to support me.
If you register with my website, the personal information I collect may include:
Your name, address and other contact details (like your telephone number); Your email address; Your portrait, your participation level of support. The main reasons we collect this information is to process and fulfil your registration, to contact you if there is an event or offer cancellation or change in other details for an event.
We may also collect personal information to assist in identifying ways in which we can provide you with a better service, or enhance your experience of our website and mobile site.
How is personal information used and disclosed?
Your personal information is NOT disclosed
Security of personal information
Stephen McCarthy's website protects the personal information it collects in a secure database, in proprietary data format, which can only be read using proprietary tools. In storing your information, we have taken a number of steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Data collected online is stored in a Microsoft SQL database, a protected, secure data centre that is unreachable by the internet. Stephen McCarthy encrypts data sent from your computer to our systems during internet transactions. Stephen McCarthy also employs firewalls, intrusion detection systems and virus scanning tools to protect against unauthorised persons and viruses from entering our systems. Stephen McCarthy has no employees. All information is treated as confidential, and we maintain to maintain the confidentiality of that personal information.
Access and correction
Under the Privacy Act, you have a right to seek access to information which Stephen McCarthy holds about you. You also have the right to ask us to correct information about you which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If you are a Stephen McCarthy subsciber, you have the right to correct your personal information by logging onto our website (www.stephenmccarthy.net). Any queries, please follow the contact details below. Please include your phone number and enclose a copy of a form of identification such as a current driver's licence or passport with your request. Stephen McCarthys policy is to consider any requests for access or correction within 21 days of receipt.
Online privacy issues
To the extent that this Privacy Policy applies to online privacy issues, it is to be read as forming part of the Terms of Use for our website. Generally, Stephen McCarthy will handle personal information collected online consistently with the way that it handles personal information collected offline. Other matters specific to Stephen McCarthy handling of personal information online are set out below.
Cookies
For each visitor to our website, our server automatically recognises and stores the visitor's domain name. In addition, our website uses cookies. To enhance your experience when using our website, these cookies may automatically collect information from you such as your postcode, preferences, region and sign in username. If you use the 'Remember Me' feature during the Stephen McCarthys 'sign in' process, the cookies will also store your sign in details. Our website and mobile site may also carry third party cookies, which automatically collect anonymous information from you, such as your demographics and interests. This information may be disclosed to third parties for the purpose of providing you, and others, with a more targeted advertising experience both on and off the Stephen McCarthys website. Most web browsers are set by default to accept cookies. However, if you do not wish to receive any cookies you may set your browser to either prompt or refuse cookies. Note that rejecting cookies will disable your browser from purchasing registration from our website. We also use cookies for tracking the statistics of our website. This allows us to better understand our users and improve the layout and functionality of our website. This tracking is conducted in such a way to ensure the anonymity of visitors.
Social Media
Our website may contain links to online forums. Think carefully before you post or publish any personal information in these forums as it will be publicly available.
Links to other websites
Sometimes our website contains links to third party websites, for your convenience and information. When you access a non-Stephen McCarthy website, please understand that Stephen McCarthy is not responsible for the privacy practices of that site. I suggest that you review the privacy policies of each site you visit.
Additional privacy information and how to contact Stephen McCarthy website
Stephen McCarthy website will make this policy available to anyone who requests it. For further information about privacy issues and the protection of privacy visit the Australian Information Commissioner's website at www.oaic.gov.au. If you feel that Steve McCarthy is not complying with this Privacy Policy, or if you have other privacy concerns, please contact Steve McCarthy by using the following contact details: by e-mail at [email protected]
By letter to GPO Box 1321, Ballina NSW Australia 2478
