The Green Directory - Australia's Green Business Directory

The Green Directory may, from time to time, review and update this privacy policy statement to take account of new laws and technology and changes to The Green Directory's operations. Please visit this page periodically, to check for updates. All personal information held by The Green Directory will be governed by its most recent policy, posted on The Green Directory.

What kind of personal information The Green Directory collects and how it is collected

The Green Directory collects personal information from a variety of sources, including from members of the public, advertisers, prospective employees, mailing lists, recruitment agencies, contractors and business partners.

In general, the personal information The Green Directory collects includes (but is not limited to) name, address, contact details, gender, occupation, in some cases membership of professional associations and, where relevant, financial information, including credit card information, banking details and income information.

Personal Information you provide: We store the personal information you enter on The Green Directory or give to The Green Directory in other ways. We obtain most personal information through The Green Directory membership registration process and updates to membership details. You may provide information when you request or acquire a product or service from The Green Directory or its related companies, provide a product or service to The Green Directory, complete a survey or questionnaire, enter a competition, participate in forums or when you communicate with The Green Directory by e-mail, telephone or in writing (for example if you contact customer service or provide feedback).

Automatic collection: Cookies: We may use a feature of your browser called a cookie to assign your computer a 'User ID'. Cookies contain information by which The Green Directory can identify your computer to our servers. You may configure your browser so that you are notified before a cookie is downloaded or so that your browser does not accept cookies. The Green Directory may use information contained in cookies to make assumptions about the user of the computer and to provide users of that computer with focused advertising that The Green Directory believes may be of interest, based on that information. In some cases a web page might contain more than one cookie, the information gathered from these different cookies are used to build statistical and demographical information which does not identify you personally to advertisers and other third parties for marketing, promotional purposes.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and would like to know your options in relation to·not having this information used by these companies, click here .

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Indirect collection: The Green Directory endeavours to collect personal information about an individual only from that individual. In some circumstances The Green Directory may obtain personal information from a third party. If you provide personal information about another person to The Green Directory, The Green Directory requires that you inform that person you have done so and provide them with a copy of this policy.

How The Green Directory uses the information you provide

The Green Directory may use information it collects from you for the primary purpose for which it is collected and for such other secondary purposes that are related to the primary purpose of collection. The Green Directory generally uses personal information to:
provide you with products or services you have requested;

personalise and customise your experiences on The Green Directory;
help The Green Directory manage and enhance its services;
communicate with you;
provide you with ongoing information about opportunities on The Green Directory in which The Green Directory believes you may be interested;
give you the opportunity from time to time to receive e-mail and 'e-newsletters' from The Green Directory

In most cases where The Green Directory asks you to provide information about yourself, if you do not provide The Green Directory with that information, The Green Directory will not be able to provide you with the requested product or service.

Disclosure

The Green Directory may disclose personal information to other companies The Green Directory is in partnership or a specific business relationship with  that may only use it as set out above.

The Green Directory may also provide your information to:
third parties engaged by The Green Directory to perform functions on its behalf, such as processing credit card information, mailouts, debt collection, marketing, research and advertising;

The Green Directory uses Adam Internet to deliver the e-mails and e-newsletters you may ask to receive. By requesting an e-mail or e-newsletter from The Green Directory, you agree that Adam Internet may use your personal information in this way.

How The Green Directory treats sensitive information

"Sensitive Information" means information relating to a person's racial or ethnic origin, membership of political bodies, religion, membership of a trade union or professional or trade association, sexual preferences, criminal record and health. The Green Directory may use and disclose Sensitive Information only for the purpose for which it was provided or a directly related secondary purpose or as allowed by law unless you have agreed otherwise.

Management and security of personal information.
The Green Directory has appointed a Privacy Officer to oversee the management of personal information in accordance with this policy and the Commonwealth Privacy Act.
The Green Directory protects the personal information The Green Directory holds from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure by various means including firewalls, pass word access, secure servers and encryption of credit card transactions.

Updating personal information
The Green Directory endeavours to ensure that the personal information it holds is accurate, complete and up-to-date. You can update your The Green Directory membership information by contacting The Green Directory.
You can generally update personal information that is not membership information on the website of The Green Directory where you submitted that information. Where personal information is no longer required by The Green Directory, it will be destroyed or de-identified.

Seeking access to the personal information The Green Directory holds about you
You have the right to seek access the personal information held about you and to advise The Green Directory of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the Privacy Act.
If you make an access request, The Green Directory will ask you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. The Green Directory may charge a fee to cover the costs of meeting your request.

How to contact The Green Directory