Western Port Ferries is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Western Port Ferries site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Western Port Ferries site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Western Port Ferries collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Western Port Ferries also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Western Port Ferries. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Western Port Ferries for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Western Port Ferries site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Western Port Ferries public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Western Port Ferries does not read any of your private online communications.
Western Port Ferries encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Western Port Ferries so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Western Port Ferries is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Western Port Ferries and Western Port Ferries family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Western Port Ferries collects and uses your personal information to operate the Western Port Ferries Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Western Port Ferries also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Western Port Ferries and its affiliates. Western Port Ferries may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Western Port Ferries does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Western Port Ferries may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Western Port Ferries may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Western Port Ferries, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Western Port Ferries does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Western Port Ferries keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Western Port Ferries, in order to determine what Western Port Ferries services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Western Port Ferries to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Western Port Ferries Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Western Port Ferries or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Western Port Ferries; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Western Port Ferries, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Western Port Ferries Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Western Port Ferries pages, or register with Western Port Ferries site or services, a cookie helps Western Port Ferries to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Western Port Ferries Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Western Port Ferries features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Western Port Ferries services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Western Port Ferries secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Western Port Ferries secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Western Port Ferries will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Western Port Ferries encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Western Port Ferries is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Western Port Ferries welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Western Port Ferries has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Western Port Ferries at support@webmatrix.com.au. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.